Shirataka 1929
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 白鷹 [Shirataka] | Ishikawajima, Tokyo | 11.1927 | 25.1.1929 | 4.1929 | sunk 31.8.1944 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
1345 |
|
Displacement full, t |
1692 |
|
Length, m |
79.2 pp 84.0 wl |
|
Breadth, m |
11.6 |
|
Draught, m |
3.05 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 VTE, 2 Kampon boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
2000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
16 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 300 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2200(10) |
|
Armament |
3 x 1 - 120/45 3-shiki, 1 x 1 - 7.7/87, 100 mines or nets |
|
Complement |
175 |
Project history: Built under the 1923 programme as dual-purpose minelayer-netlayer. Besides six antisubmarine nets carried to 100 mines.
Modernizations: 1935: 250t of solid ballast was added; draught was increased to 3.10m, - 1 x 1 -120/45
1940: conversion to escort; - 1 x 1 - 120/45, mines; + 4 DCT (36)
1943-1944: + 3-shiki hydrophone
Naval service: Shirataka was sunk 31.8.1944 N off Luzon by US submarine Sealion.
Shirataka 1929
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