© 2013 Bob Hackett
RAKUTO MARU was completed as a passenger cargo ship in 1935. She was bombed and
sunk off Cebu, Philippines in September 1944. Her sisters were DAIDO and RYUKO
MARU. DAIDO MARU was torpedoed and sunk by an American submarine in 1943. RYUKO
MARU was requisitioned in 1937 by the IJA and converted to a hospital ship, but
subsequently reverted to a cargo ship. She was torpedoed and sunk by a British
submarine in 1944 off the Andaman Islands.
| Builder and Year Completed: |
Uraga Drydock Co., Ltd 1935-1936 |
| Gross tonnage: | 2,962-tons. |
| Dimensions: | 295' x 45' x 23.9 |
| Propulsion: | Triple reciprocating steam engine, 2,000 IHP, 1 shaft |
| Speed: | 11.5 knots crusing, 13.9 knots maximum. |
| Armament: | None as AH, unknown as AK. |
