ex-IJN Pa-1 class minesweepers



Displacement238t standard, 250t full load
Length28.5m pp, 29.8m wl, 33.0m oa
Width6.1m
Draught2.3m
Machinery1-shaft diesel, 500bhp
Speed9kt
Armamentsweeping gear
SensorRadar: SF/SO
Complement27



Number Name Plan Builder Laid down Launch Complete
MSI-680UkishimaFuneya SB/Yokosuka NYd?19451945. 7.29PBa
(PBa-31)
1945.11.30 disc
1945.12. 1 Minesweeper
1948. 5. 1 JMSA (Minesweeper MS-18)
1951.12. 1 renamed Ukishima
1952. 8. 1 commissioned in maritime guard, Security Agency (Minesweeper)
1952.11. 1 (MSron3, Kure minesweep command, Western minesweep command, Yokosuka district)
1953. 9.16 (MSron3, Kure district station, Yokosuka district)
1954. 7. 1 JMSDF (Minesweeper)
(MSron3, Kure guard-defense, Kure district)
1955. 9.16 (MSron8, Kure guard-defense, Kure district)
1956. 4. 1 (MSron4, Kure guard-defense, Kure district)
1957. 9. 1 Numbered (MSI-680)
1961. 3.31 Aux. Minesweep craft (YAM-17)
1963. 3.31 disc
MSI-681OtoshimaShikoku dock/Kure NYd?19451945. 2.26PBa
(PBa-134)
1945.11.30 disc
1945.12. 1 Minesweeper
1948. 5. 1 JMSA (Minesweeper MS-20)
1951.12. 1 renamed Otoshima
1952. 8. 1 commissioned in maritime guard, Security Agency (Minesweeper)
1952.11. 1 (MSron9, Maizuru minesweep command, Maizuru district)
1953. 9.16 (MSron9, Maizuru guard-defense, Maizuru district)
1954. 7. 1 JMSDF (Minesweeper)
1955. 9.16 (MSron1, Maizuru guard-defense, Maizuru district)
1957. 9. 1 Numbered (MSI-681)
1958.10. 1 (MSron5, Osaka station, Kure district)
1961. 3.31 Aux. Minesweep craft (YAM-18)
1963. 3.31 disc
MSI-682HimeshimaShikoku dock/Kure NYd?19451945. 6. 5PBa
(PBa-136)
1945.11.30 disc
1945.12. 1 Minesweeper
1948. 5. 1 JMSA (Minesweeper MS-22)
1951.12. 1 renamed Himeshima
1952. 8. 1 commissioned in maritime guard, Security Agency (Minesweeper)
1952.11. 1 (MSron5, Osaka minesweep command, Western minesweep command, Yokosuka district)
1953. 9.16 (MSron5, Osaka station, Yokosuka district)
1954. 7. 1 JMSDF (Minesweeper)
(MSron5, Osaka station, Kure district)
1957. 9. 1 Numbered (MSI-682)
1961. 3.31 Aux. Minesweep craft (YAM-19)
1963. 3.31 disc
MSI-683AwashimaShikoku dock/Kure NYd?19451945. 8.11PBa
(PBa-138)
1945.11.30 disc
1945.12. 1 Minesweeper
1948. 5. 1 JMSA (Minesweeper MS-23)
1951.12. 1 renamed Awashima
1952. 8. 1 commissioned in maritime guard, Security Agency (Minesweeper)
1952.11. 1 (MSron10, Niigata minesweep command, Maizuru district)
1953. 9.16 (MSron10, Maizuru guard-defense, Maizuru district)
1954. 7. 1 JMSDF (Minesweeper)
1955. 9.16 (MSron3, Maizuru guard-defense, Maizuru district)
1957. 9. 1 Numbered (MSI-683)
1957.10.15 (MSron6, Shimonoseki station, Sasebo district)
1958. 9. 1 (MSron4, Kure guard-defense, Kure district)
1961. 3.31 Aux. Minesweep craft (YAM-20)
1963. 3.31 disc
MSI-684KamoshimaFukushima SB/Kure NYd?19451945. 5.23PBa
(PBa-152)
1945.11.30 disc
1945.12. 1 Minesweeper
1948. 5. 1 JMSA (Minesweeper MS-25)
1951.12. 1 renamed Kamoshima
1952. 8. 1 commissioned in maritime guard, Security Agency (Minesweeper)
1952.11. 1 (MSron7, Shimonoseki minesweep command, Western minesweep command, Yokosuka district)
1953. 9.16 (MSron7, Shimonoseki station, Yokosuka district)
1954. 7. 1 JMSDF (Minesweeper)
(MSron7, Shimonoseki station, Sasebo district)
1954.10. 1 (MSron7, MSFlotilla1)
