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Stories and Battle Histories of the IJN's Salvage and Repair Tugs

27 December 2008

By Bob Hackett and Peter Cundall

Discussion & Questions



(Salvage tug by Takeshi Yuki scanned from "Color Paintings of Japanese Warships")

The TATEGAMI-Class fleet salvage and repair tugs OJIMA and NAGAURA performed towing, salvage and limited repairs. The somewhat smaller HASHIMA-class fleet salvage and repair tugs FUTAGAMI and KASASHIMA served as harbor tugs and also performed salvage and repairs.

Japanese Salvage and Repair Tugs: Tabular Records of Movement (TROMs)

(Classes link to specifications summaries)

Tategami Class

Ojima(posted 9/27/08)
Nagaura (posted 11/22/08)

Hashima Class

Futagami (posted 10/4/08)
Kasashima (posted 12/27/08)

Bibliography of Sources

About the Authors

Mr. Robert Hackett is a military historian and researcher. Retired from the United States Air Force and later from the aerospace industry, he resides in the United States.

Mr. Peter Cundall is a maritime historian and researcher who specializes in merchant ships. He resides in Australia.

Questions to the authors concerning these TROMs should be posted on the Discussion and Questions board.