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Saturday 15 July 2017

Japanese navy tanker Sunosaki visited Tarakan, Dutch East Indies in 1937

An item reported that the Japanese navy tanker Sunosaki visited Tarakan, Dutch East Indies between 26-29 January 1937 and 27-31 March 1937.(1)

Note
1. Dimensions 121,9 (between perpendiculars) x 15,2 x 7,0 metres and a displacement of 8.800 (standard)-9.800 (normal) tons. The engine and 6 boilers supplied 6.000 ihp allowing a speed of 14 knots. Oil bunker capacity 2.000 tons and coal bunker capacity 800 tons. Armament consisted of 2-12m 45 cal guns and 2-8cm anti aircraft guns. Laid down at the Yokosuka navy shipyard on 28 November 1917, launched on 22 June 1918, completed on 28 September 1918 and finally broken up in 1942.

Source
Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeemacht 1936-1937.