Natsushima in 1933
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Class overview | |
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Name | Natsushima class |
Builders | |
Operators | Imperial Japanese Navy |
Preceded by | Tsubame class |
Succeeded by | Sokuten class |
Subclasses |
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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 |
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Speed | 19.0 knots (35.2 km/h; 21.9 mph) |
Range | 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Complement | 74 |
Armament |
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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 (1,600 kW) |
Speed | 18.0 knots (33.3 km/h; 20.7 mph) |
Range | 4,639 nmi (8,591 km; 5,338 mi) at 14.4 kn (26.7 km/h; 16.6 mph) |
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 the 1930s through World War II. Their design was based on the Tsubame class, but with increased armament.
Project number H5. Three vessels were planned under the Maru 1 Programme. However, the third ship, Sarushima, was used as a diesel engine experiment ship.
Natsushima (夏島)
Nasami (那沙美)
Project number H5B. She was built as diesel engine experiment ship. Her results were made use of in the Sokuten class.
Sarushima (猿島)