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Sunday, 21 May 2023

Swedish cargo ship Ningpo 1938-1943 and Japanese Nippo Maru 1943-1944

Call sign SLDN. Built by Eriksbergs M.V. Aktieb., Gothenburg, Sweden for A/B Svenska Ostasiatiska Kompaniet owner and G. Borin maneger in 1938, scuttled at Hong Kong in 1941, slavaged by the Japanese and sunk by the American submarine USS Flasher (SS-249( 125 miles south east of Singapore on 29 June 1944.Gross tonnage 6,079 tons, under deck 5,132 tons, net tonnage 3,345 tons. Deadweight 10,000 tons and as dimensions 461.8 x 62.2 x 27.2 x 28 (loaded) feet. Two screws. Horsepower 1,282 nhp and speed 15 (normal cruising)-17 (maximum) knots.

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