IJA Delagoa Maru Class Transport


Builder and Years Completed:	Mitsubishi Nagasaki, K.K. 1919-1920
Gross tonnage:	7,148-tons.
Dimensions:	Lpp (420' (LPP) x 56' x 38.6'
Propulsion:	Unknown
Speed:	12 knots cruising, 14.5 knots max.
Armament:	Unknown

Delagoa Maru Class Transport

(DELAGOA MARU, prewar)

This class consists of DELAGOA, DURBAN and DAKAR MARUs. All three were completed as passenger-cargo ships for the Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) Line. DELAGOA MARU was sunk in '43 by an American submarine off Japan, DURBAN MARU was sunk in '44 by an American submarine off Vichy French Indochina and DAKAR MARU was sunk by an American aircraft off the Philippines in '44.

Builder and
Years Completed: Mitsubishi Nagasaki, K.K.
1919-1920

Gross tonnage: 7,148-tons.

Dimensions: Lpp (420' (LPP) x 56' x 38.6'
Propulsion: Unknown

Speed: 12 knots cruising, 14.5 knots max.
Armament: Unknown