Kongō Maru-class armed merchantmen
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Akagi Maru-class auxiliary cruiser |
| Builders | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard |
| Operators |  Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Built | 1934–1935 |
| In service | 1935–1944 |
| In commission | 1941–1944 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Lost | 2 |
| Retired | 0 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Armed merchantmen |
| Displacement | 8,600 tonnes (8,464 long tons) |
| Length | 139 m (456 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 18.6 m (61 ft 0 in) |
| Draft | 9.4 m (30 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion | 1 x Mitsubishi-Sulzer diesel engine (7600-9000hp) |
| Speed | 19 knots (22 mph; 35 km/h) |
| Complement | 50 |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1×Kawanishi E7K floatplane |
The Kongō Maru-class armed merchant cruiser was a class of two armed merchant cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Background[edit]
The Kongō Maru-class vessels Kongō Maru and Kiyosumi Maru were built by IHI Corporation at Kawasaki shipyard in Kobe as combined cargo-passenger ships. They were converted to "auxiliary cruiser" role in September–December 1941 (and therefore armed).[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, pp. 234–236
Bibliography[edit]
- Jentschura, Hansgeorg; Jung, Dieter & Mickel, Peter (1977). Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. ISBN 978-0-87021-893-4.