Kaiyō No.1-class oceanographic research ship
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The Kaiyō No. 1-class oceanographic research ship (第一海洋型海洋観測船,, Daiichi Kaiyō-gata Kaiyō-kansokusen) was a class of oceanographic research ship/weather ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during World War II. The IJN official designation was 200-ton oceanographic research ship (二〇〇瓲海洋観測船,, 200-ton Kaiyō-kansokusen).
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Class overview | |
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Name | 200-ton oceanographic research ship |
Builders | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Shimonoseki shipyard |
Operators | |
Preceded by | Tenkai No. 1 as IJN |
Succeeded by | JCG Kaiyō as JMSA |
Built | 1939–1943 |
In commission | 1938–1964 |
Planned | 6 |
Completed | 6 |
Lost | 5 |
Retired | 1 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Oceanographic research ship |
Displacement | |
Length | 37.0 m (121 ft 5 in) overall [1] |
Beam | 6.8 m (22 ft 4 in) [1] |
Draught | 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) [2]Error: has synonymous parameter (help) |
Draft | 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) [1]Error: has synonymous parameter (help) |
Propulsion | |
Speed | 11 knots (13 mph; 20 km/h) [2] |
Range | 7,000 nmi (13,000 km) at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h)[4] |
Complement | 44 in 1944[5] |
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