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Preceded by
  
Ajiro class

In commission
  
1945–1947

Built
  
1945–1946

Kamishima-class minelayer

Name
  
Kamishima class minelayer

Builders
  
Sasebo Naval ArsenalKawanami Kōgyō Corporation

Operators
  
Imperial Japanese Navy Soviet Navy

The Kamishima class minelayer (神島型敷設艇,, Kamishima-gata Fusetsutei) was a class of minelayers of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during and after World War II. 9 vessels were planned under the Maru Sen Programme, however only 1 vessel was completed until the end of war.

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Background

  • End of 1944, Japanese sea lanes were cut apart by United States Navy. The IJN wanted to secure only the security of the Sea of Japan.
  • Therefore, the IJN had to lay a naval mine in La Pérouse Strait, Tsugaru Strait and Tsushima Strait. However, the IJN already exhausted minelayers.
  • The IJN planned two kinds of minelayers. One was the large-sized Minoo class, the other the small-sized Kamishima class.

    • Design

  • The Navy Technical Department (Kampon) revised the Hirashima's drawings, and gave escort ship (Kaibōkan) armaments.
  • Their Type 5 40 mm AA was the latest anti-aircraft gun in the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy. It was a Japanese version of the Bofors 40 mm.

    • References

    Kamishima-class minelayer Wikipedia
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