Nagoya Maru Class

Nagoya Maru Class Auxiliary Submarine Depot Ship

(Nagoya Maru in peacetime ISK service)

In 1941, NAGOYA MARU was requisitioned by the IJN and ordered converted to a submarine depot ship. She was reconverted to an aircraft transport in 1942 and used in this role until she was torpedoed and sunk in January 1944.

Builder and Year Completed: Mitsubishi, Nagasaki, 1932
Displacement: 6,071-tons.
Dimensions: 406.8' x 55.5’ x 32.5’
Propulsion: 1 geared turbine, 1 shaft. 3,800 I.H.P., maximum speed
13.5 knots
Armament: Six single mount 152-mm/45 41st Year Type guns, two dual 13.2-mm Type 93 machine guns.