(HIROTA MARU, prewar)
This class consists of HIROTA and YOSHIDA MARUs, respectively
completed in 1940 and 1941 for various shipping companies. HIROTA MARU was
requisitioned by the IJN in Dec ‘41 converted to an auxiliary transport in
Apr ’42. YOSHIDA MARU was requisitioned by the IJN in Sep ’41 and
converted that same month to an auxiliary gunboat before being re-rated as
auxiliary transport in Oct ‘43. HIROTA MARU was mined and sunk in Aug ’45
while YOSHIDA MARU was torpedoed and sunk by an American submarine in Jan
‘44.
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| Builder and Year Completed: |
Hakodate Dock K.K. shipyard
1940-1941
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| Gross tonnage: |
2,610-tons to 2,631-tons. |
| Dimensions: |
305.2' (lpp) x 45.3' x 26.2' |
| Propulsion: |
One reciprocating Triple Expansion steam
engine, one shaft, 1,800 bhp |
| Speed: |
Cruising: 11 knots – Max: unknown. |
| Armament: |
Hirota Maru: unknown
Yoshida Maru (as auxiliary transport): unknown
Yoshida Maru (as auxiliary gunboat): 3 12cm/40cal deck guns, 1 Type 93 13mm MG, 1
7.7mm MG, 120 mines, 12 DCs, 1 75cm searchlight, 1 2,5m
rangefinder. |
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