Kamishima-class minelayer

	Kamishima in 1947
Class overview
Name	Kamishima class
Builders	Sasebo Naval Arsenal; Kawanami Kōgyō Corporation;
Operators	Imperial Japanese Navy; Soviet Navy;
Preceded by	Ajiro class
Built	1945–1946
In commission	1945–1947
Planned	9
Completed	2
Canceled	7
Retired	2
General characteristics
Type	Minelayer
Displacement	766 long tons (778 t) standard
Length	74.50 m (244 ft 5 in) overall
Beam	7.85 m (25 ft 9 in)
Draught	2.60 m (8 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	Kamishima; 2 × Kampon Mk.23B Model 8 diesels, 2 shafts, 1,900 bhp (1,400 kW); Awashima; 2 × MAN Mk.3 Model 10 diesels, 2 shafts, 3,600 bhp (2,700 kW);
Speed	Kamishima; 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph); Awashima; 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph);
Range	Kamishima; 3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph);
Complement	Kamishima; 94;
Armament	Kamishima, 1945; 2 × Type 5 40 mm L/65 AA guns; 16 × Type 96 25 mm AA guns; 36 × Type 2 depth charges; 120 × Type 93 naval mines; 4 × Type 3 depth charge projectors; 8 × depth charge throwers; 1 × 22-Gō surface search radar; 1 × 13-Gō early warning radar; 2 × Type 3 active sonars; 1 × Type 93 hydrophone; 1 × Paravane;

The Kamishima-class minelayer (神島型敷設艇,, Kamishima-gata Fusetsutei) was a class of minelayers of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during and after World War II. Nine vessels were planned under the Maru Sen Programme; however, only one vessel was completed by the end of war.