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103-GO patrol ship (1918 / 1943)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 第103号哨戒艇 [103-go] (ex-Finch) | Standard SB, Shooters Is, USA | 8.1917 | 30.3.1918 | 9.1918 // 4.1943 | sunk 12.1.1945 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 980 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1260 |
| Length, m | 57.6 |
| Breadth, m | 10.8 |
| Draught, m | 2.70 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 VTE, 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 1400 |
| Max speed, kts | 13.5 |
| Fuel, t | oil 275 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1400(10) |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 76/40 11-shiki, 2 DCT (48) |
| Complement | 70 |
Standard scale images
Thrush 1943
Project history
After capture by Japan in the beginning of 1942 of extensive possession in South-East Asia, Japanese has got some number of enemy ships in damaged condition, abandoned by Americans, British and Dutch at retreat. Part of these ships has been repaired by Japanese and commissioned by IJN as patrols. Three destroyers, British Thracian, American Stewart and Dutch Banckert, become in the IJN patrols Р101, Р102 and Р106, have appeared the largest trophies. Remaining were former minesweepers, tugs and colonial service vessels of Dutch and US Navies.
Р103 (ex-American minesweeper Finch) was sunk in Manila 11.4.1942. She was raised by Japanese and after repair commissioned 1.4.1943 as patrol Р103.
Modernizations
None.
