page_title: Etorofu-class escort ship
hierarchical_section_title: Etorofu-class escort ship
caption_attribution_description: English: Japanese Etorofu class escort vessel "Etorofu". 日本語: 日本海軍択捉型海防艦「択捉」
context_page_description: The Etorofu-class escort ships were a group of fourteen kaibōkan escort vessels built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Eight of the fourteen ships were sunk during the war. The class was also referred to by internal Japanese documents as the "Modified A-class" coastal defense vessel.
context_section_description: The Etorofu-class escort ships (択捉型海防艦, Etorofu-gata kaibōkan) were a group of fourteen kaibōkan escort vessels built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Eight of the fourteen ships were sunk during the war. The class was also referred to by internal Japanese documents as the "Modified A-class" coastal defense vessel (甲型海防艦, Kō-gata kaibōkan).
caption: Etorofu in 1943
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