Japanese escort ship Ishigaki

History
Empire of Japan
Name	Ishigaki
Builder	Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding
Laid down	15 August 1939
Launched	14 September 1940
Commissioned	15 February 1941
Stricken	10 July 1944
Fate	Torpedoed by USS Herring, 31 May 1944
General characteristics
Class & type	Shimushu-class escort ship
Displacement	884 t (870 long tons) standard
Length	77.7 m (255 ft)
Beam	9.1 m (29 ft 10 in)
Draught	3.05 m (10 ft)
Speed	36.5 km/h (19.7 knots)
Complement	150
Armament	3 × 120 mm (4.7 in)/45 cal DP guns; Up to 15 × Type 96 25 mm (0.98 in) AA guns; 6 × depth charge throwers; Up to 60 × depth charges; 1 × 81 mm (3.2 in) mortar;

Ishigaki (石垣) was one of four Shimushu-class escort ships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

History

Empire of Japan
Name	Ishigaki
Builder	Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding
Laid down	15 August 1939
Launched	14 September 1940
Commissioned	15 February 1941
Stricken	10 July 1944
Fate	Torpedoed by USS Herring, 31 May 1944
General characteristics
Class & type	Shimushu-class escort ship
Displacement	884 t (870 long tons) standard
Length	77.7 m (255 ft)
Beam	9.1 m (29 ft 10 in)
Draught	3.05 m (10 ft)
Speed	36.5 km/h (19.7 knots)
Complement	150
Armament	3 × 120 mm (4.7 in)/45 cal DP guns Up to 15 × Type 96 25 mm (0.98 in) AA guns 6 × depth charge throwers Up to 60 × depth charges 1 × 81 mm (3.2 in) mortar