Kozakura-class traffic boat
 IJN Kozakura in 1935
| |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | 30-ton traffic boat |
| Builders | Harima Zōsen Corporation, Harbin shipyard |
| Operators | |
| Built | 1935 |
| In commission |
|
| Planned | 2 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Retired | 2 (?) |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Traffic boat (Motor gunboat) |
| Displacement | 30 long tons (30 t) [1][2] |
| Length | 25.00 m (82 ft 0 in) overall [1][2] |
| Beam | 3.65 m (12 ft 0 in) [1][2] |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Draft | 0.60 m (2 ft 0 in) [1] |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 13.2 knots (15.2 mph; 24.4 km/h) [1][2] |
| Armament | |
The Kozakura-class traffic boat (小櫻型交通艇,, Kozakura-gata kōtsūtei) was a class of motor gunboat of the Imperial Japanese Navy, serving from the 1930s to World War II. The IJN official designation was 30-ton traffic boat (三拾瓲交通艇,, 30-ton kōtsūtei).[5]
Background
[edit]In 1934, Manchukuo ordered four gunboats from Japan. The IJN established Extraordinary Navy Defense Corps (臨時海軍防備隊, Rinji Kaigun Bōbitai) to educate them[6] and built two 30-ton motor gunboat Kozakura and Hakubai. In 1939, Kozakura and Hakubai which finished a duties and transferred to Manchukuo Imperial Navy, and the IJN withdrew from Manchukuo.
Ships in class
[edit]| Ship[7] | Laid down[1] | Launched[1] | Completed[1][2] | Fate |
| Kozakura (小櫻) | 30 April 1935 | 25 July 1935 | 25 August 1935 | Harima's yard number # 217. Transferred to Manchukuo and renamed Hai Tien (海天) on 25 February 1939; survived war; whereabouts after that has been unknown.[2] |
| Hakubai (白梅) | 30 April 1935 | 25 July 1935 | 25 August 1935 | Harima's yard number # 218. Transferred to Manchukuo and renamed Hai Yang (海陽) on 25 February 1939; out of service in wartime.[2] |
Footnotes
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- The Maru Special, Japanese Naval Vessels No.53, Japanese support vessels, "Ushio Shobō". (Japan), July 1981
- 50 year History of Harima Zōsen, Harima Zōsen Corporation, November 1960
- "Japan Center for Asian Historical Records (JACAR)"., National Archives of Japan
- Reference code: C05034350900, No. 3814, 1935 September 13, Exhausting Arms supply of constant outside Extraordinary Navy Defense Corps
- Reference code: C05034620500, No.3118 July 19, 1935 Sending of 30-ton Traffic Boat's Weapons for Naval Department Stationed in Manchuria by Special Service Vessel Service on Consignment
- Reference code: C05034912100, No.1621 April 7, 1936 Cooking Rooms Reform of Launches Kozakura and Hakubai
- Reference code: C05035340800, Naval Department in Manchuria Confidential No.6 October 30, 1936 Progression Outline, Achievement and Remarks for Communication Drill Implemented in Fiscal Year 1936 August