Hiburi class escort ship
Encyclopedia
The was a sub class of the Mikura class escort ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy
(IJN), serving during and after World War II
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The new drawings had the following characteristic.
The Kampon estimated man-hours for building will be between 42,000 to 40,000.
The new drawing was sent to the Hitachi Zōsen Corporation, Sakurajima Shipyard. The Mikura class and the Ukuru class that had not been started were converted to the Hiburi class. The Hitachi Zōsen build all of the Hiburi class vessels.
Imperial Japanese Navy
The Imperial Japanese Navy was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1869 until 1947, when it was dissolved following Japan's constitutional renunciation of the use of force as a means of settling international disputes...
(IJN), serving during and after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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Background
- In 1943, the Japanese Navy General Staff (Gunreibu)Imperial Japanese Navy General StaffThe was the highest organ within the Imperial Japanese Navy. In charge of planning and operations, it was headed by an Admiral headquartered in Tokyo.-History:...
promoted the building of Escort ship Type-A, the
Design
- The Navy Technical Department (Kampon)Imperial Japanese Navy Technical DepartmentThe was the externally operating division of the Ministry of the Navy of Japan responsible for the administration of naval vessel construction. From 1923 onward, it took on the role of a research institution for the research and development of naval technologies and engineering...
used the
- Armaments and under waterline designs were same as Mikura.
- Everything else was same as in the Ukuru.
Ships in class
| Ship # | Ship | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| 328 | 03-01-1944 | 10-04-1944 | 27-06-1944 | Sunk by USS Harder USS Harder (SS-257) , a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the harder, a fish of the mullet family found off South Africa. One of the most famous submarines of World War II, she received the Presidential Unit Citation. Her skipper, the resolute and resourceful Commander ... at west of Manila Manila Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,... , 22-08-1944. |
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| 333 | 23-02-1944 | 19-05-1944 | 07-08-1944 | Sunk by naval mine at Tsushima Strait Tsushima Strait is the eastern channel of the Korea Strait, which lies between Korea and Japan, connecting the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea.The Tsushima Strait is the broader eastern channel to the east and southeast of Tsushima Island, with the Japanese islands of Honshū to the east and northeast, and... , 16-11-1945. |
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| 339 | 23-02-1944 | 24-06-1944 | 13-07-1944 | Sunk by USS Hoe USS Hoe (SS-258) , a Gato-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the hoe, one of various sharks, especially the dogfish.Her keel was laid down by the Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut on 2 January 1942. She was launched 17 September 1942 , and commissioned 16 December 1942,... at south of Hainan Island Hainan Hainan is the smallest province of the People's Republic of China . Although the province comprises some two hundred islands scattered among three archipelagos off the southern coast, of its land mass is Hainan Island , from which the province takes its name... , 25-02-1945. |
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| 5252 | 26-05-1944 | 15-08-1944 | 25-09-1944 | Sunk by USS Spadefish USS Spadefish (SS-411) USS Spadefish , a Balao-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the spadefish. Although she was commissioned late in the war and spent only one year in the Pacific war zone, she was to run up a record of 88,091 tons in 21 ships and numerous trawlers... at Yellow Sea Yellow Sea The Yellow Sea is the name given to the northern part of the East China Sea, which is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean. It is located between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula. Its name comes from the sand particles from Gobi Desert sand storms that turn the surface of the water golden... 33°54′N 122°55′E, 28-01-1945. |
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| 5254 | 30-06-1944 | 04-09-1944 | 15-10-1944 | Decommissioned on 30-11-1945. Transferred to Meteorological Agency Japan Meteorological Agency The or JMA, is the Japanese government's weather service. Charged with gathering and reporting weather data and forecasts in Japan, it is a semi-autonomous part of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport... 26-12-1947, and renamed Ikuna-maru. Transferred to Maritime Safety Agency Japan Coast Guard The , formerly the Maritime Safety Agency, is the Japanese coast guard. Comprising about 12,000 personnel, it is under the oversight of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and is responsible for the protection the coast-lines of Japan... 01-01-1949, and renamed Ojika (PS-102). Decommissioned on 25-05-1963. |
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| 5257 | 21-08-1944 | 31-10-1944 | 15-12-1944 | Decommissioned on 15-09-1945. Surrendered to Republic of China Republic of China The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor... on 06-07-1947, and renamed Huian. Escape to People's Liberation Army People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" — as the military arm of the Communist Party of China... 23-04-1949. Sunk by aircraft at Yanziji, 28-04-1949. Repairs were completed on 24-12-1953, and given the pennant number 218. Decommissioned in 1990. |
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| 5259 | 07-09-1944 | 29-11-1944 | 10-01-1945 | Decommissioned on 20-11-1945. Scrapped January 1947. | |
| 5263 | 05-11-1944 | 07-01-1945 | 19-02-1945 | Sunk by naval mine at Kanmon Straits Kanmon Straits The Kanmon Straits or the Straits of Shimonoseki is the stretch of water separating two of Japan's four main islands. On the Honshū side of the water is Shimonoseki and on the Kyūshū side is Kitakyūshū, whose former city and present ward, Moji , gave the strait its "mon"... , 04-04-1945. |
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| 5264 | 03-12-1944 | 28-02-1945 | 07-04-1945 | Decommissioned on 23-10-1945. Surrendered to United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... on 16-07-1947, later scrapped. |
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| 5265 | 12-01-1945 | 10-05-1945 | Not completed until the end of the war (95%). Scrapped on 25-03-1948. | ||
| 5266 | 05-03-1945 | Not completed until the end of the war (20%). Scrapped on 23-10-1947. | |||
Appendix
- Classification of the Kaibōkan classes in IJN official documents
- The Shimushu, Etorofu, Mikura, Hiburi and Ukuru were classed in the Shimushu class.
- The IJN changed their classification on 5 June 1944, because the shipyards and commanders were confused.
- The Escort ship Type-B and Modified Type-B were combined to the Escort ship Type-A, and Type-Bs became extinct thereby.
Before 5 June 1944 >> And after 5 June 1944 Plan names Official class names Common class names Plan name Official class names Common class names Type-A Shimushu class Shimushu class Type-A Shimushu class Shimushu class Etorofu class Etorofu class Type-B Mikura class Mikura class Mikura class Hiburi class Hiburi class Modified Type-B Ukuru class Ukuru class Ukuru class Type-C No.1 class No.1 class Type-C No.1 class No.1 class Type-D No.2 class No.2 class Type-D No.2 class No.2 class
See also
- Shimushu class escort ship
- Etorofu class escort ship
- Mikura class escort ship
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- No.1 class escort ship
- No.2 class escort ship
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