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MINE WARFARE SHIPS
KASADO coastal minesweepers (1958 - 1968)
Photo
Katsura 1979
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| かさど [Kasado] | MSC604 | Hitachi Zosen, Kanagawa | 7.1957 | 19.3.1958 | 6.1958 | survey vessel 3.1974 | |
| しさか [Shisaka] | MSC605 | NKK, Tsurumi | 7.1957 | 20.3.1958 | 8.1958 | auxiliary 8.1973 | |
| かなわ [Kanawa] | MSC606 | Hitachi Zosen, Kanagawa | 8.1958 | 22.4.1959 | 7.1959 | auxiliary 9.1974 | |
| さきと [Sakito] | MSC607 | NKK, Tsurumi | 8.1958 | 22.4.1959 | 8.1959 | auxiliary 8.1974 | |
| はぶし [Habushi] | MSC608 | Hitachi Zosen, Kanagawa | 8.1958 | 19.6.1959 | 9.1959 | survey vessel 8.1974 | |
| こうづ [Kouzu] | MSC609, 7.1972- MST473 | NKK, Tsurumi | 3.1959 | 12.11.1959 | 2.1960 | MCM support ship 7.1972, stricken 3.1981 | |
| たたら [Tatara] | MSC610 | Hitachi Zosen, Kanagawa | 3.1959 | 14.1.1960 | 3.1960 | survey vessel 12.1972 | |
| つくみ [Tsukumi] | MSC611 | NKK, Tsurumi | 3.1959 | 12.1.1960 | 4.1960 | auxiliary 12.1972 | |
| みくら [Mikura] | MSC612 | Hitachi Zosen, Kanagawa | 3.1959 | 14.3.1960 | 5.1960 | auxiliary 12.1972 | |
| しきね [Shikine] | MSC613 | NKK, Tsurumi | 1.1960 | 22.7.1960 | 11.1960 | auxiliary 3.1976 | |
| ひらど [Hirado] | MSC614 | Hitachi Zosen, Kanagawa | 3.1960 | 3.10.1960 | 12.1960 | survey vessel 3.1976 | |
| こしき [Koshiki] | MSC615 | Hitachi Zosen, Kanagawa | 3.1961 | 9.11.1961 | 1.1962 | auxiliary 4.1974 | |
| ほたか [Hotaka] | MSC616 | NKK, Tsurumi | 3.1961 | 23.10.1961 | 2.1962 | auxiliary 11.1976 | |
| からと [Karato] | MSC617 | NKK, Tsurumi | 3.1962 | 11.12.1962 | 3.1963 | auxiliary 3.1978 | |
| はりお [Hario] | MSC618 | Hitachi Zosen, Kanagawa | 3.1962 | 10.12.1962 | 3.1963 | survey vessel 3.1978 | |
| むつれ [Mitsure] | MSC619 | Hitachi Zosen, Kanagawa | 3.1963 | 16.12.1963 | 3.1964 | auxiliary 3.1980 | |
| ちぶり [Chiburi] | MSC620 | NKK, Tsurumi | 3.1963 | 29.11.1963 | 3.1964 | auxiliary 3.1980 | |
| おおつ [Ootsu] | MSC621, 3.1981- MST474 | NKK, Tsurumi | 3.1964 | 5.11.1964 | 2.1965 | MCM support ship 3.1981, stricken 12.1986 | |
| くだこ [Kudako] | MSC622 | Hitachi Zosen, Kanagawa | 2.1964 | 18.12.1964 | 3.1965 | auxiliary 3.1981 | |
| りしり [Rishiri] | MSC623 | Hitachi Zosen, Kanagawa | 3.1965 | 22.11.1965 | 3.1966 | auxiliary 3.1982 | |
| れぶん [Rebun] | MSC624 | NKK, Tsurumi | 3.1965 | 7.12.1965 | 3.1966 | auxiliary 3.1982 | |
| あまみ [Amami] | MSC625 | NKK, Tsurumi | 3.1966 | 31.10.1966 | 3.1967 | auxiliary 1.1983 | |
| うるめ [Urume] | MSC626 | Hitachi Zosen, Kanagawa | 2.1966 | 12.11.1966 | 1.1967 | auxiliary 1.1983 | |
| みなせ [Minase] | MSC627 | Hitachi Zosen, Kanagawa | 2.1966 | 10.1.1967 | 3.1967 | auxiliary 1.1984 | |
| いぶき [Ibuki] | MSC628 | NKK, Tsurumi | 2.1967 | 2.12.1967 | 2.1968 | auxiliary 1.1984 | |
| かつら [Katsura] | MSC629 | NKK, Tsurumi | 2.1967 | 18.9.1967 | 2.1968 | auxiliary 1.1984 |
100 - 1000 t displacement/ BRT tonnage vessels
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 340 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 360 |
| Length, m | 45.5 |
| Breadth, m | 8.40 |
| Draught, m | 2.30 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 Mitsubishi YV10ZC15/20 diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 1200 |
| Max speed, kts | 14 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 53-shiki mechanical, 56-shiki magnetic, A Mk 4v/6b acoustic minesweeping gear |
| Electronic equipment | MSC604, 605: OPS-3 radar, UQS-1D sonar MSC606-624: OPS-4D radar, ZQS-1 sonar MSC625-629: OPS-9 radar, ZQS-1 sonar |
| Complement | 39 |
Standard scale images
Kasado 1960
Graphics
Katsura 1979
Project history
Wooden coastal minesweepers, similar to many other classes in Western navies.
Modernizations
none
Naval service
Mostly converted to mine clearance diver support ships in 1970s-1980s.
