Japanese minesweeper No. 8
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The No.8 minesweeper , also sometimes called W-8 was a No.7 class minesweeper owned and operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, and one of two W-7 class minesweeper to survive the war. She was laid down on 11 December 1937 and completed on 15 February 1939, then registered with the Sasebo Naval District. After making it through the war with fairly little damage, she was scuttled by the Royal Navy in the Strait of Malacca on 13 July 1946.
1937-12-11T00:00:00Z
1937-12-11T00:00:00Z
keel laying
1938-05-28T00:00:00Z
1938-05-28T00:00:00Z
ship launching
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