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The Fleets
Nippon Yusen Kaisha K.K.
 One of the largest shipping lines in the world, NYK was
formed in 1885 by the merger of Mitsubishi Shokai with Kyodo Unyu Kaisha.
The company expanded rapidly, initially in the Far East and in 1899 inaugurated
a liner service between Japan and London. Later services were expanded
to South America, Batavia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and western
USA and Canada. World War II saw the destruction of much of the NYK fleet
and the confiscation of most of the remainder during 1945-46 but by the
mid 1950s NYK ships were again trading around the world. The advent of
popular air travel caused the company to dispose of their passenger ships
in the 1960s and to commence establishing container ship routes in 1968.
In 1989 NYK revived it's passenger ship business with cruise ships and
formed the subsidiary Crystal Cruises to handle this operation. The company
is still operating.
Many thanks to Ted Finch for his assistance in collecting this data.
The following list was extracted from various sources. This is not an
all inclusive list but should only be used as a guide. If you would like
to know more about a vessel, visit the Ship
Descriptions (onsite) or Immigrant
Ship web site.
- Routes:
- Note:
- There may be a few of the very early ships missing for which I
have no records.
- Most of the smaller ships under 1,000 tons were inter-island and
coastal passenger ships.
Funnel:
1885 - 1929 Black.
1929 - Black funnel with wide white band containing two red bands.
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| Fleet: (up to WWII) |
1885-1929 |
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1929- |
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Akaji Maru |
1936 |
WWII converted to naval auxiliary light cruiser, 1944
sunk by US air attack off Truk. |
7,387 |
| Aki Maru |
1903 |
1934 scrapped Japan. |
6,444 |
| Akita Maru |
1916 |
1942 torpedoed and sunk by Dutch submarine O.19. |
3,792 |
| Amagi Maru |
1924 |
May 1944 torpedoed and sunk by HMS TANTALUS off Andaman
Islands. |
3,165 |
| Anyo Maru |
1913 |
1926 purchased from Toyo
Kisen K.K., Yokohama, 1943
sold to Nanyo Kaiun K.K., Tokyo, 1945 torpedoed and sunk by USS BARB. |
9,534 |
| Arima Maru |
1936 |
1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS HADDOCK. |
7,387 |
| Asagao Maru |
1889 |
1893 purchased from Iwasaki Kiuya, Nagasaki, 1904
scuttled as a blockship off Port Arthur by Japanese Navy. |
2,461 |
| Asahi Maru |
1915 |
ex- Dante Alighieri (Soc.
di Nav. Transatlantica Italiana, Genoa), 1928 purchased by
Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo renamed Asahi Maru, 1939 purchased by
NYK, 1944 sunk in collision with s/s MANJU MARU off Ushijima. |
9,754 |
| Asaka Maru |
1937 |
WWII converted to Japanes naval auxiliary cruiser,
1944 sunk by US air attack near Taiwan. |
7,399 |
| Asama Maru |
1929 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS ATULE. |
16,975 |
| Aso Maru |
1923 |
1939 sold to Toa Kaiun K.K., Tokyo, 1944 torpedoed
and sunk by USS REDFIN. |
3,028 |
| Asuka Maru |
1924 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS SEAWOLF. |
7,523 |
| Atago Maru |
1924 |
1943 converted to tanker, 1944 sunk by US air attack
near Miri. |
7,543 |
| Atsuta Maru |
1909 |
1938 renamed Atuta Maru, 1942 torpedoed and sunk by
USS POMPANO. |
8,523 |
| Awa Maru |
1899 |
1930 scrapped Japan. |
6,309 |
| Awaji Maru |
1906 |
1923 sold to Kinkai Yusen K.K.,
Tokyo, 1938 renamed Awazi Maru, 1939 repurchased by NYK, Sep.1944
torpedoed and sunk by USS PICUDA. |
2,045 |
| Awata Maru |
1937 |
WWII converted to Japanese naval auxiliary cruiser,
1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS GRAYBACK. |
7,398 |
| Awazi Maru |
|
see Awaji Maru. |
|
| Azuma Maru |
1938 |
1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS TINOSA. |
6,646 |
| Bengal Maru |
1921 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS BOWFIN. |
5,395 |
| Benten Maru |
1896 |
ex- Venus (Harris & Dixon Ltd, London), Mar.1905 captured
by Japanese cruiser NIPPON MARU on voyage Cardiff to Vladivostok,
renamed Benten Maru for Japanese Government, 1912 transferred to
NYK, 1923 sold to Sato Shokai Goshi Kaisha, Tokyo, 1925 renamed Daiho
Maru No.2, 1939 renamed Ekisan Maru, 29th Sep.1944 torpedoed and
sunk by USS SKATE. |
3,556 |
| Bingo Maru |
1897 |
1923 sold to Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1931 scrapped
Japan. |
6,241 |
| Bokuyo Maru |
1924 |
1926 purchased from Toyo
Kisen K.K., Yokohama, Jul.1939
caught fire and sank on voyage Valparaiso and Los Angeles to Yokohama. |
8,603 |
| Bombay Maru |
1900 |
ex- Glamorganshire, 1903 purchased from Jenkins & Co.,
London renamed Bombay Maru, 1924 sold to Dainippon Yengyo K.K., Kobe,
1933 scrapped Japan. |
4,353 |
| Calcutta Maru |
1917 |
1942 torpedoed and sunk by USS TRITON. |
5,226 |
| Ceylon Maru |
1904 |
1931 sold to Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1939 repurchased
by NYK, 1944 torpedoed and sunk by unidentified submarine, possibly
