Japanese minesweeper W-101

History
Empire of Japan
Name	W-101
Builder	Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Company, Hong Kong
Yard number	101
Laid down	12 July 1941
Launched	20 February 1943
Completed	10 April 1944
Acquired	seized by Imperial Japanese Navy, 25 December 1941
Commissioned	10 April 1944
Stricken	10 March 1945
Homeport	Sasebo
Fate	Sunk by aircraft, 12 January 1945
General characteristics
Type	Minesweeper
Tonnage	600 GRT[1]
Length	54.86 m (180 ft 0 in) o/a[1]
Beam	8.69 m (28 ft 6 in)[1]
Draught	2.54 m (8 ft 4 in)[1]
Installed power	2,200 hp (1,600 kW)
Speed	15.8 knots (29.3 km/h; 18.2 mph)
Armament	1 x 8 cm/40 3rd Year Type naval gun[2] 2 x Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun 3 x Type 94 depth charge projectors

W-101 or No. 101 (Japanese: 第百一號掃海艇) was a Bangor-class minesweeper that was seized by the Imperial Japanese Navy before completion during World War II and converted into a convoy escort.