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Friday, 22 September 2023

Japanese cargo ship (ex-Kisun Maru) Kisyun Maru 1918-1945

Call sign JFHD. Built by Mitsubushi Zosen Kaisha Ltd., Nagasaki, Japan in 1918. Sunk by an USS Army mine on 1 February 1945 on the position 33.56 north and 130.5 east. Gross tonnage 1,864 tons, net tonnage 1,088 tons, deadweight 2,650 tons and as dimensions 250.0 x 37.7 x 20.5 x 6.6 (light)-18.6 (loaded) feet. Reciprocating propulsion, single screw, 138 nhp, coal bunker capacity 228 tons, range 3,500 miles/9 knots and speed 9 (normal cruising)-10.5 (maximum) knots. 

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