Kahoku Maru 1941
Shinko Maru 1942
more than 1000 BRT
|
Name |
Launched // Comm. |
Builder |
Tonnage, BRT |
Dimensions, m |
Speed, kts |
Engine, Power hp |
Armament |
Fate |
| 高榮丸 <Koei Maru> | 3/9/1933 // 8/1941 | Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | 6774 | 133.0x17.8x10.0 | 1diesel, 2800 | captured 8/1945 | ||
| 最上川丸 <Mogamigawa Maru> | 16/3/1934 // 12/1941 | Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | 7496 | 133.0x17.8x10.0 | 1diesel, 2800 | transport 2/1942 | ||
| 日祐丸 <Nichiyu Maru> | 24/8/1938 // 12/1940 | Kawaminami | 6871 | 137.6x17.7x10.0 | 1VTE, 3600 | transport 7/1942 | ||
| 進宏丸 <Shinko Maru> | 5/3/1935 // 12/1940 | Yokohama Dock | 6479 | 133.9x17.7x9.7 | 1diesel, 3700 | sunk 18/10/1944 | ||
| 辰春丸 <Tatsuharu Maru> | 18/1/1939 // 9/1941 | Mitsubishi, Kobe | 6345 | 125.2x17.0x9.3 | 1turbine, 4200 | returned 8/1942 | ||
| 辰宮丸 <Tatsumiya Maru> | 14/9/1938 // 9/1941 | Mitsubishi, Kobe | 6343 | 125.2x17.0x9.3 | 1turbine, 4200 | returned 8/1942 | ||
| 天洋丸 <Tenyo Maru> | 22/1/1935 // 9/1941 | Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | 6843 | 133.0x17.8x10.0 | 1diesel, 2800 | sunk 11/3/1942 |
100 - 1000 BRT
| Kinjo Maru (1935, 330, 1941 - 1942), Koryu Maru (1944, 873, 7/1945 - 28/7/1945), Takachiho Maru (1937, 343, 1941 - 8/1945), Fumi Maru 2-go (1939, 304, 1942 - 21/9/1944), Seki Maru 3-go (1939, 304, 1942 - 8/1945) |
Ship project history: Commercial vessels, converted to minelayers.
Modernizations: None.
Fate Notes: Tenyo Maru was sunk 11/3/1942 off Lae (New Guinea) by American carrier aircraft. Shinko Maru was sunk 18/10/1944 by American carrier aircraft off Aparri (Luzon).
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