Japanese seaplane carrier Mizuho
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| Career (Japan) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Mizuho |
| Laid down: | 1 May 1937 |
| Launched: | 16 May 1938 |
| Commissioned: | 25 February 1939 |
| Fate: | Sunk 2 May 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Mizuho |
| Displacement: | 10,930 tons standard |
| Length: | 183.6 meters (602 feet 4 inches) (waterline) |
| Beam: | 18.8 meters |
| Propulsion: | 2-shaft diesel engines, 15,200 bhp (11.3 mW) |
| Speed: | 22 knots |
| Armament: | 6 (3 x 2) 14cm (5.5-inch)/50-caliber guns, 12 x 25mm anti-aircraft guns |
| Aircraft carried: | 24 seaplanes |
Mizuho (瑞穂) was a seaplane carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. The ship was built at Kawasaki Shipbuilding at Kobe, Japan, and was completed in February 1939.[1][2]
Construction
Mizuho was built to a similar design as the seaplane carrier Chitose, but with slightly less powerful diesel engines instead of Chitose 's turbines.[3] She carried 24 seaplanes,[1] and was equipped to carry twelve miniature submarines,[1] although she could not carry full loads of both at one time.[3]
Combat
Mizuho participated in invasion support for much of her career;[1] her first mission was with the Fourth Surprise Attack Force.[2] On 1 March 1942, planes from Mizuho and Chitose damaged the American destroyer USS Pope (DD-225), which was later sunk by aircraft from the aircraft carrier Ryujo and gunfire from the heavy cruisers Ashigara and Myoko.[4]
Sinking
The American submarine USS Drum (SS-228) torpedoed Mizuho at 23:03 hours on 1 May 1942 40 nautical miles (74 kilometres) off Omaezaki, Japan. She capsized and sank at 04:16 hours on 2 May 1942 with the loss of 101 lives. There were 472 survivors, of which 31 were wounded.[3][5][6]
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Toppan, Andrew (June 25, 1998). "World Aircraft Carriers List: Japanese Seaplane Ships". Retrieved 2009-07-04.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Budge, Kent. "Mizuho, Japanese Seaplane Carrier". The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "IJN Mizuho Seaplane Carrier". Retrieved 2009-07-04.
- ↑ Tully, Anthony. "IJN Mizuho: Tabular Record of Movement". Retrieved 2009-07-04.
- ↑ "USS Drum". Retrieved 2009-07-04.
- ↑ combinedfleet.com IJN Mizuho Tabular Record of Movement
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