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| Tonnage | 807 tons standard displacement |
| Dimensions | 250'2" by 26'6" by 7'6" 76.25m by 8.08m by 2.29m |
| Maximum speed | 20 knots |
| Complement | 91 |
| Armament | 2 4.7"/45
dual-purpose guns 2 depth charge throwers |
| Machinery |
2-shaft geared turbine (4000 ihp) 3 Kampon boilers |
| Bunkerage |
186 tons coal |
| Range |
3000 nautical miles (5600 km) at 10 knots |
| Modifications |
1944: minesweeping gear removed, armament 1
4.7", 5 25mm/60 AA guns,
36 depth charges |
The W-1s were
completed in 1923-25 in various naval
yards. The ships were initially top heavy, but were ballasted and had their armament reduced following the Tomozuru Incident. Most were later assigned
to escort duty.
| Singora
Attack Force |
Sunk by aircraft 1945-8-10 at
Yamada Bay |
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| Kota
Baharu Attack Force |
Sunk by friendly
torpedoes 1942-3-1 at Bantam Bay |
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| Torpedoed
1945-4-9 off Sendai by Parche |
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References
CombinedFleet.com (accessed 2012-2-10)
Jentschura, Jung, and Mickel (1977)
Materials of
IJN (accessed 2010-1-22)
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