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UNYO MARU No. 2 Class Auxiliary Transport

(UNYO MARU No. 2 prewar)

This class only consists of UNYO MARU No. 2, completed in Aug ‘37 for Nakamura Kisen K.K. She was requisitioned by the IJN in Nov ’41 and converted to an auxiliary transport. She was bombed and sunk at Kuching, Borneo by a Dutch bomber during the invasion of Sarawak in Dec ‘41.

Builder and Year Completed: Tama. Mitsui Bussan K.K. Zosensho shipyard 1937
Gross tonnage: 2,827-tons
Dimensions: 310.0' x 44.9' x 23.6'
Propulsion: 1 triple expansion steam engine, 1 shaft, 1,900 bhp .
Speed: 11 cruising, 13 max.
Armament: Unknown.