 Tsugaru in 1941
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan | |
| Name | Tsugaru |
| Namesake | Japanese cruiser Tsugaru |
| Ordered | fiscal 1937 |
| Builder | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal |
| Laid down | 5 July 1939 |
| Launched | 5 June 1940 |
| Commissioned | 22 October 1941 |
| Stricken | 10 August 1944 |
| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk by USS Darter, 29 June 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | minelayer |
| Displacement | 4,000 long tons (4,064 t) (standard) |
| Length | |
| Beam | 15.6 m (51 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 5.49 m (18 ft) |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft; 2 geared steam turbines |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Range | 9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 445 |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × Kawanishi E7K seaplane |
| Aviation facilities | 1 catapult |
Tsugaru (津軽) was a large minelayer of the Imperial Japanese Navy that was in service during the early stages of World War II. She was named after the Tsugaru Peninsula in northwest Aomori Prefecture of Japan. She was commissioned immediately before the start of World War II, and sunk by the American submarine USS Darter in June 1944.