Japanese Minesweepers


Builders and Year Completed:	Various 1937-1939
Displacement:	630-tons standard.
Dimensions:	237' x 25.9' x 6.7'
Propulsion:	2 sets GTU, 2 Kampon boilers, 2-shafts, 3850 i.h.p, speed 20 knots
Armament:	2 x 4.7-inch 120-mm)/45 cal HA, 25-mm AA guns, depth charges

W-7 Class Minesweepers

(W-19 Class Minesweeper by Takeshi Yuki scanned from "Color Paintings of Japanese Warships")
The W-7 class of six resembled the W-13 class. In 1943-1944, four units of the class had their minesweeping gear removed and were rearmed with nine Type 96 25-mm AA guns and armed with 36 DCs for escort duty.

Builders and
Year Completed: Various
1937-1939

Displacement: 630-tons standard.

Dimensions: 237' x 25.9' x 6.7'
Propulsion: 2 sets GTU, 2 Kampon boilers, 2-shafts, 3850 i.h.p, speed 20 knots
Armament: 2 x 4.7-inch 120-mm)/45 cal HA, 25-mm AA guns, depth charges