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Tuesday, 23 January 2024

Japanese cargo ship Shanghai Maru 1919-1943

Call sign JNMD. Built by Kawasaki Dockyard Co. Ltd., Kobe, Japan in May 1919, torpedoed and sunk by the American submarine USS Grayling (SS-209) on 9 April 1943. Gross tonnage 4,104 tons, under deck 3,613 tons, net tonnage 2,524 tons and as dimensions x 345.0 x 48.0 x 30.0 x 9 (light)-24 (loaded) feet. Reciprocating propulsion, single screw, 342 nhp/3,021 ihp, 1,200 tons coal bunker capacity, range around 12,000 nautical miles/11 knots and speed 11 (normal cruising)-14 (maximum) knots. 

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