Shimushu class escorts



Shumushu

Displacement860t standard, 1004t trial
Length72.5m pp, 76.2m wl, 77.72m oa
Width9.1m
Draught3.05m
Machinery2-shaft diesel, 4200bhp
Speed19.7kt
Armament3-12cm/45cal gun (1x3), 4-25mm AA, 12 DCs
Complement150



Name Plan Builder Laid down Launch Complete
ShimushuFY1937Mitsui, Tamano1938.11.291939.12.131940. 6.30CD1942. 7. 1 DE
1945.10. 5 disc
1945.12. 1 Transport for retreat
1947. 7. 5 to USSR
HachijoFY1937Sasebo NYd1939. 8. 31940. 4.101941. 3.31CD1942. 7. 1 DE
1945.11.30 disc
1948. 4 BU
KunashiriFY1937Nihon Kokan, Tsurumi1939. 3. 11940. 5. 61940.10. 3CD1942. 7. 1 DE
1945.10. 5 disc
1945.12. 1 Transport for retreat
1946. 6. 4 lost
(wrecked, Omaezaki)
[34.35N, 138.15E]
1946. 8-1947. 7 BU
IshigakiFY1937Mitsui, Tamano1939. 8.151940. 9.141941. 2.15CD1942. 7. 1 DE
1944. 5.31 sunk
(torpedoed, off Matsuwa I.)
[48.30N, 151.30E]
1944. 7.10 disc



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