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Similar Myogi Maru, Myoho Maru, Myoken Maru and Myoko Maru. Call sign JGAM. Owner in 1939 Nippon Yusen K.K., Tokyo. Built by Mitsubishi Jukyogo KK, Yokohama in 1939, in service of the Japanese army between 1941-1943, beached near Malahang in an American air attack on 7 January 1943, wreck used to accommodate Australian and American soldiers and after the war used by John F. Hoile as an engineering workshop. Gross tonnage 4,122 tons, under deck 3,500 tons, net tonnage 2,261 tons and as dimensions 364.0 x 50.0 x 29.0 feet. Direct Drive geared turbine propulsion, one screw, horsepower 600 nhp, coal bunker capacity 570 tons, range 5,000 nautical miles/14 knots and speed 14 (normal cruising)-16.5 (maximum) knots.
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