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Originally laid down as a World War I standard ‘H’ type tanker and named WAR PARSEE, she was completed as dry cargo ship S.S. BOGSTAD
for Fearnley & Eger. In 1924, she was sold to Kurohime Kisen Goshi Kaisha, Dairen, Manchuria and renamed KUROHIME MARU. KUROHIME MARU was
requisitioned by the Imperial Army in '41. In March '43, she was torpedoed and sunk by submarine USS TUNA off Wake Island.
| Builder and Year Completed: |
Russell & Co Lithgow's yard, Port Glasgow, Scotland. 1920 |
| Gross tonnage: | 4,606 tons. |
| Dimensions: | 385' (LPP) x 52' x 25' |
| Propulsion: | 1 coupled triple expansion engine steam engine, 2,585 h.p., 1 shaft |
| Cruising Speed: | 9 knots |
| Armament: | Unknown |
