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| Tonnage | 6345 tons |
| Dimensions | 430' by 55.6’ by 30.5 131m by 16.9m by 9.3m |
| Maximum speed | 16.5 knots |
| Armament | 4 5" guns 2 13mm/76 machine guns 2 7.7mm machine guns 650 mines |
| Machinery |
1-shaft turbine (4500 shp) |
The Tatsumiya Marus were completed in 1938-1939 as cargo ships for the Tatsuuma Kisen line. In mid-1941 they were requisitioned by the Navy and converted to minelayers, then to transports in 1942. Both somehow survived the war.
| Tatsumiya Maru |
North of Tioman Island (104.182E 2.802N) |
| Tatsuharu Maru |
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