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The Fleets
Osaka Shosen K.K.
Founded in 1878 as a shipowning company as Mitsui Steamship
Co. In 1884 the company became Osaka Shosen Kaisha and was trading locally.
Overseas services began in 1890 with a route between Osaka and Busan
and in 1908 the first Japanese emigrants were carried to Brazil A Hong
Kong to Tacoma service commenced in 1909 and a San Francisco route was
opened in 1915. In 1916 South America services were started and a service
to New York in 1920. There were numerous other routes until the commencement
of WWII including a round-the-world service. However, most of the fleet
was destroyed during the war. It was not until the 1950s that OSK resumed
world wide trading and in 1964 merged with other companies to form Mitsui
O.S.K. Line which 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.
- Pre-war Routes:
(Passenger
and Cargo)
- Japan - NW Europe
- Shanghai - Puget Sound
- Hong Kong - Yokohama - Los Angeles - New York
- Japan - South America (round the world service)
- Japan - Australia
- Japan - Java - Bombay - Calcutta
- Japan - East Africa
- Japan - Philippines - Saigon - Bangkok
- Japan - China - Hong Kong
- Japanese internal routes.
Funnel:
Black with two white bands, joined at the centre.
Fleet: (up
to WWII) |
 |
 |
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Africa Maru |
1918 |
1942 torpedoed and sunk by USS FINBACK off Taiwan. |
9,500 |
| Aichi Maru |
1905 |
1926 sold to Chosen Yusen K.K., Tokyo renamed Kannan
Maru, 1949 deleted from Lloyds Register - fate unknown. |
383 |
| Aikoku Maru |
1941 |
converted to auxiliary cruiser for Japanese Navy,
1944 sunk by US air attack at Truk. |
10,437 |
| Aitoku Maru |
1924 |
1943 purchased from Kita Nippon Kisen K.K., Takasago,
1945 sunk by US air attack on Paramushiro Island. |
1,328 |
| Ajikawa Maru |
1885 |
May 1895 sunk in collision with Japanese warship
CHOKAI off Newchang. |
530 |
| Akashi Maru |
1887 |
1895 purchased from Iwasaki Hisaya, Tokyo, Sep.1906
wrecked near Amoy on voyage Amoy - Hong Kong. |
1,599 |
| Alabama Maru |
1920 |
Feb.1930 wrecked near Cape Inuboye on voyage Victoria
B.C. to Yokohama. |
9,695 |
| Alaska Maru |
1919 |
1943 sunk by US air attack off New Ireland. |
7,379 |
| Alps Maru |
1917 |
1926 wrecked in River Scheldt. |
7,790 |
| Altai Maru |
1918 |
1934 scrapped Japan. |
7,772 |
| Amakusa Maru |
1901 |
ex- Amur (Chinese Eastern Railway Co., Vladivostok),
1905 scuttled by Russians at Port Arthur, salvaged by Japanese renamed
Amakusa Maru, 1908 purchased from U. Nakamura by OSK, 1929 sold to
Kita Nippon Kisen K.K., Fuchu, 1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS BANG. |
2,415 |
| Amazon Maru |
1919 |
1934 scrapped Japan. |
7,770 |
| America Maru |
1898 |
1911 purchased from Toyo
Kisen Kaisha, Yokohama.
