This class consists of IKUTAGAWA MARU (ex-RAMB II.) | completed in 1937 for Regia Azienda Monopolio Banane (R.A.M.B.)(Royal Banana Monopoly Company). In 1940, RAMB II was requisitioned by the Regia Marina (Italian Navy) and converted to an auxiliary cruiser. In 1941 she was renamed CALITEA II. In 1942, chartered to the IJN in accordance with the Tripartite Pact and served as an auxiliary stores ship. In 1943, she was renamed IKUTAGAWA MARU. In 1945, she was bombed and sunk by an American aircraft off southeastern Vichy French Indochina.
| Builder and Year Completed: | Monfalcone, Italy. CRDA, Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico, (Reunited Yards of the Adriatic)
1937 | ||
| Gross tonnage: | 3,677-tons | ||
| Dimensions: | 388.2' x 49.9' x 24.3' | ||
| Propulsion: | diesel engines, 2 shafts. | Speed: | 18.5 knots |
