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Similar Azusa Maru and Katura Maru. Call sign JXRM. Owner in 1939 Nitisi Kisen K.K., Kobe, Japan. Built by Urabe Zosen Tekkosyo K.K., Osaka, Japan in 1939, since 1941 army troop transport and torpedoed and sunk by the American submarine USS Shad (SS-235). Gross tonnage 1,370 tons, net tonnage 782 tons, deadweight 1,900 tons and as dimensions 227.9 x 34.0 x 19.5 x 7.1 (light)-17.4 (loaded) feet. Reciprocating propulsion, 1 screw, horsepower 118 nhp, coal bunker capacity 205 tons, range 3,400 nautical miles/10 knots and speed 10 (normal cruising)-11 (maximum) knots.
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