RIKUGUN YUSOSEN

Tsushima Maru Class Transport

(TSUSHIMA MARU, prewar)

TSUSHIMA MARU was requisitioned by the Imperial Army (IJA) in September 1941 as a troop transport. She participated
in the invasions of the Philippines and Palembang, Sumatra. In Aug '44, she was sunk off Okinawa by an American submarine.


Builder: Russell & Co, Port Glasgow, Greenock, Scotland
Year Completed: 1914
Displacement: 6754-tons.
Dimensions: 444' 4" x 58'2" x ?
Propulsion: Triple reciprocating steam engine, 619 n.h.p.
Speed E 8/10 knots
Armament: Unknown.