Tsubame-class minelayer
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The Tsubame-class minelayer (燕型敷設艇,, Tsubame-gata Fusetsutei) was a class of minelayers of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during and after 1929 through World War II.
Ships in class
Tsubame (燕)
17 September 1928: Laid down as the Capture netlayer (捕獲網艇, Hokakumōtei) at Yokohama Dock Company.
22 March 1929: Reclassified to 2nd class minelayer (二等敷設艇, Nitō-Fusetsutei).
24 April 1929: Launched.
10 July 1929: Completed.
30 May 1931: Reclassified to Special service ship (特務艇, Tokumutei).
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 Minelayer (敷設艇, Fusetsutei).
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