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KAMOME coastal minelayers (1929)
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Tsubame 1930
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鴎 [Kamome] | Osaka Zosen | 10.1928 | 27.4.1929 | 8.1929 | sunk 27.4.1944 | ||
| 燕 [Tsubame] | Mitsubishi, Yokohama | 9.1928 | 24.4.1929 | 7.1929 | sunk 1.3.1945 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 450 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 557 |
| Length, m | 63.0 pp 65.5 wl 68.8 oa |
| Breadth, m | 7.20 |
| Draught, m | 2.10 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 2 Kampon boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 2500 |
| Max speed, kts | 19 |
| Fuel, t | coal 45 + oil 35 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2500(10) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 76/40 11-shiki, 1 x 1 - 13.2/76, 120 mines or nets |
| Electronic equipment | OV-gata hydrophone |
| Complement | 56 |
Standard scale images
Kamome 1941
Graphics
Tsubame 1930
Project history
Built under the 1923 programme, were originally designed as coastal minelayers.
Modernizations
1943 - 1944, both: - mine capacity; + 4 DCT (36)
Naval service
Kamome 27.4.1944 was sunk at coast of Japan by US submarine Halibut. Tsubame 19.6.1943 was damaged by US submarine Gunnel, 1.3.1945 she was sunk at coast of Japan by US carrier aircraft.
