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Built
  
1936–1940

Planned
  
5

In commission
  
1937–1969

Kamikawa Maru-class seaplane tender

Name
  
Kamikawa Maru-class Cargo ship

Builders
  
Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation

Operators
  
Kawasaki Line Imperial Japanese Navy Imperial Japanese ArmyKōbe Line

The Kamikawa Maru-class cargo ship (神川丸型貨物船, Kamikawa Maru-gata Kamotsusen) was a type of cargo ship of Japan, serving during the 1930s and World War II. Four of the five ships of the class were converted to seaplane tenders during the war.

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Background

  • In 1930, the Ōsaka Mercantile Steamship Co.Ltd. (O.S.K. Lines) let Kinai Maru-class cargo ship go into service to Japan-New York route.
  • Japanese steamship companies sent a lot of new cargo ships to North America route to oppose this.
  • In 1936, the Kawasaki Line was fully prepared and built four Kamikawa Maru-class ships. They overwhelmed other cargo ships at high cruising speed and the big capacity.
  • However, they were commandeered in sequence and did not survive to the end of the war.

    • Service

  • Kamikawa Maru
  • Kiyokawa Maru
  • Kimikawa Maru
  • Kunikawa Maru
  • Hirokawa Maru

    • References

    Kamikawa Maru-class seaplane tender Wikipedia
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