Japanese cargo ship(ex-ss Russia 1907-1914, Russija 1914-1918, Russ 1918-1921, Latvia 1921-1923) Fuso Maru 1923-1944

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Lloyds Register called Hudo Maru just like O.N.I. Call sign JYJA. Owner in 1939 Osaka Syosen K.K., Osaka, Japan. Russia-flagged 1908-1918, Denmark-flagged 1918-1921, Latvia-flagged 1921-1923 and since then Japan-flagged. Laid down by Barclay, Curle&Co. Ld., Glasgow, Scotland in 1907, launched on 19 March 1908, completed in February 1909, chartered by army as troop transport in November 1941, hospital ship since end December 1941, painted white with green horizontal ship and red crosses on her sides and funnel, again troop transport painted grey with anti aircraft armament since 1943 and torpedoed and sunk as part of Convoy Ml-11 by the American submarine USS Steelhead in the South China Sea on 31 July 1944.

Gross tonnage 8,199 tons, under deck 6,744 tons, net tonnage 4,990 tons, deadweight 9,200 tons and as dimensions 475.0 x 57.7 x 32.6 x 28 (loaded) feet. Reciprocating propulsion, 2 screws, horsepower 1,130 nhp, coal bunker capacity 468 tons and speed 13 (normal cruising)-17 (maximum) knots.