Akitsu-Maru type army carriers




Displacement11,800t standard
Length143.7m pp
Width19.5m
Draught7.8m
Machinery2-shaft geared turbine, 4 boilers, 7500shp
Speed20kt
Armament2-75mm AA gun, 10-75mm field gun, 20 aircraft, 20 Daihatsu landing craft
Complement?



Name Plan Builder Laid down Launch Complete
Akitsu-maruHarima SB193919411942. 11944.11.15 sunk
(torpedoed, Korean Strait)
[33.17N, 128.11E]
Nigitsu-maruHarima SB194119421943. 31944. 1.12 sunk
(torpedoed, off Okino-Daito I.)
[23.15N, 132.51E]



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