Laid down by Kawasaki Shipyard Co. Ltd., Kobe, Japan on 18 November 1937, launched on 16 June 1938, completed on 31 August 1938, requisitioned by the Japanese Imperial Navy on 1 September 1938, scuttled by the Japanese destroyer Mutsuki after she was heavily damaged in an American air attack 40 miles north east of. Santa Isabel Island underway to Guadalcanal on 25 August 1942 and strickenon 1 October 1942. Call sign JGQM. Gross tonnage 9,310 tons, net tonnage 5,545 tons and as dimensions 475.7 x 62.3 x 40.2 x 12.6 (light)-28 (loaded) feet. Diesel propulsion, 1 screw, 9,200 bhp, 2,115 nhp, oil bunker capacity 2,840 ton, range 35,000 nautical miles/18 knots and speed 18 (cruising)-22 (maximum) knots.
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