(DAIKOKUTEN MARU, postwar)
This class consists of DAIKOKUTEN MARU only, completed in Jun ‘27 for Tohoku Shosen K.K. She was requisitioned in Dec ‘41 by the IJN and converted in Jan ’42 to an auxiliary anti-submarine netlayer. She survived the war and resumed commercial service. Renamed TENSYA MARU No. 15 in ’60 and converted to a motor vessel in ’61, she was ultimately broken up in ’67.
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| Builder and Year Completed: |
Aioi. Kobeseikosho Harima Zosen Kojo K.K. shipyard
1927
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| Gross tonnage: |
647-tons |
| Dimensions: |
169.9’(lpp) x 27,9' x 15.4' |
| Propulsion: |
One triple expansion steam engine, one shaft, 480 shp. |
| Speed: |
Cruising: 10 knots. Max: unknown |
| Armament: |
Standard military equipment:
One 8cm/25cal deck gun, one 60cm searchlight, One DC rack, Two Type 1 DC throwers, 8DCs and two Type 96 anti-submarine nets. Mines
From May ’42: One 8cm/40cal deck gun
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