The Kimikawa Maru was built as a cargo ship for a civillian shipping company in Kobe by Kawasaki Dockyard and completed in 1937. The ship was deployed for naval use by the IJN and converted into a Seaplane Tender in July 1941 prior to the Pacific War. She participated in transporting cargo and escorting ships throughout the Pacific War. On 23 October 1944, a convoy of Kamikawa Maru ships was ambushed by two American submarines and Kamikawa Maru was hit by 4 torpedoes out of 5 fired by the USS Sawfish and sank in 2.5 minutes.
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Further Reading :
www.combinedfleet.com/Kimikawa...
Kit :
Super Detail Kimikawa-Maru 1/700 Aoshima 009710
Upgrade Set Photo-Etched Parts 1/700 CN Dragon 00972 for Kimikawa Maru 00976 1/700 Aoshima
Music :
Romantic Traditional Japanese Music
Traditional Japanese Music
Instrumental Japanese Music
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