Japanese escort ship Kanawa
| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan
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| Name: | Kanawa |
| Builder: | Mitsui Shipbuilding, Tamano |
| Laid down: | 15 November 1944 |
| Launched: | 20 January 1945 |
| Commissioned: | 15 March 1945 |
| Fate: | Scrapped 1947 |
| 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 |
| Armament: |
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Kanawa was an Ukuru-class escort ship ("Kaibokan") of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War.[1] After the war Kanawa was used in repatriation service. She was then taken by the British and scrapped in 1947 at Singapore.
References
- ↑ Hiroshi Nishida (Misohito) (2003). "Ukuru class escorts". Nifty.com.
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