RIKUGUN YUSOSEN

Tenkai Maru Class Transport

(TENKAI MARU, prewar)


This class consisted of TENKAI MARU. In Sep '43, TENKAI MARU was sunk by an American submarine off Wewak, New Guinea.

Builders and
Year Completed:
Mitsubishi Zosen Kaisha,, Nagasaki.
1917
Gross tonnage: 3,203-tons
Dimensions: 305' (lpp) x 43' 9" x 27' 3 "
Propulsion: 1 x 3 cyl. triple expansion engine, single shaft, 1 screw, 261 n.h.p.
Speed: 10 knots
Armament: Unknown Unknown