Today's "name this ship"...

[Feinder]

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[Oliver Heindorf]

name the turn !

[:D][;)]

dutch CL ?

[Marc]

CL Katori class.

Katori, Kashima, Kashii??

[tsimmonds]

One of those small AV -- Akitsushima?

[trojan58]

The survey vessel Tsukushi

[Feinder]

Katori - Nope.
Kashima - Nope.
Kashii - Nope.
Akitsushima - Nope.
Tsukushi - Nope.

[Alikchi2]

Mizuho?

[Ron Saueracker]

Totally Japanese for sure!. They made so many weird wasteful of resources designs.

[trojan58]

The Okinoshima

[Feinder]

Mizuho = Nope.
Okinoshima = Nope.

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[Tankerace]

Honorable Japanese Torpedo Magnet [:D]

[Marc]

Minelayer Tsugaru

[Mynok]

[tsimmonds]

ORIGINAL: Mynok

Me too (home now with my books).

[Feinder]

Minelayer Tsugaru

We have a winner!

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[Tankerace]

Oh come on, mine was half true [:D]

[Feinder]

Well Tank, calling it a torped magnet would describe over half the Japanese navy!

But you are correct...

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29 June 1944:
Departs Halmahera for Manila. In the early afternoon, off Morotai Island, near Biak, Cdr (later Captain) David H. McClintock’s DARTER (SS-227) sights a large minelayer under escort by two 300-ton subchasers and an aircraft. Using an out-dated reference, McClintock misidentifies the TSUGARU as the similarly configured, but somewhat older, minelayer the OKINOSHIMA. At 1356, the DARTER's crew readies all torpedo tubes. As the TSUGARU approaches from starboard, Cdr McClintock observes a floatplane on her deck. [2]

At 1425, McClintock fires a full bow spread of six torpedoes with a run of about 2,350 yards. Two torpedoes hit and the TSUGARU goes dead in the water. At 1432, the subchasers begin dropping a total of 24 depth charges, but the DARTER goes deep and escapes undamaged.

At 1449, the TSUGARU sinks at 02-19N, 127-57E. Captain Nakatsu is KIA. He is promoted Rear Admiral, posthumously.

[Speedysteve]

ORIGINAL: Feinder

Captain Nakatsu is KIA. He is promoted Rear Admiral, posthumously.

I bet he was really grateful

[ilovestrategy]

Oh yeah? Name this boat! I dont even think it's possible not to get this one! [:D]

[Feinder]

SS Minnow...?

"Just sit right back, and you'll hear a tale..."

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