Nomi in 1944
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Class overview | |
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Name | Mikura class |
Operators | |
Preceded by | Etorofu class |
Succeeded by | Ukuru class |
Built | 1942–1944 |
In commission | 1943–1948 |
Completed | 8 |
Lost | 5 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Escort ship |
Displacement | 940 long tons (955 t) standard |
Length | 77.7 m (255 ft) |
Beam | 9.1 m (29 ft 10 in) |
Draught | 3.05 m (10 ft) |
Propulsion | 2 shaft, geared diesel engines, 4,400 hp (3,281 kW) |
Speed | 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph) |
Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Complement | 150 |
Armament |
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The Mikura-class escort ships (御蔵型海防艦, Mikura-gata kaibōkan) were a class of eight kaibōkan escort vessels built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Five of the eight ships were sunk during the war. The class was also referred to by internal Japanese documents as the "B-class" coastal defense vessel (乙型海防艦, Otsu-gata kaibōkan).