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SHIRATAKA minelayer - netlayer (1929)
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Shirataka 1929
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 白鷹 [Shirataka] | Ishikawajima, Tokyo | 11.1927 | 25.1.1929 | 4.1929 | sunk 31.8.1944 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1345 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1692 |
| Length, m | 79.2 pp 84.0 wl |
| Breadth, m | 11.6 |
| Draught, m | 3.05 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 2 Kampon boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 2000 |
| Max speed, kts | 16 |
| Fuel, t | coal 300 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2200(10) |
| Armament | 3 x 1 - 120/45 3-shiki, 1 x 1 - 7.7/87, 100 mines or nets |
| Complement | 175 |
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Shirataka 1929
Graphics
Shirataka 1929
Project history
Built under the 1923 programme as dual-purpose minelayer-netlayer. Besides six antisubmarine nets carried to 100 mines.
Modernizations
1935: 250t of solid ballast was added; draught was increased to 3.10m, - 1 x 1 -120/45
1940: conversion to escort; - 1 x 1 - 120/45, mines; + 4 DCT (36)
1943-1944: + 3-shiki hydrophone
Naval service
Shirataka was sunk 31.8.1944 N off Luzon by US submarine Sealion.
