Japanese escort ship Okinawa
Okinawa was an escort ship ("Kaibōkan") of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War. She belonged to the Ukuru class. The ship is most notable for its possible participation in the sinkings of two submarines.
An Ukuru class kaibōkan, the Uku, seen here in 1944. Okinawa looked very similar. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Japan | |
| Builder | Nihon Kokan, Tsurumi (Japan) |
| Laid down | 10 December 1943 |
| Launched | 19 June 1944 |
| Stricken | 15 September 1945 |
| Fate | Sunk by aircraft on 30 July 1945 |
| Notes | Refloated after the war and scrapped in September 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 940 tons |
| Length | 78,8 meters |
| Beam | 9 meters |
| Draught | 3 meters |
| Propulsion | diesels, 4200 bhp |
| Speed | 19,5 knots |
| Complement | 150 |
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