PICTURE WANTED
This class consists of KOTOBUKI MARU No. 5 only, completed in Jul ‘39 for Sadaichi Fujioka. She was requisitioned in Sep ‘39 by the IJN and converted in Jan ‘41 to an auxiliary anti-submarine netlayer. She was sunk in Oct ’42 by air attack NW Rabaul.
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| Builder and Year Completed: |
Innoshima. Urabe Zosen Zosensho K.K. shipyard
1939
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| Gross tonnage: |
Between 720-tons |
| Dimensions: |
179.8’(lpp) x 27,9' x 15.7' |
| Propulsion: |
One triple expansion steam engine, One shaft, 480 shp. |
| Cruising Speed: |
7 knots. |
| Armament: |
Standard military equipment:
(Standard weapons at the time of war)
One Type 41 8/40cm deck gun, 1 Type 93 13mm single MG, 1 Type 92 7.7mm single MG, 1 x 60 cm searchlight, 1 DC thrower, 2 DC racks, 24 DCs, 4 Type 14 nets, 1 hydrophone.
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