Ayaha Maru Class Transport

(AYAHA MARU, prewar)

This class consists of AYAHA MARU, KUREHA MARU, ORIDONO MARU, HAKODATE MARU, MALACCA MARU, KOYU MARU and EASTERN VICTOR. All were completed for various apanese shipping companies between 1917-1923.

Builder: Mitsubishi Shipyard, Kobe.
Years Completed: 1917-1923
Displacement: 5, 324-tons.
Dimensions: Lpp 400'-0 " x 54'-6" x 30'-0 "
Propulsion: R 3 Coupled 1 unit, single shaft, 1 screw, 277 NHP / 3,800 IHP
Speed 14.645 knots cruising
Armament: Unknown.