Muroto class colliers




Displacement8215t standard, 8750t normal
Length105.2m wl
Width15.2m
Draught7.29m
Machinery2-shaft recipro, 2600ihp
Speed12.5kt
Armament2-12cm/50cal gun, 2-8cm/40cal gun
Complement?



Name Plan Builder Laid down Launch Complete
MurotoFY1917Mitsubishi, Kobe1918. 7. 41918.10.301918.12. 7TP1920. 4. 1 TP
1944.10.22 sunk
(torpedoed, East China Sea)
[29.19N, 129.44E]
1945.12.10 disc
NosihmaFY1917Mitsubishi, Kobe1918. 7.161919. 2. 31919. 3.31TP1920. 4. 1 TP
1943. 3. 3 sunk
(air attack, Dampir Strait)
[07.15S, 148.30E]
1943. 4.30 disc



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