Japanese supply ship Irako
Irako in 1944 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Irako-class food supply ship |
| Builders | Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation |
| Operators | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Preceded by | Mamiya |
| Cost |
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| Built | 1940–1941 |
| In commission | 1941–1944 |
| Planned | 1 (1937) + 1 (1942) |
| Completed | 1 |
| Cancelled | 1 |
| Lost | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement |
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| Length |
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| Beam | 19.0 m (62 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 6.05 m (19 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 17.5 knots (20.1 mph; 32.4 km/h) |
| Complement | 361 |
| Armament |
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| Armour | none |
Irako (伊良湖) was a Japanese food supply ship that served during the Second World War. Constructed for the transport of food-stuffs, Irako was eventually commissioned for other roles, including troop transport, munitions transport, and Pacific survey missions. The crew of Irako is honored, along with many other seamen, in Tokyo, Japan.
The ship was named for Cape Irago, at the tip of the Atsumi Peninsula in Aichi prefecture.