Etorofu-class escort ship

	Etorofu in 1943
Class overview
Operators	Imperial Japanese Navy; Republic of China Navy; People's Liberation Army Navy;
Preceded by	Shimushu class
Succeeded by	Mikura class
Built	1942–1944
Completed	14
Lost	8
General characteristics
Type	Escort vessel
Displacement	870 long tons (884 t)
Length	77.7 m (255 ft)
Beam	9.1 m (29 ft 10 in)
Draught	3.05 m (10 ft)
Speed	19.7 knots (22.7 mph; 36.5 km/h)
Complement	150
Armament	3 × 120 mm (4.7 in)/45cal DP guns; 4 × Type 96 25 mm (0.98 in) AA guns, later up to 15; 6 × depth charge throwers; 36 × depth charges initially, but later up to 60; 1 × 81 mm (3.2 in) mortar;

The Etorofu-class escort ships (択捉型海防艦, Etorofu-gata kaibōkan) were a group of fourteen kaibōkan escort vessels built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Eight of the fourteen ships were sunk during the war. The class was also referred to by internal Japanese documents as the "Modified A-class" coastal defense vessel (甲型海防艦, Kō-gata kaibōkan).

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