USS POGY. |
5,068 |
| Chefoo Maru |
1903 |
1923 sold to Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1936 renamed
Shibazono Maru, 1938 renamed Sibazono Maru, 1939 repurchased by NYK,
1945 torpedoed and sunk by USS KINGFISH. |
1,934 |
| Chichibu Maru |
1930 |
1934 renamed Tsingtao Maru,
1944 sunk by US air attack off Luzon. |
17,498 |
| Chikugo Maru |
1907 |
1938 renamed Tikugo Maru, 1939
sold to Toa Kaiun K.K., Tokyo, 1942 torpedoed and sunk by USS TAMBOR. |
2,563 |
| Chikuzen Maru |
1907 |
1931 sold to Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1938 renamed
Tikuzen Maru, 1945 torpedoed and sunk by USS POGY. |
2,578 |
| Chitose Maru |
1921 |
1923 sold to Kinkai Yusen K.K.,
Tokyo, 1938 renamed Titose Maru, 1939 repurchased by NYK, 1945 reverted
to Chitose Maru, 1959 sold to Okada Gumi K.K., Tokyo for salvage
service, 1962 scrapped Osaka. |
2,669 |
| Colombo Maru |
1901 |
ex- Willowdene, 1904 purchased from Dene Steam Shipping
Co., Newcastle renamed Colombo Maru, 1918 abandoned on fire off Goto
Islands. |
4,176 |
| Dakar Maru |
1920 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS STEELHEAD. |
7,170 |
| Delagoa Maru |
1919 |
1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS TRIGGER. |
7,148 |
| Durban Maru |
1919 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS MUSKALLUNGE. |
7,164 |
| Fushiki Maru |
1885 |
1910 sold to Harada Shoko Goshi Shosen Kaisha, Tokyo,
various owners, 1925 renamed Mikage Maru No.6, 1927 Sagara Maru,
1931 sold to China renamed Wah Tai, 1932 renamed Vatie, 1933 renamed
Cheung Hing, 1935 scrapped. |
1,790 |
| Fushimi Maru |
1914 |
1938 renamed Husimi Maru, 1943
torpedoed and sunk by USS TARPON. |
10,940 |
| Futami Maru |
1898 |
Aug.1900 wrecked on Mindoro Island on voyage Thursday
Island to Manila. |
3,841 |
| Genbu Maru |
1925 |
1939 purchased from Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1944
torpedoed and sunk by USS HALIBUT. |
1,742 |
| Genchu Maru |
1918 |
1923 purchased from Uyenishi Kisen K.K., Shinagawa,
1924 sold to Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1932 wrecked on Idzu Peninsular. |
3,206 |
| Genmei Maru |
1917 |
1922 purchased from Uyenishi Kisen K.K., Kobe, 1923
sold to Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1939 repurchased by NYK, 1943 bombed
and sunk by Australian aircraft off Timor. |
3,181 |
| Genoa Maru |
1919 |
1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS FINBACK. |
6,791 |
| Gihu Maru |
1921 |
1938 purchased from Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1942
torpedoed and sunk by USS SEAWOLF. |
2,932 |
| Ginyo Maru |
1921 |
1926 purchased from Toyo
Kissen K.K., Yokohama, 1943
torpedoed and sunk by USS FLYING FISH. |
8,600 |
| Hakata Maru |
1897 |
1933 scrapped Japan. |
6,151 |
| Hakodate Maru |
1919 |
1942 torpedoed and sunk by USS SEADRAGON. |
5,285 |
| Hakone Maru |
1921 |
1943 sunk by US air attack in Taiwan Strait. |
10,423 |
| Hakozaki Maru |
1922 |
1945 torpedoed and sunk by USS BALAO. |
10,413 |
| Hakuai Maru |
1898 |
1900 purchased from Red Cross Society of Japan, 1926
sold to Hayashikane Shosen, Tokyo, Jun.1945 torpedoed and sunk by
USS APOGON. |
2,629 |
| Hakusan Maru |
1923 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS FLIER. |
10,380 |
| Halaban Maru |
1897 |
tanker, ex- Halaban, 1926 purchased from NV Nederland
Indische Tankstoomboot Mij, Batavia renamed Halaban Maru, 1928 sold
to Miyako Kisen K.K. Yokohama. 1945 found derelict at Singapore and
scuttled by Royal Navy. |
536 |
| Hanasaki Maru |
1905 |
ex- Gisla, 1906 purchased from Brodrene Bjornstad,
Christiania renamed Hanasaki Maru, 1923 sold to Kinkai Yusen K.K.,
Tokyo, 1939 repurchased by NYK, Jun.1949 beached at Kashimanada,
total loss. |
1,570 |
| Harima Maru |
1884 |
1885 purchased from Kiodo Unyu K.K. Tokyo, Jul.1898
wrecked near Kaigara Bay on voyage Hakodate - Nemuro. |
721 |
| Haruna Maru |
1922 |
Jul.1942 wrecked in fog off Omaezaki on voyage Kobe
to Tokyo. |
10,421 |
| Heian Maru |
1930 |
1944 sunk by US air attack off Truk. |
11,616 |
| Heiyo Maru |
1930 |
1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS WHALE. |
9,816 |
| Hie Maru |
|
see Hiye Maru. |
|
| Higo Maru |
1884 |
1885 purchased from Kiodo Unyu K.K. Tokyo, 1923 sold
to Nakana Chutaro, Nishinomiya, 1934 scrapped Japan. |
1,405 |
| Hikawa Maru |
1930 |
WWII Naval hospital ship, 1961 sold to Hikawaramaru
Kanko K.K., for service at Yokohama as a permanently moored youth
hostel / museum. |
11,622 |
| Himeji Maru |
1888 |
ex- Ismailia, 1894 purchased from SS Ismailia Ltd
(J. S. Boyd), Belfast renamed Himeji Maru, 1896 wrecked on Bombay
Reef, south of Hong Kong. |
3,008 |
| Hirano Maru |
1908 |
1918 torpedoed and sunk south of Ireland by UB.91. |
8,250 |
| Hirosaki Maru |
1902 |
ex- Ohio No.4, 1906 purchased from D. W. Desler, USA
renamed Hirosaki Maru, 1923 sold to Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1936
wrecked Sakhalin Island. |
1,440 |
| Hiroshima Maru |
1891 |
1916 wrecked on Shimizu Island. |
3,170 |
| Hirota Maru |
1940 |
1945 mined and sunk. |
