Japanese Subchasers


Builders and Years Completed:	Various 1938-39
Displacement:	291-tons standard.
Dimensions:	184.5' x 18.4' x 7.4'
Propulsion:	2 diesel engines, 2-shafts, 2,600 b.h.p, maximum speed 20 knots
Armament:	2 x 40 mm AA guns, 36 depth charges.

CH-4 Class Submarine Chasers

(Subchaser No. 46 by Takeshi Yuki scanned from "Color Paintings of Japanese Warships")
The CH-4 class was also known as the CH-7 class since CH-7 was the first unit completed. During the war, all nine units of the class were rearmed with triple-mounted Type 96 25-mm AA guns and fitted with a Type 13 radar.

Builders and
Years Completed: Various
1938-39

Displacement: 291-tons standard.

Dimensions: 184.5' x 18.4' x 7.4'
Propulsion: 2 diesel engines, 2-shafts, 2,600 b.h.p, maximum speed 20 knots
Armament: 2 x 40 mm AA guns, 36 depth charges.