Juko Maru Class Auxiliary Oiler


(JUKO MARU as KAMIKAZE MARU prewar- Berend van der Wal collection)

JUKO MARU was completed in 1938 as KAMIKAZE MARU. She was renamed JUKO MARU in 193*9 and was sunk by USN Task Force 38 aircraft in Aug '45.

Builder and
Year Completed:
Kanasashi Zosensho, Shimizu.
1938
Gross Tonnage: 478-tons.
Dimensions: 153’ x 25’ x ?’
Propulsion: 1 diesel engine, 1 shaft, maximum speed 11 knots.
Oil Cargo Capacity: 598-tons
Armament: Unknown