The was a class of
submarine chasers
A submarine chaser or subchaser is a small naval vessel that is specifically intended for anti-submarine warfare. Many of the American submarine chasers used in World War I found their way to Allied nations by way of Lend-Lease in World War II.
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of the
Imperial Japanese Navy
The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN; Kyūjitai: Shinjitai: ' 'Navy of the Greater Japanese Empire', or ''Nippon Kaigun'', 'Japanese Navy') was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945, when it was dissolved following Japan's surrender ...
(IJN), serving during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
. 200 vessels were built under the
Maru Kyū Programme (Ship # 500–599) and the
Maru Sen Programme (Ship # 2001–2100).
Background
In 1939 the Imperial Japanese Navy had two diesel-engined harbour tugs built, ''No.1182'' and ''No.1183''. (Other contemporary Japanese harbour tugs were powered by
compound steam engine
A compound steam engine unit is a type of steam engine where steam is expanded in two or more stages.
A typical arrangement for a compound engine is that the steam is first expanded in a high-pressure ''(HP)'' cylinder, then having given up he ...
s). They had wooden hulls and were designed so that they could be converted to fishing boats after hostilities ended.
[Jentschura ''et al'' 1977, p. 217.] The two tugs, which were completed in 1940,
[Jentschura ''et al'' 1977, p. 267] formed the basis for a class of auxiliary subchasers.
The IJN evaluated them, confirmed that they were effective subchasers, and in 1941, ordered 100 vessels. Their wartime performance was good, but they were always troubled by insect damage because their hull was wooden. Those that survived the war played an active part in the
sweeping of magnetic mines in company with the
''No.1''-class auxiliary patrol boats.
Ships in class
Maru Kyū Programme vessels. (Ship # 500–599):
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.1'', completed on 27 March 1943, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency as patrol boat and renamed ''Chidori'' (PS-18) on 1 May 1948. Later renumbered PS-134. Discarded 1960.
[Gardiner and Chumbley 1995, p. 221.]
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.2'', completed on 15 March 1943, sunk by
HMS ''Tally-Ho'' on 6 October 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.3'', completed on 4 April 1943, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.4'', completed on 18 April 1943, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''Kiji'' (PB-20) on 1 May 1948. Renumbered NS 81 in 1953. Discarded 1959.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.5'', completed on 26 February 1943, sunk by
USS ''Nicholas'',
USS ''Chevalier'',
USS ''O'Bannon'', and
USS ''Taylor'' on 18 August 1943 in
Battle off Horaniu
The Battle off Horaniu (Japanese: 第一次ベララベラ海戦) was a minor naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought near Vella Lavella, in the Solomon Islands. On the night of 17–18 August 1943, four U.S. Navy destroy ...
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.6'', completed on 12 March 1943, sunk by USN submarine on 7 July 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.7'', completed on 12 March 1943, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.8'', completed on 17 April 1943, struck a naval mine and sunk on 9 September 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.9'', completed on 10 May 1943, struck a naval mine and sunk on 9 September 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.10'', completed on 9 April 1943, sunk in action on 18 March 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.11'', completed on 12 March 1943, survived war. Sold to steamship company on 27 April 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.12'', completed on 6 April 1943, sunk by USS ''Nicholas'', USS ''Chevalier'', USS ''O'Bannon'', and USS ''Taylor'' on 18 August 1943 in
Battle off Horaniu
The Battle off Horaniu (Japanese: 第一次ベララベラ海戦) was a minor naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought near Vella Lavella, in the Solomon Islands. On the night of 17–18 August 1943, four U.S. Navy destroy ...
