© 2015 Bob Hackett
AKIURA MARU was requisiioned by the Imperial Army as a troop transport. In
Feb '44, AKIURA MARU was torpedoed and sunk by USS BALAO (SS-285) NW of
Manokwarki, New Guinea..
KAZUURA MARU was also completed in 1938 as a cargo ship for Mitsubishi and
was requisiioned in Sep '41 by the Imperial Army as a troop transport. In Feb
'45, KAZUURA MARU was converted and designated a hospital ship. She survived the
war and was scrapped in 1976.
AKIURA MARU was completed in 1938 as a cargo ship for Mitsubishi Shoji K. K.,
Tokyo. Her sister was KAZUURA MARU.
| Builder and Year Completed: |
Mitsubishi Dockyard & Engineering Works,
Nagasaki 1938 |
| Gross tonnage: | 6,803-tons. |
| Dimensions: | 435' (LPP) x 58.6' x 32.19' |
| Propulsion: | 1 x 6 Cyl. diesel engine, 1 screw , 840 NHP, 1 shaft |
| Speed: | 15.5 knots |
| Armament: | Unknown . |
