Kamishima-class minelayer

The Kamishima class minelayer (神島型敷設艇,, Kamishima-gata Fusetsutei) was a class of minelayers of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during and after World War II. 9 vessels were planned under the Maru Sen Programme, however only 1 vessel was completed until the end of war.

Kamishima in 1947
Class overview
Name: Kamishima class minelayer
Builders:
Operators:
Preceded by: Ajiro class
Built: 19451946
In commission: 19451947
Planned: 9
Completed: 2
Cancelled: 7
Retired: 2
General characteristics
Type: Minelayer
Displacement: 766 long tons (778 t) standard
Length: 74.50 m (244 ft 5 in) overall
Beam: 7.85 m (25 ft 9 in)
Draught: 2.60 m (8 ft 6 in)
Propulsion:
  • Kamishima
  • 2 × Kampon Mk.23B Model 8 diesels, 2 shafts, 1,900 bhp
  • Awashima
  • 2 × MAN Mk.3 Model 10 diesels, 2 shafts, 3,600 bhp
Speed:
  • Kamishima
  • 16.5 knots (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h)
  • Awashima
  • 19.5 knots (22.4 mph; 36.1 km/h)
Range:
  • Kamishima
  • 3,000 nmi (5,600 km) at 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h)
Complement:
  • Kamishima
  • 94
Armament:

Background

Design

Ships in class

Ship # Ship Builder Laid down Launched Completed Fate
1801 Kamishima (神島) Sasebo Naval Arsenal 20 February 1945 12 June 1945 30 July 1945 Decommissioned 5 September 1945. Surrendered to Soviet Union at Nakhodka, 3 October 1947.
1802 Awashima (粟島) Sasebo Naval Arsenal[1] 20 February 1945 26 July 1945 18 April 1946 Incomplete until the end of the war (90%). Surrendered to United States on 1 October 1947. Sunk as target at 35°24′N 123°53′E on 7 October 1947.
1803 - 1806 Cancelled in May 1945.
1807 Hikoshima (彦島) Sasebo Naval Arsenal
1808 - 1809

Footnotes

  1. Kawanami Kōgyō Corporation undertook her postwar constructions.

Bibliography

  • "Rekishi Gunzō"., History of Pacific War Vol.51, The truth histories of the Imperial Japanese Vessels Part.2, Gakken (Japan), June 2002, ISBN 4-05-602780-3
  • 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
  • Daiji Katagiri, Ship Name Chronicles of the Imperial Japanese Navy Combined Fleet, Kōjinsha (Japan), June 1988, ISBN 4-7698-0386-9
Awashima in 1947
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