Japanese aircraft carrier Akitsu Maru
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Akitsu Maru (あきつ丸) was a Japanese landing craft depot ship and escort aircraft carrier operated by the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA). In some sources Akitsu Maru and her sister ship Nigitsu Maru (にぎつ丸) are also considered to be the first amphibious assault ships.[1]
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History | |
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Empire of Japan | |
Name | Akitsu Maru |
Builder | Harima, Harima |
Launched | 24 September 1941 |
Completed | 30 January 1942 |
Fate | Sunk by USS Queenfish, 15 November 1944 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Escort carrier |
Displacement | 11,800 tons (standard) |
Length | 471 ft 7 in (143.74 m) (pp) |
Beam | 64 ft (20 m) |
Draft | 25 ft 9 in (7.85 m) (maximum) |
Installed power | |
Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines |
Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
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