MV Asama Maru
Asama Maru in 1936. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Japan | |
| Name | Asama Maru |
| Operator | Nippon Yusen (NYK) |
| Builder | Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Nagasaki, Japan |
| Yard number | 450 |
| Laid down | 10 September 1927 |
| Launched | 30 October 1928 |
| Completed | 15 September 1929 |
| In service | 11 October 1929 |
| Out of service | 1 November 1944 |
| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea, 100 mi (160 km) south of Pratas Island |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 16,975 GRT |
| Length | 178 m (584 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 21.9 m (71 ft 10 in) |
| Draft | 8.7 m (28.5 ft) |
| Propulsion | 4 Mitsubishi-Sulzer diesels, quadruple screws |
| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 330 |
| Notes | Steel construction |
Asama Maru (浅間丸, Asama maru) was a Japanese ocean liner owned by Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK). The ship was built in 1927–1929 by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. at Nagasaki, Japan. The vessel was named after an important Shinto shrine.
Asama Maru set a record on her maiden voyage to California, and surpassed this record on her fourth voyage from Yokohama to San Francisco.