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.13'', completed on 12 March 1943, heavily damaged in action on 1 November 1943, later scuttled.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.14'', completed on 8 May 1943, sunk in action on 30 January 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.15'', completed on 6 March 1943, sunk in action on 22 October 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.16'', completed on 10 May 1943, sunk in action on 16 February 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.17'', completed on 10 May 1943, sunk in action on 18 February 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.18'', completed on 30 April 1943, sunk in action on 30 January 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.19'', completed on 24 April 1943, sunk in action on 30 January 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.20'', completed on 15 April 1943, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.21'', completed on 5 May 1943, sunk in action on 30 January 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.22'', completed on 20 June 1943, sunk in action on 30 March 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.23'', completed on 5 June 1943, sunk in action on 9 July 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.24'', completed on 8 July 1943, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.25'', completed on 14 May 1943, sunk in action on 31 January 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.26'', completed on 1 June 1943, sunk in action on 30 March 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.27'', completed on 10 July 1943, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''Tsubame'' (PS-23) on 1 May 1948. Discarded 1952.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.28'', completed on 26 May 1943, sunk in action on 30 January 1944 by planes from Task Group 52.8 comprising fleet carriers
''Enterprise'',
''Yorktown'', and
''Bunker Hill'' and escort carrier
''Belleau Wood''.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.29'', completed on 5 August 1943, sunk in action on 22 February 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.30'', completed on 10 July 1943, sunk in action on 4 November 1943.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.31'', completed on 10 June 1943, sunk in action on 16 October 1943.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.32'', completed on 15 June 1943, sunk in action on 24 September 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.33'', completed on 21 May 1943, sunk in action on 31 January 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.34'', completed on 14 August 1943, sunk in action on 19 February 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.35'', completed on 17 August 1943, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.36'', completed on 5 August 1943, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.37'', completed on 5 August 1943, sunk by
USS ''Lizardfish'' on 5 July 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.38'', completed on 28 June 1943, sunk in action on 30 April 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.39'', completed on 24 July 1943, sunk in action on 21 September 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.40'', completed on 20 August 1943, sunk in action on 22 January 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.41'', completed on 15 July 1943, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.42'', completed on 27 August, sunk by
USS ''Hardhead'' on 23 June 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.43'', completed on 24 August 1943, converted tugboat and renamed ''No.1648'' on 15 February 1944, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.44'', completed on 15 September 1943, converted tugboat and renamed ''No.1649'' on 15 February 1944, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.45'', completed on 15 July 1943, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.46'', completed on 20 July 1943, sunk in action on 4 April 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.47'', completed on 22 September 1943, sunk in action on 20 March 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.48'', completed on 30 September 1943, sunk in action on 21 February 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.49'', completed on 20 October 1943, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.50'', completed on 9 August 1943, sunk by
USS ''Bluefish'' on 9 July 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.51'', completed on 4 August 1943, sunk in action on 13 June 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.52'', completed on 19 October 1943, sunk in action on 25 October 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.53'', completed on 5 October 1943, sunk in action on 30 March 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.54'', completed on 5 October 1943, sunk in action on 17 June 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.55'', completed on 15 November 1943, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.56'', completed on 15 October 1943, sunk in action on 17 June 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.57'', completed on 30 October 1943, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency as patrol boat and renamed ''Kawasemi'' (PS-21) on 1 May 1948. Later renumbered PS 136. Discarded 1957.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.58'', completed on 16 November 1943, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency as patrol boat and renamed ''Uzura'' (PS-32) on 1 May 1948. Renumbered PS 140 later and discarded 1960.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.59'', completed on 28 August 1943, sunk in action in June 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.60'', completed on 18 October 1943, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.61'', completed on 11 September 1943, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.62'', completed on 27 August 1943, sunk in action on 20 March 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.63'', completed on 25 December 1943, lost in an accident on 10 June 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.64'', completed on 20 November 1943, sunk in action on 6 January 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.65'', completed on 4 December 1943, survived war. Sold to
Aomori Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku region. The prefecture's capital, largest city, and namesake is the city of Aomori. Aomori is the northernmost prefecture on Japan's main island, Honshu, and is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east, ...
on 21 April 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.66'', completed on 24 October 1943, sunk in action on 7 August 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.67'', completed on 27 December 1943, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.68'', completed on 9 December 1943, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.69'', completed on 30 December 1943, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.70'', completed on 30 September 1943, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.71'', completed on 30 October 1943, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency as patrol boat and renamed ''Hōjiro'' (PS-39) on 1 May 1948. Discarded 1964.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.72'', completed on 20 December 1943, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency as minesweeper and renamed ''Umitsubame'' (MS 07) on 1 May 1948. To Maritime Self Defense Force 1954. Renumbered MSI 697. Transferred to harbour service 1961.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.73'', completed on 22 December 1943, sunk by
USS ''Bearss'' on 26 June 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.74'', completed on 17 November 1943, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.75'', completed on 8 February 1944, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.76'', completed on 1 January 1944, sunk in action on 11 December 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.77'', completed on 20 December 1943, sunk in action on 28 August 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.78'', completed on 15 October 1943, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''Ōtori'' (PS-28) on 1 May 1948. Redesignated MS 82 1953. Transferred to Maritime Self Defense Force 1954. Discarded 1959
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.79'', completed on 26 February 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''MS 08'' on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.80'', completed on 15 December 1943, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''Sekirei'' (PB-08) on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.81'', completed on 11 January 1944, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.82'', completed on 22 December 1943, sunk in action on 22 October 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.83'', completed on 22 December 1943, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.84'', completed on 19 January 1944, sunk in action on 12 November 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.85'', completed on 23 March 1944, sunk in action on 8 July 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.86'', completed on 20 December 1943, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''MS 09'' on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.87'', completed on 13 February 1944, sunk in action on 12 October 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.88'', completed on 25 February 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''MS 10'' on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.89'', completed on 5 November 1943, survived war. Sold to
Ministry of Education
An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...
