Taiyei Maru Class IJA Transport


Builder and Year Completed:	Uchida Shipyard Co., Ltd., Kobe. 1918-1920
Gross tonnage:	2,200-tons (nominal).
Dimensions:	270 (bp) x 39' x 23.9'
Propulsion:	1 x 3-cylinder reciprocating steam triple expansion engine, 1 screw, 139 NHP
Speed:	8.5 knots cruising, 9 knots max.
Armament:	Unknown

Taiyei Maru Class Transport

(Sister TOYOSAKI, prewar)

TAIYEI MARU was completed as a cargo ship in 1918 for Uchida Kisen, K. K. of Kobe. Her sisters were TAIRYU MARU, TOYOSAKI MARU, TAIKAI MARU and SAPPORO MARU No. 8, later renamed HAKUSAN MARU.
HAKUSAN MARU was requisitioned by the IJA. On 27 September '43, in “Operation JAYWICK” she was sunk at Pulau Bukum (near Singapore) by mines attached to her by Allied Commandos.

Builder and
Year Completed: Uchida Shipyard Co., Ltd., Kobe.
1918-1920

Gross tonnage: 2,200-tons (nominal).

Dimensions: 270 (bp) x 39' x 23.9'
Propulsion: 1 x 3-cylinder reciprocating steam triple expansion engine, 1 screw, 139 NHP

Speed: 8.5 knots cruising, 9 knots max.
Armament: Unknown