W-19-class minesweeper
Appearance
![]() No.29 on 22 October 1943
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Class overview | |
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Name | No.19 class minesweeper |
Builders | |
Operators | |
Preceded by | No.7-class |
Cost | 2,660,000 JPY (in 1939) |
Built | 1940 – 1944 |
In commission | 1941 – 1945 (IJN) |
Planned | 70 |
Completed | 17 |
Cancelled | 53 |
Lost | 15 |
Retired | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 648 long tons (658 t) standard |
Length | 72.50 m (237 ft 10 in) overall |
Beam | 7.85 m (25 ft 9 in) |
Draught | 2.61 m (8 ft 7 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 20.0 knots (23.0 mph; 37.0 km/h) |
Range | 2,000 nmi (3,700 km) at 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
Complement | 98 |
Armament |
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Japanese_minesweeper_W-20.jpg/220px-Japanese_minesweeper_W-20.jpg)
The No.19 class minesweeper (第十九号型掃海艇,, Dai Jūkyū Gō-gata Sōkaitei) was a class of minesweepers of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during World War II. 70 vessels were planned under the Maru 4 Programme (Ship # 164–169), Maru Kyū Programme (Ship # 410–437) and Kai-Maru 5 Programme (Ship # 5301–5336), however, only 17 vessels were completed.
Background
- Project number I4B. Improved model of the No.7-class. The IJN gave them a turret of 55 degrees gun elevation,[1] because the IJN wanted to attack the strong point of behind the hill to them. And it was not useful in the Pacific War very much.
- And after the Maru Kyū Programme vessels abolished double-curvature bow for a mass production and changed bow shape.
Ships in class
Ship # | Ship | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
164 | No.19 [2] | Tōkyō Ishikawajima Shipyard | 17 September 1940 | 18 February 1941 | 31 May 1941 | Sunk by air raid at the mouth of the Cagayan River on 10 December 1941. Removed from naval ship list on 30 November 1945. |
165 | No.20 | Tōkyō Ishikawajima Shipyard | 19 March 1941 | 17 September 1941 | 15 December 1941 | Sunk by USS Trepang at Yellow Sea 34°16′N 123°37′E / 34.267°N 123.617°E on 5 May 1945. Removed from naval ship list on 25 May 1945. |
166 | No.21 | Harima Shipyard | 20 September 1941 | 28 February 1942 | 29 June 1942 | Decommissioned on 25 October 1945. Surrendered to United States on 1 October 1947. Sunk as target at 35°19′N 123°31′E / 35.317°N 123.517°E on 7 October 1947. |
167 | No.22 | Tōkyō Ishikawajima Shipyard | 6 October 1941 | 28 April 1942 | 31 July 1942 | Sunk by air raid at Palau on 11 November 1944. Removed from naval ship list on 10 January 1945. |
168 | No.23 | Tōkyō Ishikawajima Shipyard | 5 May 1942 | 13 January 1943 | 31 March 1943 | Decommissioned on 30 November 1945. Surrendered to Soviet Union on 3 October 1947. |
169 | No.24 | Harima Shipyard | 5 May 1942 | 16 September 1942 | 25 January 1943 | Sunk by air raid at Tsugaru Strait on 15 July 1945. Removed from naval ship list on 10 August 1945. |
410 | No.25 | Kure Naval Arsenal | 30 April 1943 | Sunk by air raid at Chichi-jima on 4 July 1944. Removed from naval ship list on 10 September 1944. | ||
411 | No.26 | Mitsubishi, Yokohama Shipyard | 31 March 1943 | Sunk by air raid at Rabaul on 17 February 1944. Removed from naval ship list on 30 April 1944. | ||
412 | No.27 | Harima Shipyard | 10 June 1942 | 23 February 1943 | 31 July 1943 | Sunk by USS Runner off Yamada 39°20′N 142°07′E / 39.333°N 142.117°E on 10 July 1945. Removed from naval ship list on 15 September 1945. |
413 | No.28 | Kure Naval Arsenal | 28 June 1943 | Sunk by USS Jack at Celebes Sea 01°25′N 123°29′E / 1.417°N 123.483°E on 29 August 1944. Removed from naval ship list on 10 October 1944. | ||
414 | No.29 | Tōkyō Ishikawajima Shipyard | 22 October 1943 | Struck a naval mine and sunk off Shimonoseki on 7 May 1945. Removed from naval ship list on 10 August 1945. | ||
415 | No.30 | Tōkyō Ishikawajima Shipyard | 5 February 1944 | Sunk by air raid at Ormoc Bay on 11 November 1944. Removed from naval ship list on 10 January 1945. | ||
416-417 | Cancelled in 1945. | |||||
418 | No.33 | Mitsubishi, Yokohama Shipyard | 31 July 1943 | Sunk by air raid at Onagawa Bay on 9 August 1945. Removed from naval ship list on 15 September 1945. | ||
419 | No.34 | Tōkyō Ishikawajima Shipyard | 29 May 1944 | Sunk by USS Chub at Java Sea 06°18′S 116°14′E / 6.300°S 116.233°E on 21 May 1945. Removed from naval ship list on 10 June 1945. | ||
420-422 | Cancelled in 1945. | |||||
423 | No.38 | Fujinagata Shipyards | 10 June 1944 | Sunk by USS Atule at Bashi Channel 21°21′N 119°45′E / 21.350°N 119.750°E on 19 November 1944. Removed from naval ship list on 10 March 1945. | ||
424 | No.39 | Harima Shipyard | 3 December 1943 | 24 February 1944 | 27 May 1944 | Sunk by USS Threadfin at Yellow Sea 35°01′N 125°42′E / 35.017°N 125.700°E on 20 July 1945. Removed from naval ship list on 15 September 1945. |
425 | Cancelled in 1945. | |||||
426 | No.41 | Fujinagata Shipyards | 17 July 1944 | Sunk by air raid at Hainan on 4 January 1945. Removed from naval ship list on 15 September 1945. | ||
427-437 | Cancelled in 1945. | |||||
5301-5336 | Cancelled in 1944. |
Photo
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No.21 on 16 September 1945 at Qingdao
Footnotes
Bibliography
- "Rekishi Gunzō"., History of Pacific War Vol.51 The truth histories of the Japanese Naval Vessels Part-2, Gakken (Japan), August 2005, ISBN 4-05-604083-4
- Ships of the World special issue Vol.45, Escort Vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy, "Kaijinsha"., (Japan), February 1996
- The Maru Special, Japanese Naval Vessels No.50, Japanese minesweepers and landing ships, "Ushio Shobō". (Japan), April 1981
- 50 year History of Harima Zōsen, Harima Zōsen Corporation, November 1960