Japanese seaplane tender Sanuki Maru information

History
Empire of Japan
Name	Sanuki Maru
Namesake	Sanuki Province
Owner	Nippon Yusen K.K.
Port of registry	Tokyo, Japan
Builder	Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & Engineering, Nagasaki
Yard number	724
Laid down	29 August 1938
Launched	8 February 1939
Completed	1 May 1939
Imperial Japanese Navy
Name	Sanuki Maru
Acquired	requisitioned by Imperial Japanese Navy, 17 August 1941
Commissioned	5 September 1942
Stricken	10 March 1945
Fate	Sunk by USS Spadefish, 28 January 1945
Notes	Call sign: JGBN; ;
General characteristics
Type	seaplane tender
Tonnage	7,158 GRT (1939), 9,246 GRT (1941); 3,913 NRT (1939), 5,235 NRT (1941)
Length	146.2 m (480 ft) (1939); 147.1 m (483 ft) (1941)
Beam	19 m (62 ft 4 in)
Draught	9.8 m (32 ft) (1939); 12.5 m (41 ft) (1941)
Propulsion	2 Mitsubishi-Sulzer diesels, 2 shafts,; 6,700 nhp
Speed	20 knots
Armament	2 x 150-mm/45 cal single mount guns; 2 x 80-mm single mount guns; 2 x Type 93 13.2 mm (0.5 in) AA machine guns;
Aircraft carried	8 x E8N2 "Dave" float biplanes,; 2 held in reserve ; from 18 December 1941:; 6 Mitsubishi F1M "Pete" float biplanes; 2 x E8N2 "Dave" float biplanes held in reserve ; 2 x 56' catapults;

Sanuki Maru (Japanese:讃岐丸) was a 1939-built cargo ship, requisitioned as a seaplane tender by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

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History

Empire of Japan
Name	Sanuki Maru
Namesake	Sanuki Province
Owner	Nippon Yusen K.K.
Port of registry	Tokyo, Japan
Builder	Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & Engineering, Nagasaki
Yard number	724
Laid down	29 August 1938
Launched	8 February 1939
Completed	1 May 1939
Imperial Japanese Navy
Name	Sanuki Maru
Acquired	requisitioned by Imperial Japanese Navy, 17 August 1941
Commissioned	5 September 1942
Stricken	10 March 1945
Fate	Sunk by USS Spadefish, 28 January 1945
Notes	Call sign: JGBN
General characteristics
Type	seaplane tender
Tonnage	7,158 GRT (1939), 9,246 GRT (1941) 3,913 NRT (1939), 5,235 NRT (1941)^[1]
Length	146.2 m (480 ft) (1939) 147.1 m (483 ft) (1941)^[1]
Beam	19 m (62 ft 4 in)^[2]
Draught	9.8 m (32 ft) (1939) 12.5 m (41 ft) (1941)^[1]
Propulsion	2 Mitsubishi-Sulzer diesels, 2 shafts, 6,700 nhp^[2]
Speed	20 knots^[3]
Armament	2 x 150-mm/45 cal single mount guns 2 x 80-mm single mount guns 2 x Type 93 13.2 mm (0.5 in) AA machine guns
Aircraft carried	8 x E8N2 "Dave" float biplanes, 2 held in reserve from 18 December 1941: 6 Mitsubishi F1M "Pete" float biplanes 2 x E8N2 "Dave" float biplanes held in reserve 2 x 56' catapults