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| Tonnage | 17,000 tons standard displacement |
| Dimensions | 496' by 67' by 27'8" 151.2m by 20.4m by 8.4m |
| Maximum speed | 15 knots |
| Aircraft | 2 catapults 12 seaplanes |
| Armament | 2 5.5"/50
guns 2 3"/40 AA guns |
| Machinery |
2-shaft turboelectric (9000 shp) 4 Kampon boilers |
| Bunkerage | 2500 tons coal |
| Modifications | Converted to a fleet oiler in 1943 |
The Kamoi
was completed in 1922 in New York City.
The Japanese converted her to a auxiliary seaplane carrier in
1933. She was redesignated
a seaplane tender in 1940
and converted to a fleet oiler in
1943. Assigned to Chitose Air Group at Truk when war broke out, she was
crippled by aircraft on 5 April 1945 at Hong Kong, finally sinking on 13
April 1945.
References
CombinedFleet.com
(accessed 2008-2-27)
Jentschura, Jung, and Mickel (1977)
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