No.1-class patrol boat
Minekaze, the lead ship of the class of destroyer the patrol boats were converted from. | |
| Class overview | |
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| Name | No.1-class patrol boat |
| Builders | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal |
| Operators | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Succeeded by | |
| Built | 1940 |
| In commission | 1940 – 1945 |
| Planned | 4 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Canceled | 2 (replaced by 4 × No.31-class patrol boats) |
| Lost | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol boat |
| Displacement | 1,270 long tons (1,290 t) standard |
| Length |
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| Beam | 8.92 m (29 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 22.0 knots (25.3 mph; 40.7 km/h) |
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The No. 1-class patrol boat (第一号型哨戒艇,, Dai Ichi Gō-gata Shōkaitei) was a class of patrol boats of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during World War II. 2 vessels were converted from Minekaze-class destroyers in 1940.