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Sister ships Batavia Maru, Ganges Maru, Heimei Maru, Hiburi Maru, Hokuryu Maru, Indus Maru, Kairyu Maru, Surabaya Maru, Kayo Maru, Meiko Maru, Tonan Maru, Tosei Maru and Yamato Maru. Call sign JBWD. Built by Osaka Iron Works Ld., Innoshima, Japan in November 1917, army cargo ship, torpedoed and sunk by American submarine USS Tinosa (SS-283) off Palau on 22 November 1943. Gross tonnage 4,379 tons, under deck 3,693 tons, netto tonnage 3,763 tonsand as dimensions 345.0 x 49.8 x 28.1 x 7.6 (light)-24 (loaded) feet. Reciprocating propulsion, single screw, horsepower 390 nhp, coal bunker capacity 1,200 tons, range 9,600 nautical miles/10 knots and speed 10 (normal cruising)-12 (maximum) knots.
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