2,992 |
| Hitachi Maru (1) |
1898 |
Jun.1904 captured and sunk while trooping by Russian
cruiser GROMOBOI. |
6,172 |
| Hitachi Maru (2) |
1906 |
Sep.1917 captured by German cruiser WOLF southwest
of Colombo, employed as store ship until Nov.1917 when scuttled near
Mauritius. |
6,716 |
| Hitaki Maru |
1901 |
1909 sold to Yamashina Reizo, Tokyo, 1943 sank in
bad weather off Inchon. |
735 |
| Hiye Maru |
1930 |
1938 renamed Hie Maru, WWII Inperial
Japanede Navy, converted to submarine tender, 1943 torpedoed and
sunk by USS DRUM. |
11,621 |
| Hokuto Maru |
1923 |
1939 purchased from Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, Mar.1943
mined and sunk south of Muroran. |
2,270 |
| Husimi Maru |
|
see Fushimi Maru. |
|
| Huzi Maru |
1937 |
1939 purchased from Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1943
torpedoed and sunk by USS SHAD and USS GRAYBACK. |
9,138 |
| Idzumi Maru |
1894 |
June 1904 captured and sunk by Russian cruiser GROMOBOI
west of Okinoshima on voyage Yentau to Inland Sea. |
3,280 |
| Idzumo Maru |
1884 |
1885 purchased from Kiodo Unyu K.K. Tokyo, Apr.1892
wrecked Korea on voyage Inchon - Pusan. |
720 |
| Ikoma Maru |
1925 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS SEAHORSE. |
3,156 |
| Ikushima Maru |
1936 |
1938 renamed Ikusima Maru,
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS STINGRAY. |
3,944 |
| Ikusima Maru |
|
see Ikushima Maru. |
|
| Inaba Maru |
1897 |
1923 sold to Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1934 scrapped
Japan. |
6,185 |
| Ishikari Maru |
1906 |
1923 sold to Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, Nov.1926 abandoned
on fire off Nojima. |
1,311 |
| Iwate Maru |
1921 |
1939 purchased from Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1944
sunk by US air attack on Rabaul. |
3,180 |
| Iyo Maru |
1901 |
1933 scrapped Japan. |
6,320 |
| Jinsen Maru |
1895 |
ex- Mogul, 1904 purchased from Gellatly, Hankey & Co.,
Rochester renamed Jinsen Maru, 1906 requisitioned by Japanese Army,
1911 returned to NYK, Dec.1918 wrecked on Ile d'Yeu on voyage Bordeux
- St. Nazaire. |
3,694 |
| Kaga Maru |
1901 |
1934 scrapped at Yokohama. |
6,301 |
| Kageshima Maru |
1898 |
ex- Wilhelmina (Holland Gulf Stoomv. Mij., Rotterdam),
Jan.1905 captured by Japanese cruiser NANIWA on voyage Shanghai -
Vladivostok and renamed Kageshima Maru for the Japanese Navy. 1908
transferred to Dept. of Agriculture & Commerce (NYK managers), 1914
management transferred. Jul.1917 torpedoed and sunk by UC.69 SW of
Ouessant on voyage New York - Europe. |
4,295 |
| Kagoshima Maru |
1891 |
ex- Port Albert, 1894 purchased by Japanese Government
from W. Milburn & Co., London
renamed Kagoshima Maru, 1896 transferred to NYK, 1910 sold to Harada
Shoko Goshi Kaisha, Amagasaki, 1918 went missing on voyage Saigon
to Port Said. |
4,140 |
| Kaiko Maru |
1922 |
1951 purchased from Nippon Reizo K.K., Yokohama, 1957
sold to Hokusei Kaiun K.K., Tokyo renamed Matsumae Maru, 1966 scrapped. |
1,515 |
| Kako Maru |
1921 |
ex- Baltimore Maru, 1928 purchased from Kawasaki Dockyard
Co., Kobe renamed Kako Maru, 1933 sold to Yamashita Kisen K.K., Tokyo,
renamed Hokuman Maru, 1935 abandoned in sinking condition on voyage
Vancouver to Yokohama. |
6,571 |
| Kamakura Maru |
1897 |
1933 scrapped Japan. |
5,846 |
| Kamikawa Maru |
1903 |
ex- Ohio No.2, 1906 purchased from D. W. Deshler,
USA renamed Kamikawa Maru, 1919 wrecked near Oniwaki Lighthouse,
Hokkaido. |
1,449 |
| Kamo Maru |
1908 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS TINOSA. |
8,524 |
| Kanagawa Maru |
1896 |
1934 scrapped Japan. |
6,151 |
| Kasagi Maru |
1928 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS SWORDFISH. |
3,141 |
| Kashima Maru |
1913 |
1938 renamed Kasima Maru, 1943
torpedoed and sunk by USS BONEFISH. |
10,559 |
| Kasima Maru |
|
see Kashima Maru. |
|
| Kasuga Maru (1) |
1898 |
1935 scrapped Japan. |
3,820 |
| Kasuga Maru (2) |
1941 |
1942 converted to aircraft carrier for Japanese Navy
renamed Taiyo, 1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS RASHER. |
17,130 |
| Katori Maru |
1913 |
1941 torpedoed and sunk by Dutch submarine K.XIV. |
10,513 |
| Kawachi Maru |
1897 |
1934 scrapped Japan. |
6,099 |
| Keizan Maru |
1927 |
1927 purchased from Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1931
resold to Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, Mar.1943 stranded in Gulf of
Pohai, 1957 refloated and rebuilt as Min Chu 5 for People's Republic
of China, 1967 renamed Gong Nong Bing 5, then Hu Jian Yin 2, 1979
still in service as pilot tender at Shanghai. |
2,313 |
| Kihune Maru |
1918 |
1939 purchased from Kinkai Yusen K.K., Kobe, 1945
mined and sunk. |
1,614 |
| Kii Maru |
1884 |
1885 purchased from Kiodo Unyu K.K. Tokyo, Dec.1890
stranded at Omisaki, total loss. |
1,399 |
| Kinshiu Maru |
1891 |
ex- Kintuck, 1894 purchased by Japanese Government
from China Mutual S.N. Co.,
London renamed Kinshiu Maru, 1896 transferred to NYK, 1904 requisitioned
by Japanese Navy as transport, Apr.1904 captured and sunk by Russian
