Call sign JHLJ. Laid down by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha Ld. in 1934, launched end 1936, completed on 31 March 1936, requisitioned by the army as No. 653 in December 1941 and torpedoed and sunk by the American submarine USS Flasher (SS-249(m25 miles east of Quang Ngai, Indo-China [Vietnam] on 22 December 1944. Gross tonnage 9,205 tons, under deck 8,098 tons, net tonnage 5,300 tons and as dimensions 491.1 x 65.0 x 35.8 x 12.6 (light)-28 (loaded) feet. Diesel propulsion, speed 16 (normal cruising)-20 (maximum) knots, 7,600 hp, single screw, 961rpm/16 knots, 110rpm/20 knots, oil bunker capacity 1,400 tons and arnge 17,000 nautical miles/16 knots.
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