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Hatsutaka class minelayer

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Preceded by
  
Shirataka

Built
  
1938 – 1941

Hatsutaka-class minelayer

Name
  
Hatsutaka-class minelayers Hatsutaka-class Wakataka-class Asadori-class (only a project)

Builders
  
Harima Zōsen Corporation

Operators
  
Imperial Japanese Navy Royal Malaysian Navy Republic of Singapore Navy

Cost
  
4,733,000 JPY (Hatsutaka) 4,900,000 JPY (Wakataka)

The Hatsutaka-class minelayer (初鷹型敷設艦,, Hatsutaka-gata Fusetsukan) was a class of minelayers of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during World War II. They have three sub classes, this article handles them collectively.

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Design

  • The Hastutaka-class minelayer was reinforced model of the Shirataka. The Harima Zōsen Corporation dealt with all of the Hatsutaka-class.

    • Hatsutaka-class

  • Project number was H12. First production model of the Hatsutaka-class. 2 vessels were built in 1938-40 under the Maru 3 Programme (Ship # 7 - 8). They were equipped with 4 × 40 mm quick-firing guns for anti-submarine warfare.

    • Wakataka-class

  • Project number was H12B. Second production model of the Hatsutaka-class. Only 1 vessel was built under the Maru 4 Programme (Ship # 102). She was equipped with 2 × 76.2 mm (3.00 in) anti-aircraft cannons. The Wakataka was classed in the Hatsutaka-class in the IJN official documents. The IJN called her the Modified Hatsutaka-class (改初鷹型,, Kai Hatsutaka-gata) unofficially.

    • Asadori-class

  • Project number was H12C. The Navy Technical Department revised the Wakataka drawings. Only 1 vessel was planned under the Kai-Maru 5 Programme (Ship # 5039). The IJN called her the Modified Wakataka-class (改若鷹型,, Kai Wakataka-gata) unofficially.

    • References

    Hatsutaka-class minelayer Wikipedia
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