Builder:

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Nagasaki, Japan

Date of Build:

1929

Type of Vessel:

Passenger / Cargo ocean liners

Date Entered Service:

1929 – 1930

Service Route:

Hong Kong – Shanghai – Kobe – Yokohama – Honolulu – Los Angeles – San Francisco

Wartime Service:

Requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy for service as a troopships.

Fate:

Sunk by enemy action during the Second World War, thus becoming war casualties

Flag:

Japanese

Port of Registry:

Yokohama, Japan

Original Owners / Operators:

Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) Line

Yokohama, Japan

Length:

584 ft

Breadth:

74 ft

Draft:

28.5 ft

Gross Registered Tonnage:

16,975 tons

Power:

Sulzer diesel engines

Propulsion:

2 propellers.

Maximum Speed:

20 knots

Service Speed:

17 knots

Passengers & Crew:

222 First Class, 96 Second Class, 504 Third Class and 330 crew