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in 1941. However, their construction did not begin. Therefore, the IJN planned a 3,500-ton class tender, which was a scaled-up model of the 2,400-ton class. The ships should be able to maintain, repair and supply seaplanes. The IJN intended to accommodate the flying boat by bow-up trim and slope at
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class was equipped with a 35-ton crane. The IJN changed the design frequently, ending up with a displacement increased by 1,000 tons.
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and returned to
Yokosuka for repairs. She also received repair ship facilities, because the repair ship
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In 1938, the IJN wanted to use their large-sized flying boats more effectively, because the
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had been sunk. Her refit was completed on 1 August 1944 and she was assigned to the
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The IJN therefore planned two kinds of seaplane tenders which were included in the
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Collection of writings by Sizuo Fukui Vol.7, Stories of
Japanese Aircraft Carriers
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Japanese Aircraft Carriers
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Imperial Japanese Naval Vessels Part-3
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249:(15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
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The Maru
Special, Japanese Naval Vessels No.25 Japanese seaplane tenders
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Her repairs were completed on 5 January 1943, and she was dispatched to
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to a seaplane tender. However, she was not able to repair seaplanes.
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was officially struck from the Naval register on 10 November 1944.
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to transmit a mistaken report that the plane had attacked her with
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Mk.22 Model 10 diesels, 2 shafts, 8,000 bhp (6,000 kW)
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on 29 April 1942 and assigned to the 25th Air
Flotilla,
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on 23 September 1944. Here she was sunk by aircraft of
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Construction stopped in Autumn 1942. Later scrapped.
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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in
September 1944
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998:Japanese auxiliary ship classes of World War II
414:first, however this plan was cancelled and the
3585:Seaplane tenders of the Imperial Japanese Navy
853:Meanings are another name of the Japan in the
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369:from 1942 until being sunk in September 1944.
350:
195:113.0 m (370 ft 9 in) waterline
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8:
409:. These two basic plans were revived by the
192:114.8 m (376 ft 8 in) overall
552:in February. On 30 June 1943 she sailed to
442:, on 21 April 1942 in the aftermath of the
3595:Underwater diving sites in the Philippines
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3610:Ships built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries
319:1 × Type 94 depth charge thrower (Y-gun)
19:For other ships with the same name, see
3580:Friendly fire incidents of World War II
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450:opened fire on an approaching Japanese
177:4,650 long tons (4,725 t) standard
533:on 16 August 1942. She was damaged by
446:— which had taken place on 18 April —
25:
757:Kawasaki Shipbuilding, Kōbe Shipyard
690:Kawasaki Shipbuilding, Kōbe Shipyard
48:
7:
3605:Maritime incidents in September 1944
180:5,000 long tons (5,080 t) trial
329:1 × flying boat (in anchorage only)
205:15.8 m (51 ft 10 in)
381:was the only aircraft able to hit
16:Ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy
14:
510:. Two weeks later, she sailed to
213:5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)
87:Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation
3600:Maritime incidents in April 1942
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2204:Incomplete until the end of war
237:(35.2 km/h; 21.9 mph)
702:Sunk by aircraft at Coron Bay
597:In August 1944, she sailed to
1:
3590:Shipwrecks of the Philippines
2164:(oceanographic research ship)
456:United States Army Air Forces
479:struck the nearby Japanese
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18:
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2262:Giovanni delle Bande Nere
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789:Cancelled on 5 May 1944.
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299:127 mm (5.0 in)
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152:Sunk on 24 September 1944
43:
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21:Japanese ship Akitsushima
2710:Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya
818:Japanese submarine
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2172:(traffic ship, ex-ROCN
1592:(ex-Philippine customs
1191:Armed merchant cruisers
887:(Japan), January 2008,
576:. The following month,
523:invasion of Guadalcanal
454:her crew mistook for a
157:General characteristics
2198:Converted to ship type
1681:(ex-Chinese passenger
1635:(ex-Dutch East Indies
1576:(ex-Dutch East Indies
931:(Japan), August 1996,
813:-class seaplane tender
805:-class seaplane tender
613:, finally arriving at
365:(IJN), serving during
363:Imperial Japanese Navy
733:, 24 September 1944.
