Kamo Maru (1908) |
Builder: |
Mitsubishi Dockyard & Engineering Works Ltd. Nagasaki, Japan |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Keel Laid: |
June 10, 1906 |
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Year Built: |
1908 |
Launched: |
December 24, 1907 |
Type: |
Passenger/Cargo |
Completed: |
July 8, 1908 |
Fate: |
Sunk July 3, 1944 by USS Tinosa SS-283 (Commander Donald Frederick Weiss, USN) Location: East China Sea, 10 miles south of Fukue-jima, Goto Islands, Kyushu, Japan. (32.25N-128.46E) Casualties unknown. |
Dimensions, Machinery and Performance (as built) |
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Length: |
473' 4" |
Engines: |
2 triple expansion by Mitsubishi |
Beam: |
54' 1" |
Boilers: |
6 single ended, 200 lb. working pressure |
Draft: |
30' 8" (depth) |
Shafts: |
2 |
Gross Tons: |
8,524 (a) |
HP: |
973 NHP |
Passengers: |
206 |
Speed: |
15 knots |
Notes |
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(a): |
By 1941 registered at 7,955 tons. |
Owner |
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As built: |
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) Tokyo, Japan |
Ship's History |
Serviced the Japan-Europe route until the Great War, then moved to the Australia route. Returned to European route after the war. In the early 1930's was put back on the Australian route after newer and larger ships were built for the European trade route. Remained on the Australian route until scrapped. |
Page published July 1, 2020 |