Hie Maru Class Transport

(HIE MARU, prewar)

Completed as a passenger cargo ship in 1941 for Kita Nippon Kisen K. K., Toyko. HIE MARU was requisitioned by the
Imperial Army (IJA) in 1941 and saw action in the invasion of British Borneo. HIE MARU was sunk by a Dutch submarine in Dec '41.

Builder and Year Completed:	Osaka Machinery Works 1941
Gross tonnage:	4,943-tons.
Dimensions:	361.4' x 53.6' x unk.
Propulsion:	1 steam turbine, 1 screw, 3,210SHP
Speed:	13 knots cruising, 15.9 knots max.
Armament:	Unknown