IJN · CM
Shirataka
Photos and infoMinelayer, with the 2nd Base Force at Sunda Strait. No attack is credited to her that night. USS Sealion sank her in the Bashi Channel on 31 August 1944.
| Type | Minelayer (CM) |
|---|---|
| Builder | Tokyo Ishikawajima |
| Launched | 1929-01-25 |
| Commissioned | 1929-04-09 |
| Fate | Sunk. Minelayer of the 2nd Base Force. Not sunk at Sunda Strait. USS Sealion sank her in the Bashi Channel on 31 August 1944. |
Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
Shirataka in 1938. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Battle of Sunda Strait
1942-03-01 · minelayer with the 2nd Base Force. No attack is credited to her
