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Call sign JKED. Built by Kawasaki Dockyard Co. Ld., Kobe, Japan in May 1919 and sunk in an air attack on 12 January 1945.
Gross tonnage 5,860 tons, under deck 5,586 tons, netto tonnage 4,260 tons and as dimensions 385.0 x 51.0 x 36.0 x 8 (light)-27 (loaded) feet. Reciprocating propulsion, single screw, horsepower 440 bhp. 81 rpm/13.5 knots, coal bunker capacity around 2,000 tons, range around 13,000 nautical miles/10 knots and speed 10-11 (normal cruising)-12-13.5 (maximum) knots.
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