Gyoei Maru Class Transport

(Similar age and size ship)

This class consists only of GYOEI MARU. She was completed as cargo ship SUI SANG for the Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Hong Kong based Jardine, Matheson & Co. of London. In '41, she was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Hong Kong. In '44, GYOEI MARU was bombed and sunk in the South China Sea by American aircraft.

Builder and Years Completed:	Sir Raylton Dixon & Co. Ltd., Middlesbrough, England. 1895
Gross tonnage:	2,790-tons.
Dimensions:	(LPP) 307'."1 x 40'.6" x ?'
Propulsion:	1 x 3 cyl. triple expansion steam engine, single shaft, 1 screw
Speed:	E 9 knots
Armament:	Unknown