This class consists of NAMPO MARU only, completed in Aug ‘40 for Awanokuni Kyodo Kisen K.K. as a 1,206-tons cargo ship. She was requisitioned in Dec ‘40 by the IJN, converted the following month to an auxiliary gunboat and torpedoed and sunk by an American submarine in Jun ‘42.
Builder and Years Completed: |
Tama. Tama Zosensho K.K. shipyard.
1940 |
Gross tonnage: | 1, 206 tons. |
Dimensions: | 223.4' (Lpp) x 33.5' x 18.3' |
Propulsion: | One triple expansion, exhaust turbine steam engine , 1 shaft, 150 n.h.p. |
Speed: | Unknown |
Armament: | Two 8cm/40cal deck guns, one Type93 13mm MG, one searchlight, 2 DCs throwers, 12 Type 95 DCs, one hydrophone. |