cruiser ROSSIA off Sinpo, Korea. |
3,596 |
| Kirin Maru |
|
see Kitsurin Maru. |
|
| Kitami Maru |
1897 |
ex- Iyo Maru, 1901 purchased from Iyo Kisen K.K.,
Gunchiu renamed Kitami Maru, 1922 sold to Hokkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo,
1930 renamed Kosai Maru, Mar.1930 wrecked off Chefoo. |
729 |
| Kitano Maru |
1909 |
1942 mined and sunk. |
8,512 |
| Kitsurin Maru |
1895 |
(Listed in Lloyds Register
as Kirin Maru) ex- Afridi, 1904 purchased from Gellatly, Hankey & Co.,
Rochester by Japanese Government renamed Kitsurin Maru, 1911 transferred
to NYK, 1927 sold to Ozeki Naoji, Kobe, 1933 scrapped Japan. |
3,648 |
| Kiushiu Maru |
1887 |
1890 renamed Sakata Maru, Feb.1919
wrecked on Iron Island, Kwangtung. |
1,954 |
| Kobe Maru |
1888 |
1921 sold to Kuribayashi Shosen K.K., Muroran. |
2,877 |
| Kokura Maru |
1887 |
ex- Tartar, 1894 purchased from Gellatly, Hankey,
Sewell & Co., Rochester renamed Kokura Maru, Nov.1920 wrecked on
Calolino Island on voyage Yokohama - Angaur. |
2,567 |
| Korea Maru |
1901 |
ex- Korea, 1916 purchased from Pacific
Mail SS Co., New York renamed Korea Maru by Toyo
Kisen K.K.,
Yokohama, 1926 purchased by NYK, 1934 scrapped Japan. |
11,276 |
| Kosai Maru |
1899 |
1900 purchased from Red Cross Society of Japan, 1926
sold to Yagi Honten K.K., Takasago renamed Bifuku Maru, 1938 renamed
Bihuku Maru, Aug.1942 torpedoed and sunk by USS NARWHAL. |
2,627 |
| Koyo Maru |
1919 |
1939 purchased from Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1943
torpedoed and sunk by USS HARDER. |
3,010 |
| Kuma Maru |
1921 |
ex- Fuji Maru, 1928 purchased from Kawasaki Dockyard
Co., Kobe renamed Kuma Maru, 1933 sold to Yamashita Kisen K.K., Tokyo
renamed Nanman Maru, 1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS FLYING FISH. |
5,571 |
| Kumano Maru |
1901 |
1927 beached after collision with YAMASHIRO MARU near
Takamatsu, total loss. |
5,076 |
| Kuretake Maru |
1938 |
1939 purchased from Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1945
torpedoed and sunk by USS STERLET. |
1,924 |
| Kushiro Maru |
1903 |
1923 sold to Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1924 renamed
Keijo Maru, 1938 renamed Keizyo Maru, 1944 torpedoed and sunk by
USS QUEENFISH. |
1,076 |
| Lima Maru |
1920 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS SNOOK. |
7,250 |
| Lisbon Maru |
1920 |
1942 torpedoed and sunk by USS GROUPER. |
7,038 |
| Lyons Maru |
1920 |
1944 sunk by US air attack on Rabaul harbour. |
7,018 |
| Malacca Maru |
1920 |
May 1939 wrecked near Wood Island on voyage Vizagapatam
to Osaka. |
5,374 |
| Manko Maru |
1935 |
1939 purchased from Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1944
torpedoed and sunk by USS PARCHE. |
4,472 |
| Matsumoto Maru |
1921 |
1938 renamed Matumoto Maru,
1943 converted to tanker, 1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS TANG. |
7,025 |
| Matsuyama Maru |
1885 |
ex- Kaisow, 1894 purchased from China
Mutual S.N.Co., London renamed Matsuyama Maru, 1923 sold to
Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, Jul.1924 sank west of Goto Islands on
voyage Keelung - Yokohama. |
2,959 |
| Matsuye Maru |
1921 |
1938 renamed Matue Maru, 1944
torpedoed and sunk by USS HARDER. |
7,061 |
| Matue Maru |
|
see Matsuye Maru. |
|
| Matumoto Maru |
|
see Matsumoto Maru. |
|
| Matuura Maru |
1913 |
1939 purchased from Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1945
stranded in fog in mouth of Yulin River, Korea, total loss. |
3,090 |
| Maya Maru |
1925 |
1939 sold to Toa Kaiun K.K., Tokyo, 1944 torpedoed
and sunk by USS CABRILLA. |
3,145 |
| Mayebashi Maru |
1921 |
1935 sold to Nanyo Kaiun K.K., Tokyo, 1939 renamed
Maebasi Maru, 1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS POGY. |
7,005 |
| Mie Maru |
1920 |
1939 purchased from Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1943
mined and sunk off Dutch New Guinea. |
2,897 |
| Miike Maru (1) |
1888 |
1921 sold to Kasahari Shoji K.K., Kobe. |
3,323 |
| Miike Maru (2) |
1941 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS TRIGGER. |
11,738 |
| Mikasa Maru |
1928 |
1939 sold to Toa Kaiun K.K., Tokyo, 1944 sunk by US
air attack in Philippines. |
3,143 |
| Mikawa Maru (1) |
1884 |
ex- Gratitude, 1892 purchased from E. W. Morgan & Co.,
London renamed Mikawa Maru, 1904 requisitioned by Japanese Navy and
scuttled off Port Arthur in attempt to block harbour entrance. |
1,968 |
| Mikawa Maru (2) |
1894 |
ex- Kirkdale, 1904 purchased from J. R. Cuthbertson & Co.,
Glasgow renamed Mikawa Maru, 1923 sold to Teikoku Kisen K.K., Tokyo,
1934 scrapped Japan. |
2,873 |
| Mino Maru |
1884 |
1885 purchased from Kiodo Unyu K.K. Tokyo, May 1893
wrecked near Tsurugu Straits. |
897 |
| Mishima Maru |
1908 |
1934 scrapped Japan. |
8,500 |
| Mito Maru |
1921 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS PADDLE. |
7,061 |
| Miyaura Maru |
1919 |
1939 purchased from Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1944
torpedoed and sunk by USS BLUEGILL. |
1,850 |
| Miyazaki Maru |
1909 |
1917 torpedoed and sunk by U.88 in the Atlantic. |
