NAVYPEDIA

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
うじしま [Ujishima] (ex-Condor, ex-YMS192)	MSC655		Greenport Basin, USA	9.1942	5.12.1942	6.1943 // 3.1955	returned 3.1967
えたじま [Etajima] (ex-Firecrest, ex-YMS231)	MSC656		Frank L. Sample, Boothbay Harbor, USA	10.1942	3.4.1943	8.1943 // 3.1955	returned 3.1967
ぬわじま [Nuwajima] (ex-Heron, ex-YMS369)	MSC657		Wheeler, Brooklyn, USA	1.1943	24.7.1943	10.1943 // 3.1955	returned 3.1967
やくしま [Yakushima] (ex-Osprey, ex-YMS422)	MSC658		Astoria Marine, USA	10.1943	1.6.1944	9.1944 // 3.1955	deleted 6.1969
おぎしま [Ogishima] (ex-Pelican, ex-YMS441)	MSC659		Robert Jacob, New York, USA	11.1943	13.11.1944	2.1945 // 4.1955	returned 4.1968
ゆげしま [Yugeshima] (ex-Swallow, ex-YMS461)	MSC660		Stadium, Cleveland, USA	6.1943	8.1.1944	6.1944 // 4.1955	returned 5.1968
ゆりしま [Yurishima] (ex-Chatterer, ex-YMS415)	MSC661		Stadium, Cleveland, USA	10.1943	15.4.1944	10.1944 // 4.1955	returned 1967
もろしま [Ninoshima] (ex-Lark, ex-YMS376)	MSC662		Greenport Basin, USA	1.1943	13.3.1943	8.1943 // 2.1955	discarded 1967
にのしま [Moroshima] (ex-Hummer, ex-YMS372)	MSC663		Weaver, Orange, USA	12.1942	23.12.1943	3.1944 // 1.1959	discarded 1967

100 - 1000 t displacement/ BRT tonnage vessels

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate うじしま [Ujishima] (ex-Condor, ex-YMS192) MSC655   Greenport Basin, USA 9.1942 5.12.1942 6.1943 // 3.1955 returned 3.1967 えたじま [Etajima] (ex-Firecrest, ex-YMS231) MSC656   Frank L. Sample, Boothbay Harbor, USA 10.1942 3.4.1943 8.1943 // 3.1955 returned 3.1967 ぬわじま [Nuwajima] (ex-Heron, ex-YMS369) MSC657   Wheeler, Brooklyn, USA 1.1943 24.7.1943 10.1943 // 3.1955 returned 3.1967 やくしま [Yakushima] (ex-Osprey, ex-YMS422) MSC658   Astoria Marine, USA 10.1943 1.6.1944 9.1944 // 3.1955

deleted 6.1969 おぎしま [Ogishima] (ex-Pelican, ex-YMS441) MSC659   Robert Jacob, New York, USA 11.1943 13.11.1944 2.1945 // 4.1955 returned 4.1968 ゆげしま [Yugeshima] (ex-Swallow, ex-YMS461) MSC660   Stadium, Cleveland, USA 6.1943 8.1.1944 6.1944 // 4.1955 returned 5.1968 ゆりしま [Yurishima] (ex-Chatterer, ex-YMS415) MSC661   Stadium, Cleveland, USA 10.1943 15.4.1944 10.1944 // 4.1955 returned 1967 もろしま [Ninoshima] (ex-Lark, ex-YMS376) MSC662   Greenport Basin, USA 1.1943 13.3.1943 8.1943 // 2.1955 discarded 1967 にのしま [Moroshima] (ex-Hummer, ex-YMS372) MSC663   Weaver, Orange, USA 12.1942 23.12.1943 3.1944 // 1.1959 discarded 1967

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	270
Displacement full, t	320
Length, m	39.6 wl 41.5 oa
Breadth, m	7.47
Draught, m	2.36 full load
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 diesels
Power, h. p.	800
Max speed, kts	14
Fuel, t	diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	2000 (12)
Armament	1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 21, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 2 DCT, 2 DCR, mechanical, acoustic, magnetic minesweeping gear
Electronic equipment	SO or SU radar
Complement	60

Standard scale images

Project history

Former USN YMS class coastal minesweepers, transferred under MDAP. All had one funnel, except Yugesima without funnel.

Modernizations

none

Naval service

No significant events.