Japanese seaplane tender Akitsushima

Akitsushima on 18 April 1942
History
Empire of Japan
NameAkitsushima
NamesakeAnother name of Japan
BuilderKawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation
Laid down29 October 1940
Launched25 July 1941
Completed29 April 1942
Commissioned29 April 1942
Decommissioned10 November 1944
Maiden voyage29 April 1942
In service1942–1944
FateSunk on 24 September 1944
General characteristics
TypeSeaplane tender
Displacement
  • 4,650 long tons (4,725 t) standard
  • 5,000 long tons (5,080 t) trial
Length
  • 114.8 m (376 ft 8 in) overall
  • 113.0 m (370 ft 9 in) waterline
Beam15.8 m (51 ft 10 in)
Draught5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)
Propulsion4 × Kampon Mk.22 Model 10 diesels, 2 shafts, 8,000 bhp (6,000 kW)
Speed19.0 knots (35.2 km/h; 21.9 mph)
Range8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Capacity
  • 689 tons gasoline
  • 36 × Type 91 torpedoes
  • 30 × 800 kg bombs
  • 15 × 500 kg bombs
  • 100 × 250 kg bombs
  • 100 × 60 kg bombs
Complement545
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × flying boat (in anchorage only)
Aviation facilitiesdeck and crane

Akitsushima (秋津洲) was a seaplane tender of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during World War II from 1942 until being sunk in September 1944.

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