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Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
大浜 [Ohama]			Mitsubishi, Yokohama		1944	1.1945	sunk 10.8.1945
大指 [Osashi]			Mitsubishi, Yokohama		10.2.1945	---	cancelled 6.1945

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	2670
Displacement full, t	3070
Length, m	112.0 pp 116.2 oa
Breadth, m	11.6
Draught, m	4.20
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 sets Kampon geared steam turbines, 3 Kampon boilers
Power, h. p.	52000
Max speed, kts	32.5
Fuel, t	oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	4000(18)
Armour, mm	deck, superstructures: 22 - 16
Armament	2 x 1 - 120/45 10-shiki, 4 x 3 - 25/60 96-shiki, 20 x 1 - 25/60 96-shiki, 2 DCT (36)
Electronic equipment	3-shiki 1-go radar, 93-shiki sonar
Complement	173

Standard scale images

Project history

Aircraft bombing target ships, built under 1942 additional War programme. 5 ships were planned (Nos5411-5415) but building of Nos5412-5415 (Yagoshi, Anori, Obatake) was cancelled in 1944 and laid down ships were converted while building to escorts in cause of shortage of escorts and ASW ships. Works on Osashi were suspended in June, 1945, when ship was 95% complete, she was foundered 6.3.1946 as result of leaks in Yokohama harbour.

Ship protection

deck and superstructures had horizontal 16 - 22 mm armour.