Chojun Maru Class Transport


Builder and Year Completed:	Fujinagata shipyard, Osaka 1918
Gross tonnage:	2,213-tons
Dimensions:	272'- x 40' x 24'.2"
Propulsion:	Steam coupled triple expansion engine, 1,190 IHP, 1 shaft
Speed:	8 / 9 knots
Armament:	Unknown

RIKUGUN YUSOSEN

Chojun Maru Class Transport

(CHOJUN MARU, prewar)

In 1918, CHOJUN MARU was completed as a cargo ship for the Dalian (Dairen) Steamship Co., Ltd. of Dairen, Manchuria. In Oct '41, CHOJUN MARU was requisitioned by the Imperial Army (IJA). In Aug '43, she was in a collision with KOKURYU MARU and sank off Pusan, Korea.

Builder and
Year Completed: Fujinagata shipyard, Osaka
1918

Gross tonnage: 2,213-tons

Dimensions: 272'- x 40' x 24'.2"
Propulsion: Steam coupled triple expansion engine, 1,190 IHP, 1 shaft

Speed: 8 / 9 knots
Armament: Unknown