548:, only to proceed to
535:B-17E Flying Fortress
78:Another name of Japan
3139:Dr. Heinrich Wiegand
2192:Single ship of class
2124:(turret transporter)
580:was assigned to the
309:Type 96 25mm AA guns
964:(Japan), March 1979
951:, (Japan), May 1994
903:"Model Art Co. Ltd"
717: /
621:the following day.
574:Operation Hailstone
558:evacuation of Kiska
422:Operational service
407:Ministry of Finance
334:Aviation facilities
1990:(ex-China customs
721:11.983°N 120.033°E
560:. She returned to
385:directly from the
274:100 × 250 kg bombs
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1923:Submarine tenders
1768:Submarine chasers
1100:Food supply ships
918:(Japan), May 1999
893:978-4-05-605008-0
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541:two weeks later.
531:Shortland Islands
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277:100 × 60 kg bombs
271:15 × 500 kg bombs
268:30 × 800 kg bombs
264:Type 91 torpedoes
259:689 tons gasoline
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508:11th Air Fleet
481:passenger ship
444:Doolittle Raid
426:While running
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869:Bibliography
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518:. After the
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367:World War II
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313:6 × Type 95
172:Displacement
117:Commissioned
104:25 July 1941
68:
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3543:August 1944
3500:Don Marquis
3272:Miantonomah
3243:Akitsushima
3189:Hōfuku Maru
3151:Jun'yō Maru
3075:Rakuyō Maru
3062:Nankai Maru
2978:Shinyō Maru
2815:Akitsushima
2805:Flying Fish
2776:Gulfamerica
2729:USCGC
2616:Empire Drum
2596:Connecticut
2589:San Jacinto
2346:Dorsetshire
2116:(freighter)
1912:Aux. No.253
1905:Aux. No.251
1893:Aux. No.117
1881:Aux. No.112
1865:Aux. No.111
1853:Aux. No.103
1841:Aux. No.102
1831:HNLMS
1826:Aux. No.101
1750:Akitsushima
1606:HNLMS
1482:Aux. No.104
1470:Aux. No.101
1368:Aux. No.101
1253:Itsukushima
1237:cable layer
1207:Hōkoku Maru
1200:Aikoku Maru
947:"Kaijinsha"
724: /
677:Akitsushima
623:Akitsushima
578:Akitsushima
539:Buka Island
537:bombers at
527:Akitsushima
500:Akitsushima
494:machine-gun
490:Tennyo Maru
485:Tennyo Maru
470:Akitsushima
448:Akitsushima
416:Akitsushima
345:Akitsushima
245:8,000
69:Akitsushima
36:Akitsushima
3575:1941 ships
3569:Categories
3311:Rockingham
3183:China Maru
3145:Gyōkū Maru
3099:Warrington
3056:Korei Maru
2918:Shipwrecks
2859:March 1942
2627:Sturtevant
2481:HMAS
2382:HMIS
2251:Shipwrecks
2175:Yung Chien
2161:Kaiyō No.1
2060:Shikishima
1953:Heian Maru
1896:(ex-HNLMS
1884:(ex-HNLMS
1868:(ex-HNLMS
1856:(ex-HNLMS
1844:(ex-HNLMS
1683:Chin Kiang
1485:(ex-HNLMS
1473:(ex-HNLMS
1309:Natsushima
1267:Okinoshima
1232:Minelayers
1214:Kongō Maru
