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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Japanese_escort_ship_Etorofu_1943.jpg/300px-Japanese_escort_ship_Etorofu_1943.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="172" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Japanese_escort_ship_Etorofu_1943.jpg/450px-Japanese_escort_ship_Etorofu_1943.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Japanese_escort_ship_Etorofu_1943.jpg/600px-Japanese_escort_ship_Etorofu_1943.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="919" /></a><figcaption>The Japanese <a href="/wiki/Japanese_escort_ship_Etorofu" title="Japanese escort ship Etorofu"><i>Etorofu</i></a> in May 1943.</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Kaibōkan</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">海防艦</span></span>, "sea defence ship")</span> or <b>coastal defense ship</b><sup id="cite_ref-fn_1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fn_1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>FN 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was a type of <a href="/wiki/Naval_ship" title="Naval ship">naval ship</a> used by the <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Navy" title="Imperial Japanese Navy">Imperial Japanese Navy</a> during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> for escort duty and coastal defense.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The term <b>escort ship</b> was used by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> to describe this category of Japanese ships.<sup id="cite_ref-S-01-2_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-S-01-2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kaib%C5%8Dkan&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>These ships were the Japanese equivalent to Allied <a href="/wiki/Destroyer_escort" title="Destroyer escort">destroyer escorts</a> and <a href="/wiki/Frigate" title="Frigate">frigates</a>, with all three types of warships being built as a less expensive <a href="/wiki/Anti-submarine_warfare" title="Anti-submarine warfare">anti-submarine warfare</a> alternative to fleet <a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">destroyers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While similar, destroyer escorts of the US Navy played a slightly different role to that of <i>kaibōkan</i> within the IJN, namely being that <i>kaibōkan</i> were diesel engine ships that never carried torpedo tubes,<sup id="cite_ref-S-01-2_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-S-01-2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while many examples of Allied destroyer escort classes featured boiler and turbine machinery, and carried torpedoes; as a result of these design differences, <i>kaibōkan</i> often proved inferior to Allied destroyer escorts when undertaking escort roles.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, because of these features of Allied destroyer escorts, they are more comparable to the <a href="/wiki/Matsu-class_destroyer" title="Matsu-class destroyer">Matsu-class</a>, which the IJN considered to be "Type D <a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">destroyers</a>"<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">丁型駆逐艦</span></span>)</span>,<sup id="cite_ref-fn_2_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fn_2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>FN 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> envisioned as general escorts with less firepower and speed.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Kaibōkan</i> had some counterparts among Japan's <a href="/wiki/Axis_Powers" class="mw-redirect" title="Axis Powers">Axis</a> allies: the 10 <i><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a></i> escort ships of the <a href="/wiki/F-class_escort_ship" title="F-class escort ship">F-class</a>, and <i><a href="/wiki/NMS_Amiral_Murgescu" title="NMS Amiral Murgescu">Amiral Murgescu</a></i> of the <a href="/wiki/Romanian_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Romanian Navy">Romanian Navy</a>. </p><p>In the course of the war, the design was simplified and scaled down to permit larger numbers of vessels to be built more quickly. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Old_definition">Old definition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kaib%C5%8Dkan&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Old definition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Before the onset of World War II, <i>kaibōkan</i> was the catchall name for various ships, from battleships to sloops, which had become obsolete. For example, the battleship <i><a href="/wiki/Japanese_battleship_Mikasa" title="Japanese battleship Mikasa">Mikasa</a></i> was reclassified as a Kaibokan 1st class in 1921, after 19 years from her commissioning. