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Friday, 5 January 2024

Japanese cargo ship (ex-Amur 1901-1906) Amakusa Maru 1906-1944

As the Amur owned by the Chinese Eastern Railway Company. Torpedoed and sunk by the American submarine USS Bang (SS-385) while used as transport in the Formosa Strait on 23 November 1944. Call sign JLGB. Built by Act. Gesellschaft Neptun, Rostock, Germany in April 1901. Gross tonnage 2,340 tons, under deck 1,905 tons, net tonnage 1,370 tons, deadweight 2,789 tons and as dimensions 279.3 x 40.6 x 14.4 x 10 (light)-20 (loaded) feet. Reciprocating propulsion, 2 screws, coal bunker capacity 413 tons, range 3,000 nautical miles.11.5 knots. Speed 11.5 (normal cruising)-13.5 (maximum) knots. 

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