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Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
夏島丸 [Natsushima Maru], 7.1920- 夏島丸 [Natsushima]			Yokosuka K K		3.11.1911	1912 // 1915	BU 1932
測天丸 [Sokuten Maru], 7.1920- 測天 [Sokuten]			Maizuru K K		3.1913	1913 // 1915	BU 1937
戸島丸 [Toshima Maru], 7.1920- 戸島 [Toshima]			Maizuru K K		10.1914	3.1915	sunk 30.7.1945
黒島丸 [Kuroshima Maru], 7.1920- 黒島 [Kuroshima]			Maizuru K K		10.1914	4.1915	captured 8.1945, to China 11.1947 (第29 [Chieh 29])
葦埼丸 [Ashizaki Maru], 7.1920- 葦埼 [Ashizaki]			Maizuru K K		10.1915	5/1916	captured 8.1945, wrecked 17.11.1945
加徳丸 [Katoku Maru], 7.1920- 加徳 [Katoku], 1949- ケートック [Katoku]	PS29		Maizuru K K		10.1915	4.1916	captured 8.1945, JMSDF patrol 1948, stricken 1953
黒神丸 [Kurokami Maru], 7.1920- 黒神 [Kurokami]			Kure K K		2.1917	5.1917	captured 8.1945, to United Kingdom 11.1947, BU
片島丸 [Katashima Maru], 7.1920- 片島 [Katashima]			Maizuru K K		2.1917	5.1917	captured 8.1945, to Soviet Union 10.1947 (Вилюй [Viliuy])
円島丸 [Ento Maru], 7.1920- 円島 [Ento]			Maizuru K K		3.1917	5.1917	damaged 15.1.1945, never repaired
江之島丸 [Enoshima Maru], 7.1920- 江之島 [Enoshima]			Maizuru K K		1917	3.1919	damaged 14.10.1944, never repaired
黒埼 [Kurosaki] (ex-黒埼丸 [Kurosaki Maru])			Yokosuka K K		1918	12.1921	captured 8.1945, wrecked 18.11.1945
似島 [Ninoshima] (ex-似島丸 [Ninoshima Maru])			Kure K K		1918	10.1920	captured 8.1945, BU 1946
鷲埼 [Washizaki] (ex-鷲埼丸 [Washizaki Maru])			Yokosuka K K		1920	9.1921	captured 8.1945, to United Kingdom 11.1947, BU

Technical data

Data variant	as completed	Katoku 1948
Displacement standard, t	405	405
Displacement full, t	435	435
Length, m	45.7	45.7
Breadth, m	7.59	7.59
Draught, m	2.31	2.31
No of shafts	1 (2 screws)	1 (2 screws)
Machinery	1 VTE, 1 boiler	1 VTE, 1 boiler
Power, h. p.	600	600
Max speed, kts	12.8	12.8
Fuel, t	coal	coal
Endurance, nm(kts)	600(10)	600(10)
Armament	2 x 1 - 76/40 41-shiki, 2 x 1 - 6.5/115, 45 - 60 mines, mechanical minesweeping gear	2 x 1 - 76/40 41-shiki, 2 x 1 - 6.5/115
Complement	40	40

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Project history

Coastal (inshore) auxiliary minelayers. Under 1915-1917FY Estimates 13 ships were converted from standard tenders. Among themselves they were slightly differed.

Modernizations

1930s, all survived: mine capacity was increased to 120.

1944, all survived: + (1 - 2) x 1 - 13.2/76, 4 DCT

1948, Katoku was recommissioned with data as given in the table.

Naval service

Enoshima 14.10.1944 was sunk at Formosa by US carrier aircraft. Toshima was sunk at Maizuru 30.7.1945 by US carrier aircraft. Ento 15.1.1945 was hard damaged at Formosa by US carrier aircraft. Ashizaki and Kurosaki foundered during a storm at coast of Japan 17 and 18.11.1945 respectively.

Katashima and Kuroshima in 1947 were transferred on a reparation to the USSR and China respectively.

Katoku in 1948 became patrol ship of JMSDF.