(KOA MARU No. 2 Plan – Peter Cundall Collection)
This class consists of KOA MARU only, completed in ‘41 for Koa Kisen K.K. She was requisitioned in Mar ‘42 by the IJN and converted to an auxiliary anti-submarine netlayer in May ’42 and renamed KOA MARU No. 2 GO that same month. In Nov ’44, she was bombed by USN carrier based aircraft, N Cape Matuko, Batangas, Philippines, beached off Mabacong coast, Philippines and deemed irreparable.
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| Builder and Year Completed: |
Kobe. Kawakami Zosen K.K. shipyard
E 1941
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| Gross tonnage: |
572-tons |
| Dimensions: |
165.4’(lpp) x 27,6' x 13.8' |
| Propulsion: |
One diesel engine, one shaft, 500 shp. |
| Speed: |
Unknown |
| Armament: |
Standard military equipment:
One 8cm/25cal deck gun, one 60cm searchlight, One DC thrower, Two Type 1 DC racks, 8 DCs and two Type 96 anti-submarine nets, 2 mines.
From 5 Nov ’43: One 8cm/25cal deck gun, one Type 93 13mm MG, two Type 92, 7.7mm MGs, one 60cm searchlight, One DC thrower, Two Type 1 DC racks, 8 DCs, one hydrophone.
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