Tsubame class minelayers




Displacement450t standard, 502t trial
Length63.00m pp, 65.50m wl
Width7.20m
Draught2.10m
Machinery2-shaft recipro, 2 boilers, 2500ihp
Fuelcoal 45t, oil 35t
Speed19kt
Range2500nm by 10kt
Armament1-8cm/40cal AA gun, 1-13.2mm AA, 120 mines
Complement56



Name Plan Builder Laid down Launch Complete
TsubameFY1923Yokohama Dock1928. 9.171929. 4.241929. 7.15MLB21931. 5.30 MLB
1944. 1.31 MLB
1945. 3. 1 sunk
(air attack, off Ishigaki I)
1945. 5.10 disc
KamomeFY1923Osaka IWks1928.10.111929. 4.271929. 8.30MLB21931. 5.30 MLB
1944. 1.31 MLB
1944. 4.27 sunk
(torpedoed, N of Naha)
[27.37N, 128.11E]
1944. 6.10 disc



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