NAVYPEDIA

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5-go 1962

Ships

Names	Builders	Commissioned	Losses	Transfers	Discarding
MSB701-706 1号-6号 [1-go-6-go]	Hitachi Zosen, Kanagawa: MSB701, 702 NKK, Tsurumi: MSB703-706	3-4/1957: MSB701-704 3/1959: MSB705, 706	none	none	3/1973: MSB701, 702 3-12/1974: MSB703-706

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	43
Displacement full, t	45
Length, m	18.6
Breadth, m	5.04
Draught, m	1.34
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 Mitsubishi DH7M diesels
Power, h. p.	320
Max speed, kts	11
Fuel, t	diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armament	53-shiki mechanical or A Mk 6b  acoustic minesweeping gear
Electronic equipment	none
Complement	10

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Project history

Wooden minesweeping boats built on the basis of the US MSB design. During minesweeping operations they were supported by MSTs.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.