The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia: 3TA Class, Japanese
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| Tonnage | 7200 gross register tons11,000 deadweight tons |
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| Dimensions | 423'3" by 59'9" by 28'0"129.01m by 7.17m by 8.53m |
| Maximum speed | 13 knots |
| Machinery | 1-shaft turbine |
| Range | 4000 nautical miles (6400 km) |
The 3TAs were ships of the 3Aclass converted on the ways to tankers by installing large storage tanks in their cargo holds. These were not integral with the hulls and could be removed to revert the ships to dry cargo ships.
Only one of these ships was completed in 1945 before the surrender.
References:
Jentschura, Jung, and Mickel (1977)
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