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101-GO auxiliary minesweepers (1941 / 1943 - 1944, 1943)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 第101号掃海特務艇 [101-go] (ex-Flores) | Tandjong Priok Droogdok, Netherlands | 1942 | 6.1943 | damaged 17.5.1945, never repaired, to Netherlands 8.1945 (Flores) | |||
| 第102号掃海特務艇 [102-go] (ex-Fakfak) | Tandjong Priok Droogdok, Netherlands | 1942 | 6.1943 | surrendered 8.1945, to Netherlands 8.1945 | |||
| 第103号掃海特務艇 [103-go] (ex-Garoet) | Tandjong Priok Droogdok, Netherlands | 1942 | 5.1943 | surrendered 8.1945, to Netherlands 8.1945 | |||
| 第104号掃海特務艇 [104-go] (ex-HMV19, ex-Djember) | Soerabaja Droogdok, Netherlands | 1940 | 1941 // 2.1943 | sunk 12.4.1945 | |||
| 第105号掃海特務艇 [105-go] (ex-Grissee) | Tandjong Priok Droogdok, Netherlands | 1942 | 8.1943 | damaged 25.5.1945, never repaired | |||
| 第106号掃海特務艇 [106-go] (ex-HMV20, ex-Djombang) | Soerabaja Droogdok, Netherlands | 1941 | 1941 // 8.1943 | surrendered 8.1945, to Netherlands 8.1945 (Djombang) | |||
| 第107号掃海特務艇 [107-go] (ex-HMV21, ex-Enggano) | Tandjong Priok Droogdok, Netherlands | 1941 | 1941 // 8.1944 | surrendered 8.1945, to Netherlands 8.1945 (Enggano) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 170 |
|---|---|
| Displacement normal, t | 175 |
| Length, m | 32.5 wl 34.8 oa |
| Breadth, m | 5.69 |
| Draught, m | 1.91 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 101 - 103-go, 105 - 107-go: 1 Enterprise diesel 104-go: 1 Benz diesel |
| Power, h. p. | 101 - 103-go, 105 - 107-go: 360 104-go: 350 |
| Max speed, kts | 101 - 103-go, 105 - 107-go: 12.5 104-go: 10.5 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 3 x 1 - 25/60 96-shiki, 1 x 1 - 13.2/76, 1 DCR (6), mechanical minesweeping gear |
| Complement | 14 |
Standard scale images
101-go 1944
104-go 1944
Project history
Wa101 group (Wa101-103, 105) were laid down on Dutch India yards as police boats of "FG" class for colonial administration. 2.3.1942 hulls were blown up on slipways by Dutches. Subsequently they were completed by Japanese.
Wa104 group (Wa104, 106, 107) were former Dutch police boats, scuttled by crews 2.3.1942. They were salvaged and commissioned by IJN.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Wa101 was lost on mine 13.10.1943 near Madura, subsequently she was raised and commissioned again, 17.5.1945 she was destroyed in dock at Surabaya by US carrier aircraft, returned to Netherlands in unrepaired condition, later repaired and transferred to Indonesia in 1950. Wa105 was sunk 25.5.1945 by British submarine Trenchant off Java. Wa104 was sunk 12.4.1945 by British submarine Stygian SW off Bali.
