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Muroto-class collier
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The Muroto-class colliers (室戸型給炭艦,, Muroto-gata Kyūtankan) were a class of collier of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving from roughly the end of World War I into World War II. Two vessels were built in 1918-19 under the Eight-four fleet plan.
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Background
- In 1917, World War I was stagnant. The lengthy war led to an increase in shipping and a shortage of merchant ships.
- The IJN utilized steamship companies to perform coal transportation duties. However, this expedient was very costly. The IJN decided to build new colliers under the Eight-four fleet plan.
- Their design was ordinary, because the IJN did not impose any special requirements on them.
Service
- In the 1920s, they engaged in coal transportation duties.
- In February 1932, the Muroto was remodeled, becoming an auxiliary hospital ship. She was refitted as a supply ship in 1941.
- In World War II, the value of coal as fuel fell. The ships engaged in transporting goods and troops.
Ships in class
Ship | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
Muroto (室戸) | Mitsubishi, Kōbe Shipyard | 4 July 1918 | 23 October 1918 | 7 December 1918 | Sunk by USS Sea Dog north of Amami Ōshima 29°10′N 129°44′E on 22 October 1944. |
Noshima (野島)[1] | Mitsubishi, Kōbe Shipyard | 16 July 1918 | 3 February 1919 | 31 March 1919 | Sunk during the Battle of the Bismarck Sea on 3 March 1943. |
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