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Yokohama Maritime Museum. Via Wikimedia Commons.
| Tonnage | 9240 tons standard displacement |
| Dimensions | 442' by 67' by 24'4" 134.72m by 20.42m by 7.42m |
| Maximum speed | 16 knots |
| Armament | 2 13mm/76
machine guns 3 light machine guns 500 Type 5 mines |
| Bunkerage | 1383 tons coal |
The Tokiwa was
completed in 1899 as an armored cruiser.
She was converted to a minelayer in 1922 and was with the Gilbert
Islands Force when war broke out. She was wrecked by aircraft on 8
August 1945 near Ominato.
References
CombinedFleet.com (accessed 2008-4-3)
Jentschura, Jung, and Mickel (1977)
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