Published May 26th, 2022, 5/26/22 11:59 pm
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A couple of weeks ago, we passed 100 subscribers. To celebrate this milestone, I would like to go back to my roots and visit the first ship made, the akitsushima.
Akitsushima (秋津洲) was a seaplane tender of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during World War II from 1942 until being sunk in September 1944.
Akitsushima (秋津洲) was a seaplane tender of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during World War II from 1942 until being sunk in September 1944.
 Akitsushima on 18 April 1942 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Akitsushima |
| Namesake | Another name of Japan |
| Builder | Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation |
| Laid down | 29 October 1940 |
| Launched | 25 July 1941 |
| Completed | 29 April 1942 |
| Commissioned | 29 April 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 10 November 1944 |
| Maiden voyage | 29 April 1942 |
| In service | 1942–1944 |
| Fate | Sunk on 24 September 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Seaplane tender |
| Displacement |
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| Length |
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| Beam | 15.8 m (51 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 5.4 m (17 ft 9 in) |
| Propulsion | 4 × Kampon Mk.22 Model 10 diesels, 2 shafts, 8,000 bhp (6,000 kW) |
| Speed | 19.0 knots (35.2 km/h; 21.9 mph) |
| Range | 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Complement | 545 |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × flying boat (in anchorage only) |
| Aviation facilities | deck and crane |
| Credit | SushiltzMe/FelixA for the renders and the floatplanes |
| Progress | 100% complete |
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