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HASHIMA cable ships with minelaying / netlaying capacity (1940 - 1941)
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Hatsushima
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 初島 [Hashima] (ex-初島 [Hatsushima]) | Kawasaki, Kobe | 10.1939 | 1940 | 10.1940 | sunk 28.4.1945 | ||
| 釣島 [Tsurushima] | Kawasaki, Kobe | 1.1940 | 24.5.1940 | 3.1941 | captured 8.1945, transport Tsurushima Maru 11.1945 | ||
| 大立 [Odate] | Harima, Harima | 4.1940 | 11.12.1940 | 7.1941 | sunk 27.3.1945 | ||
| 立石 [Tateishi] | Harima, Harima | 4.1940 | 1.3.1941 | 8.1941 | sunk 21.3.1945 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1564 |
|---|---|
| Displacement normal, t | 1700 |
| Length, m | 68.7 pp 70.0 wl 79.9 oa |
| Breadth, m | 10.8 |
| Draught, m | 3.53 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 2 Kampon boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 2300 |
| Max speed, kts | 14 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 76/40 11-shiki, 1 x 2 - 13.2/76, 12 mines or nets |
| Electronic equipment | hydrophone, ECM suite |
| Complement | 109 |
Standard scale images
Hatsushima 1945
Graphics
Hatsushima
Project history
Built under 4th Supplementary programme of 1939. Multi-purpose ships, were officially classified as cable ships, but could be used also as net- and minelayers.
Modernizations
1943 - 1944, all: - 1 x 2 - 13.2/76; + 1 x 2 - 25/60 96-shiki, 4 x 1 - 25/60 96-shiki, 4 DCT (36)
Naval service
Tateishi was sunk 21.3.1945 in Cam Ranh Bay (Vietnam) by US aircraft. Hatsushima 18.4.1945 was sunk at Honshu by US submarine Sennet. Odate was sunk 27.3.1945 at Kyushu by US submarine Trigger.
