Japanese cargo ship Mino Maru (1943)
| History | |
|---|---|
 Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Mino Maru |
| Builder | Ishikawajima Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Tokyo |
| Laid down | 1943 |
| Launched | 24 February 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo |
| Completed | 6 March 1944 |
| Identification | 51273[1] |
| Fate | sunk |
| Notes | |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 4,667 GRT standard[1] |
| Length | 112.00 m (367 ft 5 in) o/a[1] |
| Beam | 15.80 m (51 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Draught | 9.10 m (29 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Installed power | 2,000 shp (1,500 kW)[1] |
| Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)[1] |
Mino Maru (Japanese: 美濃丸) was a Japanese cargo ship of during World War II.
History
[edit]She was laid down in 1943 at the Tokyo shipyard of Ishikawajima Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., for the benefit of Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo.[1] She was one of 18 Wartime Standard Type B Cargo Ships laid down in 1943–1944 and one of seven built by Tokyo Ishikawajima.[2][3] Type B cargo ships built by Tokyo Ishikawajima were Bizen Maru (備前丸) Kokuyo Maru (國陽丸), Bicchu Maru (備中丸), Mino Maru (美濃丸), Miho Maru (美保丸), Mimasaka Maru (美作丸), and Miyama Maru (美山丸).[3] She was launched 24 February 1944 and completed on 6 March 1944.[1] On 11 December 1944, she was bombed and sunk in an airstrike off the coast of Palompon (11°05′N 124°20′E / 11.083°N 124.333°E).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Nagasawa, Fumio (1998). "美濃丸 Mino Maru (1943)". Nostalgic Japanese Steamships (in Japanese).
- ^ Nagasawa, Fumio (1998). "1B型 1BT Class 16隻 (1943-1944)". Nostalgic Japanese Steamships (in Japanese).
- ^ a b Nagasawa, Fumio (1998). "戦時標準船(B型) - 太平洋戦争 (Wartime Standard Ship (Type B) - Pacific War)". Nostalgic Japanese Steamships (in Japanese).
