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| Tonnage | 10,051 gross register tons |
| Dimensions | 526' by 65' by 29' 160.3m by 19.8m by 8.8m |
| Maximum speed | 19.5 knots |
| Armament |
1 4.7" gun |
| Machinery |
1-shaft Kawasaki diesel engine
(8611 shp) |
| Bunkerage |
2000 tons |
| Range |
9000 nautical miles (16,700 km)
at 18 knots |
| Capacity |
93,000 barrels (12,700 tons) |
The Kyokuto Marus were completed in 1934 for the
Iino
Syozi K.K. line, probably with the help of subsidies from the Japanese
Navy, which drafted the vessels prior to war breaking out.
Very similar
vessels (which we also list with this class) were built by a number of
other
companies
before the war.
It is significant that two-thirds of these irreplaceable underway replenishment oilers were committed to supporting the Pearl Harbor strike.
|
Kure |
Torpedoed
1943-11-25 by Searaven |
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Kyokuto Maru |
First Supply
Force (158W 31N) |
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|
First Supply
Force (158W 31N) |
Torpedoed
1944-1-14 by Guardfish 180
miles north of Sorol Island |
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|
First Supply
Force (158W 31N) |
Torpedoed
1944-7-30 by Bonefish 125
miles west of Jolo |
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Shinkoku Maru |
First Supply
Force (158W 31N) |
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Akebono Maru |
First Supply
Force (158W 31N) |
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| Toho Maru | Second
Supply Force (170W 43N) |
Torpedoed
1943-3-29 by Gudgeon in Makassar Strait |
| Toei Maru | Second
Supply Force (170W 43N) |
Torpedoed
1943-1-18 by Silversides 100
miles soutwest of Truk |
| Nippon Maru | Second
Supply Force (170W 43N) |
Torpedoed
1944-1-14 by Albacore 180
miles north of Sorol Island |
| Itsukushima Maru
|
Kure |
Torpedoed
1944-10-27 by Bergall in
Balabac Strait; sank five days later |
| Nichiei Maru |
Off Poulo Condore Islands, French Indochina
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Torpedoed
1945-1-6 by Besugo off Kota Baharu |
| Genyo Maru
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Completed 1941-12-15 (Sasebo Navy
Yard) |
Sunk by aircraft 1944-6-20 in
the Philippine Sea |
References
CombinedFleet.com (accessed 2007-12-7)
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