Kamikawa Maru-class seaplane tender
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The Kamikawa Maru-class cargo ship (神川丸型貨物船, Kamikawa Maru-gata Kamotsusen) was a type of cargo ship of Japan, serving during the 1930s and World War II. Four of the five ships of the class were converted to seaplane tenders during the war.
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Name | Kamikawa Maru-class Cargo ship |
Builders | Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation |
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Built | 1936–1940 |
In commission | 1937–1969 |
Planned | 5 |
Completed | 5 |
Lost | 4 |
Retired | 1 (Kiyokawa Maru) |
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Type | Cargo ship/Seaplane tender |
Displacement | 6,853 to 6,872 long tons (6,963 to 6,982 t) gross |
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Beam | 19.0 m (62 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 8.23 m (27 ft 0 in) |
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Speed | |
Capacity | 650,000 cu ft (18,000 m3) freight as cargo ship |
Crew | 65 as cargo ship |
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