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Tuesday 17 October 2017

Japanese navy tanker Sunosaki visited Tarakan, Dutch East Indies in 1935-1936

An item reported that the Japanese navy tanker Sunosaki visited the Dutch East Indies harbour Tarakan between 30 October-2 November 1935 and 23-27 January 1936.(1)

Source
Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeemacht 1935-1936.

Note
1. Dimensions 121,9 (between perpendiculars) x 15,2 x 7,0 metres and a displacement of 8.800 (standard)-9.800 (normal) tons. The engine and 6 boilers supplied 6.000 ihp allowing a speed of 14 knots. Oil bunker capacity 2.000 tons and coal bunker capacity 800 tons. Armament consisted of 2-12m 45 cal guns and 2-8cm anti aircraft guns. Laid down at the Yokosuka navy shipyard on 28 November 1917, launched on 22 June 1918, completed on 28 September 1918 and finally broken up in 1942.