(CHOKI MARU plan – Peter Cundall Collection)
This class consists of CHOKI MARU only, completed in Jun ‘39 for Daicho Kisen K.K. She was requisitioned in Jan ‘41 by the IJN and converted to an auxiliary anti-submarine netlayer in Dec ‘41. She survived the war and resumed her commercial service, being sold to various owners, until Feb ’72 when she struck a submerged object, and was beached at Jomalig Island and abandoned.
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| Builder and Year Completed: |
Osaka. Nakata Zosensho K.K. shipyard
1939
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| Gross tonnage: |
926-tons |
| Dimensions: |
164.7’(lpp) x 30.8' x 17.4' |
| Propulsion: |
One Diesel engine, one shaft, 380 shp. |
| Speed: |
Cruising: 8 knots – Max: unknown. |
| Armament: |
Standard military equipment:
One 8cm/40cal deck gun, one Type 93 single 13mm MG, one single 7.7mm MG, one 60cm searchlight, One DC thrower, Two Type 1 DC racks, 24 DCs, four Type 14 anti-submarine nets and one hydrophone.
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