(SHOSEI MARU prewar – Peter Cundall collection)
This class consists of SHOSEI MARU only, completed in ‘15 for Shinto Kosan K.K. She was requisitioned in Nov ‘41 by the IJN and converted to an auxiliary anti-submarine netlayer the following month. She was bombed and sunk in May ’44 by USN carrier based aircraft at Palau, Eastern Carolines.
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| Builder and Year Completed: |
Osaka. Ohara Zosen Tekkosho K.K. shipyard
1915
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| Gross tonnage: |
773-tons |
| Dimensions: |
180.4’(lpp) x 27,2' x 17.1' |
| 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, 2 mines.
From May ’42: One 8cm/40cal deck gun.
From 1 Mar ’45: One 8cm/25cal deck gun, one Type 92 7.7mm MG.
From 9 Mar ’45: One 8cm/25cal deck gun, one Type 96 twin 25mm gun, two Type 96 single 25mm guns, one Type 93 13mm MG, Type 95 DCs.
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