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Argentina Maru (Transport, 1941-1942)

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Argentina Maru, a 12,755-ton troop transport, was built as a civilian passenger liner at Nagasaki, Japan. Completed in 1939, she was requisitioned in 1941 and served as a transport during the first year of the Pacific war. In December 1942-November 1943, she was converted to an aircraft carrier and was renamed Kaiyo.

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