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Monday, 9 March 2026

Japanese cargo ship Tat(s)umiya Maru 1938-1967

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Similar Tatuharu Maru, Tatuho Maru, Tatuyma Maru and Tatuwa Maru. Call sign JQZM. Built by Mitsubishi Jukogyo K.K., Kobe, Japan in 1938, requisitioned by the navy in summer 1941, converted into a minelayer, converted into an auxiliary transport end 1942 and broken up in 1967. Gross tonnage 6,344 tons, netto tonnage 3,792 tons and as dimensions 410.9 x 56.1 x 30.7 x 10 (light)-25.6 (loaded) feet. Steam turbine propulsion, horsepower 750 nhp/4,500 bhp, coal bunker capacity 800 tons, range 5,000 nautical miles/14 knots and speed 14 (normal cruising)-17 (maximum) knots. 

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