Japanese minesweeper No. 10 (1938)
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The No.10 minesweeper (第十号掃海艇, Dai Jū Gō Sōkaitei), also sometimes called W-10 was a No.7 class minesweeper of the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was launched on 21 December 1937 and completed in 1939.
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Name | W-10 |
Builder | Tokyo Ishikawajima Shipbuilding Yard, Tokyo |
Laid down | 21 December 1937 |
Launched | 22 September 1938 |
Completed | 15 February 1939 |
Out of service | 15 March 1942 |
Fate | Sunk by air raid off Pandan, Caoayan (near Vigan) on 10 December 1941 at 17°32'N, 120°22'E. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | W-7 Class |
Type | Minesweeper |
Displacement | 630 |
Length | 237 feet |
Height | 25.9 feet |
Depth | 6.6 feet |
Installed power | 3,850 horsepower |
Propulsion | Steam |
Speed | 20 knots |
Complement | 88 |
Armament | 2 x 120mm (4.7") 45 cal, 9 x 25mm AA, 36 depth charges[1] |
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