W-1 class minesweepers




Displacement615t standard, 691t trial
Length71.63m pp, 74.30m wl, 76.26m oa
Width8.08m
Draught2.29m
Machinery2-shaft recipro, 3 boilers, 4000ihp
Speed20kt
Armament2-12cm/45cal gun (1x2), 1-8cm/40cal AA gun
Complement92



Name Plan Builder Laid down Launch Complete
W-1FY1920Harima SB?1923. 3. 61923. 6.30MS
(WW-1)
1924. 4.24 renamed (W-1)
1945. 8.10 sunk
(air attack, Yamada bay)
1945. 9.15 disc
W-2FY1920Mitsui, Tamano?1923. 3.171923. 6.30MS
(WW-2)
1924. 4.24 renamed (W-2)
1942. 3. 1 sunk
(torpedoed, Java I)
1945.11.30 disc
W-3FY1920Osaka IWks?1923. 3.291923. 6.30MS
(WW-3)
1924. 4.24 renamed (W-3)
1945. 4. 9 sunk
(torpedoed, off Ofunato)
[39.07N, 141.57E]
1945. 5.10 disc
W-4FY1923Sasebo NYd1923.12. 11924. 4.241925. 4.29MS1946. 7.11 scuttled
(S of Singapore)
1946. 8.10 disc



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