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  Hakachi as target.

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
波勝 [Hakachi]			Harima, Aoi		1943	11.1943 // 1944	surrendered 8.1945, BU 1947

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	1641
Displacement full, t	1900
Length, m	87.5 pp 92.0 oa
Breadth, m	11.3
Draught, m	3.81
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 sets geared steam turbines, 2 boilers
Power, h. p.	4400
Max speed, kts	19.3
Fuel, t	oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	4000(14)
Armour, mm	decks: 25 - 12
Armament	2 x 1 - 120/45 10-shiki, 4 x 3 - 25/60 96-shiki, 16 x 1 - 25/60 96-shiki, 2 DCT (36)
Electronic equipment	3-shiki 1-go radar, 93-shiki hydrophone
Complement	148

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Project history

First Japanese purpose-built air bombing target ship, built under 1941 War programme. In 1944 she was converted to escort in cause of shortage of escorts and ASW ships.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

 Captured in August, 1945 and used by Repatriation service until 1947.