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| Tonnage | 8613 gross register tons |
| Dimensions | 453'9" by 61' by 31' 138.3m by 18.6m by 9.44m |
| Maximum speed | 18 knots |
| Aircraft |
1 seaplane |
| Armament | 4 5.5"/50
guns 2 13mm/76 AA guns 2 21" torpedo tubes |
| Machinery |
1-shaft Mitsuibishi-Sulzer diesel (7600 shp) |
| Bunkerage |
1430 tons fuel oil |
The Kiyozumi Maru
(Kiyosumi Mara according to
some historians) was a merchant ship of the Kokusai line converted to a
commerce raiding role just after war broke out, commissioning on 18
December 1941 at Osaka. She was
rerated as a transport in 1943
and was sunk by
aircraft on 17
February 1944 at Truk after having
been badly damaged by submarine
torpedoes. Her wreck is today a destination for scuba divers.
References:
CombinedFleet.com (accessed 2008-1-4)
Jentschura, Jung, and Mickel (1977)
SeawolfProductions.com
(accessed 2009-11-28)
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