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Saturday, 20 June 2020

Japanese salvage tug Miura 1944-1967



Of the Miura-class consisting of the Miura, Yumihara and Hanashima. Displacement 800 (standard)-880 (trial) tons and as dimensions 49,00 (betweeen perpendiculars) x 9,50 x 5,12 (depth) metres or 162.3 x 31.2. x 16.7 feet. The 2 reciprocating machinery supplied 2.200 ihp allowing a speed of 12 knots. Laid down by the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shimoneseki Shipyard on 5 May 1944, launched on 7 Sepetmber 1944 and delivered on 25 December 1944, decommissioned on 30 November 1945, afterwards renamed Miura Maru, handed over to the Japan Maritime Safety Agency on 4 August 1949, retained her original name (PL-01, later PL-101) on 15 December 15 December 1949 and decommissioned on 3 June 1967.

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