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Sister ships Kenzan Maru (1919)-Ryuzan Maru (1920)-Svirstroi (1919). Call sign JQBM. Homeport Kobe, Japan. Built by Standard S.B. Corp., Shooters Island, New York, USA in April 1919, requistioned by the army on 16 November 1941, converted into troop transport AA No. 596 and sunk by American submarine USS Albacore (SS-218) on 25 November 1943. Gross tonnage 4,705 tons, under deck 4,313 tons, netto tonnage 3,414 tons, deadweight 7,249 tons and as dimensions 377.0 x 52.0 x 29.09 x 24 (loaded) feet. Reciproating propulsion, single screw, horsepower 488 nhp, coal bunker capacity 1,790 tons, range 13,800 nautical miles/9 knots and speed 9 (normal cruising)-11 (maximum) knots.
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