Japanese escort ship Hachijo
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Background and description
The Japanese called these ships Kaibōkan, "ocean defence ships", (Kai = sea, ocean, Bo = defence, Kan = ship), to denote a multi-purpose vessel. They were initially intended for patrol and fishery protection, minesweeping and as convoy escorts. The ships measured Script error: No such module "convert". overall, with a beam of Script error: No such module "convert". and a draft of Script error: No such module "convert"..[1] They displaced Script error: No such module "convert". at standard load and Script error: No such module "convert". at deep load. The ships had two diesel engines, each driving one propeller shaft, which were rated at a total of Script error: No such module "convert". for a speed of Script error: No such module "convert".. The ships had a range of Script error: No such module "convert". at a speed of Script error: No such module "convert"..[2]
The main armament of the Shimushu class consisted of three Type 3 Script error: No such module "convert". guns in single mounts, one superfiring pair aft and one mount forward of the superstructure. They were built with four Type 96 Script error: No such module "convert". anti-aircraft guns in two twin-gun mounts, but the total was increased to 15 guns by August 1943. A dozen depth charges were stowed aboard initially, but this was doubled in May 1942 when their minesweeping gear was removed.[2] The anti-submarine weaponry later rose to 60 depth charges with a Type 97 Script error: No such module "convert". trench mortar and six depth charge throwers.
Construction and career
Like her sister ship Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., Hachijo spent most of her early career in the Kuriles escorting ships. On 19 February 1943, Hachijo barely missed meeting her doom when she was detached from escorting Akagane Maru to Attu in the morning. That evening, Akagane Maru ran into the heavy cruiser Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". with two destroyers and was sunk.
On 7 July 1944 Hachijo was severely damaged in an air attack, taking damage to her hull and an auxiliary engine room was flooded. Hachijo survived the war and was scrapped on 30 April 1948.
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References
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External links
- Hachijo at Combined fleet (Retrieved on November 7, 2007)