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Eddie Lamberth

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The Tsukushi-class survey ship ( 筑紫型測量艦 , , Tsukushi-gata sokuryō kan ) was a class
of auxiliary ships of the imperial Japanese Navy ( IJN ) , serving during World warfare II .The
division consists of two subclasses , which this clause handles collectively .== ground ==
Since the Meiji period , the imperial Nipponese navy has carried out hydrographic survey
with old naval vessels .While sufficient for routine peacetime view responsibility , these
obsolete vessels were deemed too slow for service in combat zona .Furthermore , these
vessels were essentially fighting ships , and thus were not able to expect many surveying
twist .Therefore , in the 1920s and the 1930s , many of these ships were retired .The IJN
then allotted Katsuriki and Komahashi to resume duties ; however , these ships were of
merchandiser ship designs , and were still too slow for the IJN .It then became clear that the
IJN required purpose-made ships for hydrographic survey duties .In 1930 , the IJN proposed
two 1,600-ton sketch ships ( Project Number J6 ) to the Ministry of Finance , but were
unable to pass assessments .In 1937 , IJN was finally able to get a building budget for one
1,400-ton survey ship .This is project telephone number J11 , later named Tsukushi .== plan
== IJN gave her armament and maneuverability similar to that of Kaibokan several
geezerhood later , as she was expected to stockpile out surveys in combat zones .She also
possessed a floatplane for aerial survey .Low speed cruising was demanded from her for
survey works ; therefore she possessed three putz , with low speed cruising using only the
nitty-gritty ray .Her minimum cruising speed was 2.2 knots ( 2.5 mph ; 4.1 kilometres per
hour ) .== Service == Tsukushi was completed on 17 December 1941 , and was assigned to
the 3rd Fleet the Saami Clarence Shepard Day Jr. .Between 1 January 1942–March 1942 , she
went to the battlefront in the Dutch east Indies campaign .On 10 March , she was assigned to
the 2nd Southern Expeditionary Fleet ; she carried out sight works off Surabaya ,
Balikpapan , and Davao until August .She took maintenance in Singapore between 26
August–7 September .On 25 Sept , she was assigned to the 4th Fleet ; she carried out study
works off Gi Islands and Jaluit Atoll .She took maintenance in Yokohama between 27 March
1943–May .On 20 May 1943 , she was assigned to the 8th Fleet , and sailed to Rabaul on 6
June .Afterward , she served in the Solomon Islands .On 3 November , she departed from
Rabaul to rescue the Tei-4 Convoy .However she entered a minefield off Kavieng ; she struck
a magnetic mine and sank on 4 Nov .She was removed from the naval ship list on 5 January
1944 .A second ship of the class , Miho , was canceled on 5 May 1944 .== Ships in stratum ==
=== Tsukushi class === Project numeral J11 .Only one vessel was built under the Maru 3
Programme .=== Miho class === Project numeral J11C .Only one vessel was planned under
the Kai-Maru 5 Programme , however , she became only a paper programme .== footer ==
== Bibliography == Ships of the World special take Vol.47 auxiliary Vessels of the Imperial
Japanese Navy , Kaijinsha , ( Japanese Archipelago ) , March 1997 The Maru Special ,
Japanese Naval Vessels No.34 , Nipponese Auxiliary ships , Ushio Shobō ( japan ) , December
1979 Senshi Sō sho Vol.31 , Naval armaments and war preparation ( 1 ) , `` Until November
1941 '' , Asagumo Simbun ( Japanese Archipelago ) , November 1969 Senshi Sō sho Vol.88 ,
Naval armament and war preparation ( 2 ) , `` And after the outbreak of state of war '' ,
Asagumo Simbun ( Japan ) , October 1975 '' The companionship of Naval Architects of Japan
'' .( SNAJ ) , Histories of shipbuilding in Shō wa catamenia ( 1 ) , `` Hara Shobō '' .( Japan ) ,
September 1977

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