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W 19 class minesweeper

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Preceded by
  
No.7-class

Built
  
1940 – 1944

W-19-class minesweeper

Name
  
No.19 class minesweeper

Builders
  
Kure Naval Arsenal Fujinagata Shipyards Harima Shipyard Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Tōkyō Ishikawajima Shipyard

Operators
  
Imperial Japanese Navy Soviet Navy

Cost
  
2,660,000 JPY (in 1939)

The No.19 class minesweeper (第十九号型掃海艇,, Dai Jūkyū Gō-gata Sōkaitei) was a class of minesweepers of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during World War II. 70 vessels were planned under the Maru 4 Programme (Ship # 164–169), Maru Kyū Programme (Ship # 410–437) and Kai-Maru 5 Programme (Ship # 5301–5336), however, only 17 vessels were completed.

Background

  • Project number I4B. Improved model of the No.7-class. The IJN gave them a turret of 55 degrees gun elevation, because the IJN wanted to attack the strong point of behind the hill to them. And it was not useful in the Pacific War very much.
  • And after the Maru Kyū Programme vessels abolished double-curvature bow for a mass production and changed bow shape.

    • References

    W-19-class minesweeper Wikipedia
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