The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia
|
| Previous: Akashi | Table of Contents | Next: Akashiba Yaezo |
| Tonnage | 9144 tons standard displacement |
| Dimensions | 507' by 67' by 18' 154.5m by 20.4m by 5.5m |
| Maximum speed | 19 knots |
| Complement |
769 |
| Armament | 4 5"/40
DP guns 12 25mm/60 AA guns |
| Machinery |
2-shaft Mitsubishi/MAN Model 60 diesel (10,000 bhp) |
| Range |
8000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 14 knots |
The Akashi was completed in 1940 at Sasebo as the only
purpose-built repair ship in the Japanese Navy. Operating primarily out
of Truk, she was at Palau when war broke out, and
was sunk by aircraft
near Palau on 31 March 1944.
References:
Chen (2012; accessed 2012-12-1)
CombinedFleet.com (accessed 2008-1-30)
The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia © 2008-2009, 2012 by Kent G. Budge. Index
