Katsuriki 1941
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 勝力 [Katsuriki] | Kure K K | 1916 | 5.10.1916 | 1.1917 | survey vessel 7.1942 |
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Displacement standard, t |
1540 |
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Displacement normal, t |
2000 |
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Length, m |
73.1 wl |
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Breadth, m |
11.9 |
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Draught, m |
4.27 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 VTE, 2 Kampon boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
1800 |
|
Max speed, kts |
13 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 449 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1800(10) |
|
Armament |
3 x 1 - 76/40 41-shiki, 150 mines, mechanical minesweeping gear |
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Complement |
Project history: First Japanese purpose-built minelayer. Ordered under the 1915-16 programme. Had 4 wooden gallows for minelaying and minesweeping.
Modernizations: 1931: - 3 x 1 - 76/40; + 2 x 1 - 76/40 11-shiki
Naval service: Katsuriki was used as survey vessel from 1936 but officially reclassified only in 1942. Katsuriki was sunk 21.9.1944 SW off Manila by US submarine Haddo.
Katsuriki
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