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| Tonnage | 1135 tons standard displacement |
| Dimensions | 292'0" by 34'11" by 9'2" 89.00m by 10.64m by 2.79m |
| Maximum speed | 20 knots |
| Complement | 150 |
| Armament | 2 4.7"/45
guns 2 13mm/76 machine guns 185 mines |
| Machinery |
2-shaft geared turbine (4800 ihp) 2 Kampon boilers |
| Bunkerage | 278 tons coal 164 tons fuel oil |
| Range | 4800 nautical miles (8900 km) at 10 knots |
| Modifications |
Fitted with depth charge racks at some point
for escort duty |
The Yaeyama
was a hybrid minelayer/net tender
built in 1932. She was with Minelayer Squadron 17 north of Singapore when war broke out. She
was sunk by aircraft
on 24 September 1944 off Mindoro.
References
CombinedFleet.com (accessed 2008-4-2)
Jentschura, Jung, and Mickel (1977)
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