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Thursday, 10 July 2025

Japanese cargo ship Kahoku Maru 1931-1943

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Similar Kanan Maru and Kahoku Maru. Call sign JKUA. Built by Mitsubishi Zosen Kaisho Ltd., Nagasaki, Japan in June 1931, requisitioned by the navy in September 1941, converted into an auxiliary gunboat, modified in December 1942 into a special transport and sunk by an American submarine in June 1944.

Gross tonnage 3,311 tons, under deck 2.798 tons, net tonnage 2,006 and as dimensions 336.6x 48.5 x 24.0 x 7 (light)-20 (loaded) feet. Diesel propulsion. Single screw. Horsepower 389 nhp/ Oil bunker capacity 220 ton. Range 9,500 miles/11 knots and speed 11(normal cruising)-13.5 (maximum) knots. 

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