World War II naval ship of Japan
(left to right) No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 in 1938
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Class overview |
Name |
- No. 1-class submarine chasers
- No. 1 class (Project number K3)
- No. 3 class (Project number K4)
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Builders | |
Operators | Imperial Japanese Navy |
Succeeded by | No. 4 class |
Cost |
- 1,525,700 JPY (No. 1-class)
- 1,530,000 JPY (No. 3-class)
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Built | 1933 – 1936 |
In commission | 1934 – 1946 |
Planned | 3 |
Completed | 3 |
Lost | 1 |
Retired | 2 |
General characteristics No. 1-class |
Displacement |
- 266 long tons (270 t) standard
- 280 long tons (284 t) trial
- and after late 1934
- 377 long tons (383 t) trial
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Length |
- 65.30 m (214 ft 3 in) overall
- 64.00 m (210 ft 0 in) waterline
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Beam | 5.90 m (19 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 1.43 m (4 ft 8 in) |
Propulsion |
- 2 × Kampon Mk.22 Model 8 diesels
- 2 shafts, 3,400 bhp
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Speed |
- 24.0 knots (27.6 mph; 44.4 km/h)
- and after late 1934
- 21.1 knots (24.3 mph; 39.1 km/h)
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Range | 1,500 nmi (2,800 km) at 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
Complement | 65 |
Armament | |
General characteristics No. 3-class |
Displacement |
- 270 long tons (274 t) standard
- 285 long tons (290 t) trial
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Length |
- 56.10 m (184 ft 1 in) overall
- 55.00 m (180 ft 5 in) waterline
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Beam | 5.60 m (18 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) |
Propulsion |
- 2 × Kampon Mk.22 Model 6 diesels
- 2 shafts, 2,500 bhp
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Speed | 20.0 knots (23.0 mph; 37.0 km/h) |
Range | 1,500 nmi (2,800 km) at 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
Complement | 60 |
Armament |
- 2 × 40 mm heavy machine guns
- 36 × depth charges
- 2 × Type 94 depth charge projectors
- 1 × depth charge thrower
- 1 × French SCAM active sonar
- 1 × Type 93 hydrophone
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The No. 1-class submarine chaser (第一号型駆潜艇, Dai 1 Gō-gata Kusentei) was a class of submarine chasers of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during World War II. Three vessels were built in 1933-36 under the Maru 1 Programme and the Maru 2 Programme. They have two sub classes.