(GRANDE-TERRE later KOA MARU, prewar)
This class consists of KOSOKU MARU No. 3 only. Completed in 1932 as a 176-tons refrigerating cargo ship for Kosoku Unyu K.K., she was sold several times and while owned by Nippon Suisan K.K., she was requisitioned by the IJN in May ’37 as a general requisitioned stores ship. Later registered as an auxiliary stores ship, she was bombed and sunk by aircraft in Mar ’44.
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| Builder and Year Completed: |
Hikoshima. Mitsubishi Zosen K.K.
1932
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| Gross tonnage: |
176-tons |
| Dimensions: |
114.8 (lpp) x 20.0' x 10.5' |
| Propulsion: |
One diesel engine, one shaft, 290 shp. |
| Speed: |
Cruising: Unknown |
| Armament: |
During early warfare: one 8cm/40cal deck gun, one Type 92 7.7mm Type A MG, four Type 38 Arisaka rifles.
Autumn 1943: one 8cm/40cal deck gun, one Type 96 25mm gun, one Type 93 13mm MG, one Type 92 7.7mm Type A MG, four Type 38 Arisaka rifles, one handgun, four DCs and two smoke tubes.
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