Japanese seaplane tender Kimikawa Maru

History
Kimikawa Maru
Japan
Name	Kimikawa Maru
Laid down	2 November 1936
Launched	11 March 1937
Completed	15 July 1937
In service	1937
Out of service	1944
Fate	Sunk by USS Sawfish, 23 October 1944
General characteristics
Displacement	9687 tons standard
Length	146.1 meters
Beam	18.97 meters
Speed	17 knots
Armament	2(2xI) 140 mm (5.5 in)/50 main guns, 2 x 13.2 mm (0.52 in) AA
Aircraft carried	8 seaplanes

Kimikawa Maru was a seaplane tender of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The ship was built by the Kawasaki Dockyard Co. at Kobe as a cargo ship for a civilian ship company. In July 1941 the ship was taken over by the IJN and converted into an auxiliary seaplane tender. She was able to operate 6 Aichi E13A "Jake" floatplanes. On 23 October 1944 she was sunk by USS Sawfish at 18°58′N 118°40′E / 18.967°N 118.667°E / 18.967; 118.667.

External links

IJN Seaplane Tender KIMIKAWA MARU: Tabular Record of Movement

v t e Kamikawa Maru-class seaplane tenders
Seaplane tenders	Kamikawa Maru Kimikawa Maru Kiyokawa Maru Kunikawa Maru
Cargo ships	Hirokawa Maru
List of ships of the Japanese Navy

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in October 1944
Shipwrecks	3 Oct: I-177, USS Seawolf, USS Shelton 4 Oct: HMCS Chebogue, U-228, U-993 5 Oct: Sparviero 6 Oct: Cha-2, U-168 7 Oct: TA37 10 Oct: Ha-61, Ha-62, Ha-63, Ha-65, Ha-66, Ha-68, Kaii, Jingei, U-2331 12 Oct: Gyoun Maru 15 Oct: U-777, V 1605 Mosel 16 Oct: U-1006 17 Oct: Itsukushima 18 Oct: HMAS Geelong 19 Oct: Juan Casiano 23 Oct: Atago, Kimikawa Maru, Maya, V.5506 Zick 24 Oct: Arisan Maru, USS Darter, Musashi, USS Princeton, USS Shark, USS Sonoma, U-673, Wakaba 25 Oct: Akizuki, Asagumo, Chikuma, Chitose, Chiyoda, Chōkai, Fusō, USS Gambier Bay, Hakuyo Maru, Hatsuzuki, USS Hoel, USS Johnston, Michishio, Mogami, USS Samuel B. Roberts, HMCS Skeena, USS St. Lo, Suzuya, Tama, USS Tang, Wakaba, Yamagumo, Yamashiro, Zuihō, Zuikaku 26 Oct: Abukuma, Hayashimo, I-26, Kinu, Noshiro, Nowaki, Uranami 27 Oct: Fujinami, Shiranui, U-1060 29 Oct: I-45, USS Eversole Unknown date: USS Escolar, I-46, I-54, U-1226
Other incidents	3 Oct: USS Stingray 4 Oct: I-361, USS Mingo, U-92, U-437 8 Oct: HMCS Mulgrave 9 Oct: USS Cogswell, USS Flying Fish 11 Oct: USS Blower, USS PC-1145 12 Oct: HMS Loyal 14 Oct: HMCS Magog 15 Oct: Amazone, Leipzig 16 Oct: Externsteine 17 Oct: USS Montgomery 19 Oct: U-957 23 Oct: U-985 24 Oct: U-382 29 Oct: I-12 Late Oct: USS Crevalle
1943 1944 1945 September 1944 November 1944

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