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In 1928, the Italian-built passenger-cargo ship DANTE ALIGHIERI was purchased by Japan from the Hamburg America Line. In 1937, she was requisitioned by the IJN and converted to a hospital ship at Kure. In 1944, she collided with an oiler in the Inland Sea and was abandoned as a constructive total loss.
| Builder: | Societa Esercizio Bacini |
| Year Completed: | 1915 |
| Displacement: | 9,754 GRT |
| Dimensions: | Length 503.7', beam 59.5', draft ? |
| Propulsion: | Steam, quadruple expansion engines, 2 shafts, 16 knots. |