6th March 1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS NAUTILUS with the loss of
599 lives. |
6,307 |
| Amoy Maru |
1906 |
May 1945 bombed and sunk by U.S. air attack. |
783 |
| Amur Maru |
1919 |
1934 sold to Manshu Kai-riku Unso K.K., Osaka renamed
Mansei Maru, 1942 sank off Pescadores, Taiwan Strait. |
7,770 |
| Andes Maru |
1918 |
1934 scrapped Japan. |
7,772 |
| Annan Maru |
1911 |
1931 sold to Kita Nippon Kisen K.K., Fuchu, 1943 bombed
and sunk by US air attack on Rangoon Harbour. |
2,829 |
| Anping Maru |
1897 |
1927 wrecked in Ryuku Islands. |
1,698 |
| Anto Maru |
1904 |
1928 sold to Uwajima Unyu K.K., Osaka, 1933 renamed
Uwajima Maru No.22, 1938 Uwazima Maru No.22, 1954 scrapped. |
803 |
| Arabia Maru |
1918 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS BLUEGILL off Bataan. |
9,500 |
| Argentina Maru |
1939 |
1943 Japanese Navy, converted to aircraft carrier
and renamed Kaiyo, 1945 bombed by British aircraft, beached in Beppu
Bay and subsequently scrapped. |
12,755 |
| Argun Maru |
1920 |
1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS TRIGGER. |
6,608 |
| Arizona Maru |
1920 |
1942 sunk by US air attack off Guadalcanal Island. |
9,696 |
| Asahi Maru |
1884 |
1923 sold to Tabata Jiro, Kobe, 1928 renamed Kinsei
Maru, Jul.1928 wrecked at Shana, Yetorofu. |
497 |
| Asama Maru |
1918 |
1937 owned by Settsu Shosen K.K., Fuchu, managed by
OSK, 1949 deleted from Lloyds Register, fate unknown. |
2,001 |
| Aso Maru |
1932 |
1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS GAR. |
704 |
| Atlas Maru |
1920 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS POMFRET. |
7,344 |
| Baikal Maru |
1921 |
1939 sold to Toa Kaiun K.K., Osaka, 1955 renamed Kyokusai
Maru, 1968 scrapped at Hirao. |
5,243 |
| Bangkok Maru |
1937 |
1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS POLLACK. |
5,351 |
| Batavia Maru |
1919 |
1944 sunk by US air attack near Marianas. |
4,393 |
| Beppu Maru |
1907 |
1936 sold to Uwajima Unyu K.K., Osaka renamed Uwajima
Maru No.25, 1938 renamed Uwazima Maru No.25, 1945 mined and sunk. |
762 |
| Borneo Maru |
1917 |
1942 bombed and sunk by US aircraft off Aleutians. |
5,857 |
| Brasil Maru |
1939 |
1942 torpedoed and sunk by USS GREENLING. |
12,752 |
| Brisbane Maru |
1930 |
1942 sunk by US air attack off Guadalcanal. |
5,425 |
| Buenos Aires Maru |
1929 |
1943 bombed and sunk in Ysabel Channel, Bismarck Sea. |
9,626 |
| Bujun Maru |
1908 |
1929 ashore at Sanshokaku and broke in two. |
1,812 |
| Burma Maru |
1917 |
1935 sold to Nanyo Kaiun K.K., Osaka, 1942 torpedoed
and sunk by USS SWORDFISH. |
4,578 |
| Busho Maru |
1921 |
1938 renamed Busyo Maru, World War II Imperial Japanese
Navy, converted to gunboat, then transport, 1944 torpedoed and sunk
by USS CREVALLE. |
2,567 |
| Canada Maru |
1911 |
1936 sold to Nanyo Kaiun K.K., Osaka, 1939 renamed
Tamon Maru No.5, 1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS WAHOO. |
6,064 |
| Canberra Maru |
1936 |
1942 sunk by US air attack off Guadalcanal. |
6,477 |
| Canton Maru |
1928 |
1939 sold to Toa Kaiun K.K., Osaka, 1943 torpedoed
and sunk by USS FLYING FISH. |
2,820 |
| Celebes Maru |
1917 |
1944 bombed and sunk by US aircraft off Luzon. |
5,857 |
| Chicago Maru |
1910 |
1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS TULLIBEE. |
6,182 |
| Chikugogawa Maru |
1890 |
1915 sold to Kita Nippon Kisen K.K., Osaka, 1931
sold to China renamed Teli, 1941 bombed and sunk in Whangpoo River. |
694 |
| Choan Maru |
1927 |
1938 renamed Tyoan Maru, 1939
sold to Toa Kaiun K.K., Osaka, 1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS SILVERSIDES. |
2,612 |
| Chojo Maru |
1927 |
1938 renamed Tyozyo Maru, 1939
sold to Toa Kaiun K.K., Osaka, 1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS TINOSA. |
2,594 |
| Choko Maru |
1927 |
1938 renamed Tyoko Maru, 1939
