Japanese repair ship Akashi

	Akashi trial run off Sasebo in July 1939
History
Name	Akashi
Namesake	Akashi Strait
Builder	Sasebo Naval Arsenal
Cost	10,000,000 JPY as Akashi; 23,027,000 JPY as Mihara and Momotori;
Launched	29 June 1938
Completed	31 July 1939
Decommissioned	10 May 1944
Fate	Sunk on 30 March 1944
General characteristics
Type	Repair ship
Displacement	9,000 long tons (9,144 t) standard; 10,500 long tons (10,668 t) trial;
Length	158.50 m (520 ft 0 in) overall; 154.66 m (507 ft 5 in) waterline;
Beam	20.50 m (67 ft 3 in)
Draught	6.29 m (20 ft 8 in)
Installed power	10,000 bhp
Propulsion	2 × Mitsubishi/MAN Model 60 diesels, 2 shafts
Speed	19.2 knots (22.1 mph; 35.6 km/h)
Range	8,000 nmi (15,000 km) at 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h)
Crew	336 men and 433 engineers
Armament	4 × 127 mm (5.0 in) L/40 Type 89 AA guns; 12 × Type 96 25mm AA guns;
Armour	none

Akashi was a Japanese repair ship, serving during World War II. She was the only specifically designed repair ship operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. The navy based her design on the US Navy's USS Medusa.

History
Akashi trial run off Sasebo in July 1939

Name	Akashi
Namesake	Akashi Strait
Builder	Sasebo Naval Arsenal
Cost	10,000,000 JPY as Akashi 23,027,000 JPY as Mihara and Momotori
Launched	29 June 1938
Completed	31 July 1939
Decommissioned	10 May 1944
Fate	Sunk on 30 March 1944
General characteristics
Type	Repair ship
Displacement	9,000 long tons (9,144 t) standard 10,500 long tons (10,668 t) trial
Length	158.50 m (520 ft 0 in) overall 154.66 m (507 ft 5 in) waterline
Beam	20.50 m (67 ft 3 in)
Draught	6.29 m (20 ft 8 in)
Installed power	10,000 bhp
Propulsion	2 × Mitsubishi/MAN Model 60 diesels, 2 shafts
Speed	19.2 knots (22.1 mph; 35.6 km/h)
Range	8,000 nmi (15,000 km) at 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h)
Crew	336 men and 433 engineers
Armament	4 × 127 mm (5.0 in) L/40 Type 89 AA guns 12 × Type 96 25mm AA guns
Armour	none