Tamatsu Maru
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Tamatsu Maru was a World War II Japanese landing craft depot ship[2] completed in January 1944[3] and remembered for the heavy loss of life when sunk by USS Spadefish[2] on 19 August 1944. Between 4,406 and 4,755 Japanese soldiers and seamen drowned.[4]
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Japan | |
Builder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
Laid down | 4 November 1942 |
Launched | 18 August 1943 |
Completed | 20 January 1944 |
Fate | Sunk, 19 August 1944 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Landing craft carrier |
Tonnage | 11,910 tons |
Length | 459.1 ft (139.9 m) |
Beam | 62.4 ft (19.0 m) |
Draft | 23.1 ft (7.0 m) |
Installed power | Diesel engines, 10,800 hp (8,100 kW) |
Speed | 20.8 knots (38.5 km/h; 23.9 mph) |
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Notes | [1] |
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