(KIRI MARU No. 1 Go, prewar – Berend van der Wal Collection)
This class consists of KIRI MARU only, completed in Jun ‘29 for Tokyowan Kisen K.K. She was requisitioned in Nov ‘41 by the IJN, converted the following month to an auxiliary anti-submarine netlayer and renamed that same month KIRI MARU No. 1 GO. She survived the war and resumed her commercial service. Her ultimate fate is unknown
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| Builder and Year Completed: |
Aioi. Harima Zosensho K.K. shipyard
1929
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| Gross tonnage: |
531-tons |
| Dimensions: |
159.8’(lpp) x 27,9' x 13.8' |
| Propulsion: |
One diesel engine, one shaft, 350 shp. |
| Speed: |
Cruising: 11 knots. Max unknown. |
| Armament: |
Standard weapons at the beginning of the war: One Type 41 8cm/40cal deck gun, one Type 93 13mm MG one 7.7mm MG, one 60cm searchlight, one Type 94 DC thrower, 2 DCs racks, 24 DCs, 4 Type 14 sets capture nets and one hydrophone.
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