:::: Naval Vessels - JAPAN - ARMED MERCHANT CRUISERS
AIKOKU MARU
Code - N5805
£1.35
Class - 3
Date - 1941
Description - I.J.N.S. AIKOKU MARU N5805
Built 1939 and converted to Armed
Merchant Cruiser in 1941. Re-rated
as a transport in 1943 and sunk 1944.
Sister ships:- Hokuku Maru & Gokuku Maru.
Tonnage 10,437 tons
Dimensions 492' x 66' x 40'
Armament 8 x 14 cm 60 cal
Torpedo Tubes 4
Speed 21 knots.