sold to Toa Kaiun K.K., Osaka, 1941 renamed Choko Maru No.2, 1944
torpedoed and sunk by USS ALBACORE. |
2,613 |
| Chosa Maru |
1921 |
1938 renamed Tyosa Maru, 1939
sold to Toa Kaiun K.K., Osaka, 1941 converted to gunboat, 1943 torpedoed
and sunk by Dutch submarine O.24 while SW of Penang. |
2,540 |
| Chosen Maru |
1911 |
1932 sold to Kita Nippon Kisen K.K., Osaka, 1938 renamed
Tyosen Maru, 1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS STURGEON. |
2,832 |
| Choshu Maru |
1896 |
ex- Orange, 1905 purchased from T. Dannevig, Christiania,
Norway renamed Choshu Maru, 1923 sold to Nisshin Kisen K.K., Tokyo,
1932 exploded, burned and beached in Tokyo Bay. |
1,574 |
| Chosun Maru |
1907 |
1930 wrecked Samasana Island. |
1,808 |
| Chukwa Maru |
1920 |
1934 purchased from Yamashita
Kisen K.K., Uraga, 1938 renamed Tyuka Maru, 1940 sold to Toa Kaiun
K.K., Osaka, 1944 sunk by US air attack in Guimaras Strait, Philippines. |
2,189 |
| Daichi Maru |
1905 |
1938 renamed Daiti Maru, 1944
bombed and sunk in U.S. air attack. |
1,258 |
| Daido Maru |
1935 |
1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS APOGON. |
2,962 |
| Daigi Maru |
1901 |
1932 scrapped. |
1,568 |
| Daikyu Maru |
1920 |
1925 purchased from Nitto Kisen K.K., Higata, 1939
sold to Toa Kaiun K.K., Osaka, 1945 sunk by US air attack north of
Qui Nhon. |
1,516 |
| Daishin Maru |
1905 |
1938 renamed Daisin Maru, 1945
bombed and sunk in U.S. air attack. |
1,304 |
| Daisho Maru |
1918 |
1937 owned by Settsu Shosen K.K.,
Nishinomiya managed by OSK, 1939 renamed Daisyo Maru, 1943 purchased
by OSK, 1951 scrapped Japan. |
1,518 |
| Daisin Maru |
|
see Daishin Maru. |
|
| Daisyo Maru |
|
see Daisho Maru. |
|
| Daitei Maru |
1901 |
1907 sold to Nisshin Kisen K.K., Tokyo, 1920 renamed
Tachang Maru, 1937 seized by China at Nanking renamed Kiang Shieng,
1939 salvaged by Japanese after being burned and reverted to Tachang
Maru, 1943 sunk by US air attack in Yangtse River. |
2,711 |
| Daiti Maru |
|
see Daichi Maru. |
|
| Deli Maru |
1922 |
1941 Imperial Japanese Navy requisition, converted
to gunboat, 1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS SWORDFISH. |
2,171 |
| Eiko Maru |
1937 |
WWII requisitioned and converted to Japanese naval
gunboat, 1944 torpedoed and sunk by HMS STORM in Malacca Strait. |
3,026 |
| Fuji Maru |
1932 |
1938 renamed Huzi Maru, 1945 torpedoed
and sunk by USS TIRANTE. |
703 |
| Fujikawa Maru |
1890 |
1931 deleted from Lloyds Register. |
571 |
| Fukuken Maru |
1920 |
1938 renamed Hukuken Maru, 1940
sold to Toa Kaiun K.K., Osaka, 1942 mined and sunk in Hainan Strait. |
2,568 |
| Fukuoka Maru |
1885 |
ex- Denbighshire (Jenkins & Co., London), 1894 Japanese
Government renamed Fukuoka Maru, 1895 owned by OSK, 1913 sold to
Akita Shokwai Goshi Kaisha, Nishinomiya, Jan.1927 wrecked Kawajiri
Bay on voyage Fushiki - Tsuruga. |
2,538 |
| Fukushu Maru |
1903 |
ex- Standard, 1906 purchased from Bull & Gjertsen,
Tonsberg, Norway renamed Fukushu Maru, 1931 sold to Kita Nippon Kisen
K.K., Fushu, 1938 renamed Hukusyu Maru, 1942 torpedoed and sunk by
USS POLLACK. |
1,414 |
| Fuso Maru (1) |
1895 |
1901 purchased from Kano Kisen K.K., Osaka, 1921 sold
to Tosa Unyu K.K., Kochi, 1934 wrecked in typhoon at Osaka. |
319 |
| Fuso Maru (2) |
1908 |
ex- Latvia, 1923 purchased from East
Asiatic Co., Copenhagen renamed Fuso Maru, 1938 renamed Huso
Maru, 1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS STEELHEAD in Luzon Strait. |
8,339 |
| Futami Maru |
1888 |
ex- Presto, 1895 purchased from H. M. Struve, Blankanese,
Germany renamed Futami Maru, 1915 sold to Kita Nippon Kisen K.K.,
Osaka, 1920 renamed Heiyei Maru No.5, 1924 wrecked off Sakhalin. |
922 |
| Ganges Maru (1) |
1918 |
1942 torpedoed and sunk by USS SALMON in South China
Sea. |
4,383 |
| Ganges Maru (2) |
1938 |
ex- Aspasia Nomikos, 1952 purchased from Petros M.
