Japanese minesweeper No. 8 (1938)

History
Japan
Name	W-8
Operator	Imperial Japanese Navy
Builder	Uraga Dock Company
Laid down	11 December 1937
Launched	28 May 1938
Completed	15 February 1939
Out of service	10 August 1946
Homeport	Sasebo, Nagasaki
Fate	Scuttled by the Malacca Straits on 13 July 1946
General characteristics
Class and type	W-7 Class
Type	Minesweeper

The No.8 minesweeper (第八号掃海艇, Dai Hachi Gō Sōkaitei), also sometimes called W-8 was a

After the attack, W-8 participated in a number of uneventful convoys and minesweeping activities, mainly around Truk, until 16 January 1943. On 16 January, the Japanese tanker Toei Maru was struck by a submarine, and began to sink. It is unclear whether W-8 was still escorting Toei Maru or not at the point of the attack, although it is assumed that the escort was heading back to Truk. Three days later, on 19 January, W-8 returned to the sight of the attack and picked up any survivors. After another three months, W-8 headed toward the Marshall Islands, but returned to Truk on 27 April. On 6 August, W-8 was dry-docked for repairs. She was undocked on 23 September.

Between 23 September 1943 and 1 July 1945, W-8 took part in several escorts an minesweeping operations. On 1 July, while escorting

Postwar

On 2 September 1945, the Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed aboard USS Missouri by representatives from Japan, the United States, the Republic of China, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, Australia, Canada, the Provisional Government of the French Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the Dominion of New Zealand. W-8 received notice on 15 September, 13 days later, while docked at Surabaya.

On 10 July 1946, W-8 arrived at