NAVYPEDIA

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Wakamiya Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
若宮丸 [Wakamiya] (ex-Lethington)		296	Duncan, Glasgow, UK //	1900	21.9.1901	1901 // 17.8.1914	stricken 4.1931

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	5895
Displacement full, t	7720
Length, m	111.3 pp
Breadth, m	14.7
Draught, m	5.80
No of shafts	1
Machinery	1 VTE, 3 cylindrical boilers
Power, h. p.	1591
Max speed, kts	10
Fuel, t	coal 851
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armament	2 x 1 - 76/40 41-shiki, 2 x 1 - 47/40 41-shiki, 4 seaplanes (Farman)
Complement	234

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Aircraft facilities

Aircrafts were stored in holds.

Project history

Former s/s Lethington of W. R. Rea Shipping Co., built in Britain in 1901. In days of the Russian-Japanese war she was chartered by the Russian Government, but 12.1.1905 captured by Japanese torpedo boat No72 as a prize. In 1908 she was leased to NYK Line. In 1914 during conversion she was equipped by two light hangars. Later number of aircrafts was increased to 10.

Modernizations

1920: flying-off deck for Sopwith Pup fighters was fitted.

Naval service

Re-rated from transport to seaplane carrier in April, 1920. Placed in reserve and used as cargo vessel from 1924.