Type C escort ship
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The Type C escort ships (丙型海防艦, Hei-gata kaibōkan) were a class of escort ships in the service of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. The Japanese called them "Type C" ocean defense ships, and they were the fifth class of Kaibōkan (Kai = sea, ocean, Bo = defense, Kan = ship), a name used to denote a multi-purpose vessel.[1]
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Name | No.1-class escort ship |
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Preceded by | Ukuru class |
Cost | 5,015,000 JPY |
Built | 1943–1946 |
In commission | 1944–1980 |
Planned | 300 |
Completed | 56 |
Cancelled | 79 |
Lost | 28 |
Retired | 28 |
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Type | Escort ship |
Displacement | 745 long tons (757 t) standard |
Length | 67.5 m (221 ft) |
Beam | 8.4 m (27 ft 7 in) |
Draught | 2.9 m (10 ft) |
Propulsion | 2 shaft, geared diesel engines, 1,900 hp (1,417 kW) |
Speed | 16.5 knots (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h) |
Range | 6,500 nmi (12,000 km) at 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
Complement | 136 |
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