Nomikos, Piraeus renamed Ganges Maru, 1957 sold to Daiko Shosen K.K.,
Osaka renamed Daikei Maru, 1965 scrapped. |
4,855 |
| Ginzan Maru |
1918 |
1934 purchased from Taketomi Heisaku, Fuchu, 1936
sold to Kano Kisen K.K., Kobe renamed Kano Maru No.3, 1941 sank off
Tokunoshima. |
1,708 |
| Giran Maru |
1889 |
ex- Argus, 1906 purchased from A.
Currie & Co., Melbourne
renamed Giran Maru, 1907 wrecked in Soya Strait. |
2,792 |
| Gishu Maru |
1904 |
1928 sold to Uwajima Unyu K.K., Osaka, 1933 renamed
Uwajima Maru No.21, 1938 Uwazima Maru No.21, 1952 deleted from Lloyds
Register, probably scrapped 1950. |
803 |
| Hague Maru |
1920 |
1942 torpedoed and sunk by USS DRUM. |
5,813 |
| Hakuryu Maru |
1943 |
scrapped Onomichi
1963. |
3,307 |
| Hamburg Maru (1) |
1920 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS POMFRET. |
5,220 |
| Hamburg Maru (2) |
1957 |
scrapped Kaohsiung
1980. |
8,973 |
| Harbin Maru |
1915 |
1938 sold to Kita Nippon Kisen K.K., Osaka, 1942 torpedoed
and sunk by USS STINGRAY. |
5,169 |
| Havana Maru |
1920 |
1942 sunk by US air attack off Bougainville Island. |
5,823 |
| Havre Maru |
1920 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS PINTADO. |
5,821 |
| Hawaii Maru |
1915 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS SEA DEVIL. |
9,482 |
| Hayatoma Maru |
1925 |
1936 sold to Setsuyo Shosen K.K., Osaka, 1960 scrapped
at Osaka. |
697 |
| Heijo Maru |
1903 |
1917 sold to Chosen Yusen K.K., Fusan, Korea, 1935
renamed Shohei Maru, 1938 Syohei Maru, 1945 torpedoed and sunk by
USS SPADEFISH. |
1,201 |
| Heito Maru |
1935 |
1943 sunk by US air attack off Carnicobar Island. |
4,468 |
| Hijikawa Maru |
1894 |
ex- Hijikawa Maru No.4, 1902 purchased from Iyo Kisen
K.K., Gunchiu renamed Hijikawa Maru, 1913 sank off Fusedamura Shima. |
355 |
| Hijikawa Maru No.3 |
1892 |
1901 purchased from Iwo Kisen K.K., Gunchio, 1902
sunk in collision, salved and repaired, renamed Fukuyama Maru for
Nakamura Ushitaro, Osaka, 1914 sank off Hokkaido. |
305 |
| Himalaya Maru |
1918 |
1943 bombed and sunk by US air attack off Kavieng. |
5,229 |
| Himekawa Maru |
|
see Miyagawa Maru. |
|
| Hirafu Maru |
1907 |
1930 purchased from Japanese Government Railways,
Tokyo, 1931 sold to Setsuyo Shosen K.K., Tokyo, 1934 scrapped Japan. |
1,518 |
| Hitaka Maru |
1901 |
1913 purchased from Yamashina Reizo, Tokyo, 1931 sold
to Taiyo Shosen K.K., Fuchu, 1943 sank in heavy weather off Inchon. |
735 |
| Hokkai Maru |
1933 |
1944 mined near Sebuku Island, towed to Surabaya for
repair, 1945 seized by Indonesian rebels, fate unknown. |
8,416 |
| Hokoku Maru |
1940 |
WWII converted to Japanese Navy light cruiser, 1942
sunk by HMIS BENGAL 500 miles SW of Cocos Islands. |
10,439 |
| Hokuroku Maru |
1930 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS LAPON. |
8,365 |
| Hokuyu Maru |
1924 |
1943 purchased from Kita Nippon Kisen K.K., Takasago,
1954 scrapped Japan. |
1,450 |
| Hongkong Maru (1) |
1898 |
1911 purchased from Toyo
Kisen Kaisha, Yokohama. 1935 scrapped Japan. |
6,185 |
| Hongkong Maru (2) |
1935 |
1939 sold to Toa Kaiun K.K., Osaka, 1943 torpedoed