1955. 9.16 (MSron6, Shimonoseki station, Sasebo district)
1957. 9. 1 Numbered (MSI-684)
1957.10.15 (MSron3, Maizuru guard-defense, Maizuru district)
1958. 4. 1 (MSron1, Maizuru guard-defense, Maizuru district)
1961. 3.31 Aux. Minesweep craft (YAM-21)
1967. 3.31 disc
MSI-685TsurushimaYonago SB/Maizuru NYd?19451945. 6. 7PBa
(PBa-84)
1945.11.30 disc
1945.12. 1 Minesweeper
1948. 5. 1 JMSA (Minesweeper MS-19)
1951.12. 1 renamed Tsurushima
1952. 8. 1 commissioned in maritime guard, Security Agency (Minesweeper)
1952.11. 1 (MSron1, Yokosuka minesweep command, Yokosuka district)
1953. 9.16 (MSron1, Yokosuka guard-defense, Yokosuka district)
1954. 1.15 (MSron2, Hakodate station, Ominato district)
1954. 7. 1 JMSDF (Minesweeper)
1957. 9. 1 Numbered (MSI-685)
1958. 9.16 (MSron1, Maizuru guard-defense, Maizuru district)
1962. 3.20 (MSron1, Maizuru guard, Maizuru district)
1962. 3.31 Aux. Minesweep craft (YAM-24)
1963. 3.31 disc
MSI-686MatsushimaShikoku dock/Kure NYd?19451945. 5.23PBa
(PBa-135)
1945.11.30 disc
1945.12. 1 Minesweeper
1948. 5. 1 JMSA (Minesweeper MS-21)
1951.12. 1 renamed Matsushima
1952. 8. 1 commissioned in maritime guard, Security Agency (Minesweeper)
1952.11. 1 (MSron2, Hakodate minesweep command, Yokosuka district)
1953. 9.16 (MSron2, Hakodate station, Ominato district)
1954. 7. 1 JMSDF (Minesweeper)
1957. 9. 1 Numbered (MSI-686)
1962. 3.31 Aux. Service craft (YAS-32)
1964. 3.31 disc
MSI-687KurushimaShikoku dock/Kure NYd?1945-1945.12. 1 Minesweeper
(PBa-139)
1948. 5. 1 JMSA (Minesweeper MS-24)
1951.12. 1 renamed Kurushima
1952. 8. 1 commissioned in maritime guard, Security Agency (Minesweeper)
1952.11. 1 (MSron4, Kure minesweep command, Western minesweep command, Yokosuka district)
1953. 9.16 (MSron4, Kure district station, Yokosuka district)
1954. 7. 1 JMSDF (Minesweeper)
(MSron4, Kure guard-defense, Kure district)
1954.10. 1 (MSron4, MSFlotilla1)
1955.11.30 (MSron4, Kure district)
1955.12. 1 (MSron4, Kure guard-defense, Kure district)
1957. 9. 1 Numbered (MSI-687)
1958. 9. 1 (MSron6, Shimonoseki station, Sasebo district)
1962. 3.31 Aux. Minesweep craft (YAM-25)
1964. 3.31 disc
MSI-688TakashimaFukushima SB/Kure NYd?19451945. 7.23PBa
(PBa-153)
1945.11.30 disc
1945.12. 1 Minesweeper
1948. 5. 1 JMSA (Minesweeper MS-26)
1951.12. 1 renamed Takashima
1952. 8. 1 commissioned in maritime guard, Security Agency (Minesweeper)
1952.11. 1 (MSron8, Sasebo minesweep command, Western minesweep command, Yokosuka district)
1953. 9.16 (MSron8, Sasebo guard-defense, Sasebo district)
1954. 7. 1 JMSDF (Minesweeper)
1955. 9.16 (MSron6, Shimonoseki station, Sasebo district)
1957. 9. 1 Numbered (MSI-688)
1962. 3.31 Aux. Service craft (YAS-33)
1967. 3.31 disc
MSI-689OshimaJinen SB/Sasebo NYd?19451945. 5.20PBa
(PBa-179)
1945.11.30 disc
1945.12. 1 Minesweeper
1948. 5. 1 JMSA (Minesweeper MS-29)
1951.12. 1 renamed Oshima
1952. 8. 1 commissioned in maritime guard, Security Agency (Minesweeper)
1952.11. 1 (MSron6, Shimonoseki minesweep command, Western minesweep command, Yokosuka district)
1953. 9.16 (MSron6, Shimonoseki station, Yokosuka district)
1954. 1.15 (MSron2, Hakodate station, Ominato district)
1954. 7. 1 JMSDF (Minesweeper)
1957. 9. 1 Numbered (MSI-689)
1962. 3.31 disc






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