The No. 1-class patrol boat (第一号型哨戒艇,, Dai Ichi Gō-gata Shōkaitei) was a class of patrol boats of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during World War II. 2 vessels were converted from Minekaze-class destroyers in 1940.
Minekaze, the lead ship of the class of destroyer the patrol boats were converted from.
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Class overview | |
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Name | No.1-class patrol boat |
Builders | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal |
Operators | Imperial Japanese Navy |
Succeeded by | |
Built | 1940 |
In commission | 1940 – 1945 |
Planned | 4 |
Completed | 2 |
Cancelled | 2 (replaced by 4 × No.31-class patrol boats) |
Lost | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Patrol boat |
Displacement | 1,270 long tons (1,290 t) standard |
Length |
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Beam | 8.92 m (29 ft 3 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 22.0 knots (25.3 mph; 40.7 km/h) |
Armament |
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Ship | Completed as destroyer | Rebuilt completed | Fate |
Patrol Boat No. 1 [2] ex-Shimakaze |
15 November 1920 | First quarter of 1940 at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal. Renamed Patrol Boat No. 1 on 1 April 1940.[3] |
Sunk by USS Guardfish at west off Kavieng 02°51′S 149°43′E / 2.850°S 149.717°E on 12 January 1943. Decommissioned on 10 February 1943. |
Patrol Boat No. 2 ex-Nadakaze |
30 September 1921 | First quarter of 1940 at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal. Renamed Patrol Boat No. 2 on 1 April 1940.[3] |
Sunk by HMS Stubborn at Lombok Strait 07°07′S 115°40′E / 7.117°S 115.667°E on 25 July 1945. Decommissioned on 30 September 1945. |