on 29 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.90'', completed on 12 February 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''MS 11'' on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.91'', completed on 13 March 1944, sunk in action on 25 January 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.92'', completed on 27 January 1944, lost in an accident on 4 October 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.93'', completed on 1 March 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''MS 12'' on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.94'', completed on 9 March 1944, sunk by rough weather on 23 September 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.95'', completed on 29 March 1944, sunk in action on 18 October 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.96'', completed on 10 March 1944, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.97'', completed on 10 February 1944, sunk by
USS ''Sennet'' on 19 April 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.98'', completed on 20 February 1944, sunk in action on 24 July 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.99'', completed on 11 March 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''MS 13'' on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.100'', completed on 10 February 1944, survived war.
Maru Sen Programme vessels. (Ship # 2001–2100)
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.151'', completed on 14 March 1944, aground by rough weather on 15 April 1945, later scuttled.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.152'', completed on 10 February 1944, missing in action in end of 1944.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.153'', completed on 19 April 1944, struck a naval mine and sunk in shallow water on 6 July 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.154'', completed on 24 April 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''Uguisu'' (PB-06) on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.155'', completed on 25 April 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''Shigi'' (PB-26) on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.156'', completed on 31 March 1944, sunk in action on 29 March 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.157'', completed on 20 April 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''Aosagi'' (PB-37) on 1 August 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.158'', completed on 24 April 1944, survived war. Sold to Ministry of Education on 25 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.159'', completed on 17 May 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''Hinazuru'' (PB-38) on 1 August 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.160'', completed on 3 May 1944, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.161'', completed on 3 July 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''Kotaka'' (PB-24) on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.162'', completed on 26 May 1944, survived war. Sold to fishery company on 5 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.163'', completed on 23 June 1944, heavily damaged in action on 4 January 1945, later scuttled.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.164'', completed on 22 June 1944, survived war. Sold to steamship company on 5 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.165'', completed on 25 April 1944, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.166'', completed on 10 June 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''Hato'' (PB-17) on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.167'', completed on 13 June 1944, struck a naval mine and sunk on 15 August 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.168'', completed on 6 July 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''MS 57'' on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.169'', completed on 31 May 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''Yamasemi'' (PB-11) on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.170'', completed on 5 May 1944, survived war. (in apraxia)
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.171'', completed on 11 May 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''MS 01'' on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.172'', completed on 15 June 1944, struck a naval mine and sunk on 26 May 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.173'', completed on 30 May 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''Shirataka'' (PB-40) on 1 August 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.174'', completed on 22 June 1944, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.175'', completed on 9 August 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''Kasasagi'' (PB-01) on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.176'', completed on 9 August 1944, sunk in action on 4 January 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.177'', completed on 18 May 1944, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.178'', completed on 7 July 1944, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.179'', completed on 30 May 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''Yamagara'' (PB-41) on 1 August 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.180'', completed on 17 July 1944, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.181'', completed on 15 June 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''Hibari'' (PB-16) on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.182'', completed on 3 July 1944, survived war. (in apraxia)
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.183'', completed on 3 July 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''Benizuru'' (PB-12) on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.184'', completed on 14 July 1944, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.185'', completed on 3 September 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''Hayabusa'' (PB-19) on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.186'', completed on 4 September 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''Hatsukari'' (PB-13) on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.187'', completed on 3 June 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''Yamadori'' (PB-04) on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.188'', completed on 10 July 1944, struck a naval mine and sunk on 3 July 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.189'', completed on 31 July 1944, sunk in action on 29 March 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.190'', completed on 25 July 1944, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.191'', completed on 28 July 1944, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.192'', completed on 30 June 1944, sunk in action on 29 March 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.193'', completed on 20 August 1944, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.194'', completed on 21 August 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''Mizutori'' (PB-42) on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.195'', completed on 18 August 1944, struck a naval mine and sunk on 6 June 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.196'', completed on 15 October 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''Wakataka'' (PB-25) on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.197'', completed on 14 October 1944, struck a naval mine and sunk on 18 June 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.198'', completed on 26 June 1944, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.199'', completed on 17 August 1944, missing in action in Spring 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.200'', completed on 25 July 1944, sunk in action on 29 March 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.201'', completed on 1 September 1944, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.202'', completed on 1 September 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''MS 14'' on 1 May 1948. Sunk off Wonsan Korea during minesweeping operations on 17 October 1950.