Japanese minesweeper No. 7 (1938)

Minesweeper No. 7 near Singapore, September 23, 1942
History
Japan
Name	W-7
Builder	Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding
Laid down	27 October 1937
Launched	16 June 1938
Out of service	10 June 1944
Homeport	Sasebo, Nagasaki
Fate	Sunk at 11°34'N, 93°08'E.
General characteristics
Class and type	W-7-class minesweeper
Displacement	750 tons
Length	72.2 m (236 ft 11 in)
Height	7.9 m (25 ft 11 in)
Depth	2 m (6 ft 7 in)
Installed power	3,850 hp (2,870 kW)
Propulsion	Steam
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range	2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi)
Complement	88
Armament	2 × 120 mm (4.7 in)/45 cal guns 9 × 25 mm (0.98 in) AA guns 36 depth charges[1][2][3]

No.7 (第七号掃海艇, Dai Nana Gō Sōkaitei), also sometimes called W-7 was a No.7-class minesweeper for the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was laid down on 27 October 1937, and completed on 16 June 1938.