© 2013 Bob Hackett
TEXAS (TAMAHO) was lost in a storm prewar, most all of the others were sunk
during the war by American submarines.
EASTERN SHORE was completed in 1918 as a 6,800-ton cargo ship for the US
Shipping Board. In addition to an American sister, EASTERN SHORE's Japanese
sisters were ROCKY, SEINU (CHOKO), SHUNKO, TEXAS (TAMAHO), YAYE (YAE), YONE
(TAMAHOKO), YPES (KYOKKO ) and YURI MARUs.
| Builder and Years Completed: |
Harima shipyard, Aioi. 1918-1920 |
| Gross tonnage: | 6,800 (nominal) tons. |
| Dimensions: | 425‘ x 53.8” x 37.5’ |
| Propulsion: | Coupled triple expansion reciprocatiing team engines, 3,096 i.h.p, 196 n.h.p. |
| Speed: | cruising 13 knots. |
| Armament: | Unknown. |
