Category:Nisshin Maru (ship, 1936)

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日本語: 「日新丸」（初代）

Ship summary[edit]

  • Type: Whaling factory ship
  • Built by: Kawasaki Dockyard, Ltd. Kobe Shipyard, Japan
  • Yard No: 598
  • Keel laid: 26 February 1936
  • Launched: 1 August 1936
  • Completed: 28 September 1936
  • Loa: 163.07 m
  • B: 22.56 m
  • D: 14.86 m
  • GRT: 16,764
  • DWT: 22,190

History[edit]

  • 1936 named Nisshin Maru for Taiyo Hogei K. K.
    • Flag: Japan
    • Official number: 42336
    • Callsign: JGFL
  • 2 November 1941 commandeered by the Imperial Japanese Navy
  • 31 March 1943 transferred to Nishi Taiyo Gyogyo Tosei K. K.
  • 16 May 1944 sunk by the torpedo attack of USS Crevalle (SS-291) in Balabac Strait

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