Wakamiya
Species: seaplane carrier
Class: Wakamiya
State: Japan
Establishing hernia: 1900
Run to the water: 21. 9. 1901, Duncan, Port Glasgow (GBR) as steamer SS Lethington
Completion: 10.1901 (?!)
Inclusion in service: 1. 6. 1915 (officially as a warship, otherwise the 1914 - see History)
withdrawn from service: 1. 4. 1931
Length: 111,25 m (the most common indication, still appears 111,24 m; 111,3 m)
Width: 14,7 m (the most common figure, on a 14.6 m; 14,68 m)
Draught: 5.8 m (the most common indication, further 5,77 m; 5,78 m)
Displacement: 5 895 t (sporadically placed and 5 900 t)
Displacement max.: 7 720 t (occasionally referred to even 7 600 t)
Propulsion: steam machine 1 590 ihp (referred also 1 591 or 1 600 ihp), 1 screw
Boiler: 3 (coal)
Fuel: 851 t of coal
Speed: 10 nodes (placed and 9,5 node)
Armament: 2 x 76,2/40 (2xI), 2 x 47 (2xI)
Aircraft: 4 seaplanes, of which 2 in reserve
Crew: 234 men (quite rarely indicated and 230 men)
History:
The oldest japanese carrier aircraft.
Originally a british commercial steamer SS Lethington (4 421 t, shipping W.R.Rea, Belfast) captured by japanese torpedo boat in the russo-japanese war 12. January 1905 while sailing in Russian service from Cardiff to Vladivostok.
14. February 1905 renamed to Okinoshima Maru.
1. September 1905 renamed to Wakamiya Maru.
22. march 1907 leased rejdařstvím Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK).
9. march 1912 reklasifikován on the transport ship.
1913 returned to the japanese navy and converted to seaplane carrier. The official classification is still a transport ship.
In August 1914 posted to support the allied attack on the German base of Tsingtao, during the event damaged by driving over a mine and repaired in Sasebu.
1. June 1915 restored the service, reklasifikován on the ship of coast defense 2. class and renamed to Wakamiya.
1. April 1920 reklasifikován on an aircraft carrier.
From April 1924 test ships.
1. April 1931 eliminated.
1932 scrapped.
Details:
In the year 1912 was in Japan created Maritime vzduchoplavecký research committee, which sent six officers to France and the united states for the purpose of obtaining information for the purchase of seaplanes and training in their management and maintenance. Types eventually obtained two american Curtiss and the French Farman. Sometimes in the years 1913-1914 (sources differ) then it was a transport ship of the Wakamiya Maru converted to seaplane carrier, Farman (a total of four seaplanes, two operating and two reserve).
In August 1914 Wakamiya Maru posted to support the attack on Tsingtao, his Farmany conduct reconnaissance and bombing, in which they (namely the T. Onishimu) allegedly managed to sink the small German minelayer and damaged shore facilities. It is possible that this was the first successful attack on-board aircraft in history.
In the year 1920 Wakamiya officially classified as an aircraft carrier and on its prow was installed the take-off deck, that should probably serve to acquire experience for built aircraft carrier Hosho. The first take-off took place 20. June 1920.
In the year 1924 Wakamiya replaced by but convert it tanker Notoro and it has since been used as a test ship.
Sources:
the archive of the author; homepage2.nifty.com; hazegray.org; globalsecurity.org; theshiplist.com; military.sakura.no.jp; homepages.fh-giessen.de; naval-history.net; earlyaviators.com; nihonkaigun.modellmarine.de.
Species: seaplane carrier
Class: Wakamiya
State: Japan
Establishing hernia: 1900
Run to the water: 21. 9. 1901, Duncan, Port Glasgow (GBR) as steamer SS Lethington
Completion: 10.1901 (?!)
Inclusion in service: 1. 6. 1915 (officially as a warship, otherwise the 1914 - see History)
withdrawn from service: 1. 4. 1931
Length: 111,25 m (the most common indication, still appears 111,24 m; 111,3 m)
Width: 14,7 m (the most common figure, on a 14.6 m; 14,68 m)
Draught: 5.8 m (the most common indication, further 5,77 m; 5,78 m)
Displacement: 5 895 t (sporadically placed and 5 900 t)
Displacement max.: 7 720 t (occasionally referred to even 7 600 t)
Propulsion: steam machine 1 590 ihp (referred also 1 591 or 1 600 ihp), 1 screw
Boiler: 3 (coal)
Fuel: 851 t of coal
Speed: 10 nodes (placed and 9,5 node)
Armament: 2 x 76,2/40 (2xI), 2 x 47 (2xI)
Aircraft: 4 seaplanes, of which 2 in reserve
Crew: 234 men (quite rarely indicated and 230 men)
History:
The oldest japanese carrier aircraft.
Originally a british commercial steamer SS Lethington (4 421 t, shipping W.R.Rea, Belfast) captured by japanese torpedo boat in the russo-japanese war 12. January 1905 while sailing in Russian service from Cardiff to Vladivostok.
14. February 1905 renamed to Okinoshima Maru.
1. September 1905 renamed to Wakamiya Maru.
22. march 1907 leased rejdařstvím Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK).
9. march 1912 reklasifikován on the transport ship.
1913 returned to the japanese navy and converted to seaplane carrier. The official classification is still a transport ship.
In August 1914 posted to support the allied attack on the German base of Tsingtao, during the event damaged by driving over a mine and repaired in Sasebu.
1. June 1915 restored the service, reklasifikován on the ship of coast defense 2. class and renamed to Wakamiya.
1. April 1920 reklasifikován on an aircraft carrier.
From April 1924 test ships.
1. April 1931 eliminated.
1932 scrapped.
Details:
In the year 1912 was in Japan created Maritime vzduchoplavecký research committee, which sent six officers to France and the united states for the purpose of obtaining information for the purchase of seaplanes and training in their management and maintenance. Types eventually obtained two american Curtiss and the French Farman. Sometimes in the years 1913-1914 (sources differ) then it was a transport ship of the Wakamiya Maru converted to seaplane carrier, Farman (a total of four seaplanes, two operating and two reserve).
In August 1914 Wakamiya Maru posted to support the attack on Tsingtao, his Farmany conduct reconnaissance and bombing, in which they (namely the T. Onishimu) allegedly managed to sink the small German minelayer and damaged shore facilities. It is possible that this was the first successful attack on-board aircraft in history.
In the year 1920 Wakamiya officially classified as an aircraft carrier and on its prow was installed the take-off deck, that should probably serve to acquire experience for built aircraft carrier Hosho. The first take-off took place 20. June 1920.
In the year 1924 Wakamiya replaced by but convert it tanker Notoro and it has since been used as a test ship.
Sources:
the archive of the author; homepage2.nifty.com; hazegray.org; globalsecurity.org; theshiplist.com; military.sakura.no.jp; homepages.fh-giessen.de; naval-history.net; earlyaviators.com; nihonkaigun.modellmarine.de.
