Japanese escort ship Etorofu
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Etorofu was the lead ship of her class of fourteen ships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
Background and description
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The main armament of the Etorofu 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. 36 depth charges were stowed aboard initially, but this later increased by August 1943 to 60 depth charges with a Type 97 Script error: No such module "convert". trench mortar[2] and six depth charge throwers. They received Type 22 and Type 13 radars and Type 93 sonar in 1943–44.
Construction and career
Etorofu was launched by Hitachi, Sakurajima, on 29 January 1943 and completed on 25 March. She served on repatriation duties until 1947 when she was turned over to the United States Navy on 5 August and broken up at Kure beginning on 13 October.[2]
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