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Thursday, 10 June 2021

German cargo passengership Havelland 1921-1945 and Japanese Tatsumi Maru 1945-1946

Call sign DIBZ. Launched by Blohm&Voss, Hamburg, Germany on 12 May 1921 as part of the Havelland-class, since 1940 lying in Japan with engine problems, repaired and became a supply cargo ship in 1942. attacked by the American submarine Gurnard (SS-254) in 1943 but servived, became a floating accommodation at Kobe, apparently renamed Tatsumi Maru in May 1945, wrecked at Kobe, Japan in September 1945, salvaged in January 1946 and broken up. Gross tonnage 6.334 tons, under deck 5.592 tons, net tonnage 3.836 tons and as dimensions 449.0 x 58.3 x 26.9 x 25 (loaded) feet. Reciprocating steam machinery with 856 nhp/4.500 ihp horsepower and a speed of 10-12 knots. Oil fuel bunker capacity 1.434 tons. 

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