RIKUGUN YUSOSEN

Shinten Maru Class Transport

(SHINTEN MARU)



This class consisted only of SHINTEN MARU. In Sep '44 SHINTEN MARU was sunk by an American submarine.

Builder and
Year Completed:
Yokohama Dock Co., Ltd.
1917
Gross tonnage: 1,255-tons
Dimensions: 220.4' (lpp) x 33.1' ’ x 19.3',
Propulsion: 3-cyl triple expansion engine, single shaft, 1,022 i.h.p.
Speed: Cruising 9 knots, maximum 11.75 knots
Armament: Unknown Unknown