and sunk by USS GUNNEL. |
2,797 |
| Honolulu Maru |
1920 |
1934 sold to Nippon Godo Kosen K.K., Osaka renamed
Hokushin Maru, 1938 renamed Hokusin Maru, 1945 torpedoed and sunk
by unidentified submarine. |
5,751 |
| Horai Maru |
1912 |
ex- Pays De Waes, ex-Indarra, 1923 purchased from
Australasian United S.N. Co., Fremantle renamed Horai Maru, 1942
sunk by combined Allied air and sea attack in Sunda Strait while
trooping. |
9,735 |
| Hozan Maru |
1907 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS REDFISH |
2,509 |
| Hozukawa Maru |
1896 |
1923 sold to Nihonkai Kisen K.K., Osaka, 1949 deleted
from Lloyds Register. |
328 |
| Hukuken Maru |
|
see Fukuken Maru. |
|
| Huzi Maru |
|
see Fuji Maru. |
|
| Iki Maru |
1905 |
1932 purchased frrom Imperial Government
Railways, Tokyo, 1937 sold to Kita Nippon Kisen K.K., Osaka renamed
Karafuto Maru, 1938 renamed Karahuto Maru, 1943 repurchased by OSK,
1951 scrapped Japan. |
1,680 |
| Inagawa Maru |
1890 |
1893 renamed Yoshidagawa Maru,
1921 sold to Tosa Unyu K.K., Osaka, 1922 deleted from Lloyds Register. |
310 |
| Indo Maru |
1897 |
ex- Indrapura, 1911 purchased from T.
B. Royden, Liverpool renamed Indo Maru, 1926 sold to Utsubo
Shosen K.K., Fuchumura, 1931 scrapped. |
4,899 |
| Indus Maru (1) |
1918 |
1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS GAR off Baltasar Island,
Philippines. |
4,366 |
| Indus Maru (2) |
1921 |
ex- Shunkei Maru, 1955 purchased from Kato Sempaku
K.K., Osaka renamed Indus Maru, 1958 scrapped Japan. (This was originally Leyland
Line's Dakarian) |
6,426 |
| Iwami Maru |
1916 |
1942 bombed and sunk by US air attack off New Georgia. |
775 |
| Java Maru |
1902 |
ex- Oriana, 1913 purchased from Furness,
Withy & Co., West Hartlepool renamed Java Maru, 1924 sold to
Chutaro Nakano, Amino, 1932 scrapped. |
4,419 |
| Joshin Maru |
1906 |
Apr.1919 wrecked near Swatow. |
1,244 |
| Kagawa Maru |
1903 |
1916 wrecked on Shikoku. |
613 |
| Kagi Maru |
1907 |
26th May 1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS SAURY off Ryukyus. |
2,508 |
| Kaijo Maru |
1906 |
1938 renamed Kaizyo Maru, Mar.1945
sunk by U.S. air attack. |
2,084 |
| Kaizyo Maru |
|
see Kaijo Maru. |
|
| Kamogawa Maru |
1889 |
1927 sold to Tosa Yengan K.K., Osaka, 1940 scrapped. |
427 |
| Kanan Maru |
1920 |
1942 torpedoed and sunk by USS SKIPJACK. |
2,567 |
| Kanju Maru |
|
see La Plata Maru. |
|
| Kanko Maru |
1938 |
WWII converted to Japanese naval gunboat, 1942 torpedoed
and sunk by USS PICKEREL. |
2,929 |
| Kanto Maru |
|
see Kwanto Maru. |
|
| Karahuto Maru |
|
see Iki Maru. |
|
| Kasado Maru |
1900 |
ex- Kazan (Russian
Volunteer Fleet, Odessa), 1905 scuttled by Russians at Port
Arthur, salvaged by Japanese and renamed Kasado Maru for Japanese
Government, 1912 purchased by OSK, 1933 sold to Shinko Suisan K.K.,
Tokyo, 1945 sunk by Soviet aircraft in Kuriles. |
6,076 |
| Keelung Maru |
1896 |
1932 sold to China renamed Shun Yuan, 1941 under Japanese
control renamed Jungen Go, 1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS LAPON. |
1,673 |
| Keijo Maru |
