Aoshima 00974 Tender Kamikawa-Maru

Kamikawa Maru was a Japanese air tender from the interwar period and World War II. The keel for this unit was laid in August 1936, the launch took place in December 1936, and the entry into service took place in 1937. The total length of the ship was 146 meters and 18.9 meters wide. The maximum speed did not exceed 28 knots. The on-board armament included, among others, two 25 mm anti-aircraft guns or two 13.2 mm machine guns. The Kamikawa Maru was initially built as a merchant ship, but shortly after launching, it was taken over by the Japanese Navy and adapted to serve as a military transport vessel, and in 1939 it was rebuilt - into an air tender. In this role, Kamikawa Maru took part in the Japanese-Chinese War (1937-1945), and especially in the Pacific War. The unit was sunk on May 29, 1943 as a result of a torpedo attack carried out by the USS Scamp submarine.