W-19-class minesweeper

	No.29 on 22 October 1943
Class overview
Name	No.19 class minesweeper
Builders	Kure Naval Arsenal; Fujinagata Shipyards; Harima Shipyard; Mitsubishi Heavy Industries; Tōkyō Ishikawajima Shipyard;
Operators	Imperial Japanese Navy; Soviet Navy;
Preceded by	No.7 class
Cost	2,660,000 JPY (in 1939)
Built	1940 – 1944
In commission	1941 – 1945 (IJN)
Planned	70
Completed	17
Canceled	53
Lost	15
Retired	2
General characteristics
Displacement	648 long tons (658 t) standard
Length	72.50 m (237 ft 10 in) overall
Beam	7.85 m (25 ft 9 in)
Draught	2.61 m (8 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	2 × Kampon geared turbines; 2 × Kampon mix-fired boilers; 2 shafts, 3,850 shp;
Speed	20.0 knots (23.0 mph; 37.0 km/h)
Range	2,000 nmi (3,700 km) at 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h)
Complement	98
Armament	3 × 120 mm (4.7 in) L/45 naval guns; 2 × 25 mm AA guns; 36 × depth charges; 1 × Type 94 depth charge projector; 6 × paravanes;

The No.19 class minesweeper (第十九号型掃海艇,, Dai Jūkyū Gō-gata Sōkaitei) was a class of minesweepers of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during World War II. 70 vessels were planned under the Maru 4 Programme (Ship # 164–169), Maru Kyū Programme (Ship # 410–437) and Kai-Maru 5 Programme (Ship # 5301–5336), however, only 17 vessels were completed.