Kamishima

History

Emergency coastal minelayers for late-war needs (Maru Sen Programme 1945, for mining straits after the loss of much of the fleet). Of nine planned units, only two were completed; the remaining seven hulls were cancelled or never completed (one reportedly to be named “Hikoshima”).

Ships in this class

ShipKanjiRemark
Kamishima神島Decommissioned September 1945, surrendered to the USSR at Nakhodka in October 1947.
Awashima粟島Completed only after the war’s end (April 1946), surrendered to the US, sunk as a target ship 7 October 1947.
Hikoshima彦島Planned, never completed.

Builds of this class

No build for this ship class yet.

Available kits

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