Aikoku Maru

Aikoku Maru (愛国丸) was an armed merchant cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II. The ship entered service in 1940, the ship was later converted to an ammunition ship. She was sunk in February 1944 during Operation Hailstone.

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speed 20.9 knot, length 150 metre, beam 20 metre, 
armed merchantman, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Imperial Japanese Navy, Empire of Japan, 

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Location: 7.3667, 151.9333, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

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  Aikoku Maru ⓘ
  Armed merchant cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy

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  Fumizuki ⓘ
  1926 Mutsuki-class destroyer

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  Heian Maru ⓘ
  Japanese ocean liner and auxiliary submarine tender.

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1938-12-29T00:00:00Z

1938-12-29T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1940-04-25T00:00:00Z

1940-04-25T00:00:00Z

ship launching

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Frameless

Aikoku Maru-1941

Aikoku Maru-1942

Japanese ammunition ship Aikoku Maru in Truk Harbor explodes

Aikoku maru

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft		Aikoku Maru	armed merchantman	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Fumizuki	Mutsuki-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Heian Maru	submarine tender, ocean liner	Wikidata
site	bunker		Japanese Army Headquarters	headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
commons	image		Aikoku Maru-1941		Commons
commons	image		Aikoku Maru-1942		Commons
commons	image		Japanese ammunition ship Aikoku Maru in Truk Harbor explodes		Commons
commons	image		Aikoku maru		Commons