Japanese cargo ship Matukawa Maru or Matsukawa Maru 1938-1944

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Similar Kikukawa Maru (1936), Kirikawa Maru (1937), Matukawa Maru/Matsukawa Maru (1938), Momokawa Maru (1939), Nippo Maru (1936), Toei Maru (1936) and Toho Maru (1937). Name als given as Matsugawa Maru and Cho Saki Maru. Call sign JQTM. Owner Kawasaki Kisen K.K., Kobe, Japan. Laid down by Kawasaki Dockyard Co., Kobe, Japan on 31 January 1938, launched on 30 May 1938, completed on 11 November 1938, requisitioned by the navy on 20 February 1939, given back to owners on 20 September 1939, requisitioned by the army and became troop transport No. 796 on 28 November 1941, torpedoed and sunk by the American submarine USS Jack off the Manila Bay, Philippines on 30 June 1944. Gross tonnage 3,826 tons and as dimensions 354.7 x 50.0 x 27.6 x 8’6” (light)-23” (loaded) feet. Steam turbine propulsion, horsepower 333 nhp, one screw, coal bunker capacity 1,000 tons and range 10,000 nautical miles/12 knots and speed 12-14 (normal cruising)-16 (maximum) knots.