1902 |
1917 sold to Kita Nippon Kisen K.K., Nishinomiya,
1930 scrapped. |
1,208 |
| Keiko Maru |
1938 |
WWII converted to Japanese naval gunboat, 1942 torpedoed
and sunk by USS SEAWOLF. |
2,929 |
| Kidan Maru |
1913 |
1925 sold to Setsuyo Shosen K.K., Osaka, 1933 renamed
Uwajima Maru No.20, 1935 renamed Shige Maru, 1937 wrecked Idzu. |
332 |
| Kiku Maru |
1932 |
1940 sold to Setsuyo Shosen K,K, Osaka, 1942 sunk
by US air attack off New Georgia. |
415 |
| Kinai Maru |
1930 |
1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS PLUNGER. |
8,365 |
| Kine Maru |
1924 |
1937 owned by Settsu Shosen K.K., Fuchu, managed by
OSK, 1945 sunk by US air attack east of Hong Kong. |
2,195 |
| Kinrio Maru |
1884 |
1906 sold to U. Nakamura, Osaka, Dec.1906 sank at
mouth of Wahamatsu River. |
531 |
| Kiri Maru |
1932 |
1940 sold to Setsuyo Shosen K.K., Osaka, 1943 burned
at Rabaul. |
415 |
| Kiso Maru |
1932 |
1944 sunk by US air attack off Cebu. |
704 |
| Kisogawa Maru |
1890 |
1908 wrecked at Genoura. |
685 |
| Kitsurin Maru |
1935 |
1938 renamed Kiturin Maru,
1945 mined and sunk. |
6,783 |
| Kiturin Maru |
|
see Kitsurin Maru. |
|
| Kochi Maru |
1907 |
1930 sold to Setsuyo Shosen K.K., Tokyo, 1938 renamed
Koti Maru, 1950 deleted from Lloyds Register - fate unknown. |
357 |
| Kogane Maru |
1936 |
1942 sold to Kansai Kisen K.K., Osaka, 1971 scrapped. |
1,906 |
| Kohan Maru |
1903 |
1908 purchased from Tosa Shosen K.K., Kochi, 1928
sold to Tosadomei Kisen K.K., Osaka, 1940 renamed Takasaka Maru,
1942 sunk by air attack near Rabaul. |
633 |
| Kohoku Maru |
1915 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS HOE. |
2,619 |
| Kohso Maru |
1917 |
1938 renamed Koso Maru, 1943 wrecked
at Naze. |
3,180 |
| Kokuryu Maru |
1937 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS SEADRAGON. |
7,369 |
| Konan Maru (1) |
1915 |
1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS GRAYBACK. |
2,670 |
| Konan Maru (2) |
1918 |
1943 purchased from Ikeda Shoji K.K. Nishinomiya,
1951 scrapped Japan. |
992 |
| Koshin Maru |
1905 |
1908 purchased from Tosa Shosen K.K., Kochi, 1928
sold to Tosa Domei Shosen K.K., Kochi, Sep.1931 wrecked outside Misaki
Harbour. |
457 |
| Koshu Maru |
1911 |
ex- Taiun Maru No.3, 1914 purchased from T. Hayashi,
Osaka renamed Koshu Maru, 1932 sold to Kai Midori, Osaka, 1938 renamed
Kosyu Maru, 1945 bombed and sunk by US aircraft in East China Sea. |
2,940 |
| Koshun Maru (1) |
1890 |
ex- Oceana, 1904 purchased from Hamburg
America Line renamed Koshun Maru, 1910 wrecked near Sienchin. |
2,480 |
| Koshun Maru (2) |
1927 |
Jun.1937 wrecked south of Kagoshima on voyage Keelung
to Kagoshima. |
4,271 |
| Koso Maru |
|
see Kohso Maru. |
|
| Koti Maru |
1920 |
1938 owned by Settsu Shosen K.K., Fuchu, managed by
OSK, 1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS FINBACK. |
2,919 |
| Kotsu Maru |
1902 |
1908 purchased from Oiye Shichihei, Osaka, 1929 sold
to Kita Nippon Kisen K.K., Fuchu, 1938 renamed Futu Maru, 1945 seized
by Soviet forces at Sakhalin, fate unknown. |
1,605 |
| Kumagawa Maru |
1890 |
