Kiyokawa Maru (top) and destroyer Mochizuki (bottom) maneuver under aerial attack by US Navy aircraft from the carrier Yorktown during the Invasion of Lae-Salamaua on March 10, 1942.
The ship was built at Kawasaki's Kōbe Shipyard and launched on 13 December 1936 as a merchant vessel for the Kawasaki Kisen K. K. Line. Kyokawa Maru was involved in a collision with the small train ferry Uko Maru No. 1 on 19 August 1937 in the Seto Inland Sea, southwest of Nakanose.
Requisitioned by the IJN on 28 September 1941 and was refitted as a seaplane tender. The ship subsequently saw service in the Pacific Campaign of World War II. Kiyokawa Maru was attacked by aircraft from Task Force 38 on 20 July 1945. Hit by bombs and heavily damaged she was beached off Shida beach north of Kaminoseki, Yamaguchi to avoid sinking.
On 22 November 1945 during heavy weather, Kiyokawa Maru sank. Raised in December 1948, later repaired and put in civilian passenger service. Scrapped 1969.
Referencesedit
Global Security (2009). "IJN Kamikawa Maru Seaplane Tender". Military. GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
Hackett, Bob; Sander Kingsepp; Allan Alsleben (2006). "IJN Seaplane Tender Kiyokawa Maru: Tabular Record of Movement". Tokusetsu Suijoki-Bokan!. Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
Hackett, Bob; Sander Kingsepp; Allan Alsleben (2006). "Kamikawa Maru Class". Tokusetsu Suijoki-Bokan!. Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
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japanese, seaplane, tender, kiyokawa, maru, kiyokawa, maru, 聖川丸, seaplane, tender, imperial, japanese, navy, kiyokawa, maru, panama, canal, september, 1937historyjapannamekiyokawa, marubuilderkawasaki, kōbe, shipyardlaid, downoctober, 1936launchedfebruary, 193. Kiyokawa Maru 聖川丸 was a seaplane tender in the Imperial Japanese Navy IJN Kiyokawa Maru at the Panama Canal on 29 September 1937HistoryJapanNameKiyokawa MaruBuilderKawasaki Kōbe ShipyardLaid downOctober 21 1936LaunchedFebruary 16 1937AcquiredSeptember 28 1941CommissionedOctober 5 1941Out of serviceJuly 20 1945StrickenAugust 10 1946FateScrapped 1969General characteristicsClass and typeKamikawa Maru class seaplane tenderDisplacement6 863 tons standardLength479 feetBeam62 feetDraft30 feet td gt Installed power7 600 shpPropulsion1 Kawasaki M A N diesel 1 shaftSpeed19 knotsArmament2 x 5 9 inch 2 x Type 96 25 mm 0 98 in AA 2 x 13 2 mm 0 52 in MGAircraft carried12 seaplanes 24 stored Aviation facilitiesTwo catapults cranesHistory edit nbsp Kiyokawa Maru top and destroyer Mochizuki bottom maneuver under aerial attack by US Navy aircraft from the carrier Yorktown during the Invasion of Lae Salamaua on March 10 1942 The ship was built at Kawasaki s Kōbe Shipyard and launched on 13 December 1936 as a merchant vessel for the Kawasaki Kisen K K Line Kyokawa Maru was involved in a collision with the small train ferry Uko Maru No 1 on 19 August 1937 in the Seto Inland Sea southwest of Nakanose Requisitioned by the IJN on 28 September 1941 and was refitted as a seaplane tender The ship subsequently saw service in the Pacific Campaign of World War II Kiyokawa Maru was attacked by aircraft from Task Force 38 on 20 July 1945 Hit by bombs and heavily damaged she was beached off Shida beach north of Kaminoseki Yamaguchi to avoid sinking On 22 November 1945 during heavy weather Kiyokawa Maru sank Raised in December 1948 later repaired and put in civilian passenger service Scrapped 1969 References editGlobal Security 2009 IJN Kamikawa Maru Seaplane Tender Military GlobalSecurity org Retrieved 1 July 2009 Hackett Bob Sander Kingsepp Allan Alsleben 2006 IJN Seaplane Tender Kiyokawa Maru Tabular Record of Movement Tokusetsu Suijoki Bokan Combinedfleet com Retrieved 1 July 2009 Hackett Bob Sander Kingsepp Allan Alsleben 2006 Kamikawa Maru Class Tokusetsu Suijoki Bokan Combinedfleet com Retrieved 1 July 2009 nbsp This article about a specific military ship or boat of Japan is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Japanese seaplane tender Kiyokawa Maru amp oldid 1123479194, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
