Kamikawa Maru was a seaplane tender in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN).
The ship was initially completed by Kawasaki as a merchant vessel for the Kawasaki Kisen K. K. Line and on 18 September 1937, the IJN requisitioned it as an aircraft transport ship and it was refitted in 1939 as a seaplane tender. The ship subsequently saw service in the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific Campaign of World War II. Kamikawa Maru was torpedoed and sunk by the submarine USS Scamp on May 29, 1943.
This is a plastic model kit, assembly is required.
Specifications
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Parts come molded in gray.
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Item Size: 29 x 11.5 x 5 cm