Akitsushima
1942
(Neptun 1295T)
- Class: Akitsushima - 3 seaplane tenders of 1939
- Displacement: 4,650 tons
- Dimensions: 357.5 (pp) 387 (oa) x 51.75 x 17.75 ft.
- Machinery: 2-shaft geared Diesels, B.H.P. 8,000 = 19 knots
- Armament: 4-5 in. (2x2), 10-25 mm. A.A. guns; 1 large flying boat
- Complement: 100
- Builder: Kawasaki, Kobe
- Laid Down: Oct 1940
- Launched: 25 Apr 1941
- Completed: 29 Apr 1942
- Lost: 24 Sep 1944
- Notes: Sistership Chihaya suspended and never completed; unnamed third ship cancelled 1943. Sunk by US aircraft of TF38 in Coron Bay of Calamian Island.
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