Japanese escort ship Matsuwa
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Matsuwa |
| Builder: | Mitsui, Tamano |
| Laid down: | 20 February 1942 |
| Launched: | 19 April 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 23 March 1943 |
| Fate: | sunk, 22 August 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Etorofu-class escort ship |
| Displacement: | 870 long tons (884 t) |
| Length: | 77.7 m (255 ft) |
| Beam: | 9.1 m (29 ft 10 in) |
| Draught: | 3.05 m (10 ft) |
| Speed: | 19.7 knots (22.7 mph; 36.5 km/h) |
| Complement: | 150 |
| Armament: | • 3 × 120 mm (4.7 in)/45 cal DP guns • Up to 15 × 25 mm (0.98 in) AA guns • 6 × depth charge throwers • Up to 60 × depth charges • 1 × 80 mm (3.1 in) mortar |
Matsuwa (松輪) was an escort ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. On 2 August 1944 Matsuwa was torpedoed and sunk by USS Harder in Hidai Bay.[1]