Natsushima (1933)

History

Built from the keel up as a minelayer/net layer, design derived from the Tsubame class. The year suffix in the title is for clarity, since the name Natsushima also appears as a ship name within the older 1913 Sokuten class (not covered separately on this site).

Ships in this class

ShipKanjiRemark
Natsushima夏島Sunk 22 February 1944 off Kavieng (USS Stanly, Charles Ausburne, Dyson).
Nasami那沙美Sunk 1 April 1944 by air raid at Rabaul.
Sarushima猿島Repurposed as a diesel-engine test ship; sunk 4 July 1944 by air raid off Otōto-jima.

Builds of this class

No build for this ship class yet.

Available kits

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