Ioshima-class cruiser
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Class overview | |
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Name | Ioshima class cruiser |
Planned | 2 |
Completed | 2 |
Lost | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Escort vessel |
Length | 360 ft (110 m) |
Beam | 39 ft (12 m) |
Draught | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
Speed | 21-23kt |
Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 12 kn (14 mph; 22 km/h) |
Armament |
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The Ioshima-class escort ship (
Since they were built on the same design from the start (just by two different builders), the reconstruction brought them to a more-or-less common standard: old armaments and fire control platforms were removed; aft superstructures (including the seaplane facility aboard the former Ning Hai) were replaced with bigger ones mounting boat handling cranes and a raised main gun position, and search radar sets were installed. Their new armaments (secondary rifles passed from modernised cruisers and 25mm machine cannons), while seemingly lighter, were dual-purpose weapons more-suitable against contemporary aircraft.
Both Isoshima and Yasoshima were sunk by late 1944.
Ships
[edit]Name | Builder | Acquired | Recommissioned | Fate |
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Ioshima (ex-Ning Hai) | Harima Dock Co., Ltd. | 1938 | June 28, 1944 | Sunk by USS Shad on September 19, 1944 |
Yasoshima (ex-Ping Hai) | Kiangnan Dock and Engineering Works | 1938 | September 25, 1944 | Sunk by US Navy Aircraft on November 25, 1944 |
Bibliography
[edit]- Lacroix, Eric & Wells II, Linton (1997). Japanese Cruisers of the Pacific War. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-311-3.