(Prewar Royal Dutch Shell tanker GENOTA later IJN OSE)

OSE was built in Hamburg, Germany for the Dutch firm La Corona of the Hague. She was completed in 1935 and named GENOTA. Later, she saw service as a tanker for Royal Dutch Shell. In 1942, GENOTA was captured in the Indian Ocean by Japanese armed merchant cruisers AIKOKU and HOKOKU MARUs. Later that year, she was converted to a fleet oiler, renamed OSE and commissioned in the IJN. In March 1944, OSE was bombed and sunk at Palau by Task Force 58 carrier-based aircraft.

Builder and Year Completed	Deutsche Werft, Hamburg, Germany. 1934.
Displacement	7,987-tons.
Dimensions	Length 463', beam 59.2', draft 33.7'.
Propulsion:	German M.A.N.-diesel geared engines, 6,000 bhp; single screw; max speed 12 knots.
Oil Cargo Capacity:	Est. 8,000-tons.
Armament	2 x 120mm/45 cal AA guns.