W-19-class minesweeper
No.29 on 22 October 1943 | |
| Class overview | |
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| Name | No.19 class minesweeper |
| Builders | |
| Operators | |
| Preceded by | No.7 class |
| Cost | 2,660,000 JPY (in 1939) |
| Built | 1940 – 1944 |
| In commission | 1941 – 1945 (IJN) |
| Planned | 70 |
| Completed | 17 |
| Cancelled | 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 |
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| 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 |
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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.