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Classes">Classes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kaib%C5%8Dkan&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Classes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ships of the first four classes were all named after Japanese islands. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Shimushu_class_(Ishigaki)"><span id="Shimushu_class_.28Ishigaki.29"></span><a href="/wiki/Shimushu-class_escort_ship" title="Shimushu-class escort ship"><i>Shimushu</i> class</a> (<i>Ishigaki</i>)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kaib%C5%8Dkan&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Shimushu class (Ishigaki)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Also known as Type A – multi purpose patrol, escorts or minesweeper.</li> <li>Main Engine: Diesel X 2, double shaft (3,100 kW (4,200 shp))</li> <li>Max Speed: 36.5 km/h (19.7 kn)</li> <li>Range: 15,000 kilometres (8,000 nmi) (30 km/h (16 kn))</li> <li>Fuel: Oil X 120t</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Etorofu_class_(Matsuwa)"><span id="Etorofu_class_.28Matsuwa.29"></span><a href="/wiki/Etorofu-class_escort_ship" title="Etorofu-class escort ship"><i>Etorofu</i> class</a> (<i>Matsuwa</i>)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kaib%C5%8Dkan&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Etorofu class (Matsuwa)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Modified Type A</li> <li>Main Engine: Diesel X 2, double shaft (3,100 kW (4,200 shp))</li> <li>Max Speed: 36.5 km/h (19.7 kn)</li> <li>Range: 15,000 kilometres (8,000 nmi) (30 km/h (16 kn))</li> <li>Fuel: Oil X 120t</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mikura_class_(Chiburi)"><span id="Mikura_class_.28Chiburi.29"></span><a href="/wiki/Mikura-class_escort_ship" title="Mikura-class escort ship"><i>Mikura</i> class</a> (<i>Chiburi</i>)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kaib%C5%8Dkan&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Mikura class (Chiburi)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Also known as Type B</li> <li>Main Engine: Diesel X 2, double shaft (3,100 kW (4,200 shp))</li> <li>Max Speed: 36.1 km/h (19.5 kn)</li> <li>Range: 11,000 kilometres (6,000 nmi) (30 km/h (16 kn))</li> <li>Fuel: Oil X 120t</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ukuru_class_(Okinawa)"><span id="Ukuru_class_.28Okinawa.29"></span><a href="/wiki/Ukuru-class_escort_ship" title="Ukuru-class escort ship"><i>Ukuru</i> class</a> (<i>Okinawa</i>)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kaib%C5%8Dkan&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Ukuru class (Okinawa)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Modified Type B</li> <li>Main Engine: Diesel X 2, double shaft (3,100 kW (4,200 shp))</li> <li>Max Speed: 36.1 km/h (19.5 kn)</li> <li>Range: 10,656 kilometres (5,754 nmi) (30 km/h (16 kn))</li> <li>Fuel: Oil X 120t</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Type_C_and_Type_D">Type C and Type D</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kaib%C5%8Dkan&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Type C and Type D"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Same design with different engines; diesels for <a href="/wiki/Type_C_escort_ship" title="Type C escort ship">Type C</a> and turbines for <a href="/wiki/Type_D_escort_ship" title="Type D escort ship">Type D</a>. More than 120 were mass-produced during the war, employing <a href="/wiki/Modular_design" title="Modular design">modular design</a> method. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Others">Others</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kaib%C5%8Dkan&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Others"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In addition, two former Chinese light cruisers were used, renamed <i><a href="/wiki/Chinese_cruiser_Ning_Hai" title="Chinese cruiser Ning Hai">Ioshima</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Chinese_cruiser_Ping_Hai" title="Chinese cruiser Ping Hai">Yasoshima</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kaib%C5%8Dkan&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Convoy_Hi-81" title="Convoy Hi-81">Convoy Hi-81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_escort_vessel_classes_of_World_War_II" title="List of escort vessel classes of World War II">List of escort vessel classes of World War II</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Footnotes">Footnotes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kaib%C5%8Dkan&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Footnotes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-fn_1-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-fn_1_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Common alternative English translation of <i>kaibōkan</i>. Not to be confused with "coastal defense ships" of other smaller navies, such as <a href="/wiki/Monitor_(warship)" title="Monitor (warship)">monitors</a> with 12+ inch guns, which fulfilled different roles.