1074:Teiyō Maru
927:"Kōjinsha"
913:2009-04-29
605:, then to
554:Paramushir
432:Wadamisaki
428:sea trials
284:Complement
218:Propulsion
141:In service
3448:Temptress
3439:USS
3428:USS
3417:USS
3405:8–9 Sep:
3317:Ural Maru
3270:USS
3195:Katsuriki
3097:USS
3090:USS
3081:Shikinami
3067:USS
2988:Westfalen
2936:Kehdingen
2928:HMS
2826:Edinburgh
2824:HMS
2803:USS
2796:HMS
2785:USS
2764:USS
2757:USS
2736:USS
2698:HMS
2648:Ashkhabad
2636:HMS
2625:USS
2567:HMS
2516:HMS
2509:USS
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2468:USS
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2449:Hollyhock
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2440:HMS
2403:USS
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2357:HMS
2344:HMS
2337:HMS
2332:Catahoula
2323:HMS
2282:Skytteren
2274:HMS
2267:HMS
2145:Kasashima
2091:(ex-ROCN
1980:Katsuriki
1932:Komahashi
1819:Aux. No.1
1695:Min Sheng
1693:(ex-ROCN
1644:Aux. No.1
1622:USS
1563:USS
1548:USS
1533:HMS
1463:Aux. No.1
1453:HMS
1446:HMS
1373:HMS
1361:Aux. No.1
1339:Kamishima
1325:Hirashima
1295:Hatsutaka
1288:Shirataka
859:Man'yōshū
827:Footnotes
811:Currituck
662:Completed
652:Laid down
615:Coron Bay
607:Kaohsiung
592:2nd Fleet
466:Splinters
109:Completed
93:Laid down
3497:26 Sep:
3481:24 Sep:
3465:19 Sep:
3455:15 Sep:
3437:14 Sep:
3426:13 Sep:
3415:12 Sep:
3344:30 Sep:
3334:29 Sep:
3327:Dragoner
3324:28 Sep:
3307:27 Sep:
3279:26 Sep:
3268:25 Sep:
3240:24 Sep:
3224:23 Sep:
3214:22 Sep:
3180:21 Sep:
3161:Isoshima
3158:19 Sep:
3136:18 Sep:
3126:17 Sep:
3116:16 Sep:
3106:14 Sep:
3088:13 Sep:
3053:12 Sep:
3037:11 Sep:
3021:10 Sep:
2983:incident
2872:May 1942
2822:30 Apr:
2812:21 Apr:
2798:Cotswold
2794:20 Apr:
2787:Mackerel
2783:14 Apr:
2773:11 Apr:
2755:10 Apr:
2738:Mackerel
2645:30 Apr:
2634:29 Apr:
2623:26 Apr:
2613:24 Apr:
2603:23 Apr:
2586:22 Apr:
2576:20 Apr:
2569:Upholder
2550:Margaret
2541:14 Apr:
2525:13 Apr:
2518:Kingston
2501:11 Apr:
2490:10 Apr:
2417:Shch-421
2339:Cornwall
2325:Abingdon
2314:Shaumyan
2288:Storsten
2137:Tategami
1992:Fu Hsing
1973:Tsukushi
1846:Ardjoeno
1833:Tjerimai
1690:Hitonose
1608:Banckert
1535:Thracian
1375:Barlight
1137:Kurasaki
1123:Kinesaki
1086:SS
1046:Kazahaya
1039:Ashizuri
1032:Sunosaki
1005:Colliers
857:and the
803:Barnegat
796:See also
712:120°02′E
657:Launched
566:Shanghai
562:Yokosuka
556:for the
292:Armament
254:Capacity
101:Launched
75:Namesake
3458:Tirpitz
3441:Natchez
3430:Segundo
3408:Yu 3001
3261:Yaeyama
3227:Taranto
3207:Satsuki
3005:9 Sep:
2995:8 Sep:
2975:7 Sep:
2965:5 Sep:
2949:2 Sep:
2926:1 Sep:
2748:Benwood
2745:9 Apr:
2727:8 Apr:
2717:7 Apr:
2707:6 Apr:
2700:Gallant
2696:5 Apr:
2686:3 Apr:
2676:2 Apr:
2544:Benwood
2494:Canopus
2483:Vampire
2476:Sagaing
2431:9 Apr:
2401:8 Apr:
2394:Lancing
2391:7 Apr:
2373:6 Apr:
2366:Tenedos
2321:5 Apr:
2311:3 Apr:
