Italian auxiliary cruiser Ramb II
Service
- as Ramb II (1937-May 1941)6 September 1937 — 8 September 19431,468 days of the war
- as Ikutagawa Maru30 November 1943 — 5 February 1945435 days of the war
- Name
- Italian auxiliary cruiser Ramb II
- Builder
- C.R.D.A., Monfalcone
- Laid down
- 14 December 1936
- Launched
- 7 June 1937
- Commissioned
- 6 September 1937
- Struck
- 5 February 1945
- Fate
- Sunk, 12 January 1945 (1945)
- Status
- Wreck
Specifications
- Length
- 116.74 m (383 ft)
- Beam
- 14.94 m (49 ft)
- Speed
- 18 knots (33.3 km/h, 20.7 mph)
- Complement
- 120
- Main gun
- 120 mm (4.7 in)
Italian auxiliary cruiser Ramb II was a auxiliary cruiser built for the Regia Marina. C.R.D.A., Monfalcone laid her keel on 14 December 1936. She entered service on 6 September 1937, having been launched on 7 June 1937.
She measured 116.7 m (383 ft) long with a beam of 14.9 m (49 ft). Her designed speed was 18 knots, and she carried a complement of 120.
Her main battery was four 120 mm (4.7 in) guns.
She served with the Regia Marina as Ramb II (1937-May 1941) until 8 September 1943. She then passed to the Imperial Japanese Navy, serving as Ikutagawa Maru from 30 November 1943. She was in commission for 1,903 days of the Second World War. She was struck from the register on 5 February 1945.
She was sunk on 12 January 1945, at 27°32′N 127°25′E. The wreck survives.
Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.
Armament and machinery
Armament and machinery
- Propulsion
- 2 × 7-cylinder CRDA marine Diesel engines
- twin screws
- Power
- 1193 Nhp
- Armament
- 4 × 120 mm guns
- 2 × 13.2 mm anti-aircraft guns
Sources
- Facts harvested from Italian auxiliary cruiser Ramb II on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.
- Photograph: Unknown author — http://www.naviearmatori.net/ita/foto-153861-4.html — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons