Japanese aircraft carrier Akitsu Maru
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Akitsu Maru was a Japanese landing craft depot ship and escort aircraft carrier operated by the Imperial Japanese Army. In some sources Akitsu Maru and her sister ship Nigitsu Maru are also considered to be the first amphibious assault ships. Wikipedia
Launched: September 24, 1941
Builder: IHI Corporation
Aircraft carried: 8 (as aircraft carrier); 30 (as aircraft ferry)
Completed: 30 January 1942