:::: Naval Vessels - JAPAN - ESCORT CARRIERS
SHIMANE MARU
Code - N5218
£1.35
Date - 1944
Description - I.J.N.S. SHIMANE MARU N5218
Ex oil tanker converted to aircraft carrier
1944/45.Work ceased 2/1945 when almost
complete. Sisters: Otakisan Maru, "14" & "16".
Displacement 11,800 tons
Dimensions 492' x 65' x 30'
Armament 2 x 4.7"
52 x 25mm
Aircraft 12
Speed 18.5 knots
Armour nil
