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Osaka Maru (1922) |
Builder: |
Yokohama Dock Company Ltd. Yokohama, Japan |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Keel Laid: |
N/A |
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Year Built: |
1922 |
Launched: |
N/A |
Type: |
Freighter |
Completed: |
July 20, 1922 |
Fate: |
Sunk May 25, 1944 (torpedo) by USS Flying Fish SS-229 (Lt. Commander Robert D. Risser, USN) Location: Philippine Sea, 270 miles north of Palau. (11.30N-1343.55E) 97 killed, 727 survivors. (a) |
Notes |
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(a): |
Figures approximate. |
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Dimensions, Machinery and Performance (as built) |
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Length: |
345' |
Engines: |
1 triple expansion by Yokohama Dock Co. |
Beam: |
50' |
Boilers: |
N/A |
Draft: |
29' (depth) |
Shafts: |
1 |
Gross Tons: |
3,741 |
HP: |
275 (NHP) |
DWT: |
N/A |
Speed: |
12 knots |
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Owner |
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As built: |
Kinkai Yusen K.K. Tokyo, Japan |
1939: |
Nippon Yusen K.K. Tokyo Japan |
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Masters (information not available) |
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Ship's History (information not available) |
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Page published July 13, 2020 |