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SUMIYOSHI MARU - Class Auxiliary storeship


(SUMIYOSHI MARU, prewar – Peter Cundall Collection)

This class consists of SUMIYOSHI MARU only. Completed in 1934 as a 113-tons trawler for Tsunegoro Hatakeyama, she was later sold to Nippon Suisan K.K. In Jul ‘42, she was requisitioned by the IJN and registered as an auxiliary stores ship. She sank from unknown cause in Nov ’44.

Builder and Year Completed: Hikoshima. Mitsubishi Jukogyo K.K.
1934
Gross tonnage: 113-tons
Dimensions: 91.9 (lpp) x 18.7' x 8.9'
Propulsion: One diesel engine, one shaft, unknown shp.
Speed: Unknown.
Armament: Unknown.