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Nagasawa (1998). Fair use may apply.
| Tonnage | 5400 gross register tons |
| Dimensions | 376'4" by 55'9" by 23'0" 114.71m by 16.99m by 7.01m |
| Maximum speed | 18 knots |
| Armament | 4 4.7"/45
guns 1 light machine gun 500 mines |
| Machinery |
1-shaft Mitsubishi-Sulzer diesel
(976 shp) |
The Bangkok Marus were merchant ships of the Osaka Shosen line converted to a commerce raiding role just before war broke out.
| Torpedoed 1943-3-20 off Jaluit by Pollack | ||
| Redesignated an auxiliary gunboat
1944-1-20. Torpedoed
1944-9-18 off Manila by Flasher |
References:
CombinedFleet.com (accessed 2009-10-15)
Jentschura, Jung, and Mickel (1977)
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