MSB-1 class minesweepers



Displacement40t standard, 45t full load
Length19.0m oa
Width4.9m
Draught1.0m
Machinery2-shaft diesel, 320hp
Speed10kt
Armamentnone
Complement10



Number Name Plan Builder Laid down Launch Complete
MSB-701MSB-1 (Sokaitei 1-Go)FY1954Hitachi, Kanagawa1956. 8. 21957. 1.261957. 3.26Minesweeper(Kure guard-defense, Kure district)
1957. 4.10 (MSron101, Kure guard-defense, Kure district)
1957. 9. 1 Numbered (MSB-701)
1960. 5. 1 (MSron101, MSFlotilla1)
1969. 3.15 (MSron101, Kure district)
1973. 3.31 disc
MSB-702MSB-2 (Sokaitei 2-Go)FY1954Hitachi, Kanagawa1956. 8. 21957. 2.191957. 4.10Minesweeper(MSron101, Kure guard-defense, Kure district)
1957. 9. 1 Numbered (MSB-702)
1960. 5. 1 (MSron101, MSFlotilla1)
1969. 3.15 (MSron101, Kure district)
1973. 3.31 disc
MSB-703MSB-3 (Sokaitei 3-Go)FY1954NKK, Tsurumi1956. 8. 71957. 1.301957. 4.23Minesweeper(MSron101, Kure guard-defense, Kure district)
1957. 9. 1 Numbered (MSB-703)
1960. 5. 1 (MSron101, MSFlotilla1)
1969. 3.15 (MSron101, Kure district)
1974. 3.28 disc
MSB-704MSB-4 (Sokaitei 4-Go)FY1955NKK, Tsurumi1956. 8. 71957. 4.151957. 6.15Minesweeper(MSron101, Kure guard-defense, Kure district)
1957. 9. 1 Numbered (MSB-704)
1960. 5. 1 (MSron101, MSFlotilla1)
1969. 3.15 (MSron101, Kure district)
1974. 3.29 disc
MSB-705MSB-5 (Sokaitei 5-Go)FY1957NKK, Tsurumi1958. 8.161959. 1. 81959. 2.28Minesweeper(MSron101, Kure guard-defense, Kure district)
1960. 5. 1 (MSron101, MSFlotilla1)
1969. 3.15 (MSron101, Kure district)
1974.12.10 disc
MSB-706MSB-6 (Sokaitei 6-Go)FY1957NKK, Tsurumi1958. 8.161959. 2. 51959. 3.31Minesweeper(MSron101, Kure guard-defense, Kure district)
1960. 5. 1 (MSron101, MSFlotilla1)
1969. 3.15 (MSron101, Kure district)
1974.12.10 disc






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