8,500 |
| Moji Maru |
1922 |
1928 sold to Kinkai Yusen K.K.,
Tokyo, 1938 renamed Mozi Maru, 1939 repurchased by NYK, 1944 sunk
by US air attack off Saipan. |
3,757 |
| Morioka Maru |
1920 |
1942 mined and sunk in Japanese minefield off Sakito. |
4,469 |
| Moyori Maru |
1902 |
ex- Harbarton (Harland & Bartlett, London), 1905
captured by Japanese cruiser AKITSUSHIMA on voyage Cardiff - Vladivostok
renamed Moyori Maru for Japanese Government, 1908 managed by NYK,
1912 purchased by NYK, 1917 sold to Teikoku Kisen K.K., Kobe, 1917
torpedoed and sunk by U.151 off Spanish Sahara. |
3,265 |
| Mozi Maru |
|
see Moji Maru. |
|
| Muroran Maru |
1919 |
1944 sunk by US air attack off Luzon, Philippines. |
5,354 |
| Musashi Maru |
1889 |
1890 sank in gale off Kochi. |
2,639 |
| Mutsu Maru |
1884 |
1885 purchased from Kiodo Unyu K.K. Tokyo, Mar.1908
sunk in collision with s/s HIDEYOSHI MARU near Hakodate on voyage
Aomori - Muroran. |
911 |
| Myogi Maru |
1938 |
1939 sold to Toa Kaiun K.K., Tokyo, 1944 sunk by US
air attack in Manila Bay. |
4,021 |
| Myoken Maru |
1938 |
1939 sold to Toa Kaiun K.K., Tokyo, 1942 torpedoed
and sunk by USS SWORDFISH. |
4,124 |
| Myoko Maru |
1939 |
1939 sold to Toa Kaiun K.K., Tokyo, 1943 sunk by US
air attack at Lae. |
4,103 |
| Nagano Maru |
1917 |
1921 sold to Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1939 repurchased
by NYK, 1944 bombed and sunk by U.S. aircraft at Truk. |
3,810 |
| Nagara Maru |
1934 |
1942 sunk by US air attack off Guadalcanal. |
7,149 |
| Nagasaki Maru |
1922 |
1939 sold to Toa Kaiun K.K., Tokyo, 1942 mined and
sunk in Japanese minefield off Nagasaki. |
5,272 |
| Nagato Maru (1) |
1884 |
1885 purchased from Kiodo Unyu K.K. Tokyo, 1910 scrapped
Osaka. |
1,884 |
| Nagato Maru (2) |
1918 |
1943 sunk by US air attack at Wewak. |
5,901 |
| Nako Maru |
1934 |
1942 sunk by US air attack off Guadalcanal. |
7,139 |
| Naruto Maru |
1934 |
1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS WHALE. |
7,147 |
| Nichinan Maru |
1885 |
1923 purchased from Busai Kisen K.K., Kobe, 1924
sold to Yabuki Teichi, Kobe, Jan.1928 wrecked Daidoko, Korea on voyage
Chinnampo - Jinsen. (this was originally Blue
Funnel Line's Palamed) |
2,479 |
| Niigata Maru |
1903 |
1923 sold to Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1951 removed
from Japanese register. |
2,184 |
| Nikko Maru |
1903 |
1939 sold to Tao Kaiun K.K., Tokyo, 1945 torpedoed
and sunk by USS TIRANTE. |
5,539 |
| Nitta Maru |
1940 |
1943 converted to aircraft carrier for Japanese Navy
renamed Chuyo, 1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS SAILFISH. |
17,163 |
| Nojima Maru |
1935 |
1938 renamed Nozima Maru, 1942
sunk by US air attack on Kiska Harbour, Aleutians. |
7,189 |
| Noshiro Maru |
1934 |
1938 renamed Nosiro Maru, 1944
sunk by US air attack on Manila harbour. |
7,184 |
| Nosiro Maru |
|
see Noshiro Maru. |
|
| Noto Maru |
1934 |
1944 sunk by US air attack on Leyte. |
7,185 |
| Nozima Maru |
|
see Nojima Maru. |
|
| Okitsu Maru |
1939 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS SKIPJACK. |
6,666 |
| Omi Maru (1) |
1884 |
1885 purchased from Kiodo Unyu K.K. Tokyo, 1910 scrapped
Osaka. |
2,501 |
| Omi Maru (2) |
1912 |
1942 torpedoed and sunk by USS TRITON |
3,581 |
| Onoe Maru |
1940 |
1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS RATON. |
6,667 |
| Osaka Maru |
1922 |
1928 sold to Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1939 repurchased
by NYK, 1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS FLYING FISH. |
3,741 |
| Osumi Maru |
1906 |
1923 sold to Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1939 repurchased
by NYK, 1950 scrapped. |
1,335 |
| Otaru Maru (1) |
1886 |
ex- Dardanus, 1894 purchased from Blue
Funnel Line, Liverpool renamed Otaru Maru, 1904 requisitioned
by Japanese Navy and scuttled off Port Arthur in attempt to block
harbour entrance. |
2,502 |
| Otaru Maru (2) |
1905 |
ex- Gaute, 1905 purchased from Brodrene Bjornstad,
Christiania renamed Otaru Maru, 1923 sold to Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo,
Feb.1937 went missing on voyage Yokohama - Hakodate. |
1,571 |
| Palao Maru |
1934 |
1942 torpedoed and sunk by USS GREENLING. |
4,495 |
| Penang Maru |
1913 |
1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS TAUTOG. |
5,279 |
| Rakuyo Maru |
1921 |
1926 purchased from Toyo
Kisen K.K., Yokohama, 1944
torpedoed and sunk by USS SEALION. |
9,419 |
| Rangoon Maru |
1908 |
ex- Hillcrag, 1912 purchased from H. Evans & Co.,
London renamed Rangoon Maru, 1934 scrapped Japan. |
4,936 |
| Riojun Maru |
1892 |
ex- Port Hunter, 1894 purchased by Japanese Government
from W. Milburn & Co., London
renamed Riojun Maru, 1896 transferred to NYK, 1910 sold to Harada
Shoko Goshi Kaisha, Amagasaki, May 1921 wrecked near Gaspar Strait
on voyage Dairen to Java. |
4,670 |
| Rokko Maru |
1923 |
1939 sold to Toa Kaiun K.K., Tokyo, 1944 sunk by US
air attack NW of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. |
3,028 |
| Sado Maru (1) |
1898 |
1934 scrapped Japan. |
