Japanese escort ship Amakusa

History
Empire of Japan
Name	Amakusa
Builder	Hitachi Zosen, Sakurajima
Laid down	5 April 1943
Launched	1943
Completed	20 November 1943
Fate	Sunk 9 August 1945
General characteristics
Class and type	Etorofu-class escort ship
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)/45 cal DP guns; Up to 15 × Type 96 25 mm (0.98 in) AA guns; 6 × depth charge throwers; Up to 60 × depth charges;

The Japanese escort ship Amakusa was one of fourteen Etorofu-class Kaibōkan destroyer escorts built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

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