The No. 1-class submarine chaser (第一号型駆潜艇, Dai 1 Gō-gata Kusentei) was a class of submarine chasers of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during World War II. Three vessels were built in 1933-36 under the Maru 1 Programme and the Maru 2 Programme. They have two sub classes.
(left to right) No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 in 1938
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Class overview | |
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Builders | |
Operators | Imperial Japanese Navy |
Succeeded by | No. 4 class |
Cost |
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Built | 1933 – 1936 |
In commission | 1934 – 1946 |
Planned | 3 |
Completed | 3 |
Lost | 1 |
Retired | 2 |
General characteristics No. 1-class | |
Displacement |
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Length |
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Beam | 5.90 m (19 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 1.43 m (4 ft 8 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | |
Range | 1,500 nmi (2,800 km) at 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
Complement | 65 |
Armament |
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General characteristics No. 3-class | |
Displacement |
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Length |
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Beam | 5.60 m (18 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 20.0 knots (23.0 mph; 37.0 km/h) |
Range | 1,500 nmi (2,800 km) at 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
Complement | 60 |
Armament |
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Ship | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
No. 1[1] | Uraga Dock Company | 19 June 1933 | 23 December 1933 | 24 March 1934 | Scuttled by Royal Navy off Singapore on 11 July 1946. Decommissioned on 10 August 1946. |
No. 2 | Tōkyō Ishikawajima Shipyard | 9 June 1933 | 20 December 1933 | 25 March 1934 | Sunk by USS Blueback at north of Lombok on 27 June 1945. |
Ship | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
No. 3 | Asano Shipyard | 17 April 1935 | 6 June 1936 | 5 October 1936 | Scuttled by Royal Navy off Singapore on 11 July 1946. Decommissioned on 10 August 1946. |