6,223 |
| Sado Maru (2) |
1939 |
1942 sunk by US air attack off Guadalcanal. |
7,180 |
| Sagami Maru (1) |
1884 |
1885 purchased from Kiodo Unyu K.K. Tokyo, 1904 requisitioned
by Japanese Navy and scuttled off Port Arthur in attempt to block
harbour entrance. |
1,927 |
| Sagami Maru (2) |
1902 |
ex- Mazagan, 1905 purchased from Mersey SS Co., Liverpool
renamed Sagami Maru, 1923 sold to Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1932
sold to China renamed Ping Tse, 1937 scuttled as block ship at Nantao. |
1,697 |
| Sagami Maru (3) |
1940 |
1942 torpedoed and sunk by USS SEAWOLF. |
7,189 |
| Sagara Maru |
1940 |
WWII converted to Japanese Navy seaplane tender, 1943
torpedoed and sunk by USS HARDER. |
7,189 |
| Saikio Maru |
1888 |
1923 sold to Kuribayashi Shosen K.K., Tokyo. |
2,913 |
| Saipan Maru |
1936 |
1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS HADDOCK. |
5,533 |
| Saishu Maru |
1897 |
ex- Rossiya (A. Mordukhovich & Co., St. Petersburg),
Feb.1904 captured by Japanese gunboat TATSUTA renamed Saishu Maru
for Japanese Government, 1912 transferred to NYK, 1923 sold to Kinkai
Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1938 renamed Saisyu Maru, Jan.1944 torpedoed and
sunk by USS TAUTOG. |
2,095 |
| Sakata Maru |
|
see Kiushiu Maru. |
|
| Sakito Maru |
1938 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS TROUT. |
7,126 |
| Sakura Maru (1) |
1887 |
ex- Mogul, 1894 purchased from Gellatly, Hankey, Sewell & Co.,
Rochester renamed Sakura Maru, 1904 requisitioned by Japanese Navy
and scuttled off Port Arthur in attempt to block harbour entrance. |
2,953 |
| Sakura Maru (2) |
1940 |
1942 sunk by Allied air and surface attack off Java. |
7,167 |
| Santo Maru |
1899 |
ex- Diamante, 1903 purchased from China & Manila SS
Co., Hong Kong renamed Santo Maru, 1923 sold to Kinkai Yusen K.K.,
Tokyo, Aug.1945 mined and sunk. |
1,980 |
| Sanuki Maru (1) |
1897 |
1925 sold to Akita Toranosuke, Moji, 1935 scrapped
Japan. |
6,108 |
| Sanuki Maru (2) |
1930 |
1945 torpedoed and sunk by USS SPADEFISH. |
7,158 |
| Sasago Maru |
1941 |
1942 sunk by US air attack off Guadalcanal. |
9,258 |
| Satsuma Maru |
1884 |
1885 purchased from Kiodo Unyu K.K. Tokyo, 1911 sold
to Harada Shoko Goshi Kaisha, Amagasaki, 1923 sold to China renamed
Leetung, 1941 under Japanese control renamed Ritsu Go, 1945 torpedoed
and sunk by USS SPADEFISH. |
1,866 |
| Sendai Maru |
1889 |
1902 wrecked on Montravel on voyage Nagasaki to Taku. |
1,717 |
| Senko Maru |
1935 |
1939 purchased from Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1944
damaged by air attack in the Celebes, under repair but Oct.1945 sunk
by Dutch air attack on Indonesian rebels at Padang, Sumatra. |
4,472 |
| Shanghai Maru |
1923 |
1939 sold to Toa Kaiun K,K, Tokyo, Oct.1943 sunk in
collision with s/s SAKITO MARU northeast of Shanghai on voyage Shanghai
- Nagasaki. |
5,252 |
| Shibata Maru |
1886 |
ex- Moyune, 1894 purchased from China
Mutual S.N. Co., London renamed Shibata Maru, 1896 sold to
Japanese Government, various owners to 1910 when sold to Turkey
renamed Mahmut Sevket Pasa, 1919 renamed Ararat, 1922 renamed Mahmut
Sevket Pasa, 1935 scrapped Istanbul. |
2,739 |
| Shidzuoka Maru |
1912 |
1933 wrecked off Yap Island. |
6,568 |
| Shinano Maru |
1900 |
1923 sold to Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1938 renamed
Sinano Maru, 1951 scrapped Japan. |
6,388 |
| Shiokubi Maru |
1898 |
ex- Wyefield (Western SS Co., Victoria B.C), Jan.1905
captured by Japanese cruiser MUSASHI on voyage San Francisco - Vladivostok,
renamed Shiokubi Maru for Japanese Navy. 1907 transferred to Dept.
of Commerce & Industry (NYK managers), 1920 management transferred,
1938 renamed Siokubi Maru, May 1945 mined and sunk. |
3,235 |
| Shiyo Maru |
1911 |
1927 purchased from Toyo
Kisen K.K., Yokohama, 1936
scrapped Japan. |
13,377 |
| Siberia Maru |
1901 |
ex- Siberia, 1916 purchased from Pacific
Mail SS Co., New York renamed Siberia Maru by Toyo
Kisen K.K.,
Yokohama, 1926 purchased by NYK, 1935 scrapped Japan. |
11,284 |
| Sinryu Maru |
1918 |
1939 purchased from Kinkai Yusen K.K., Kobe, 1944
torpedoed and sunk by USS PUFFER. |
3,176 |
| Suruga Maru |
1884 |
1885 purchased from Kiodo Unyu K.K. Tokyo, 1908 sold
to S. Shinada, Hakodate, Jan.1917 wrecked at Shirahama Awa. |
721 |
| Suwa Maru |
1914 |
1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS TUNNY, FINBACK and
SEADRAGON. |
10,927 |
| Syoho Maru |
1918 |
1939 purchased from Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1945
bombed and sunk in air attack. |
1,321 |
| Taian Maru |
1917 |
1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS GUDGEON. |
3,135 |
| Taiei Maru |
|
see Taiyei Maru. |
|
| Taimei Maru |
1936 |
1939 purchased from Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1943
sunk by British and Australian air attack in Huon Gulf. |
2,883 |
| Taiyei Maru |
1912 |
1923 sold to Kinkai Yusen K.K.,
Tokyo, 1938 renamed Taiei Maru, 1939 repurchased by NYK. 1945 listed
as damaged vessel by U.S. Navy, 1946 listed as missing in South Sea.
