Shimushu-class escort ship

The Shimushu-class escort ships were a class of kaibōkan built for the Imperial Japanese Navy just prior to World War II. Four ships out of an initially planned 16 vessels were completed. The class was also referred to by internal Japanese documents as the "A-class" coastal defense vessel .

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1939  Wikimedia, Wikidata
4 produced, 
kaibokan, Universal Shipbuilding, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Soviet Navy, Imperial Japanese Navy, Japan, 

Hachijo, Ishigaki, Kunashiri, Shimushu, 

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  Hachijo ⓘ
  1940 Shimushu-class escort ship

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  Ishigaki ⓘ
  1940 Shimushu-class escort ship

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  Kunashiri ⓘ
  1940 Shimushu-class escort ship

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  Shimushu ⓘ
  1939 Shimushu-class escort ship

Frameless

NH 111520 Japanese Cruiser ASHIGARA and Minelayer SHIMUSHU, June 20, 1941

Japanese escort ship Kunashiri 1942

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft		Hachijo	kaibokan, Shimushu-class escort ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Ishigaki	kaibokan, Shimushu-class escort ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Kunashiri	kaibokan, Shimushu-class escort ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Shimushu	kaibokan, Shimushu-class escort ship	Wikidata
commons	image		NH 111520 Japanese Cruiser ASHIGARA and Minelayer SHIMUSHU, June 20, 1941		Commons
commons	image		Japanese escort ship Kunashiri 1942		Commons