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

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

Together with today's design specification, it had been split hull, deck, the bridge components. The Betsu-chi elements of the aircraft train. With deck sheet. Windows clear components use. Total amount of about 220 x general width 27 x height 50mm.

2nd ship of Kamikawa round cargo ship that was built by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha. 1937 had been finished (1937) July 15, New - Yo - I've arranged to clock path, by World War II, July 6 1941 is recruited toward Japanese Navy, and special water transport associated with seaplane as machine mother ship, in islands without land base had been active as a base of seaplane. Following the outbreak of war are assigned on fifth fleet, Ominato, Akkeshi, it absolutely was active in Horomushiro direction. The next year '17 Aryu - took part in Shan strategy, had been to organize the seaplane troops. 1943 (1943) was, acted again Ominato way, defiance of this Allies as it ended up being deprived of atmosphere superiority in earnest, the playing field is reduced, it was diverted to unique transport ship. October 23, 1944 the usa submarine in Luzon northwest "Soviet - Fusch" is sinking by torpedo. It became the expulsion and Kaiyatoi in December for the same year. The faculties of Kimikawa round, stretched a woodcut regarding rear deck, and established the aircraft transport rail, and had arranged the catapult to the hull part.