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

Excellent steamer's largest, is the emergence of Kimikawa round.

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

Second ship of Kamikawa round cargo ship which was built by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha. 1937 was completed (1937) July 15, New - Yo - I've arranged to clock route, by World War II, July 6 1941 is recruited to the Japanese Navy, and special water transportation of the seaplane as machine mother ship, in the islands with no land base was active as a base of seaplane. After the outbreak of war are assigned to the fifth fleet, Ominato, Akkeshi, it was active in Horomushiro direction. The following year '17 Aryu - participated in Shan strategy, was to organize the seaplane troops. 1943 (1943) was, acted again Ominato direction, defiance of the Allies since it was deprived of air superiority in earnest, the playing field is reduced, it has been diverted to special transport ship. October 23, 1944 the US submarine in Luzon northwest "Soviet - Fusch" is sinking by torpedo. It became the expulsion and Kaiyatoi in December of the same year. The characteristics of Kimikawa round, stretched a woodcut on the rear deck, and established the aircraft transport rail, and had arranged the catapult to the hull side.