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Similar Akiura Maru, Huzikawa Maru, Kazuura Maru, Kinugawa Maru, Kumagawa Maru, Mogamigawa Maru, Sinanogawa Maru and Tenyo Maru. Call sign JMHM. Built by Mitsubishi Jukoygo K.K., Nagasaki, Japan in 1938. Gross tonnage 6,938 tons, netto tonnage 4,968 tons and as dimensions 437.4 x 58.5 x 32.8 x 9 (light)-26 (loaded) feet. Diesel propulsion, single screw, horsepower 840 nhp, oil bunker capacity 2,400 tons, range 50,000 nautical miles/13.5 knots and speed 13.5 (normal cruising)-16 (maximum) knots.
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