Japanese minesweeper No. 8 (1938)

History
Japan
NameW-8
OperatorImperial Japanese Navy
BuilderUraga Dock Company
Laid down11 December 1937
Launched28 May 1938
Completed15 February 1939
Out of service10 August 1946
HomeportSasebo, Nagasaki
FateScuttled by the Royal Navy in Malacca Straits on 13 July 1946
General characteristics
Class & typeW-7 Class
TypeMinesweeper

The No.8 minesweeper (第八号掃海艇, Dai Hachi Gō Sōkaitei), also sometimes called W-8 was a No.7 class minesweeper owned and operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, and one of two W-7 class minesweeper to survive the war. She was laid down on 11 December 1937 and completed on 15 February 1939, then registered with the Sasebo Naval District. After making it through the war with fairly little damage, she was scuttled by the Royal Navy in the Strait of Malacca on 13 July 1946.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.