RIKUGUN YUSOSEN
Shintoku Maru Class Transport
(KOGI MARU, similar age & size coastal freighter)
In Dec '42, SHINTOKU MARU was completed for Daisotoku Jiro of Kobe. She was requisitioned by the IJA in '43.In Jun '43,
USN aircraft bombed and sank SHINTOKU MARU in Bougainville Strait, N of Shortland Island.
Builder and
Year Completed:
Settsu Zosen Kogyo K.K., Osaka - 1942
Gross tonnage:
780-tons
Dimensions:
580' x 91.5'
Propulsion:
steam engine, single shaft
Speed:
E 10 knots
Armament: Unknown
Unknown
