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| Tonnage | 8215 tons |
| Dimensions | 345'0" by 50'0" by 23'11" 105.16m by 15.24m by 7.29m |
| Maximum speed | 12.5 knots |
| Armament | 2 4.7"/45
guns 2 3"/40 AA guns |
The Murotos were obsolete colliers (completed
1919) that were converted to supply ships in 1941.
| Muroto |
With Combined
Fleet |
Torpedoed
1944-10-22 off Kagoshima by Seadog |
| Noshima |
Sunk by aircraft 1943-3-3 off Finschhafen |
References:
Jentschura, Jung, and Mickel (1977)
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