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Nigitsu-Maru

JPN Transport WWII Landing Ships Tier 4 Power 80.19

Pure Amphibious Assault Ship - Nigitsu Maru was second ship of Akitsu Maru-class, Japan's purpose-built amphibious assault ships. 11,800 tons. Built 1942-1943. Differed from sister Akitsu Maru by lacking flight deck - pure landing craft carrier configuration. Carried 27 Daihatsu landing craft + 2,200 troops. Torpedoed and sunk by USS Hake 12 January 1944 off Okinawa. 574 killed.

Specifications

Displacement (std)
11800 t
Displacement (full)
11800 t
Length
471 ft
Beam
65.6 ft
Crew
150 (plus 80 military personnel)
Ships built
1 (as part of Akitsu Maru-class pair)
Commissioned
1943
Decommissioned
1944 (sunk)

Performance

Top speed
20 kn
Range
null

Armament

Main guns
None
Torpedoes
None

Armor & Systems

Belt
None

In-Game

Tier
T4
Game power
80.19
Research cost
28,227
Credit cost
56,133

Notable

Historical source ↗