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Wednesday, 30 August 2023

Japanese cargo ship Chokai Maru (Tyokai Maru) 1932-1941

Renamed Tyokai Maru in 1938? Call sign JKHC. Built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha Ltd., Tama, Japan in 1932, sunk serving as an auxiliary gunboat (since December 1940) on 14 October 1941. Gross tonnage 2,658 tons, net tonnage 1,598 tons and as dimensions 300.0 x 43.0 x 22.7 x 9.6 (light)-19.6 (loaded) feet. Diesel propulsion, single screw, 270 nhp, fuel oil capacity 446 tons and speed 11 (normal cruising)-13.5 (maximum) knots. 

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