NISSHO MARU No. 12 Class IJA Transport

Nissho Maru No. 12 Class Transport

(NISSHO MARU No. 12 – Berend van der Wal Collection)

This class consists of NISSHO MARU No. 12 only, completed in ‘36 for Marusho Kaiun K.K. as a 1,199-tons cargo ship. She was requisitioned in Oct ’38 by the IJN and converted to an auxiliary gunboat. She survived the war, renamed KINSHO MARU No. 12 in ’60 and ultimately scrapped in Mar ’66.

Builder and
Years Completed: Osaka. Ohara Zosen Tekkosho K.K. shipyard
1936

Gross tonnage: 1, 199 tons.

Dimensions: 220.5' (Lpp) x 33.8' x 18,7'
Propulsion: One triple expansion, exhaust turbine steam engine , 1 shaft, 810 s.h.p.

Speed: Unknown
Armament: 2 8cm/40-caliber deck guns, 2 7.7 single machine guns, 1 Type 38 Arisaka rifle, 1 searchlight, 1 rangefinder, 13 Type 95 DCs, 1 DC thrower and mine protection equipment.
*The number of 7.7mm MGs, searchlights, and rangefinders is estimated.


Builder and Years Completed:	Osaka. Ohara Zosen Tekkosho K.K. shipyard 1936
Gross tonnage:	1, 199 tons.
Dimensions:	220.5' (Lpp) x 33.8' x 18,7'
Propulsion:	One triple expansion, exhaust turbine steam engine , 1 shaft, 810 s.h.p.
Speed:	Unknown
Armament:	2 8cm/40-caliber deck guns, 2 7.7 single machine guns, 1 Type 38 Arisaka rifle, 1 searchlight, 1 rangefinder, 13 Type 95 DCs, 1 DC thrower and mine protection equipment. *The number of 7.7mm MGs, searchlights, and rangefinders is estimated.