RIKUGUN YUSOSEN

Meisei Maru Class


(USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN, later MEISEI MARU)

In 1917, LAKE CHAMPLAIN was completed as a cargo ship by Superior Shipbuilding Company, Wisconsin. In '45, MEISEI MARU was torpedoed and sunk by an American submarine off Rashin, Chosen (Korea).

Builder: Superior Shipbuilding Company, Wisconsin, U.S.
Years Completed: 1917)
Displacement: 1,893-tons
Dimensions: Lpp 248.6' x 43.5' x 19.8'
Propulsion: 1 x 3-cyl. triple expansion engine, single shaft, 8.5 knots.