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| Tonnage | 6600 tons standard displacement 8500 tons normal displacement |
| Dimensions | 405'2" by 53' by 24' 123.49m y 16.15m by 7.32m |
| Maximum
speed |
18 knots |
| Complement | 399 |
| Aircraft | 1 seaplane |
| Armament | 2x2 5.5"/50
guns 2 3"/40 AA guns 4 25mm/60 AA guns 2 light machine guns 2x2 24" torpedo tubes |
| Machinery |
2-shaft Parsons geared turbine
(7500 shp) 6 Kampon boilers |
| Bunkerage |
2300 tons fuel oil |
| Modifications |
1944: 3" guns replaced with 6x3 25mm/60 AA guns, depth charges |
The Jingeis were
completed in 1923-1924 at the
Mitsubishi Nagasaki
yards. These ships were designed
to operate with the fleet as control
ships for their submarine
flotillas. No catapult was provided for the seaplane.
| Chogei | near 115.7E 7.7N (Iabac Strait) | |
| Jingei | Wake
Invasion Force |
Sunk by aircraft 1944-10-10 off Okinawa |
References
Jentschura, Jung, and Mickel (1977)
Materials of
IJN (accessed 2010-1-25)
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