Akitsu Maru

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:ship
gptkbp:armament anti-aircraft guns
gptkbp:beam 18 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kawasaki_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:cargo_capacity 5,000 tons
gptkbp:cargo_types military supplies
gptkbp:class Type C2 cargo ship
gptkbp:crew approximately 50
gptkbp:cultural_impact symbol of wartime sacrifice
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1944
gptkbp:design based on pre-war designs
gptkbp:displacement 7,000 tons
gptkbp:drafted_by 7 meters
gptkbp:engine_power 6,000 horsepower
gptkbp:engine_type single screw
gptkbp:fate sunk by submarine
gptkbp:first_flight transporting troops
gptkbp:historical_context World War II logistics
gptkbp:historical_significance part of Japanese naval logistics
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Kobe,_Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Akitsu Maru
gptkbp:is_a_destination_for gptkb:Leyte_Gulf
gptkbp:launched 1943
gptkbp:length 138 meters
gptkbp:location near the Philippines
not discovered until later years
gptkbp:memorials none known
gptkbp:military_engagement involved in supply missions
gptkbp:mission gptkb:military_logistics
gptkbp:notable_event sunk during World War II
gptkbp:notable_ships part of Japanese maritime history
gptkbp:operational_area Pacific Theater
gptkbp:operational_period 1943-1944
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbine
gptkbp:record 15 knots maximum speed
gptkbp:route between Japan and the Philippines
gptkbp:service gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:Kiyokawa_Maru
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:sunk gptkb:1944
gptkb:USS_Redfish
October 1944
torpedoed by submarine
gptkbp:survivors few crew members rescued
few documented testimonies
gptkbp:type gptkb:ship
gptkbp:width 18 meters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army_Air_Service
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4