| Tonnage | 10,500 tons displacement |
| Dimensions | 507' by 67' by 18' 154.5m by 20.4m by 5.5m |
| Maximum speed | 19 knots |
| Armament | 2 5"/40
DP guns |
The Akashi was completed in 1940 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:
CombinedFleet.com (accessed 2008-1-30)
The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia (c) 2008 by Kent G. Budge. Index