 Shimushu in 1940
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators | |
| Succeeded by | Etorofu class |
| Built | 1939–1941 |
| In commission | 1940–1948 |
| Planned | 16 |
| Completed | 4 |
| Lost | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Escort vessel |
| Displacement | 860 long tons (874 t) standard |
| Length | 77.7 m (255 ft) |
| Beam | 9.1 m (29 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 3.05 m (10 ft) |
| Speed | 19.7 knots (22.7 mph; 36.5 km/h) |
| Range | 6,017 mi (5,229 nmi) at 16 kn (18 mph; 30 km/h) Fuel: 150 tons |
| Complement | 150 |
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The Shimushu-class escort ships (占守型海防艦, Shimushu-gata kaibōkan) were a class of kaibōkan (equivalent to US destroyer escorts or British frigates) built for the Imperial Japanese Navy just prior to World War II. Four ships out of an initially planned 16 vessels were completed. The class was also referred to by internal Japanese documents as the "A-class" coastal defense vessel (甲型海防艦, Kō-gata kaibōkan).