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Similar Akiura Maru, Huzikawa Maru, Kazuura Maru, Kinugawa Maru, Kumagawa Maru, Mogamigawa Maru, Sinanogawa Maru and Tenyo Maru. Call sign JBTI. Laid down by Mitsubishi Jukoygo K.K., Nagasaki, Japan on 20 November 1932, launched on 24 June 1933, completed on 31 January 1934, requisitioned by the army as a troop transport IJA ship No. 920 on 18 November 1941 and sunk after an American air attack off Shortland Islands on 14 November 1942. Gross tonnage 7,503 tons, under deck 6,069 tons, netto tonnage 5,489 tons and as dimensions 436.4 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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