NYK listing states 1950 sold for scrapping. |
2,934 |
| Taiyo Maru |
1911 |
ex- Cap Finisterre (Hamburg
South America Line), 1919 US Navy transport, 1919 The Shipping
Controller, London, 1920 passed to Japanese Government as war reparations,
managed by NYK, renamed Taiyo Maru, 1923 management passed to Toyo
Kisen K.K., 1926 NYK managers, 1929 purchased by NYK, 1942 torpedoed
and sunk by USS GRENADIER. |
14,503 |
| Tajima Maru |
1916 |
1938 renamed Tazima Maru, 1944
torpedoed and sunk by USS GURNARD. |
7,296 |
| Takamatsu Maru |
1906 |
1923 sold to Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, Dec.1927 wrecked
near Yamagasaki, Hokkaido. |
1,335 |
| Takaoka Maru |
1920 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS SHARK. |
7,047 |
| Takasago Maru |
1897 |
ex- Vostok, 1904 purchased from M. G. Shevelyov, Vladivostok
renamed Takasago Maru, 1923 sold to Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1928
sold to China renamed Hai Shun, Aug.1945 mined and sunk off Korea
while under Japanese control. |
1,677 |
| Takata Maru |
1914 |
1916 sunk in collision with U.S. tanker SILVER SHELL
off Cape Race. |
6,718 |
| Takeshima Maru |
1902 |
ex- Giang Bee, 1905 purchased from Tan Kim Tian SS
Co., Singapore renamed Takeshima Maru, 1927 sold to Kinkai Yusen
K.K., Tokyo, 1934 renamed Shinmei Maru, 1938 renamed Sinmei Maru,
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS SUNFISH. |
2,012 |
| Taketoyo Maru |
1920 |
1943 converted to tanker, 1944 torpedoed and sunk
by USS RAY. |
7,028 |
| Tama Maru |
1918 |
1939 purchased from Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1944
torpedoed and sunk by USS GUAVINA. |
3,054 |
| Tamba Maru |
1897 |
1933 scrapped Japan. |
6,102 |
| Tango Maru |
1905 |
Sep.1943 stranded while attempting to shelter from
a typhoon at Naze, Amami Oshima, reported abandoned after further
damaged by submarine attack. |
7,463 |
| Tategami Maru |
1898 |
1901 purchased from Mitsubishi Goshi Kaisha, Nagasaki,
1920 sold to Chosen Yusen K.K., Jinsen, 1940 scrapped Japan. |
2,692 |
| Tatsuno Maru |
1916 |
1938 renamed Tatuno Maru, 1944
torpedoed and sunk by USS THRESHER. |
7,296 |
| Tatsuta Maru |
1930 |
1938 renamed Tatuta Maru, 1943
torpedoed and sunk by USS TARPON. |
16,975 |
| Tatuno Maru |
|
see Tatsuno Maru. |
|
| Tatuta Maru |
|
see Tatsuta Maru. |
|
| Tazima Maru |
|
see Tajima Maru. |
|
| Tenshin Maru |
1894 |
ex- Saint Irene, 1904 purchased from Rankin, Gilmour & Co.,
Liverpool renamed Tenshin Maru, 1921 sold to Kobe Shosen K.K., Kobe,
1934 scrapped Japan. |
3,877 |
| Tenshin Maru |
1887 |
ex- Worcester, 1895 purchased from Great
Western S.S. Co., Bristol renamed Tenshin Maru, 1904 requisitioned
by Japanese Navy and scuttled off Port Arthur in attempt to block
harbour entrance. |
2,943 |
| Tenyo Maru |
1908 |
1926 purchased from Toyo
Kisen K.K., Tokyo, 1933 scrapped
Japan. |
13,545 |
| Tenzan Maru |
1920 |
1939 purchased from Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, Nov.1942
sunk in collision with s/s KOBE MARU off Yangtse Estuary. |
3,108 |
| Terukuni Maru |
1930 |
Nov.1939 mined and sunk in Thames Estuary. |
11,930 |
| Teshio Maru |
1901 |
1903 wrecked off Wakkanai. |
1,107 |
| Tikugo Maru |
|
see Chikugo Maru. |
|
| Titose Maru |
|
see Chitose Maru. |
|
| Toba Maru |
1916 |
1945 damaged in air attack at Keelung renamed Tai
Nan, 1948 purchased by E. Hsiang SS Co., Shanghai renamed FOO YU,
1958 scrapped. |
7,296 |
| Tokachi Maru |
1901 |
1910 wrecked at Nemuro. |
1,110 |
| Tokio Maru |
1884 |
1885 purchased from Mitsubishi Yubin Kisen Kaisha,
Tokyo, Apr.1900 wrecked on Changran Island on voyage Kobe - Tientsin. |
2,194 |
| Tokiwa Maru |
1916 |
1939 sold to Kaburagi Kisen K.K., Tokyo, 1943 torpedoed
and sunk by USS GUNNEL. |
7,262 |
| Tokushima Maru |
1913 |
1938 renamed Tokusima Maru,
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS PICUDA |
6,054 |
| Tokusima Maru |
|
see Tokushima Maru. |
|
| Tokuyama Maru |
1915 |
1918 torpedoed and sunk by U.140 off New York. |
7,029 |
| Tomiura Maru |
1918 |
1939 purchased from Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1942
sunk by air attack at Rabaul. |
3,821 |
| Tosa Maru |
1892 |
ex- Islam, 1894 purchased from E. Bates & Sons, Liverpool
renamed Tosa Maru, 1925 scrapped at Kobe. |
5,789 |
| Totomi Maru |
1901 |
ex- Grafton, 1905 purchased from E. W. Morgan & Co.,
London renamed Totomi Maru, 1923 sold to Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo,
1933 scrapped Japan. |
3,106 |
| Tottori Maru |
1913 |
1945 torpedoed and sunk by USS HAMMERHEAD. |
6,056 |
| Toyama Maru |
1915 |
1937 sold to Nanyo Kaiun K.K., Tokyo, 1944 torpedoed
and sunk by USS STURGEON. |
7,089 |
| Toyohashi Maru |
1888 |
ex- Flintshire, 1894 purchased from Jenkins & Co.,
London on behalf of the Japanese Government renamed Toyohashi Maru.
