Kashino
1940
(Neptun 1297)
- Class: Kashino - 1 Special Service Transport and Ammunition Ship of 1937
- Displacement: 10,360 tons
- Dimensions: 451 x 62 x 22 ft.
- Machinery: 2 sets geared turbines, 2 Lamont boikers, 2 Kampon boilers, 2 shafts, 4,500 shp = 14 knots
- Armament: 2-120mm/45 HA, 4-13.2mm AA
- Complement:
- Builder: Mitsubishi, Nagasaki
- Laid Down:
- Launched: 26 Jan 1940
- Completed: 10 Jul 1940
- Notes: Designed to support the construction of the Yamato-class battleships, carrying the Type '94' 457mm (18.1in) guns, turrets, and ordnance material from the Naval Ordnance Factory at Kure to the yards where the ships were being built. The main propulsion machinery was an experimental installation. She was damaged in a grounding accident which delayed her entry into service and the battleship program. Sunk 4 Sep 1942 in the Formosa Straits by submarine USS Growler
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