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Monday, 9 March 2020

Japanese cargo ship (ex-Romagne 1920-1927, Showa Maru 1927-1936) Syowa Maru 1936-1943


Official number 32630? Call sign JSTB. Gross tonnage 2.211 tons, tonnage under deck 1.962 tons, net tonnage 1.300 tons and as dimensions 251.0 x 43.7 x 22.2 x 24.2 (moulded depth) feet. Built by American Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Cleveland, Ohio, USA in August 1920. Owned by Konan Kisen KK, Kobe, Japan. Torpedoed by the American submarine USS Permit (SS-178) on 7 July 1943 off Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan. Between 1927-1936 owned by Sato Kuni Shoten/Fuji Kisem KK, Tokyo. Between 1920-1927 of the US Shipping Board.   

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