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| Tonnage | 130 tons standard |
| Dimensions |
85'4" by 18'4" by 6'6" 26.01m by 5.59m by 1.98m |
| Maximum speed | 11 knots |
| Complement |
23 |
| Armament |
1 light machine gun 22 depth charges |
| Machinery |
1-shaft diesel (400 bhp) |
| Range |
1000 nautical miles (1900 km) at 10 knots |
The Cha-1s were
completed in 1943-1944. They were wooden-hulled
vessels based on
fishing trawlers and were intended for civilian use after the war. In
some respects they resembled the Pa-1s.
About 201 were built.
References
Jentschura, Jung, and Mickel (1977)
Materials of IJN (accessed 2012-2-20)
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