1894 transferred to Japanese Navy and commissioned as torpedo depot
ship renamed Toyohashi. |
2,879 |
| Toyohashi Maru |
1915 |
1938 renamed Toyohasi Maru,
1942 torpedoed and sunk by HMS TRUSTY. |
7,010 |
| Toyohasi Maru |
|
see Toyohashi Maru. |
|
| Toyooka Maru |
1915 |
1940 sold to Kaburagi Kisen K.K., Tokyo, 1944 torpedoed
and sunk by USS QUEENFISH. |
7,085 |
| Toyoura Maru |
1913 |
1939 purchased from Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1944
torpedoed and sunk by USS SPEARFISH. |
2,605 |
| Tsingtao Maru |
|
see Chichibu Maru. |
|
| Tsukuba Maru |
1923 |
1938 renamed Tukuba Maru, 1939
sold to Tia Kaiun K.K., Tokyo, 1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS PICUDA. |
3,172 |
| Tsuruga Maru |
1916 |
1938 renamed Turuga Maru, 1942
torpedoed and sunk by Dutch submarine K.18. |
7,289 |
| Tsushima Maru |
1914 |
1938 renamed Tusima Maru, 1944
torpedoed and sunk by USS BOWFIN. |
6,712 |
| Tsuyama Maru |
1916 |
1938 renamed Tuyama Maru, 1944
torpedoed and sunk by USS POMFRET. |
7,289 |
| Tukuba Maru |
|
see Tsukuba Maru. |
|
| Turuga Maru |
|
see Tsuruga Maru. |
|
| Tusima Maru |
|
see Tsushima Maru. |
|
| Tuyama Maru |
|
see Tsuyama Maru. |
|
| Ujina Maru |
1885 |
ex- Prometheus, 1895 purchased from Blue
Funnel Line, Liverpool renamed Ujina Maru, May 1895 wrecked
in Talienwan Bay. |
2,376 |
| Urajiwo Maru |
1890 |
ex- Progress, 1906 purchased from N. Bryner, Vladivostok
renamed Urajiwo Maru, 1909 sold to Shinoda Shikazo, Hakodate. |
878 |
| Wakamiya Maru |
1901 |
ex- Lethington (W. R. Rea, Belfast), 1905 captured
by Japanese torpedo boat near Okinoshima on voyage Cardiff to Vladivostok,
renamed Wakamiya Maru for Japanese Government, 1907 managed by NYK,
1913 transferred to Japanese Navy, converted to seaplane tender,
1931 scrapped. |
4,421 |
| Wakanoura Maru |
1885 |
ex- Ching-Wo, 1893 purchased from China
Mutual S.N. Co., London renamed Wakanoura Maru, 1922 sold to
Kuribayashi Shosen K.K., Tokyo, 1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS
SALMON. |
2,510 |
| Wakasa Maru |
1897 |
1933 scrapped Japan. |
6,260 |
| Yamagata Maru |
1916 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS REDFIN. |
3,792 |
| Yamaguchi Maru |
1890 |
ex- Pak Ling, 1894 purchased by Japanese Government
from China Mutual S.N. Co.,
London renamed Yamaguchi Maru, 1896 transferred to NYK, 1914 sold
to J. Hizume, Kobe, May 1916 wrecked on coast of Shima Province. |
3,034 |
| Yamashiro Maru (1) |
1884 |
1885 purchased from Kiodo Unyu K.K. Tokyo, 1910 scrapped
Osaka. |
2,580 |
| Yamashiro Maru (2) |
1912 |
1938 renamed Yamasiro Maru,
1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS TROUT. |
3,606 |
| Yamasiro Maru |
|
see Yamashiro Maru. |
|
| Yamato Maru |
1915 |
ex- Giuseppe Verdi (Soc.
di Nav. Transatlantica Italiana, Genoa), 1928 purchased by
Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo renamed Yamato Maru, 1939 purchased by
NYK, 1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS SNOOK. |
9,757 |
| Yasaka Maru |
1914 |
1915 torpedoed and sunk by U.38 while 60 miles off
Port Said. |
10,932 |
| Yasukuni Maru |
1930 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS TRIGGER. |
11,930 |
| Yawata Maru (1) |
1898 |
1934 scrapped Japan. |
3,818 |
| Yawata Maru (2) |
1940 |
1942 converted to aircraft carrier for Japanese navy
renamed UNYO, 1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS BARB. |
17,127 |
| Yeboshi Maru |
1901 |
ex- Oakley (W. R. Rea, Belfast), 1905 captured by
Japanese cruiser TOKIWA in Tsushima Strait on voyage Cardiff - Vladivostok
renamed Ihoshi Maru for Japanese Government, 1906 renamed Yeboshi
Maru, managed by NYK, 1913 purchased by NYK, 1923 sold to Naigai
Kisen K.K., Amagasaki, 1931 scrapped by salvors after stranding. |
3,798 |
| Yeiko Maru |
1903 |
1923 sold to Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1938 renamed
Eiko Maru, 1939 repurchased by NYK, 1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS
SEADRAGON. |
1,966 |
| Yetorofu Maru |
1898 |
ex- Aphrodite (Harris & Dixon Ltd, London), Mar.1905
captured by Japanese cruiser NIPPON MARU on voyage Cardiff - Vladivostok
renamed Yetorofu Maru for Japanese Government, 1912 transferred to
NYK, 1921 sold to Kobe Shosen K.K., Kobe, 1934 renamed Hokusui Maru,
1945 mined and sunk. |
3,949 |
| Yoh Yang Maru |
1906 |
1907 sold to Nisshin Kisen K.K., Tokyo, 1937 seized
by Chinese at Nanking renamed Kiang Han for China Merchants S.N.
Co., 1951 renamed Chiang Han, 1961 deleted from Lloyds Register,
fate unknown. |
3,588 |
| Yokohama Maru (1) |
1884 |
1885 purchased from Mitsubishi Yubin Kisen Kaisha,
Tokyo, 1910 scrapped Osaka. |
2,373 |
| Yokohama Maru (2) |
1912 |
1942 bombed and sunk off Lae, New Guinea. |
6,469 |
| Yomei Maru |
1936 |
1939 purchased from Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1942
torpedoed and sunk by USS KINGFISH. |
2,861 |
| Yoro Maru No.2 |
1918 |
1939 purchased from Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1950
scrapped. |
2,220 |
| Yoshida Maru |
1941 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS FLASHER. |
2,921 |
| Yoshino Maru |
1906 |
ex- Kleist (North
German Lloyd), 1919 taken over by The Shipping Controller,
London, 1920 allocated to the Japanese Government as war reparations,
1921 renamed Yoshino Maru, managed by NYK, 1929 purchased by NYK,
1929 sold to Kinkai Yusen K.K., Tokyo, 1938 renamed Yosino Maru,
1939 repurchased by NYK, Jul.1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS STEELHEAD
and USS PARCHE. |
8,950 |
| Yosino Maru |
|
see Yoshino Maru. |
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