:::: Naval Vessels - JAPAN - DEPOT SHIP & REPAIR SHIPS
AKASHI
Code - N5712
£1.35
Date - 1939
Description - AKASHI N5712
Japanese repair ship completed 1939. (Two
sister ships cancelled in 1942.) She was lost
in 1944 near Palau.
Dispalcement 9,000 tons
Dimensions 500’ x 67’ x 18 ½’
Armament 4 x 5” (2 x 2)
Speed 19 ¼ knots
Two further similar vessels, known as the
Mihara class were cancelled in 1943.
