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| Tonnage | 15,864 tons normal |
| Dimensions | 485'7" by 66'11" by 29'6" 148.0m by 20.4m by 8.0m |
| Maximum speed | 15 knots |
| Complement | 221 |
| Aircraft | 410' (125m) flight deck 8 aircraft |
| Armament | 16 25mm/60
AA guns 120 depth charges |
| Machinery |
Turbines |
| Range | 9000 nautical miles (17,000 km) at 13 knots |
The Yamashiro
Maru
was a Type 2TL tanker
converted for convoy escort duty.
She was completed in early 1945 and
sunk by aircraft
on 1945-2-17 in Yokohama
harbor. A sister ship was planned but
never completed.
References
Jentschura, Jung, and Mickel (1977)
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