Name Nosaki Ordered fiscal 1939 Laid down 18 October 1939 Construction started 18 October 1939 Draft 2.88 m | Namesake Nosaki Point Cost 1,574,000 JPY Completed 18 March 1941 Launched 22 July 1940 | |
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The Nosaki (野埼) was a food supply ship (reefer ship) of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) serving during World War II, the only ship of her class.
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Background
In 1939, the IJN planned two food supply ships for China Area Fleet under the Maru 4 Programme. One was the 1000 ton Kinesaki (initial named Support ship No.4006), the other the 600 ton Nosaki (initial named Support ship No.4007). Their duty was deliver fresh fish to the fleet. Therefore, they installed a large freezer in the hull, and their appearance looked just like fishing trawler. The IJN compared Kinesaki with Nosaki, and they decided to mass-produce Kinesaki.
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Japanese food supply ship Nosaki Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA