Japanese seaplane carrier Nisshin

Nisshin in 1942
History
Japan
Name	Nisshin
Ordered	1937
Builder	Kure Naval Arsenal
Laid down	2 November 1938
Launched	30 November 1939
Commissioned	27 February 1942
Fate	Sunk in combat 22 July 1943; 6°35′S 156°10′E / 6.583°S 156.167°E / -6.583; 156.167
General characteristics
Class and type	Nisshin-class seaplane tender
Displacement	11,317 long tons (11,499 t) (standard) 12,500 long tons (12,701 t) (full load)
Length	192.5 m (631 ft 7 in) OA 174 m (570 ft 10 in) P-P
Beam	19.71 m (64 ft 8 in)
Draft	7.0 m (23 ft 0 in)
Installed power	47,000 shp (35,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 × geared steam turbines 2 × shafts
Speed	28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Complement	633 (in 1943)
Armament	6 × 14 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns (3 × 2) 24 × Type 96 25 mm AA guns (8 × 3) 2 × Yamanouchi 5 cm salute guns (2 × 1)
Aircraft carried	12 × floatplanes
Aviation facilities	2 × aircraft catapults

Nisshin (日進) was a seaplane tender (AV) of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.^[1]

She was built at Kure Naval Arsenal from 1938 to 1942 and was equipped with two aircraft catapults and facilities for launching, lifting, and carrying up to 12 floatplanes. She also could carry, launch, recover, and support 12 Type 'A' midget submarines.