Japanese aircraft transport Goshū Maru
| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan | |
| Name | Goshū Maru |
| Builder | Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kōbe |
| Laid down | 27 December 1938 |
| Launched | 14 October 1939 |
| Completed | 27 February 1940 |
| Commissioned | requisitioned 14 September 1940 |
| In service | 27 February 1940 |
| Out of service | 31 March 1944 |
| Stricken | 21 April 1944 |
| Fate | Sunk 30 or 31 March 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 8,592 tons standard |
| Length | 443.2 feet |
| Beam | 60 feet |
| Draft | 40 feet |
| Propulsion | 2 steam turbines |
| Armament | 4.7-inch guns |
Goshū Maru was requisitioned as an aircraft transport vessel of the
Palau Islands
on 30 or 31 March 1944.
Notes
- ^ "Lloyd's Register 1941–42 Gosyu Maru (Goshū Maru)" (PDF). plimsollshipdata. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
References
- Hackett, Bob; Sander Kingsepp and Peter Cundall (2006). "IJN Goshu Maru: Tabular Record of Movement". Tokusetsu Suijoki-Bokan!. Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
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