W-17 class minesweepers




Displacement578t standard, 696t trial
Length67.30m pp, 70.00m wl, 72.50m oa
Width7.85m
Draught2.52m
Machinery2-shaft geared turbine, 2 boilers, 3200shp
Speed19kt
Range2600nm by 12kt
Armament2-12cm/45cal gun, 2-13.2mm AA, DCs
Complement94



Name Plan Builder Laid down Launch Complete
W-17FY1931Osaka IWks1935. 1.281935. 8. 31936. 1.15MSw1945.11.20 disc
1948. 9. 1 BU
W-18FY1931Mitsui, Tamano1935. 2. 21935. 9.191936. 4.30MSw1944.11.26 sunk
(air attack, off Kainan I)
[16.52N, 108.38E]
1945. 1.10 disc



TOP page INDEX Vessels


Copyright © Hiroshi Nishida (Misohito), 2003.