Someone here on the forums had found the 3 oil tankers. The Oil Tanker could be either one of the following classes...
Hayasui class 18.300 GRT 16.5 knts Fast fleet tankers built from 1941.
Kazahaya class 18.300 GRT 16.5 knts Fast fleet tankers built from 1941.
The coastal tanker is most likely one of the Juyusen class ships, 906 GRT 11 knts. I haven't found a picture of this one yet.
I found the Armed Merchant Cruiser this morning. It's probably one of the Aikoku Class ships, most likely the HOKOKU MARU. The ship's stats in SH are Length: 490 ft, Beam: 66 ft, Draft: 26 ft Displacement: 10,400 tons, Max Speed:21kts.
The specs of the Hokoku Maru are:
Displacement: 10, 438-tons, Dimensions: Length 492', beam 66.5', draft 41', Propulsion: 2 Mistsui B&W diesels, 2 shafts, 13,000 shp, 21 knots.
Armament: 8 x 5.5-inch (140-mm/50, 2 x 3-inch (76-mm) HA guns, 4 x 25-mm AA, 2 twin 13. 5-mm MG (2x2), four 21-inch (533-mm) torpedo tubes (2x2).
Aircraft: 2 Type 94 Kawanishi E7K2 "Alf" reconnaissance floatplanes carried atop the hatches of Nos. 4 and 5 holds aft.
The picture of the Hokaku Maru looks just like the ship in SH even with 4 goalpost masts.
Christopher
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