Japanese minesweeper Showa Maru No. 8
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Name | Showa Maru No. 8 |
Builder | K.K. Osaka Tekkosho Honsha Kojo |
Laid down | 1 April 1936 |
Launched | 24 July 1936 |
Sponsored by | Nippon Suisan K.K. |
Completed | 31 August 1936 |
Acquired | requisitioned by Imperial Japanese Navy, 12 September 1941 |
Decommissioned | 10 March 1945 |
Homeport | Tokyo[1] |
Identification | 41980[1] |
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General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 264 GRT[1] |
Length | 37.9 m (124 ft 4 in)[1] |
Beam | 7.4 m (24 ft 3 in)[1] |
Draught | 4.2 m (13 ft 9 in)[1] |
Showa Maru No. 8 (Japanese:
History[edit]
Showa Maru No. 8 was laid down on 1 April 1936 at the shipyard of K.K. Osaka Tekkosho Honsha Kojo at the behest of shipping company, Nippon Suisan K.K.[2][1] She was launched on 24 July 1936 and completed 31 August 1936.[2] On 12 September 1941, she was requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy and converted to an auxiliary minesweeper under Reserve Lieutenant Kawai Iitsuka (
References[edit]
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第 八 昭和 丸 (Showa Maru No. 8 - Stats)" (PDF). Imperial Japanese Navy - Tokusetsukansen (in Japanese). - ^ a b c d e Niehorster, Leo; Donahoo, Jeff. "Auxiliary Minesweepers of the Imperial Japanese Navy". World War II Armed Forces - Orders of Battle and Organizations. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander; Cundall, Peter; Casse, Gilbert (2012). "IJN Subchaser CH-18". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 9 August 2019.