Gunboats prize of Pacific War




(Okitsu)
Displacement615t normal
Length62.18m pp, 66.0m oa
Width8.69m
Draught2.59m
Machinery2-shaft recipro, 2 boilers, 1500ihp
Fueloil 75t
Speed14kt
Range3500nm by 10kt
Armament2-10cm/47cal gun, 1-8cm/40cal AA gun, 4 MGs, 80 mines
Complement66
(Tatara)
Displacement370t standard
Length45.7m pp, 48.7m oa
Width8.2m
Draught1.6m
Machinery2-shaft recipro, 2 boilers, 1950ihp
Fueloil 75t
Speed12.5kt
Armament2-8cm gun, 13-25mm AA
Complement70
(Karatsu)
Displacement560t standard
Length60.0m pp, 65.4m wl
Width9.52m
Draught1.75m
Machinery2-shaft recipro, 2 boilers, 3150ihp
Speed16kt
Armament2-8cm gun, 10 MGs
Complement82
(Suma)
Displacement625t light, 650t normal
Length70.1m pp, 72.4m oa
Width11.0m
Draught1.22m
Machinery2-shaft recipro, 2 boilers, 2000ihp
Fueloil 76t
Speed14kt
Armament2-15.2cm gun, 1-8cm AA gun
Complement65
(Maiko)
Displacement95t light, 133t normal
Length36.5m pp
Width6.0m
Draught0.66m
Machinery2-shaft recipro, 1 boiler, 250ihp
Speed11.8kt
Armament2-57mm gun, 3 MGs
Complement24
(Narumi)
Displacement180t standard
Length48.8m pp
Width7.5m
Draught0.84m
Machinery2-shaft recipro, 2 boilers, 1100ihp
Fueloil 56t
Speed14kt
Armament2-8cm gun, 6 MGs
Complement60



Name Plan Builder Laid down Launch Complete
Okitsu-Ita Cantieri?1927. 5.221927Ita Lepanto1943. 9. 9 scuttled
1944. 3. 1 GB
1944.10. 1 GB
1945. 9.30 disc
1945 to Chi (Chien Ning)
1956 disc, BU
Tatara-Chi Kiangnan?1927. 5.281927USA PG-43 Guam1940? renamed (PR-3 Wake)
1941.12. 8 captured
1941.12.25 GB
1944.10. 1 GB
1945. 9.30 disc
1946 to Chi (Tai Yuan)
1949 to PRC
Karatsu-Chi Kiangnan?1927. 9.121928USA PR-7 Luzon1942. 5. 5 sunk
1942. 8. 1 GB
1944.10. 1 GB
1945. 2. 5 sunk
(abandoned, Manila)
1945. 4.10 disc
Suma-UK Sunderland?1915.10. 91916UK Moth1941.12.12 scuttled
1941.12.25 captured
1942. 7. 1 GB
1944.10. 1 GB
1945. 3.19 sunk
(mined, Anching)
1945. 5.10 disc
Maiko-UK Yarrow?19091910Por Macau1943. 8.15 acquired (GB)
1944.10. 1 GB
1945 to Chi (Wu Feng)
1947. 5. 3 disc
1949 to PRC
Narumi-Chi Shanghai Dock?1921. 2.281921Ita Ermanno Carlotto1943. 9. 9 sunk
1943.11. 1 GB
1944.10. 1 GB
1945 to Chi (Kiang Kun)
1947. 5. 3 disc
1949 to PRC



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