SEMPAKU UNEIKAI SIYOSEN

Italian Merchant Ships in Japanese Service

October 2010

By Bob Hackett and Peter Cundall

Discussion & Questions


(IKUTAGAWA MARU former RAMB II in 1937)



Vessel Dimensions Displacement Machinery Speed
TEIYU MARU (ex-CARIGNANO) 400' x 52.4' x 28.4 5,359-tons Triple expansion steam engine, 490 n.h.p., 1 shaft. 12.5 knots
IKUTAGAWA MARU (ex-RAMB II) 388.2' x 49.9' x 24.3'
3,677-tons diesel engines, 2 shafts. 18.5 knots
ATAKA MARU (ex-ADA) 413.1' x 52.4' x 25.5' 5,248-tons Triple expansion steam engine, 520 n.h.p., 1 shaft. 10 knots
AOKI MARU (ex-AMBA ALAGI ) 350.7' (lpp) x 50'.20 x ?' 3,722-tons Triple expansion steam engine, 1 shaft. 10.5 knots
ENKYO MARU (ex-ENDERTA ) 280.4' (lpp) x 42' x ?' 2,278 ton-tons Steam engine, 1 shaft. 10 knots
HARYU MARU (ex-GRANATIERE PADULA) 355' (bp) x 50' x ?' 3,871-tons Triple expansion steam engine, 1 shaft. 10 knots
KONEI MARU (ex-FURIERE CONSOLINI) 251' x 43.8' x 18.8' 1,949-tons Triple expansion steam engine, 1 shaft. 9 knots
MARUKO MARU (ex-MARCO POLO) 297.5' x 53.6' x 11.7' 3,063-tons Triple expansion steam engine, 332 n.h.p., 1 shaft. 10 knots