No.13-class submarine chaser
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= IJN No14 Submarine Chaser 1941.jpg |Ship caption= No.13 class No.14 in March 1941 }} {{Infobox ship class overview |Name=*No.13 class submarine chasers
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|Operators=*20px Imperial Japanese Navy |Class before=No.4 class submarine chaser |Class after=*No.1 class coast defence boat |Subclasses= |Cost= |Built range=1939–1944 |In service range= |In commission range=1940–1956 |Total ships building= |Total ships planned=77 |Total ships completed=49 |Total ships cancelled=28 |Total ships active= |Total ships laid up= |Total ships lost=35 |Total ships retired=14 |Total ships preserved= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class= |Ship type=Submarine chaser |Ship tonnage= |Ship displacement=*No.13 class
|Ship length= {{convert|51.00|m|ftin|abbr=on}} overall |Ship beam= {{convert|6.70|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship height= |Ship draught=*No.13 class
|Ship draft= |Ship propulsion=*No.13, No.14, No.15 and No.16
|Ship power= |Ship speed= {{convert|16.0|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}} |Ship range= {{convert|2000|nmi|km|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|14|kn|mph km/h|abbr=on}} |Ship boats= |Ship troops= |Ship complement=*No.13 class
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The {{nihongo|No.13 class submarine chaser|第十三号型駆潜艇,|Dai 13 Gō-gata Kusentei}} were a class of submarine chasers of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during and after World War II; there were three sub classes, however the IJN's official document calls all of them the No.13 class.
Background
- In 1938 the Soviet Union strengthened its Pacific Ocean Fleet, increasing the number of submarines it possessed; the No.13 class was designed to counter this potential threat to Japanese shipping.
Ships in classes
=<small>''No.13'' class</small>=
- Project number K8. 15 vessels were built in 1939-42 under the Maru 4 Programme (Ship # 180 – 183) and the Maru Rin Programme (Ship # 184 – 194). And after the Maru Rin Programme vessels were equipped with a kitchen and food storage between bridge and the chimney for a long cruise.
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| 180
| {{nihongo|No.13|第13号駆潜艇, Dai-13-Gō Kusentei}} | Tsurumi Iron Works | 15 July 1940 | Sunk by USS Pickerel at southeast of Noda, 3 April 1943. |
| 181
| No.14 | Tama Shipyards | 31 March 1941 | Sunk by aircraft at Owase, 28 July 1945. |
| 182
| No.15 | 31 March 1941 | Decommissioned on 30 November 1945. Scrapped 1948. |
| 183
| No.16 | 5 April 1941 | Sunk by aircraft at Chichi-jima, 4 July 1944. |
| 184
| No.17 | 31 July 1941 | Sunk by USS Springer at Gotō Islands, 28 April 1945. |
| 185
| No.18 | Nihon Kōkan | 31 July 1941 | Sunk by aircraft at west of Manila, 30 December 1944. |
| 186
| No.19 | Harima Zōsen | 20 September 1941 | Sunk at Sasebo after the war. |
| 187
| No.20 | Tama Shipyards | 20 August 1941 | Scrapped 1948. |
| 188
| No.21 | Ōsaka Iron Works | 20 August 1941 | Decommissioned on 5 October 1945. Surrendered to United Kingdom on 7 October 1947, later scrapped. |
| 189
| No.22 | 12 October 1941 | Sunk by aircraft at Steven Channel on 19 February 1944. |
| 190
| No.23 | Harima Zōsen | 15 November 1941 | Decommissioned on 25 October 1945. Scrapped 1948. |
| 191
| No.24 | Ōsaka Iron Works | 20 December 1941 |
| 192
| No.25 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 29 December 1941 | Sunk by USS Grunion at Kiska, 15 July 1942. |
| 193
| No.26 | Nihon Kōkan | 20 December 1941 | Sunk by aircraft off Jinhae, 30 July 1945. |
| 194
| No.27 | Tōkyō Ishikawajima Shipyard | 18 January 1942 | Sunk by USS Grunion at Kiska, 15 July 1942. |
=<small>''No.28'' class</small>=
- Project number K8B. 31 vessels were built in 1941-44 under the Maru Rin Programme (Ship # 221 – 232) and the Maru Kyū Programme (Ship # 440 – 458). They abolished a slant of stern for mass production.
