Kaibōkan
Classification of Japanese naval vessel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kaibōkan (海防艦, "sea defence ship") or coastal defense ship[FN 1] was a type of naval ship used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II for escort duty and coastal defense.[1] The term escort ship was used by the United States Navy to describe this category of Japanese ships.[2]
Not to be confused with Coastal defence ship.