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Tonnage | 6071 tons displacement |
Dimensions |
406'10" by 55'6" by 32'6" 124.0m by 16.9m by 9.9m |
Speed |
13 knots |
Armament | 6x1 6"/50 guns 2x2 13mm/76 AA guns |
Machinery |
1-shaft geared turbine (3800 shp) |
The Nagoya Maru was completed in 1932 by Mitsubishi-Nagasaki as a passenger/cargo ship
for the Nanyo Kaiun line and
requisitioned in 1941 as a submarine
tender. She was at Cam Ranh
when war broke out.
Reconfigured as an aircraft
transport in 1942, she was torpedoed
on 1 January 1944 by Herring
off Aogashima.
References:
CombinedFleet.com (accessed 2008-1-31)
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