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| width="5%" | Ship # | width="10%" | Ship | width="12%" | Builder | width="5%" bgcolor= | Completed | width="30%" bgcolor= | Fate |
| 221
| No.28 | Nihon Kōkan | 15 May 1942 | Sunk by aircraft at Balintang Channel, 1 February 1945. |
| 222
| No.29 | Harima Zōsen | 30 April 1942 | Sunk by aircraft off Truk, 18 February 1944. |
| 223
| No.30 | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding | 13 May 1942 | Sunk by USS Barbero off Kuching, 24 December 1944. |
| 224
| No.31 | Tōkyō Ishikawajima Shipyard | 15 June 1942 | Sunk by aircraft at southeast of French Indochina, 12 January 1945. |
| 225
| No.32 | Nihon Kōkan | 19 August 1942 | Sunk by aircraft at Coron Bay, 24 September 1944. |
| 226
| No.33 | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding | 15 August 1942 | Sunk by aircraft at Cam Ranh Bay, 21 March 1945. |
| 227
| No.34 | Harima Zōsen | 31 August 1942 | Sunk by {{HMS|Saumarez|G12|6}}, HMS Vigilant and HMS Rapid at east of Little Andaman, 26 March 1945. |
| 228
| No.35 | Hakodate Dock | 28 February 1943 | Sunk by aircraft at Mekong, 23 February 1945. |
| 229
| No.36 | Tōkyō Ishikawajima Shipyard | 15 October 1942 | Sunk by aircraft at Subic Bay, 19 November 1944. |
| 230
| No.37 | Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding | 31 October 1942 | Sunk by aircraft at Amami Ōshima, 22 May 1945. |
| 231
| No.38 | Nihon Kōkan | 10 December 1942 | Decommissioned on 25 October 1945. Surrendered to Soviet Union on 3 October 1947. |
| 232
| No.39 | Harima Zōsen | 31 October 1942 | Sunk by aircraft at Kavieng, 16 February 1944. |
| 440
| No.40 | Hitachi Zōsen | 31 March 1942 | Sunk by aircraft off Kavieng, 19 February 1944. |
| 441
| No.41 | Kawanami Kōgyō | 31 January 1943 | Scuttled by Royal Navy, 11 July 1946. Decommissioned on 10 August 1946. |
| 442
| No.42 | Hitachi Zōsen | 31 January 1943 | Sunk by aircraft at Onagawa, 9 August 1945. |
| 443
| No.43 | Niigata Iron Works | 7 April 1943 | Sunk by aircraft at Cam Ranh Bay, 12 January 1945. |
| 444
| No.44 | Kawanami Kōgyō | 15 May 1943 | Decommissioned on 15 September 1945. Scrapped 1948. |
| 445
| No.45 | Hakodate Dock | 15 October 1943 | Sunk by aircraft at Cebu, 29 November 1944. |
| 446
| No.46 | Hitachi Zōsen | 30 September 1943 | Sunk by aircraft at Masbate, 25 November 1944. |
| 447
| No.47 | Kawanami Kōgyō | 12 August 1943 | Decommissioned on 15 September 1945. Surrendered to United States on 1 October 1947 at Qingdao. Sunk as target at {{coord|35|45|N|123|17|E}}, 7 October 1947. |
| 448
| No.48 | Niigata Iron Works | 31 July 1943 | Sunk by naval bombardment at Kamaishi, 14 July 1945. |
| 449
| No.49 | Hakodate Dock | 31 January 1944 | Decommissioned on 5 October 1945. Surrendered to Republic of China on 3 October 1947, and renamed Haihong. Renamed Yalong (PC-106) in January 1951. Renamed Qujiang in 1954. Decommissioned on 1 October 1956. |
| 450
| No.50 | Hitachi Zōsen | 30 November 1943 | Sunk by aircraft at Chichi-jima, 20 July 1944. |
| 451
| No.51 | Kawanami Kōgyō | 8 November 1943 | Decommissioned on 15 September 1945. Scrapped on 1 August 1948. |
| 452
| No.52 | Naniwa Dock | 30 November 1943 | Scrapped 1948. |
| 453
| No.53 | Naniwa Dock | 20 March 1944 | Sunk by {{USS|Waller|DD-466|6}} and {{USS|Pringle|DD-477|6}} at Ormoc Bay, 28 November 1944. |
| 454
| No.54 | Niigata Iron Works | 12 November 1943 | Sunk by USS Pollack at Bonin Islands, 25 March 1944. |
| 455
| No.55 | Hakodate Dock | 31 May 1944 | Sunk by aircraft at Cebu Strait, 13 September 1944. |
| 456
| No.56 | Naniwa Dock | 26 July 1944 | Decommissioned 1947. |
| 457
| No.57 | Hakodate Dock | 28 October 1944 | Sunk by HMS Tartar and HMS Eskimo at north of Sabang, 12 June 1945. |
| 458
| No.58 | Niigata Iron Works | 26 January 1944 | Sunk by aircraft at Amami Ōshima, 22 May 1945. |
| 459
| No.59 | | | Cancelled in 1943. |
=<small>''No.60'' class</small>=
- Project number K8C. 3 vessels were built in 1943-44 under the Kai-Maru 5 Programme (Ship # 5341, # 5342 and 5344). They were changed inner hull design from the No.28 class. Therefore, there is not a difference of appearances.
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| 5341
| No.60 | Niigata Iron Works | 28 March 1944 | Decommissioned on 5 October 1945. Scrapped 1948. |
| 5342
| No.61 | Niigata Iron Works | 8 May 1944 | Sunk by aircraft at south of Taiwan, 9 January 1945. |
| 5343
| No.62 | | | Cancelled in 1943. |
| 5344
| No.63 | Niigata Iron Works | 30 June 1944 | Sunk by HMS Virago and HMS Volage at east of Little Andaman, 26 March 1945. |
| 5345 – 5370
| No.64 to No.89 | | | Cancelled in 1943. |
Photo
Image:Japanese submarine chaser PC-30.jpg|No.30 on 13 May 1942
Image:Japanese submarine chaser 38 in 1945.jpg|No.23 or No.38 on 16 September 1945
Bibliography
- Monthly Ships of the World, Special issue Vol. 45, "Escort Vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy", {{cite web |url=http://www.ships-net.co.jp/ |title=Kaijinsha}}, (Japan), February 1996
- Model Art Extra, No. 340 "Drawings of Imperial Japanese Naval Vessels Part-1", {{cite web |url=http://www.modelart.jp/ |title=Model Art Co. Ltd.}} (Japan), October 1989
- The Maru Special, Japanese Naval Vessels No. 49, "Japanese submarine chasers and patrol boats", {{cite web |url=http://www.kojinsha.co.jp/ |title=Ushio Shobō}} (Japan), March 1981
- 50-year History of Harima Zōsen, Harima Zōsen Corporation, November 1960
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