Tsubame-class minelayer
# Tsubame-class minelayer

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).
* 1 March 1945: Sunk by air raid from U.S. Navy aircraft carrier at Ishigaki Island.
* 10 May 1945: Removed from Navy List.

### Kamome (鷗)

* 11 October 1928: Laid down as the Capture netlayer at Ōsaka Iron Works.
* 22 March 1929: Reclassified to 2nd class minelayer.
* 27 April 1929: Launched.
* 30 August 1929: Completed.
* 30 May 1931: Reclassified to Special service ship.
* 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, South China Sea and Java Sea.
* 1 February 1944: Reclassified to Minelayer.
* 27 April 1944: Sunk by USS Halibut at north off Naha 27°37′N 128°11′E﻿ / ﻿27.617°N 128.183°E﻿ / 27.617; 128.183.
* 10 June 1944: Removed from Navy List.
