Japanese aircraft transport Goshū Maru

Goshū Maru was requisitioned as an aircraft transport vessel of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). The ship was initially built at Kawasaki's Kōbe Shipyard and launched on 14 October 1939 as a merchant vessel for Goyo Shosen K. K.[1] On 14 September 1940 the IJN requisitioned as a transport ship and was refitted in 1940 as an aircraft transport. The ship subsequently saw service in the Pacific Campaign of World War II. 1 October, 1943 she was rerated a converted transport (misc). Goshū Maru was sunk by United States Navy aircraft in the Palau Islands on 30 or 31 March 1944.

History
IJN EnsignJapan
NameGoshū Maru
BuilderKawasaki Heavy Industries, Kōbe
Laid down27 December 1938
Launched14 October 1939
Completed27 February 1940
Commissionedrequisitioned 14 September 1940
In service27 February 1940
Out of service31 March 1944
Stricken21 April 1944
FateSunk 30 or 31 March 1944
General characteristics
Displacement8,592 tons standard
Length443.2 feet
Beam60 feet
Draft40 feet
Propulsion2 steam turbines
Armament4.7-inch guns

Notes
  1. "Lloyd's Register 1941–42 Gosyu Maru (Goshū Maru)" (PDF). plimsollshipdata. Retrieved 3 October 2012.

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