ex-IJN Tachibana class escort



Displacement1530t standard
Length98.0m pp
Width9.3m
Draught3.4m
Machinery2-shaft geared turbine, 14000shp
Speed27kt
Range4680nm/16kt
Armament2-76mm/50cal. gun (2x1), 1 Hedgehog, 6 DCTs, DC rack
Complement206



Number Name Plan Builder Laid down Launch Complete
DE-261WakabaFY1944Kawasaki, Kobe1944. 9. 11945. 1.171945. 3.15DD1 Nashi1945. 7.28 sunk
(air attack, inland sea off Yanai)
[34.14N, 132.30E]
1945. 9.15 disc
1954. 9.31 refloated
1956. 5.31 Patrol Vessel (Wakaba)
(Desron11, Yokosuka district)
1957. 4. 1 (Yokosuka district)
1957. 9. 1 Numbered (DE-261)
1959. 9. 1 (EFlotilla2, SDF)
1960. 1.16 (Desron6, EFlotilla1, SDF)
1960.10. 1 Escort
1960.12. 1 (Desron6, EFlotilla3, SDF)
1961. 4. 1 (Yokosuka district)
1963. 4. 1 (Utility experiment unit)
1971. 3.31 disc






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