Tsubame-class minelayer

The was a class of minelayers of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during and after 1929 through World War II.

Ships in class

17 September 1928: Laid down as the at Yokohama Dock Company.
22 March 1929: Reclassified to .
24 April 1929: Launched.
10 July 1929: Completed.
30 May 1931: Reclassified to .
In 1936: Rebuilding by the Tomozuru Incident at Sasebo Naval Arsenal.
In 1938: Sortie for the Second Sino-Japanese War.
18 December 1941: Sortie for the invasion of the Lingayen Gulf.
(after): She spent all her time on convoy escort operations in East China Sea and Java Sea.
1 February 1944: Reclassified to .
1 March 1945: Sunk by air raid from U.S. Navy aircraft carrier at Ishigaki Island.
10 May 1945: Removed from Navy List.

11 October 1928: Laid down as the Capture netlayer at ÃÂsaka Iron Works.
22 March 1929: Reclassified to 2nd class minelayer.
27 April 1929: Launched.
30 August 1929: Completed.
30 May 1931: Reclassified to Special service ship.
In 1936: Rebuilding by the Tomozuru Incident at Sasebo Naval Arsenal.
In 1938: Sortie for the Second Sino-Japanese War.
18 December 1941: Sortie for the invasion of the Lingayen Gulf.
(after): She spent all her time on convoy escort operations in East China Sea, South China Sea and Java Sea.
1 February 1944: Reclassified to Minelayer.
27 April 1944: Sunk by USS Halibut at north off Naha .
10 June 1944: Removed from Navy List.

Ships of the World special issue Vol.45, Escort Vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy, , (Japan), February 1996
The Maru Special, Japanese Naval Vessels No.47, Japanese naval mine warfare crafts, (Japan), January 1981