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Shimane Maru

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
しまね丸 [Shimane Maru]			Kawasaki, Kobe	8.6.1944	17.12.1944	28.2.1945	sunk 24.7.1945
大滝山丸 [Otakisan Maru]			Kawasaki, Kobe	18.9.1944	14.1.1945	---	sunk incomplete 25.8.1945

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	11800
Displacement normal, t	14500
Length, m	150.0 pp 153.0 wl 160.5 oa
Breadth, m	20.0 wl 23.0 fd
Draught, m	9.10
No of shafts	1
Machinery	1 set geared steam turbines, 2 boilers
Power, h. p.	8600
Max speed, kts	18
Fuel, t	oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	10000(14)
Armament	2 x 1 - 120/45 10-shiki, 9 x 3 - 25/60 96-shiki, 1 x 2 - 25/60 96-shiki, 23 x 1 - 25/60 96-shiki, 12 aircraft (Ki76 ASW planes), 1 DCT (16)
Electronic equipment	3-shiki 1-go radar
Complement

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Aircraft facilities(fd - 3,565m², ha ? m² / ? m³)

 (fd - 3,565m², ha ? m² / ? m³): Flight deck: 155.0x23.0m. There was small hangar. There was 1 lift. Aircraft fuel stowage: ?.

Project history

Escort aircraft carriers-tankers ordered by Army command simultaneously with the ships of Yamashiro Maru class. They could also used as cargo ships. Shimane Maru was designed on the basis of the hull of standard tanker of 1TL type. In comparison with Yamashiro Maru, carriers had more perfect construction and bigger number of air group. It was supposed, that after launch aircrafts will land on coastal airfields. Before her lost Shimane Maru was planned to conversion to coal-burning by the reason of oil shortage.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

Shimane Maru was sunk by American aircraft of TF.38 at Takamatsu Island 24.7.1945.

Building of Otakisan Maru was suspended in February, 1945 in 70% availability. She was lost in Kobe Bay 25.8.1945 (mined under tow to new place).