No.13 class No.14 in March 1941 |
| Class overview |
|---|
| Name |
- No.13 class submarine chasers
- No.13 class
- No.28 class
- No.60 class
|
| Builders | |
| Operators | |
| Preceded by | No.4 class submarine chaser |
| Succeeded by | No.1 class coast defence boat
No.101 class coast defence boat
(jp:海防艇) |
| Built | 1939–1944 |
| In commission | 1940–1956 |
| Planned | 77 |
| Completed | 49 |
| Cancelled | 28 |
| Lost | 35 |
| Retired | 14 |
| General characteristics |
|---|
| Type | Submarine chaser |
| Displacement |
- No.13 class
- 438 long tons (445 t) standard
- No.28 class and No.60 class
- 420 long tons (427 t) standard
|
| Length | 51.00 m (167 ft 4 in) overall |
| Beam | 6.70 m (22 ft 0 in) |
| Draught |
- No.13 class
- 2.75 m (9 ft 0 in)
- No.28 class and No.60 class
- 2.63 m (8 ft 8 in)
|
| Propulsion |
- No.13, No.14, No.15 and No.16
- 2 × Kampon Mk.23A Model 8 diesels, 2 shafts, 1,700 bhp
- all others
- 2 × Kampon Mk.23B Model 8 diesels, 2 shafts, 1,700 bhp
|
| Speed | 16.0 knots (18.4 mph; 29.6 km/h) |
| Range | 2,000 nmi (3,700 km) at 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
| Complement |
- No.13 class
- 68
- No.28 class and No.60 class
- 80
|
| Armament |
- No.13 on 1940
- 1 × 76.2 mm (3.00 in) L/40 AA gun
- 2 × Type 93 13.2 mm (0.52 in) AA guns
- 36 × Type 95 depth charges
- 2 × Type 94 depth charge projectors
- 1 × depth charge thrower
- 1 × Type 93 active sonar
- 1 × Type 93 hydrophone
- No.30 in August 1944
- 1 × 76.2 mm L/40 AA gun
- 3 × Type 96 25 mm AA guns
- 2 × Type 93 13 mm AA guns
- 36 × Type 2 depth charges
- 2 × Type 94 depth charge projectors
- 2 × depth charge throwers
- 1 × 22-Gō surface search radar
- 1 × Type 3 active sonar
- 1 × Type 93 hydrophone
|
The No.13 class submarine chaser (第十三号型駆潜艇,, Dai 13 Gō-gata Kusentei) were a class of submarine chasers of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during and after World War II; there were three sub classes, however the IJN's official document calls all of them the No.13 class.
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