(HYAKUFUKU MARU, prewar)
This class consists of HYAKUFUKU MARU only, completed between in
Aug ‘28 for Amagasaki Kisenbu G.K. She was requisitioned by the IJN in Sep
’37 and and converted to an auxiliary gunboat in Oct ’38 before being
converted to an auxiliary transport in Jun ‘43. She was torpedoed and sunk
by a US submarine in Jun ’44.
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| Builder and Year Completed: |
Osaka. Harada Zosen K.K. shipyard
1928
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| Gross tonnage: |
986-tons |
| Dimensions: |
199.8' (Lpp) x 29.9' x 18.7' |
| Propulsion: |
One Triple Expansion Steam Engine, one
shaft, 500 bhp |
| Speed: |
Unknown. |
| Armament: |
As gunboat: 2 Type 3 12cm/45cal deck guns,
2 7.7mm MGs, 1 searchlight, Arisaka Type 38 rifles, pistols, 2 Type
95 DCs racks, 1 DC thrower, 1 paravane, minesweeping equipment.
As transport: 1 Type 3 12cm/45cal deck guns, 2 7.7mm MGs, 1
searchlight , Arisaka Type 38 rifles, 2 Type 95 DCs racks, 1
paravane. |
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