Kamikawa Maru as seaplane tender. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Kamikawa Maru original appareance. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Part of the Kamikawa Maru-class consisting of the Kamikaze Maru, Kiyokawa Maru, Kimikawa Maru, Kunikawa Maru and Hirokawa Maru. Call sign JNJL. Owner in 1939 Kawasaki Line. Laid down by Kawasaki Dockyard Co. Ltd., Kobe, Japan on 5 August 1936, launched on 13 December 1936, completed on 15 March 1937, acquired by the navy on 18 September 1937, classified as an auxilary seaplane tender on 19 September 1937, sunk by the American submarine USS Scamp off Kavieng off Papaua New Guinea and stricken on 15 July 1943. Gross tonnage 6,853tons, net tonnage 3,956 tons and as dimensions 479.4 x 62.3 x 30.3 x 12 (light)-27 (loaded) feet. Diesel propulsion. Range 35,000 nautical miles/16 knots. Oil fuel bunker capacity 2,800 tons. Single screw. Horsepower 1,850 nhp/7,500 bhp. Rpm 101/16 knots and 119 rpm/19 knots. Speed 16 (normal cruising)-21 (maximum) knots. Strengthened for 5” or 6” guns armament.
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