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Shinshu Maru

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
信州丸 [Shinshu Maru]			Harima Co., Harima	1934	1935	1935	sunk 5.1.1945

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	9000
Displacement full, t	11800 on trials
Length, m	150.0 pp 156.0 oa
Breadth, m	22.0
Draught, m	8.16
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 sets geared steam turbines
Power, h. p.	8000
Max speed, kts	19
Fuel, t	oil
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armament	8 x 1 - 75/44 88-shiki, 20 seaplanes (E2N, E3A, E4N, E5Y, E7K), 2 catapults
Military load	29 14-m Daihatsu landing craft or 25 Shohatsu, 2200 troops
Complement	220

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Aircraft facilities

There were 2 catapults

Project history

First Japanese purpose built amphibious ship, known as MT type. She was classified as landing craft carrier and intended for disembarkation of troops with the help of landing crafts and seaplanes. The design was developed under Army initiative, and the ship was built on means of its budget in great secrecy.

The plane hangar was arranged in the big superstructure, two catapults for seaplanes took places aside fwd of the bridge. Astern there was a special hangar-dock for landing crafts. Loading of troops and vehicles on landing crafts was alongside with the help of cranes and hatch davits. The ship had bad stability, already after commission to fix this lack lead ballast was loaded.

Modernizations

~1942: + 4 x 1 - 20/73 98-shiki

Naval service

During the war ship carried false name (Ryujo Maru or Fuso Maru) for security reasons. Shinshu Maru was sunk at shallow water in Banten Bay, Java 1.3.1942 as a result of  hits of accidental torpedo hit from destroyer Fubuki. She was salvaged and repaired in 1943. 5.1.1945 she was sunk in 40nm SW from Такао (Formosa) by American carrier aircraft of TF.38.