SS Yoshida Maru No. 1
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Not to be confused with SS Yoshida Maru, which sank in January 1944.
SS Yoshida Maru No. 1 was a Japanese cargo ship owned by Yamashita Kisen K. K. The ship was built in 1919 by Asano Shipbuilding Company, at Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, and sank on 26 April 1944 with great loss of life.
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Japan | |
Name | Yoshida Maru No. 1[1] |
Operator | Yamashita Kisen K. K. |
Builder | Asano Shipbuilding Company, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama |
Completed | January 1919 |
In service | 1919–1944 |
Fate | Torpedoed and sunk by USS Jack, 26 April 1944 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 5,425 gross register tons (GRT) |
Length | 121.9 m (400 ft) |
Beam | 16.2 m (53 ft) |
Height | 9.8 m (32 ft) |
Propulsion | 1 triple expansion engine, single shaft, 1 screw |
Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
Notes | Steel construction |
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