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YOKO MARU-Class Auxiliary Transport


(YOKO MARU prewar)

This class consists of YOKO MARU only, completed in Aug ’38 for Sanko Kisen K.K. She was requisitioned by the IJN in ’41 as a general requisitioned transport and converted in Dec ’42 to an auxiliary transport. She was torpedoed and sunk by an American submarine in Sep ’43.

Builder and Year Completed: Amagasaki. Nakata Zosensho K.K. Shipyard
1938
Gross tonnage: 1,050-tons
Dimensions: 197.8' (Lpp) x 31.8' x 18.0'
Propulsion: One Diesel Engine, one shaft, 158 nhp
Speed: Cruising: Unknown.. Max: Unknown.
Armament: Unknown