© 2017 Bob Hackett
MIKAGE MARU was completed in 1897 as passenger-cargo ship S.S. PAROO for the
West Australian Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., Fremantle. In '17, she was sold to the
East Sun Shipping Co. Ltd., London. Renamed S.S. IRAN. In '22, she was
sold to Okuda Yeikichi of Mikage, Kobe. Renamed MIKAGE MARU. In '41, she was requisitioned
by the Imperial Army (IJA) and converted to a troop transport. In Oct '44, MIKAGE
MARU was torpedoed and sunk by an American submarine SE of Korea.
| Builder and Year Completed: |
Russell & Co Greenock, Scotland.
1912 |
| Gross tonnage: | 2,664-tons. |
| Dimensions: | (LPP) 312.6 ' x 39.6' x 14.6' |
| Propulsion: | Triple expansion steam engine, power: 291 n.h.p., |
| Speed: | cruising 10 knots |
| Armament: | Unknown . |
