NAVYPEDIA
Support the project with paypal
HOME
FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD
JAPAN
COASTAL FORCES
"H38" type gun boats (10-GO) (1943 - 1944)
Ships
| Names | Builders | Commissioned | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
魚雷艇第10号隼艇 - 魚雷艇第26号隼艇 [10-go - 26-go] 魚雷艇第51号隼艇 - 魚雷艇第73号隼艇 [51-go - 73-go] |
Yokosuka K K: 10 - 26-go Kure K K: 51 - 73-go |
1943 - 1945: 10-26-go, 51-73-go |
at least 25-go (25.9.1944), 52-go (12.9.1944), 55-go (12.9.1944), 61-go (12.9.1944), 62-go (12.9.1944), 67-go (12.9.1944) |
none |
after 8.1945: some from 10 - 24-go, 26-go, 51-go, 53-go, 54-go, 56 - 60-go, 63 - 66-go, 68-go - 73-go |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 24.8 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t |
|
| Length, m | 18.0 |
| Breadth, m | 4.30 |
| Draught, m | 0.73 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 Kinsei petrol engines (air-cooled) |
| Power, h. p. | 1400 |
| Max speed, kts | 27 |
| Fuel, t | petrol |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 220(26) |
| Armament | completed 1943 - 1945: 3 x 1 - 25/60 96-shiki or 1 x 3 - 25/60 96-shiki, 4 DCR (4) completed mid-1945: 1 x 1 - 25/60 96-shiki or 1 x 1 - 13.2/76, 2 - 450 TT |
| Complement | 7 |
Standard scale images
10-go 1943
Project history
Designs were developed on the basis of type B (Otsu-Gata) MTBs of T35 and T38 series respectively. Since 1945 they received torpedo armament and re-rated to MTBs (Raitei).
Modernizations
from mid-1945, most survived: were armed with 1 x 1 - 25/60 96-shiki or 1 x 1 - 13.2/76, 2 - 450 TT.
Naval service
No significant events
