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Tsubame in April 1929
Class overview
Name Tsubame class
Builders
Operators
Imperial Japanese Navy
Preceded by
Sokuten class
Succeeded by
Natsushima class
Built 1928–1929
In commission 1929–1945
Planned 2
Completed 2
Lost 2
General characteristics
Type
Netlayer /
Minelayer
Displacement 450
long tons (457 t) standard
Length 68.80 m (225 ft 9 in) overall
Beam 7.20 m (23 ft 7 in)
Draught 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
Propulsion
2 × triple expansion stages reciprocating engines
2 ×
Kampon mix-fired boilers
2 shafts, 2,500 shp (1,900 kW)
Speed 19.0
knots (35.2 km/h; 21.9 mph)
Range 1,200
nmi (2,200 km; 1,400 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement 43
Armament
The Tsubame -class minelayer (燕型敷設艇, , Tsubame -gata Fusetsutei) was a class of
minelayers of the
Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during and after 1929 through
World War II .
Ships in class
Kamome in 1929
17 September 1928: Laid down as the Capture netlayer (捕獲網艇 , Hokakumōtei ) at Yokohama Dock Company.
22 March 1929: Reclassified to 2nd class minelayer (二等敷設艇 , Nitō-Fusetsutei ) .
24 April 1929: Launched.
10 July 1929: Completed.
30 May 1931: Reclassified to Special service ship (特務艇 , Tokumutei ) .
In 1936: Rebuilding by the
Tomozuru Incident at
Sasebo Naval Arsenal .
In 1938: Sortie for the
Second Sino-Japanese War .
18 December 1941: Sortie for the invasion of the
Lingayen Gulf .
(after): She spent all her time on convoy escort operations in
East China Sea and
Java Sea .
1 February 1944: Reclassified to Minelayer (敷設艇 , Fusetsutei ) .
1 March 1945: Sunk by air raid from U.S. Navy aircraft carrier at
Ishigaki Island .
10 May 1945: Removed from Navy List.
11 October 1928: Laid down as the Capture netlayer at Ōsaka Iron Works.
22 March 1929: Reclassified to 2nd class minelayer.
27 April 1929: Launched.
30 August 1929: Completed.
30 May 1931: Reclassified to Special service ship.
In 1936: Rebuilding by the Tomozuru Incident at Sasebo Naval Arsenal.
In 1938: Sortie for the Second Sino-Japanese War.
18 December 1941: Sortie for the invasion of the Lingayen Gulf.
(after): She spent all her time on convoy escort operations in East China Sea,
South China Sea and Java Sea.
1 February 1944: Reclassified to Minelayer.
27 April 1944: Sunk by
USS Halibut at north off
Naha
27°37′N 128°11′E / 27.617°N 128.183°E / 27.617; 128.183 .
10 June 1944: Removed from Navy List.
Bibliography
Ships of the World special issue Vol.45, Escort Vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy ,
"Kaijinsha" . , (Japan), February 1996
The Maru Special, Japanese Naval Vessels No.47, Japanese naval mine warfare crafts ,
"Ushio Shobō" . (Japan), January 1981