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.203'', completed on 14 October 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''Hiyodori'' (PB-22) on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.204'', completed on 18 September 1944, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.205'', completed on 30 September 1944, sunk in action on 29 March 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.206'', completed on 25 August 1944, sunk in action on 26 June 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.207'', completed on 17 August 1944, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.208'', completed on 6 October 1944, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.209'', completed on 28 July 1944, sunk in action on 26 June 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.210'', completed on 29 August 1944, sunk in action on 5 May 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.211'', completed on 20 September 1944, heavily damaged in action and sunk in shallow water on 18 July 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.212'', completed on 25 October 1944, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.213'', completed on 28 November 1944, survived war. (in apraxia) Sold to
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kana ...
on 16 February 1948.
*''No.2064 vessel'' (''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.214''), transferred to Karafuto Prefecture, before completed.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.214'', substitution of the ''No.2064 vessel'', completed on 8 December 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''MS 15'' on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.215'', completed on 15 August 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''MS 16'' on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.216'', completed on 13 September 1944, sunk in action on 9 January 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.217'', completed on 6 December 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''Tsugumi'' (PB-07) on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.218'', completed on 25 November 1944, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.219'', completed on 9 November 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''Shirasagi'' (PB-14) on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.220'', completed on 28 December 1944, survived war. Captured by Republic of China in 1945, betrayed to People's Republic of China in 1949.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.221'', completed on 28 August 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''MS 02'' on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.222'', completed on 1 November 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''MS 03'' on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.223'', completed on 25 November 1944, survived war. Captured by Republic of China in 1945, betrayed to People's Republic of China in 1949.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.224'', completed on 5 October 1944, sunk in action on 5 March 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.225'', completed on 31 August 1944, sunk in action on 18 July 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.226'', completed on 14 November 1944, survived war. (in apraxia)
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.227'', completed on 24 October 1944, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.228'', completed on 21 September 1944, survived war. Sunk in typhoon on 18 September 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.229'', completed on 11 January 1945, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.230'', completed on 25 October 1944, lost in an accident on 5 June 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.231'', completed on 7 December 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''MS 17'' on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.232'', completed on 31 December 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''Ōtaka'' (PB-09) on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.233'', completed on 10 November 1944, sunk in action on 31 March 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.234'', completed on 1 November 1944, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.235'', completed on 18 September 1944, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.236'', completed on 26 October 1944, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.237'', completed on 15 January 1945, sunk in action on 11 June 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.238'', completed on 25 November 1944, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.239'', completed on 12 January 1945, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.240'', completed on 9 January 1945, survived war. Captured by Republic of China in 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.241'', completed on 22 October 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''MS 04'' on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.242'', completed on 19 December 1944, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.243'', completed on 1 November 1944, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.244'', completed on 1 December 1944, sunk in action on 20 May 1945.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.245'', completed on 5 November 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''Manazuru'' (PB-03) on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.246'', completed on 22 January 1945, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''MS 05'' on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.247'', completed on 11 December 1944, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.248'', completed on 11 November 1944, survived war.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.249'', completed on 14 November 1944, survived war. Transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency and renamed ''MS 06'' on 1 May 1948.
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''Aux. Submarine Chaser No.250'', completed on 6 October 1944, survived war.
References
Bibliography
* Gardiner, Robert and Stephen Chumbley. ''Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995''. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press, 1995. .
* Jentschura, Hansgeorg, Dieter Jung and Peter Michel. ''Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945'', Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press, 1977.
*Ships of the World special issue Vol.45, ''Escort Vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy'', Kaijinsha, (Japan), February 1996
*The Maru Special-Japanese Naval Vessels No.49, ''Japanese submarine chasers'', Ushio Shobō (Japan), March 1981
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World War II naval ships of Japan
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