(BUENOS AIRES MARU, prewar)
BUENOS AIRES MARU was completed in 1929 and converted to a hospital
ship for the Imperial Army. She was mistakenly sunk by a USAAF bomber in
Nov '43. Her sister ship RIO DE JANEIRO MARU was converted to a submarine
depot ship in '42. She was rerated as a transport in '43 and sunk by
carrier aircraft at Truk in Feb '44.
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| Builder |
Mitsubishi, Nagasaki |
| Years Completed: |
BUENOS AIRES MARU: 1929
RIO DE JANEIRO
MARU: 1930 |
| Gross Tonnage: |
9,627-tons. |
| Dimensions: |
461.3' x 62’ x 26’ |
| Propulsion: |
2 Mitsubishi-Sulzer diesels, 2 shafts, 6,
500 shp. |
Armament:
(RIO DE JANEIRO only) |
Four 5.9-inch (150-mm), two 25-mm Type 96 dual AA guns. |
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