Japanese minesweeper No. 7 (1938)
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For other ships with the same name, see Japanese minesweeper W-7.
No.7 (第七号掃海艇, Dai Nana Gō Sōkaitei), also sometimes called W-7 was a No.7-class minesweeper for the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was laid down on 27 October 1937, and completed on 16 June 1938.
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Minesweeper No. 7 near Singapore, September 23, 1942 | |
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Japan | |
Name | W-7 |
Builder | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding |
Laid down | 27 October 1937 |
Launched | 16 June 1938 |
Out of service | 10 June 1944 |
Homeport | Sasebo, Nagasaki |
Fate | Sunk at 11°34'N, 93°08'E. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | W-7-class minesweeper |
Displacement | 750 tons |
Length | 72.2 m (236 ft 11 in) |
Height | 7.9 m (25 ft 11 in) |
Depth | 2 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Installed power | 3,850 hp (2,870 kW) |
Propulsion | Steam |
Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Range | 2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) |
Complement | 88 |
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