Natsushima class minelayer (1933)

Natsushima class minelayer (1933)
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Natsushima in 1933
Class overview
Name: Tsubame class minelayer
Builders: Tōkyō Ishikawajima Zōsen Corporation
Harima Zōsen Corporation
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Operators: Naval Ensign of Japan.svg Imperial Japanese Navy
Preceded by: Tsubame-class
Succeeded by: Sokuten-class
Subclasses: • Natsushima-class
• Sarushima-class
Built: 1931–1934
In commission: 1933–1944
Planned: 3
Completed: 3
Lost: 3
General characteristics Natsushima-class
Type: Netlayer/Minelayer
Displacement: 475.8 long tons (483 t) standard
Length: 73.00 m (239 ft 6 in) overall
Beam: 7.50 m (24 ft 7 in)
Draught: 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Propulsion: 2 × triple expansion stages reciprocating engines
2 × Kampon mix-fired boilers
2 shafts, 2,300 shp
Speed: 19.0 knots (21.9 mph; 35.2 km/h)
Range: 2,500 nmi (4,600 km) at 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h)
Complement: 74
Armament: • 2 × 76.2 mm (3.00 in) L/40 AA guns
• 1 × 13 mm AA guns
• 36 × Type 95 depth charges
• 2 × Type 81 depth charge throwers
• 120 × Type 89 naval mines or 18 × depth charges or 1 × Type 14 510 m anti-submarine net
General characteristics Sarushima-class
Type: Netlayer/Minelayer
Displacement: 566 long tons (575 t) standard
Length: 73.00 m (239 ft 6 in) overall
Beam: 7.49 m (24 ft 7 in)
Draught: 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Propulsion: 2 × MAN Mk.2 Model 9 diesels, 2 shafts, 2,100 bhp
Speed: 18.0 knots (20.7 mph; 33.3 km/h)
Range: 4,639 nmi (8,591 km) at 14.4 kn (16.6 mph; 26.7 km/h)
Complement: 64
Armament: same as Natsushima-class

The Natsushima class minelayer (夏島型敷設艇, Natsushima-gata Fusetsutei?) was a class of minelayers of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during and after 1930s through World War II. Their designed was based on the Tsubame-class, however, Natsushima-class added to naval mine ability than them.

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Ships in class

Natsushima class

Project number H5. 3 vessels were planned under the Maru 1 Programme, however, 3rd ship Sarushima was used to diesel engine experiment ship.

Second Sino-Japanese War.
  • 1941-1943: Sortie for the naval mine laying at Japan Mainland.
  • 10 December 1943: Dispatched to southeast area.
  • 22 February 1944: Sunk by USS Stanly, USS Charles Ausburne and USS Dyson off Kavieng 02°40′S 149°40′E / 2.667°S 149.667°E / -2.667; 149.667.
  • 30 April 1944: Decommissioned.

    • East China Sea.
  • 31 December 1943: Dispatched to southeast area.
  • 1 April 1944: Sunk by air raid at Rabaul.
  • 10 April 1944: Decommissioned.

    • Sarushima class

    Project number H5B. She was built as diesel engine experiment ship. Her results were made use of in the Sokuten-class.

    Sarushima (猿島?)

    • 28 March 1933: Laid down at Mistubishi, Yokohama shipyard.
    • 16 December 1933: Launched.
    • 20 July 1934: Completed.
    • In 1938: Sortie for the Second Sino-Japanese War.
    • 1941-1944: Sortie for the naval mine laying and convoy escort operations at Japan Mainland.
    • 4 July 1944: Sunk by air raid off Otōto-jima.
    • 10 September 1944: Decommissioned.

    Photos

    • Nasami in 1934

    • Sarushima in 1942

    Bibliography