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-fn_2-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-fn_2_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">As opposed to Type A (<a href="/wiki/Kager%C5%8D-class_destroyer" title="Kagerō-class destroyer">Kagerō-class</a>, <a href="/wiki/Y%C5%ABgumo-class_destroyer" title="Yūgumo-class destroyer">Yūgumo-class</a>), Type B (<a href="/wiki/Akizuki-class_destroyer_(1942)" title="Akizuki-class destroyer (1942)">Akizuki-class</a>), and Type C (<a href="/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Shimakaze_(1942)#Ships_in_class" title="Japanese destroyer Shimakaze (1942)">Shimakaze-class</a>) destroyers which more resembled US destroyers in role.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kaib%C5%8Dkan&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notes">Notes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kaib%C5%8Dkan&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFHackettKingseppCundall2013" class="citation web cs1">Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander; Cundall, Peter (15 September 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.combinedfleet.com/Kaibokan.htm">"Stories and Battle Histories of the IJN's Escorts"</a>. 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Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 46. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1472818188" title="Special:BookSources/978-1472818188"><bdi>978-1472818188</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Imperial+Japanese+Navy+Antisubmarine+Escorts+1941%E2%80%9345&rft.pages=46&rft.pub=Bloomsbury+Publishing&rft.date=2017&rft.isbn=978-1472818188&rft.aulast=Stille&rft.aufirst=Mark&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKaib%C5%8Dkan" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFStille2013" class="citation book cs1">Stille, Mark (2013). <i>Imperial Japanese Navy Destroyers 1919–45 (2)</i>. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 38. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1849089883" title="Special:BookSources/978-1849089883"><bdi>978-1849089883</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Imperial+Japanese+Navy+Destroyers+1919%E2%80%9345+%282%29&rft.pages=38&rft.pub=Bloomsbury+Publishing&rft.date=2013&rft.isbn=978-1849089883&rft.aulast=Stille&rft.aufirst=Mark&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKaib%C5%8Dkan" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fischer-tropsch.org/primary_documents/gvt_reports/USNAVY/USNTMJ%20Reports/USNTMJ_toc.htm">REPORTS OF THE U. S. NAVAL TECHNICAL MISSION TO JAPAN, SERIES S: SHIP AND RELATED TARGETS</a>. JM-200-G, S-01-4. Characteristics of Japanese Naval Vessels-Article 4, Surface Warship. Page 1</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sources">Sources</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kaib%C5%8Dkan&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Sources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDodsonCant2020" class="citation book cs1">Dodson, Aidan & Cant, Serena (2020). <i>Spoils of War: The Fate of Enemy Fleets after Two World Wars</i>. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-5267-4198-1" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-5267-4198-1"><bdi>978-1-5267-4198-1</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Spoils+of+War%3A+The+Fate+of+Enemy+Fleets+after+Two+World+Wars&rft.place=Barnsley%2C+UK&rft.pub=Seaforth+Publishing&rft.date=2020&rft.isbn=978-1-5267-4198-1&rft.aulast=Dodson&rft.aufirst=Aidan&rft.au=Cant%2C+Serena&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKaib%C5%8Dkan" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.combinedfleet.com/Kaibokan.htm">Stories and Battle Histories of the IJN's Escorts</a> 9 July 2011 By Bob Hackett, Sander Kingsepp and Peter Cundall</li> <li>Kimata Jirō (木俣滋郎). <i>Military history of Japan's coastal defense ships</i> (『日本海防艦戦史』). Toshu Publishing (図書出版社), 1994. p. 299</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kaib%C5%8Dkan&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFStille2017" class="citation book cs1">Stille, Mark (2017). <i>Imperial Japanese Navy Antisubmarine Escorts 1941–45</i>. Oxford: Osprey. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781472818164" title="Special:BookSources/9781472818164"><bdi>9781472818164</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Imperial+Japanese+Navy+Antisubmarine+Escorts+1941%E2%80%9345&rft.place=Oxford&rft.pub=Osprey&rft.date=2017&rft.isbn=9781472818164&rft.aulast=Stille&rft.aufirst=Mark&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKaib%C5%8Dkan" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline 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