| Tonnage | 14,050 tons standard displacement |
| Dimensions |
456' by 58' by 26'6" 138.99m by 17.68m by 8.08m |
| Maximum speed | 12 knots |
| Complement | 155 |
| Aircraft | 10 |
| Armament | 2 4.7"/45
dual-purpose guns 2 3"/40 dual-purpose guns |
| Bunkerage | 1000 tons fuel oil |
| Modification | Late 1942: Converted back to oiler with capacity of 8000 tons of fuel oil. |
The Notoro was completed in 1920 as an oiler. She was later converted to a small seaplane carrier, used as a transport, then converted back to an oiler in late 1942. She was at Sasebo when war broke out. On 5 November 1944, she was badly damaged by aircraft near Singapore and was used as a floating oil storage vessel for the remainder of the war.
References
CombinedFleet.com
(accessed 2008-3-8)
Jentschura, Jung, and Mickel (1977)
The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia (c) 2007 by Kent G. Budge. Index