Takamisan Maru Class Transport

(TAKAMISAN MARU, prewar)

Completed in 1928 as a cargo ship for Mitsui & Co., Ltd. of Kobe. Her sister was TATSUTASAN also completed in 1928. TAKACHIHO MARU was torpedoed and sunk by an American submarine in in the mouth of the Yangtze River, China. TATSUTASAN MARU was sunk by unkown causes prewar.

Builder and Year Completed:	Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Shipbuilding, Okayama. 1928
Gross tonnage:	1,992-tons.
Dimensions:	Lpp 275.5 x 40.9' x 21'
Propulsion:	B & W diesel engine manufactured by Mitsui under license, W 950 BHP 9,185 HP
Speed:	11.5. knots
Armament:	Unknown.