Japanese seaplane tender Kimikawa Maru
Kimikawa Maru was a seaplane tender of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The ship was built by the Kawasaki Dockyard Co. at Kobe as a cargo ship for a civilian ship company. In July 1941 the ship was taken over by the IJN and converted into an auxiliary seaplane tender. She was able to operate 6 Aichi E13A "Jake" floatplanes. On 23 October 1944 she was sunk by USS Sawfish at 18°58′N 118°40′E.
 Kimikawa Maru | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan | |
| Name: | Kimikawa Maru |
| Laid down: | 2 November 1936 |
| Launched: | 11 March 1937 |
| Completed: | 15 July 1937 |
| In service: | 1937 |
| Out of service: | 1944 |
| Fate: | Sunk by USS Sawfish, 23 October 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 9687 tons standard |
| Length: | 146.1 meters |
| Beam: | 18.97 meters |
| Speed: | 17 knots |
| Armament: | 2(2xI) 140 mm (5.5 in)/50 main guns, 2 x 13.2 mm (0.52 in) AA |
| Aircraft carried: | 8 seaplanes |
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