:::: Naval Vessels - JAPAN - DEPOT SHIP & REPAIR SHIPS
CHOGEI
Code - N5711
£1.35
Class - 2
Date - 1924
Description - I.J.N.S. CHOGEI N5711
Japanese submarine depot ship completed
1924. Sister ship – Jingei.
Displacement 5,160 tons
Dimensions 405’ x 53’ x 23’
Armament 4 x 5.5” 50 cal
2 x 3” (replaced
by 4 x 25mm A.A. and 26 x 7.7mm in 1941)
Aircraft 1 Floatplane
Both fitted as submarine flotilla flagships.
