W-5 class minesweepers




Displacement620t standard, 706t trial
Length72.00m pp, 75.00m wl, 77.00m oa
Width8.25m
Draught2.25m
Machinery2-shaft recipro, 3 boilers, 4000ihp
Fuelcoal 176t
Speed21kt
Range2000nm by 14kt
Armament2-12cm/45cal gun, 1-8cm/40cal AA gun
Complement87



Name Plan Builder Laid down Launch Complete
W-5FY1923Mitsui, Tamano1928. 3.251928.10.301929. 2.25MSw1944.11. 4 sunk
(torpedoed, Malacca Strait)
[03.44N, 99.50E]
1945. 3.10 disc
W-6FY1923Osaka IWks1928. 3.101928.10.291929. 2.25MSw1941.12.26 sunk
(air attack, off Kuchin)
[01.34N, 110.21E]
1942. 1.10 disc



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