Japanese oiler Irō

History
Name: Irō
Builder: Osaka Iron Works, Sakurajima
Laid down: 2 September 1921
Launched: 5 August 1922
Completed: 30 October 1922
Fate: Damaged by air raid, 31 March 1944. Sank, 17 April 1944.
General characteristics
Class and type: Notoro-class Replenishment oiler
Displacement: 15,400 long tons (15,647 t)
Length: 138.68 m (455 ft) p/p
Beam: 17.68 m (58 ft)
Draught: 8.08 m (26 ft 6 in)
Propulsion:
Speed: 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Capacity: 8,000 tons of oil
Complement: 157
Armament:
  • 2 × 120 mm (4.7 in) L/45 naval guns
  • 2 × 76.2 mm (3.00 in) L/40 AA guns

Irō (石廊) was a fleet oiler for the Imperial Japanese Navy. A member of the Notoro-class of oilers, the ship was launched on August 5, 1922 and served Japan during the Pacific Campaign of World War II. On March 31, 1944 the ship was attacked and sunk in Palau Harbor by United States Navy aircraft carrier aircraft from the Fast Carrier Task Force during Operation Desecrate One.

In March 2015 a PRC flag was discovered tied to the wreckage.[1] The flag was subsequently removed and president of Palau Tommy Remengesau stated that he was "extremely disappointed".[2]

References

  1. ↑ Ryall, Julian and Gan, Nectar Tensions over second world war aggravated after Chinese flag appears tied to Japanese shipwreck off Palau March 23, 2015 South China Morning Post Retrieved October 4, 2015
  2. ↑ Chinese flag found at underwater wreckage of Japanese war ship March 24, 2015 RocketNews24 Retrieved October 4, 2015

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