Japanese cargo ship (ex-War Chant 1917-1918, Lake Champlain 1918-1919, Nipponier 1920-1925, Fruithandel 1925-1927) Meisei Maru 1927-1945

Official number 32635. Call sign JTUB. Gross tonnage 1.893 tons, tonnage under deck 1.664 tons, net tonnage 1.096 tons and as dimensions 251.01 x 43.8 x 18.2 x 20.3 (moulded depth) feet. Built by Superior Shipbuilding Co., Superior, Wisconsin, USA in September 1917. Owned by Hiyoshi Kaiun KK (manager Y. Yamaguchi), Kobe, Japan. With 1-3 cylinder triple expansion engine. Torpedoed by the American submarine USS Flying Fish (SS-229) on 11 June 1945 near Rashin, North Korea. Ex-War Chant 1917-1918 of TSC-The Shipping Controller, London, England, Lake Champlain 1918-1919 of US Shipping Board, Nipponier 1920-1925 of Llord Royale Belge, Antwerp, Belgium and Fruithandel 1925-1927 of Scheepvaart Maatschappij Gylsen-Brys&Gylsen, Antwerp&London, Belgium.