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| Tonnage | 9400 deadweight tons |
| Dimensions | 508'6" by 62'5" by 27'10" 154.99m by 19.02m by 8.48m |
| Maximum speed | 18 knots |
| Aircraft | 2 56' (17m) catapults 12 seaplanes |
| Armament |
2 5.9" guns 2 13mm/76 machine guns |
| Machinery |
2-shaft Mitsubishi-Sulzer diesel
(16,000 shp) |
The Sagara Marus were cargo
liners built by Mitsubishi
in 1939 for the Nippon Yusen (Japanese Mailboat) line. They were converted to
seaplane carriers just
prior to the outbreak of war. Their air groups typicall consisted of eight E8N "Daves" and four E13A1 "Jakes".
| Rerated as transport 1942-12-1; sunk 1943-6-23 by Harder |
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At Magong with Third Surprise Attack Force (Hirose) |
Rerated as transport 1942-12-1; sunk 1945-1-28 by Spadefish off Shanghai | |
| Sanyo Maru | Singora Attack Force | Converted to transport 1943-7; sunk 1944-5-26 by Cabrilla off Menado |
References
CombinedFleet.com (accessed 2007-11-8)
Jentschura, Jung, and Mickel (1977)
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