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Similar Akiura Maru, Huzikawa Maru, Kazuura Maru, Kinugawa Maru, Kumagawa Maru, Mogamigawa Maru, Sinanogawa Maru and Tenyo Maru. Call sign JZDM. Built by Mitsubishi Jukoygo K.K., Nagasaki, Japan in 1938, requisitioned by the army as troop transport in September 1941, converted into a hospital ship in February 1945 and broken up in 1976. Gross tonnage 6,804 tons, netto tonnage 4,854 tons and as dimensions 437.4 x 58.5 x 32.8 x 9 (light)-26 (loaded) feet. Diesel propulsion, single screw, horsepower 840 nhp, oil bunker capacity 2,400 tons, range 50,000 nautical miles/13.5 knots and speed 13.5 (normal cruising)-16 (maximum) knots.

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