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15 sectionsContents
- Description
- Old definition
- Classes
- {{sclass|Shimushu|escort ship|4}} (''Ishigaki'')
- {{sclass|Etorofu|escort ship|4}} (''Matsuwa'')
- {{sclass|Mikura|escort ship|4}} (''Chiburi'')
- {{sclass|Ukuru|escort ship|4}} (''Okinawa'')
- Type C and Type D
- Others
- See also
- Footnotes
- References
- Notes
- Sources
- Further reading
300px|right|thumb|The Japanese in May 1943.
or coastal defense ship was a type of naval ship used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II for escort duty and coastal defense. The term escort ship was used by the United States Navy to describe this category of Japanese ships.