Etorofu

History

Improved Type A escort ship (kaibōkan), built 1942-44 as a follow-on to the Shimushu class for convoy escort and anti-submarine duty. 14 units.

Ships in this class

Ship Kanji Remark
Etorofu 択捉 Survived the war, ceded to the US in 1946.
Matsuwa 松輪 Sunk 22 August 1944 by a US submarine.
Sado 佐渡 Sunk 22 August 1944 by a US submarine.
Mutsure 六連 Sunk 2 September 1943 by the submarine USS Snapper.
Iki 壱岐 Sunk 24 May 1944.
Wakamiya 若宮 Sunk 24 May 1944.
Hirado 平戸 Sunk 12 September 1944.
Amakusa 天草 Sunk 9 August 1945 by British aircraft.
Kanju 甘露 Scuttled after mine damage, 15 August 1945.
Oki 隠岐 Survived the war, ceded to the Republic of China, later taken over by the PLA Navy, scrapped 1982.
Tsushima 対馬 Survived the war, ceded to the Republic of China, scrapped 1963.
Fukae 福江 Survived the war, ceded to Britain in 1947.
Manju 満珠 Survived the war, scrapped 1946.
Kasado 笠戸 Survived the war, scrapped 1948.

Builds of this class

No build for this ship class yet.

Available kits

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