:::: Naval Vessels - JAPAN - ESCORT VESSELS
"C" TYPE ESCORT x 3
Code - N5704
£1.35
Class - 40
Date - 1944
Description - JAPANESE "C" TYPE ESCORT x 3 N5704
Class of 132 escorts of which only 52 were completed during 1944/45. Numbered No 1 to No 263 (odd
numbers only). Further 168 authorised but not ordered.
Displacement 745 tons Speed 16 ½ knots
Dimensions 206'9"x27'6"x9'6"
Armament 2 x 4.7"
6 x 25mm
1 x trench mortar
20 depth charges
(AA later increased to 12/16 x 25mm)
