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| Tonnage | 9500 tons standard displacement |
| Dimensions |
459'1" by 62'4" by 23'1" 139.93m by 19.00m by 7.04m |
| Maximum speed | 20.8 knots |
| Armament |
6 75mm AA
guns 20 13mm/76 AA machine guns 20 Daihatsu landing craft |
| Machinery |
Diesel (10,800 shp) |
The Mayasan Marus were motor ships
converted to landing craft depot ships on the ways. They had stern
doors for launching landing craft.
| Mayasan
Maru |
Completed 1942-12-14 (Mitsui-Tamano)
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Torpedoed
1944-11-17 in East China Sea
by Picuda |
| Tamatsu Maru |
Completed 1944-1-20 (Mitsui-Tamano) |
Torpedoed
1944-8-19 off Luzon by Spadefish |
References
CombinedFleet.com (accessed 2012-1-5)
Jentschura, Jung, and Mickel (1977)
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