Kimikawa Maru

Kimikawa Maru was a seaplane tender of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). The ship was built by the Kawasaki Dockyard Co. at Kobe as a cargo ship for Kawasaki Kisen K. K. line. In July 1941 the ship was taken over by the IJN and converted into an auxiliary seaplane tender. She was able to operate six Aichi E13A "Jake" floatplanes. She operated in northern waters including the capture of Kiska and Attu Island. She was re-rated a converted transport (Miscellaneous) on 1 October 1943. After conversion the ship operated in the Philippines and the Dutch East Indies. On 23 October 1944 she was sunk by USS Sawfish in the South China Sea north north west of Cape Bojeador, Luzon, Philippines.

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Kimikawa Maru
seaplane tender, cargo ship, Kamikawa Maru-class seaplane tender, Imperial Japanese Navy, K Line, Kawasaki Shipyard, 

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  Kimikawa Maru ⓘ
  1937 Kamikawa Maru-class seaplane tender

1936-11-02T00:00:00Z

1936-11-02T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1937-03-11T00:00:00Z

1937-03-11T00:00:00Z

ship launching

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Kimikawa Maru 1943 NH 73056

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft		Kimikawa Maru	Kamikawa Maru-class seaplane tender, seaplane tender, cargo ship	Wikidata
commons	image		KimikawaMaru		Commons
commons	image		Kimikawa Maru 1943 NH 73056		Commons
commons	image		KimikawaMaru-1943a		Commons