Call sign JLJM. Completed by Lloyd Royal Belge Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland in January 1920. Sunk by American submarine USS Rasher (SS-269) in the Manipa Strait on 13 October 1943. United Kingdom-flagged 1920, Belgium-flagged 1929-1937 and China-flagged 1937-1938. Gross tonnage 3,128 tons, under deck 2.851 tons, net tonnage 1,855 tons and as dimensions 231.0 x 46.6 x 25.5 feet. Owner in 1939 Nisshin Kaiun Shukai Ltd., Kobe, Japan. Reciprocating coal fuelled 429 nhp propulsion with a range of 9,600 miles. Speed 9 knots. World War I C-class standard cargo ship.

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