SEMPAKU UNEIKAI SIYOSEN

Vichy French Merchant Ships in Japanese Service

18 September 2010

By Bob Hackett, Gilbert Casse and Peter Cundall

Discussion & Questions


(TEIKO MARU ex-D’ARTAGNAN)



Vessel Dimensions Displacement Machinery Speed
TEIBI MARU (ex-BERNARDIN ST. PIERRE) 455.7' x 61.0' x 41.0'
10,086-tons 2 Steam Turbines, 2 shafts, 1000 nhp 15 knots
TEIFU MARU (ex-BOUGAINVILLE) 413.7' x 54.1' x 34.8' 7,110-tons Triple expansion engine, 1 shaft, 416 nhp. 12 knots
TEIKA MARU (ex-CAP VARELLA) 417.6' x 55.1' x 34.5' 8,009-tons 1 Steam Turbine, 1 shaft, 600 nhp 12.5 knots
TEIKO MARU (ex-D'ARTAGNAN) 543.3' x 65.0' x 41.4' 15,105-tons 2 Triple expansion engines, 2 shafts, 1044 nhp. 16.5 knots
TEIKIN MARU (ex-KINDIA) 270.2' x 38.2' x 16.1' 1,972-tons 1 Triple expansion engine, 1 shaft, 196 nhp 12 knots
TEIHOKU MARU (ex-PERSEE) 446.9' x 57.1' x 25.7' 5,795-tons Diesel engines, 2 shafts, 793 nhp. 14 knots
TEISHUN MARU (ex-TAI SEUN HONG) 294.9' x 39.4' x 20.0' 2,251-tons 1 Triple expansion engine, 1 shaft, 167 nhp 11 knots
TEIREN MARU (ex-GOUVERNEUR GENERAL ALEXANDRE VARENNE) 328.4' x 44.0' x 22.6' 3,004-tons 1 Triple expansion engine, 1 shaft, 233 nhp 10 knots
TEIRITSU MARU (ex-LECONTE DE LISLE) 452.8' x 61.0' x 37.4' 9,877-tons 2 Triple expansion engines, 2 shafts, 596 nhp. 13.5 knots
TEISON MARU (ex-VILLE DE VERDUN) 411' x 53.8' x 28.3' 7,007-tons 1 Triple expansion, 1 shaft, 710 nhp. 12 knots