On 22 May 1922 (!) received the Dutch naval staff at The Hague, Netherlands from the Dutch embassy at Tokyo, Japan a detailed specification of Japanese merchant ships of minimum 1.500 tons tonnage usable for troop transport over sea on 13 December 1921. If the transport was over a short distance for instance Japan-Philippines or Japan-Chinese harbour was the transport capacity increased with 10% and on a distance within 24 hours even doubled. The figures were supplied by non-Japanese experts, partly based on the troop transports between Japan-China and Japan-Siberia. The transports were kept secret. At that moment was Japan already considered as a potential enemy. For each ship was mentioned how many troops included equipment could be transported over a longer distance, for instance to an island belonging to the Dutch East Indies. In February-March 1942 invaded Japan indeed the Dutch East Indies.
Speed 11 miles, net tonnage 5.000 tons, gross tonnage 6.791 tons, transport capacity 2.250 men and owned by N.Y.K. Cargo ship. Coal-fuelled. (1)
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1. Gross tonnage 6,785 ton, under deck 6.4961 ton, net tonnage 4.894 ton and as dimensions 425.0 x 53.6 x 37.5 x 8.6 (light)-28.6 (loaded) feet. Speed 10 (normal cruising)-13 (maximum) knots. With a coal bunker capacity of 2.300 ton and a speed of 10 knots a range of 15.000 nautical miles. Reciprocating steam propulsion. Single screw. Built by Mitsubishi Zosen Kaisha Ltd., Nagasaki, Japan in June 1919. Of Nippon Yusen K.K., Tokyo, Japan. Call sign JLSD. Since 1941 of the Imperial Japanese Navy and sunk by the American submarine ISS Finback (SS-230) on 11 June 1943 west of Babelthuap, Palau.
Source
Archive Dutch Naval Staff 1886-1942 inventory number 137 (National Archive at The Hague, Netherlands.
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