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Saturday, 14 March 2026

Japanese passenger-cargo ship Cuba Maru 1926-1942

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Call sign JHUB. Built by Kawasaki Dockyard Co., Kobe August 1926, requitioned by the navy in September 1941, converted into an auxiliary transport and stranded off Sakhalin on 25 August 1942 and lost after breaking into two parts on 29 August 1942. Homeport Kobe, Japan. Owner in 1939 Kawasaki Kisen K.K., Kobe, Japan. Gross tonnage 5,950 tons, under deck 5,379 tons, net tonnage 3,666 tons, deadweight 9,113 tons and as dimensions 405.0 x 53.0 x 34.0 x 9 (light)-27 (loaded) feet. Horsepower 902 nhp, 3,000 bhp. Diesel propulsion, Oil bunker capacity 2,400 tons. Range 52,800 nautical miles/ 11 knots. One screw. Speed 10 knots=80 rpm and speed 11 (normal cruising)-13 (maximum) knots. 

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