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KIMIKAWA MARU |
Kimikawa Maru was a seaplane tender of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The ship was built by the Kawasaki Dockyard Co. at Kobe as a cargo ship for a civilian ship company. In July 1941 the ship was taken over by the IJN and converted into an auxiliary seaplane tender. She was able to operate 6 Aichi E13A "Jake" floatplanes. On 23 October 1944 she was sunk by USS Sawfish. |
Username | marekj655 |
Shipowner | Imperial Japanese Navy |
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Type of ship | Auxiliary seaplane tender |
Year of build and builder | 1937 Kawasaki Dockyard Co. Kobe , Japan |
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Added on | 20/08/2013 |
Dimension | 1388 x 586 |
viewed | 1588 |