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Sunday, 6 August 2023

Japanese passenger-cargo ship Mito Maru 1921-1944

Call sign JMVD. Built by Yokohama Dock Co., Yokohama, Japan in February 1921 and sunk as an army transport in the Cream Sea by the American submarine USS Paddle (SS-263) on 16 April 1944. Gross tonnage 7,061 tons, under deck 6,450 tons, net tonnage 4,358 tons and dimensions 445.0 x 58.0 x 34.0 x 9 (light)-27 (loaded) feet. Reciprocating propulsion. Fitted out for deep tanks for carrying oil in bulk. 

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