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| Tonnage | 9570 tons |
| Dimensions | 476'0" by 62'4" by 19'10" 145.08m by 19.00m by 2.53m |
| Maximum speed | 17.5 knots |
| Armament | 4 5"/40 dual-purpose guns 13 25mm/60 AA guns Depth charges |
The Irako was completed at Kawasaki-Kobe just days before war broke out. She
was intended to be the first of a series of fast refrigerator ships,
but no others were ever laid down. She was beached and a total loss
following air attack on 24 September 1944 at Coron Bay.
References:
Jentschura, Jung, and Mickel (1977)
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