 Natsushima in 1933
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| Class overview |
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| Name | Natsushima class |
| Builders | |
| Operators |  Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Preceded by | Tsubame class |
| Succeeded by | Sokuten class |
| Subclasses |
- Natsushima class
- Sarushima class
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| Built | 1931–1934 |
| In commission | 1933–1944 |
| Planned | 3 |
| Completed | 3 |
| Lost | 3 |
| General characteristics Natsushima class |
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| Type | Netlayer/Minelayer |
| Displacement | 475.8 long tons (483 t) standard |
| Length | 73.00 m (239 ft 6 in) overall |
| Beam | 7.50 m (24 ft 7 in) |
| Draught | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion |
- 2 × triple expansion stages reciprocating engines
- 2 × Kampon mix-fired boilers
- 2 shafts, 2,300 shp (1,700 kW)
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| Speed | 19.0 knots (35.2 km/h; 21.9 mph) |
| Range | 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 74 |
| Armament |
- 2 × 76.2 mm (3.00 in) L/40 AA guns
- 1 × 13 mm AA guns
- 120 × Type 89 naval mines or 18 × depth charges or 1 × Type 14 510 m anti-submarine net
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| General characteristics Sarushima class |
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| Type | Netlayer/Minelayer |
| Displacement | 566 long tons (575 t) standard |
| Length | 73.00 m (239 ft 6 in) overall |
| Beam | 7.49 m (24 ft 7 in) |
| Draught | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 × MAN Mk.2 Model 9 diesels, 2 shafts, 2,100 bhp (1,600 kW) |
| Speed | 18.0 knots (33.3 km/h; 20.7 mph) |
| Range | 4,639 nmi (8,591 km; 5,338 mi) at 14.4 kn (26.7 km/h; 16.6 mph) |
| Complement | 64 |
| Armament | same as Natsushima class |
The Natsushima-class minelayer (夏島型敷設艇,, Natsushima-gata Fusetsutei) was a class of minelayers of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during and after the 1930s through World War II. Their design was based on the Tsubame class, but with increased armament.
Ships in class
Natsushima class
Project number H5. Three vessels were planned under the Maru 1 Programme. However, the third ship, Sarushima, was used as a diesel engine experiment ship.
Natsushima (夏島)
Nasami (那沙美)
- 19 January 1933: Laid down at Harima Zōsen.
- 26 March 1934: Launched.
- 20 September 1934: Completed.
- In 1938: Sortie for the Second Sino-Japanese War.
- 1941-1943: Sortie for the naval mine laying at Japan Mainland and convoy escort operations at East China Sea.
- 31 December 1943: Dispatched to southeast area.
- 1 April 1944: Sunk by air raid at Rabaul.
- 10 April 1944: Removed from naval ship list.
Sarushima class
Project number H5B. She was built as diesel engine experiment ship. Her results were made use of in the Sokuten class.
Sarushima (猿島)
- 28 March 1933: Laid down at Mitsubishi, Yokohama shipyard.
- 16 December 1933: Launched.
- 20 July 1934: Completed.
- In 1938: Sortie for the Second Sino-Japanese War.
- 1941-1944: Sortie for the naval mine laying and convoy escort operations at Japan Mainland.
- 4 July 1944: Sunk by air raid off Otōto-jima.
- 10 September 1944: Removed from naval ship list.
