RIKUGUN YUSOSEN

Miyaura Maru-Class Transport

(Sister WASHIN MARU, prewar)

© 2018 Bob Hackett

MIYAURA MARU was completed in 1919 as cargo ship. She was one of four of Mitsubishi's KISHUN MARU Class (1918-1919). In '23, she was sold to Kinkai Yusen K. K., Tokyo.
In '39, she was transferred to Nippon Yusen Kaisha K.K. (NYK Line), Tokyo. In '41, she was requisitioned by the IJA. In May '44, she was torpedoed and sunk by an American submarine.

Builder and
Year Completed:		 Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Tokyo
1919
Gross tonnage: 1,856-tons.
Dimensions: (LPP) 250' x 37'9" x 20'6"
Propulsion: 1 coupled steam reciprocating triple expansion engine, 1 shaft, 1,506 IHP 12.944 kt
Speed: 12.9 knots
Armament: Unknown.