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Tama Maru 1/700

Tama Maru
Tama Maru


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  DBTyp  Model  
  Base type  Tama Maru  
    Furthermore referenced in country lists as: (Japan): Aux Patrol Boats / Aux Sub-chasers … 
  Kit manufacturer  AKA  
  Material  Resin  
  Origin country  Japan  Parent category: Asia
  Operator country  Japan  Parent category: Asia
  Built  3.12.2017   
  Topics  Small combattants  (Small combattants:) E-Boats, MTB, Subchasers, River gunboat
(Ship:) http://uboat.net/allies/
(Ship:) Navies: To the list of all ship classes
Parent category: Ship
  Aera of use  WW2  (WW2:) second world war
  Scale  1/700  
  TextEN  At least 7 different Tama Maru, all whalers, some as aux minesweepers, some as sub-chasers.(372)

Examples:
Tama Maru sub-chaser: 1939 by Mitsubishi, 43 x 7.5 x 3.6 m , 397 ts, Diesel engine 70 PS, 11 kn, On 7th April 1945, the US submarine Tirante (SS-420) sinks Japanese auxiliary submarine chaser Tama Maru 10 miles east of Shokokusanto, southwest of Korea, 34°35´N, 125°20´E. (373)

or Tama Maru No. 6 sub-chaser: 275grt, 1936 built, On August 8th 1944, U.S. submarine Sterlet (SS-392) sinks the Japanese auxiliary submarine chaser Tama Maru No.6, west of Chichi Jima.(374)

or Tama Maru No.2 minesweeper: 264 grt whaler, 36,5x7,3x4,2m 1941 built, 10.3.42 bombs by Dauntless from Lexington, Yorktown, sunk 13.(375)with a pic in http://www.ww2shots.com/gallery/v/Weapons_+military+equipment/Navy/Japan/Imperial+Japanese+Navy+Ships+WW2/TAMA+MARU_+lost+4+May+1942+near+Savo-ww2shots-navy.jpg.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=1 
  BaseVehicle  Ship  
Referenced itself or via the class in 1942, 3. bis 8. Mai, Schlacht im Korallenmeer Midway, Aleuten (Dutch Harbor, Attu, Kiska) Operations 4.-7.6.1942 Operation Anvil-Dragoon, France, 15.8.-14.9.1944 (only another ship of similar style)

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References

References
(372) Jentschura,Jung,Mickel: Warships of the IJN 1869-1945
(373) http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?247934
(374) http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?138340
(375) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_minesweeper_Tama_Maru_No._2


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