Japanese seaplane tender Akitsushima

	Akitsushima on 18 April 1942
History
Empire of Japan
Name	Akitsushima
Namesake	Another name of Japan
Builder	Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation
Laid down	29 October 1940
Launched	25 July 1941
Completed	29 April 1942
Commissioned	29 April 1942
Decommissioned	10 November 1944
Maiden voyage	29 April 1942
In service	1942–1944
Fate	Sunk on 24 September 1944
General characteristics
Type	Seaplane tender
Displacement	4,650 long tons (4,725 t) standard; 5,000 long tons (5,080 t) trial;
Length	114.8 m (376 ft 8 in) overall; 113.0 m (370 ft 9 in) waterline;
Beam	15.8 m (51 ft 10 in)
Draught	5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	4 × Kampon Mk.22 Model 10 diesels, 2 shafts, 8,000 bhp (6,000 kW)
Speed	19.0 knots (35.2 km/h; 21.9 mph)
Range	8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Capacity	689 tons gasoline; 36 × Type 91 torpedoes; 30 × 800 kg bombs; 15 × 500 kg bombs; 100 × 250 kg bombs; 100 × 60 kg bombs;
Complement	545
Armament	4 × 127 mm (5.0 in) L/40 Type 89 AA guns; 4 × Type 96 25mm AA guns; 6 × Type 95 depth charges; 1 × Type 94 depth charge thrower (Y-gun);
Aircraft carried	1 × flying boat (in anchorage only)
Aviation facilities	deck and crane

Akitsushima (秋津洲) was a seaplane tender of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during World War II from 1942 until being sunk in September 1944.

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