Hatsutaka-class minelayer
The Hatsutaka-class minelayer (初鷹型敷設艦,, Hatsutaka-gata Fusetsukan) was a class of minelayers of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during World War II. They have three sub classes, this article handles them collectively.
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Class overview | |
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Builders: | Harima Zōsen Corporation |
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Preceded by: | Shirataka |
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Built: | 1938 – 1941 |
In commission: | 1939 – 1946 (IJN) |
Planned: | 4 |
Completed: | 3 |
Cancelled: | 1 |
Lost: | 2 |
Retired: | 1 |
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Type: | Minelayer/Netlayer |
Displacement: | 1,600 long tons (1,626 t) standard |
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Beam: | 11.30 m (37 ft 1 in) |
Draught: | 4.0 m (13 ft 1 in) |
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Speed: | 20.0 knots (23.0 mph; 37.0 km/h) |
Range: | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km) at 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
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Design
- The Hastutaka-class minelayer was reinforced model of the Shirataka. The Harima Zōsen Corporation dealt with all of the Hatsutaka-class.
Ships in classes
Hatsutaka-class
- Project number was H12. First production model of the Hatsutaka-class. 2 vessels were built in 1938-40 under the Maru 3 Programme (Ship # 7 - 8). They were equipped with 4 × 40 mm quick-firing guns for anti-submarine warfare.
Ship # | Ship | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
7 | Hatsutaka (初鷹) [1] | 29 March 1938 | 28 April 1939 | 31 October 1939 | Sunk by USS Hawkbill at South China Sea 04°54′N 103°28′E on 16 May 1945. |
8 | Aotaka (蒼鷹) [2] | 10 May 1939 | 3 February 1940 | 30 June 1940 | Sunk by USS Pargo at north of Jesselton 07°00′N 116°00′E on 26 September 1944. |
Wakataka-class
- Project number was H12B. Second production model of the Hatsutaka-class. Only 1 vessel was built under the Maru 4 Programme (Ship # 102). She was equipped with 2 × 76.2 mm (3.00 in) anti-aircraft cannons. The Wakataka was classed in the Hatsutaka-class in the IJN official documents. The IJN called her the Modified Hatsutaka-class (改初鷹型,, Kai Hatsutaka-gata) unofficially.
Ship # | Ship | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
102 | Wakataka (若鷹) [3] | 15 November 1940 | 12 July 1941 | 30 November 1941 | Decommissioned on 1 March 1946. Surrendered to United Kingdom on 17 October 1947. Transferred to Federation of Malaya, and renamed Laburnum. Surrendered to Republic of Singapore in 1968. Later, nothing more was heard. |
Asadori-class
- Project number was H12C. The Navy Technical Department revised the Wakataka drawings. Only 1 vessel was planned under the Kai-Maru 5 Programme (Ship # 5039). The IJN called her the Modified Wakataka-class (改若鷹型,, Kai Wakataka-gata) unofficially.
Ship # | Ship | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
5039 | Asadori (朝鳥) [4] | Cancelled on 5 May 1944. | |||
Photos
- Aotaka in June 1940 at Harima Zōsen.
- Wakataka as repatriation transport in Spring 1947 at Sasebo Naval Base.
Footnotes
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- Free translation: The 1 year old hawk.
- Free translation: Bird(s) Flying away from a nest in morning.
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See also
Bibliography
- Ships of the World special issue Vol.47, Auxiliary Vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy, "Kaijinsha"., (Japan), March 1997
- Model Art Extra No.360, Drawings of Imperial Japanese Naval Vessels Part-2, "Model Art Co. Ltd". (Japan), October 1989
- The Maru Special, Japanese Naval Vessels No.42, Japanese minelayers, "Ushio Shobō". (Japan), August 1980
- Daiji Katagiri, Ship Name Chronicles of the Imperial Japanese Navy Combined Fleet, Kōjinsha (Japan), June 1988, ISBN 4-7698-0386-9
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