was a
seaplane tender
A seaplane tender is a boat or ship that supports the operation of seaplanes. Some of these vessels, known as seaplane carriers, could not only carry seaplanes but also provided all the facilities needed for their operation; these ships are rega ...
in the
Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). The ship was initially built at Kawasaki's Kōbe Shipyard and launched on 13 December 1936 as a merchant vessel for the
Kawasaki Kisen K. K. Line. On 18 September 1937 the IJN requisitioned her as an aircraft transport ship and she was refitted in 1939 as a seaplane tender. The ship subsequently saw service in the
Second Sino-Japanese War and the
Pacific Campaign of
World War II. On May 29, 1943, ''Kamikawa Maru'' was torpedoed and sunk by the submarine approximately northwest of
Kavieng,
New Ireland at .
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1936 ships
Ships sunk by American submarines
Kamikawa Maru-class seaplane tenders
Ships of the Kawasaki Kisen
Ships built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries
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