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TAKACHIHO MARU - Class Auxiliary small minelayer


(TAKACHIHO MARU, prewar – AWM Collection)

T This class consists of TAKACHIHO MARU only, built as a 343-tons cargo ship for Tokaisha K.K. Completed in May ’37, she was later sold to Nanbo Kisen K.K. Requisitioned by the IJN in Aug ’41, she was registered as an auxiliary small minelayer. She survived the war, returned to commercial service and was ultimately scrapped in Japan in 1971.

Builder and Year Completed: Osaka. Harada Zosen K.K.
1937
Gross tonnage: 343-tons
Dimensions: 130.2’(lpp) x 23' x 12.8'
Propulsion: One diesel engine, one shaft, 290 shp.
Speed: Cruising: Nine knots – Max: Unknown.
Armament: One 8cm/25cal ‘short’ deck gun and 14 mines.