(HINO MARU No. 2, prewar)
This class consists of HINO MARU No. 2 only, completed in Dec ’35
for Shokuen Kaiso K.K. She was requisitioned by the IJN in Dec ’41 and
first converted to an auxiliary netlayer. In Mar ’42, she was converted to
an auxiliary gunboat and in Oct ‘43 to an auxiliary transport. She was
bombed and sunk by USN Aircraft in May ’44.
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| Builder and Year Completed: |
Kobe. Mitsubishi Jukogyo Zosensho K.K.
shipyard
1935
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| Gross tonnage: |
997-tons |
| Dimensions: |
200.1' (Lpp) x 35.1' x 17.1' |
| Propulsion: |
One Diesel Engine, one shaft, 440 bhp
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| Speed: |
Cruising: 10 knots. Max: Unknown. |
| Armament: |
As netlayer/gunboat: 1 8cm/40cal deck gun,
1 Type 93 13mm MG, 1 7.7mm MG, 1 60cm searchlight, 2 Type 95 DCs
racks, 1 DC thrower, 24 DCs, 4 Type 14 protective net sets, 1
Tsushita-shiki Type hydrophone. From 1 Jul ‘43: 1 8cm/40cal deck
gun, 1 Type 93 13mm MG, 1 7.7mm MG, 10 rifles, 3 handguns, 1 60cm
searchlight, 12 Type 95 DCs.
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