Shimane-Maru type merchant carriers




Displacement11,800t standard
Length149.7m pp, 153.0m wl
Width20.0m
Draught9.1m
Machinery1-shaft geared turbine, 2 boilers, 8600shp
Speed18.5kt
Armament2-12cm AA gun, 52-25mm AA, 12 aircraft, 16 DCs
Complement?



Name Plan Builder Laid down Launch Complete
Shimane-MaruKawasaki, Kobe19441944. 2.171945. 21945. 7.24 sunk
(air attack, at Takamatsu)
[34.20N, 134.07E]
Otakisan-maruKawasaki, Kobe19441945. 1.14-1945. 8.25 lost incomplete



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