2295:2 Apr:
2276:Pandora
2259:1 Apr:
2129:Ōtomari
2121:Kashino
2094:Yat Sen
2026:Hakachi
1743:Nisshin
1729:Chitose
1624:Genesee
1550:Stewart
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1477:-class)
1353:Sokuten
1346:Hashima
1317:Sokuten
1302:Tsubame
1274:Tsugaru
1260:Yaeyama
1053:Hayasui
742:Chihaya
709:11°59′N
647:Builder
546:Kavieng
361:of the
210:Draught
83:Builder
44:History
3468:Jingei
3419:Fullam
3359:U-1062
3282:Aotaka
3217:Drache
2766:Uranus
2731:Legare
2689:Tobruk
2461:Q-111
2442:Hermes
2433:Q-112
2377:Havock
2359:Hector
2105:Others
2081:Kasuga
2019:Yakaze
2012:Settsu
1987:Hakusa
1946:Taigei
1939:Jingei
1898:Bantam
1860:class)
1848:class)
1736:Mizuho
1715:Notoro
1678:Hayase
1671:Akashi
1637:Fazant
1632:No.109
1617:No.107
1601:No.106
1594:Arayat
1589:No.105
1573:No.104
1558:No.103
1543:No.102
1528:No.101
1455:Waglan
1448:Taitam
1441:No.101
1429:(1938)
1407:(1928)
1399:(1923)
1356:(1913)
1320:(1938)
1312:(1933)
1246:Tokiwa
1182:(Army)
1174:(Army)
1164:No.101
1116:Nosaki
1109:Mamiya
1088:Genota
1067:Muroto
1018:Notoro
1009:oilers
935:
891:
885:Gakken
855:Kojiki
637:Ship #
611:Manila
587:Akashi
516:Rabaul
512:Saipan
496:fire.
477:shells
373:Design
357:was a
223:Kampon
187:Length
3490:U-596
3484:U-565
3474:U-565
3387:U-921
3381:U-865
3375:U-855
3369:U-703
3353:U-596
3347:U-565
3337:U-863
3300:U-871
3288:Ro-47
3255:T-120
3233:U-859
3173:U-867
3167:U-407
3129:Un'yō
3119:I-364
3092:Perry
3014:U-484
2968:U-362
2958:U-394
2942:U-247
2759:Finch
2679:Tiger
2658:U-702
2562:U-252
2511:Finch
2463:Luzon
2456:Lance
2424:Svana
2405:Dewey
2384:Indus
2304:Tiger
2169:Asuka
2153:Miura
2088:Atada
2074:Azuma
2067:Asama
2033:Ōhama
1812:No.60
1805:No.28
1798:No.13
1722:Kamoi
1664:Asahi
1582:Arend
1565:Finch
1521:No.46
1514:No.31
1434:No.19
1419:No.17
1412:No.13
1332:Ajiro
1281:Minoo
1130:Irako
1060:Hario
820:I-351
776:5033
603:Imari
468:from
440:Japan
395:Kamoi
391:oiler
262:36 ×
242:Range
235:knots
233:19.0
230:Speed
3539:1945
3531:1944
3523:1943
3446:USS
3309:HMS
3294:Saga
3046:U-19
3030:U-23
3024:U-20
3008:Sava
2855:1943
2847:1942
2839:1941
2638:Urge
2592:, ,
2556:U-85
2470:Napa
2435:Apra
2422:HMT
2113:Sōya
2053:Fuji
1829:(ex-
1791:No.4
1784:No.3
1777:No.1
1620:(ex-
1604:(ex-
1580:and
1578:Valk
1561:(ex-
1546:(ex-
1531:(ex-
1507:No.1
1487:DEFG
1475:DEFG
1451:and
1444:(ex-
1426:No.7
1404:No.5
1396:No.1
1371:(ex-
1235:and
1157:No.1
1084:(ex-
1025:Ondo
1007:and
933:ISBN
889:ISBN
774:5032
772:5031
738:303
673:131
667:Fate
642:Ship
609:and
601:and
599:Kure
570:Truk
520:U.S.
514:and
502:was
436:Kobe
430:off
307:4 ×
302:L/40
297:4 ×
221:4 ×
202:Beam
162:Type
149:Fate
65:Name
3069:Noa
2998:Rex
2985:),
2981:, (
2594:SS
2330:SS
2269:P36
1874:P14
1872:or
1870:P13
1081:Ōse
683:秋津州
568:to
472:′s
352:秋津洲
287:545
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