Japanese auxiliary gunboat Keijo Maru

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History
Empire of Japan
NameKeijo Maru
BuilderUraga Senkyo
Launched12 October 1939
AcquiredRequisitioned by Imperial Japanese Navy, September 1941
FateSunk, 21 June 1942
General characteristics
Tonnage2626 gross register tons / 1493 net register tons[1]
Length295 feet (89.9 m)
Beam45 feet (13.7 m)
Depth22.75 feet (6.9 m)
Installed power1400 horsepower
Propulsion1 VTE + low pressure steam turbine

The Keijo Maru (Japanese: 京城丸) was an auxiliary gunboat of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

History[]

She was laid down as a merchant ship by shipbuilder Uraga Senkyo and launched on 12 October 1939.[2] In September 1941, she was requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy and converted to an auxiliary gunboat,[2] She participated in the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Invasion of Tulagi in May 1942. On 21 June 1942, she was sunk by the submarine USS S-44 ( United States Navy) at (

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09°00′S 160°00′E / 9.000°S 160.000��E / -9.000; 160.000Coordinates: 09°00′S 160°00′E / 9.000°S 160.000°E / -9.000; 160.000)[3] west of the Nggela Islands in the Solomon Islands. 63 crewmen were killed and 62 crewmen were rescued by Japanese minesweeper ( Imperial Japanese Navy).[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1945-46
  2. ^ a b Gogin, Ivan. "Auxiliary gunboats of WW II". Navypedia - Fighting Ships of the World - Imperial Japanese Navy.
  3. ^ "Japanese Naval And Merchant Shipping Losses During World War II By All Causes - All Japanese Naval and Merchant Vessels Sunk During World War II by United States Submarines". Joint Army-Navy Assessment Committee.
  4. ^ "S-44". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
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