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MINE WARFARE SHIPS
LABURNUM minelayer (1941/1948)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp. | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laburnum (ex-若鷹 [Wakataka]) | Harima, Aioi, Japan | 11.1940 | 12.7.1941 | 11.1941 // 1948 | stricken 1956 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1608 |
|---|---|
| Displacement normal, t | 1890 |
| Length, m | 82.5 pp 86.0 wl 86.0 oa |
| Breadth, m | 11.3 |
| Draught, m | 4.40 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 sets geared steam turbines, 3 boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 6000 |
| Max speed, kts | 20 |
| Fuel, t | coal + oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3000(14) |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 76/40 11-shiki, 2 x 2 - 25/60 96-shiki, 4 x 1 - 13.2/76, 360 mines, 4 DCT |
| Electronic equipment | 93-shiki sonar, 93-shiki hydrophone |
| Complement | 199 |
Standard scale images
Wakataka 1941
Project history
Former Japanese minelayer-netlayer Wakataka transferred to United Kingdom under reparations and commissioned by Royal Navy as Laburnum in November 1947.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
