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Tonnage |
3224 tons standard |
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Dimensions |
300'9" by 44'1" by 19'2" 91.67m by 13.44m by 5.84m |
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Maximum speed |
11 knots |
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Armament |
1 4.7"/45
dual-purpose gun 14 25mm/60 AA guns 380 mines 24 depth charges |
| Machinery |
1-shaft reciprocating engines
(1200 shp) Coal boilers |
| Range | 4000 nautical miles (6400 km) at 9 knots |
| Sensors |
Type 13 radar |
The Eijos were standard Type 2D merchant
vessels converted to minelayers. They were capable of acting as
transports when necessary.
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Eijo |
Completed 1945-3-10 (Kure)
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Torpedoed
1945-6-17 off Hokkaido by Spadefish |
| Meino |
Completed 1945-8-5 (Kure)
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Jentschura, Jung, and Mickel (1977)
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