Aoshima AO-00971 - 1/700 Water Line Super Detail Japanese Seaplane Tender Kimikawa Maru SD WWII 青島文化  [AO-00971]

Exemplary steamer's largest, may be the emergence of Kimikawa round.

In conjunction with today's design specification, it was split hull, deck, the bridge components. The Betsu-chi areas of the aircraft rail. With deck sheet. Windows clear parts use. Total duration of about 220 x overall width 27 x height 50mm.

2nd ship of Kamikawa round cargo ship which was built by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha. 1937 was finished (1937) July 15, New - Yo - I've arranged to clock route, by World War II, July 6 1941 is recruited towards Japanese Navy, and unique water transport of this seaplane as machine mother ship, inside islands with no land base had been active as a base of seaplane. Following the outbreak of war are assigned towards fifth fleet, Ominato, Akkeshi, it had been active in Horomushiro way. The next 12 months '17 Aryu - participated in Shan strategy, ended up being to prepare the seaplane troops. 1943 (1943) ended up being, acted again Ominato direction, defiance associated with the Allies as it ended up being deprived of air superiority in earnest, the playing industry is reduced, it has been redirected to unique transport ship. October 23, 1944 the united states submarine in Luzon northwest "Soviet - Fusch" is sinking by torpedo. It became the expulsion and Kaiyatoi in December of this exact same year. The characteristics of Kimikawa round, stretched a woodcut on back deck, and established the aircraft transportation rail, and had arranged the catapult towards the hull side.