W-7
History
Fleet minesweepers (掃海艇), identified only by hull number rather than individual names, built 1937-39 under the Maru-3 Programme, replacing the worn-out predecessor No.7/9/11-class boats used against Chinese forces on the Yangtze. Minelaying gear was deleted in favor of an extra 120mm gun. Roughly 750 tons. Of six boats, five were lost; only W-8 survived the war.
Ships in this class
| Ship | Kanji | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| W-7 | Lead ship of the class; sunk by HMS Storm off Port Blair, April 1944. | |
| W-8 | Survived the war, scuttled by the Royal Navy off Singapore in July 1946. | |
| W-9 | Lost to a mine off Ambon, February 1942. | |
| W-10 | Sunk by air attack off Vigan, December 1941. | |
| W-11 | Sunk by air attack off Makassar, March 1945. | |
| W-12 | Sunk by the submarine USS Besugo off Flores, April 1945. |
Builds of this class
No build for this ship class yet.
Available kits
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