1902 sunk in collision with s/s KISOGAWA MARU off
Korea. |
588 |
| Kunsan Maru |
1904 |
1936 sold to Setsuyo Shosen K.K., Osaka, 1951 renamed
Gunzan Maru, 1951 scrapped. |
779 |
| Kurenai Maru (1) |
1900 |
ex- Mei Shun, 1912 purchased
from North German Lloyd,
Bremen renamed Kurenai Maru, 1924 renamed Naruto Maru, 1945 sank
in gale at Osaka. |
1,682 |
| Kurenai Maru (2) |
1924 |
1944 sunk by US air attack east of Bohol Island. |
1,541 |
| Kurogane Maru |
1926 |
1944 purchased from Ikeda Shoji K.K., Nishinomiya,
1956 returned to Ikeda Shoji K.K., Osaka, 1965 scrapped at Sakai. |
848 |
| Kwanto Maru |
1918 |
1937 owned by Settsu Shosen K.K.,
Nishinomiya managed by OSK, 1938 renamed Kanto Maru, 1945 reported
to be in South East Asia but fate unknown. |
1,542 |
| La Plata Maru |
1926 |
1941 renamed Kanju Maru, 1945
sunk by US air attack at Saigon. |
7,267 |
| London Maru |
1921 |
1944 sunk by US air attack off Cap St. Jacques. |
7,191 |
| Luzon Maru |
1902 |
ex- British Monarch, 1912 purchased from Raeburn & Verel,
Glasgow renamed Luzon Maru, 1924 sold to Kano Bunji, Osaka, 1930
wrecked at Inuboyesaki. |
3,912 |
| Madras Maru |
1919 |
1935 sold to Nanyo Kaiun K.K., Osaka, 1944 torpedoed
and sunk by USS BARB. |
3,802 |
| Magane Maru |
1929 |
194? purchased from Ikeda Shoji K.K., Osaka, May 1945
mined and beached at Shodoshima, 1946 refloated and repaired, 1951
Japanese Government, 1952 Ikeda Shoji K.K., Osaka, 1956 converted
to motor ship. 1962 sold to Tokushima Shokai K.K., Kobe renamed Shotoku
Maru, 1966 scrapped Japan. |
1,416 |
| Maiko Maru |
1891 |
ex- Kiel, 1896 purchased from Kieler Dampfer-Compagnie,
Kiel renamed Maiko Maru, 1905 mined and sunk off Elliot Island. |
1,074 |
| Maizuru Maru |
1891 |
ex- Continental, 1895 purchased from Rederij Neutraal,
Rotterdam renamed Maizuru Maru, 1907 wrecked in Jameshall Group. |
1,089 |
| Malay Maru |
1905 |
ex- CraighallL, 1914 purchased from West of Scotland
SS Co., Glasgow renamed Malay Maru, 1924 sold to Isihara Koichiro,
Dairen, 1938 renamed Marei Maru, Jan.1945 torpedoed and sunk by USS
SILVERSIDES. |
4,402 |
| Mamiya Maru |
1929 |
1943 purchased from Kita Nippon Kisen K.K., Fuchu,
1953 sold to Nippon Salvage K.K., Tokyo renamed Seiha Maru and converted
to salvage vessel. 1969 scrapped Hirao. |
1,127 |
| Manila Maru |
1915 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS MINGO. |
9,506 |
| Manju Maru |
|
see Santos Maru. |
|
| Masan Maru |
1906 |
Feb.1912 wrecked Moneren Island, Sakhalin. |
1,244 |
| Matsu Maru |
1932 |
1935 sold to Uwajima Unyu K.K., Osaka, 1938 renamed
Matu Maru, 1945 left at Batavia, 1950 deleted from Lloyds Register. |
415 |
| Matsuye Maru |
1907 |
1936 sold to Tosa Shosen K.K., Kochi renamed Katsurahama
Maru, 1938 renamed Katurahama Maru, 1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS
SNOOK. |
762 |
| Mayajima Maru |
1897 |
1908 purchased from Oiye Shosen Goshi Kaisha, Osaka,
1926 sold to Kita Nippon Kisen K.K., Otaru, 1933 scrapped. |
1,610 |
| Melbourne Maru |
1930 |
found lying at Rashin, Korea after WWII after being
damaged by air attack, abandoned or scrapped. |
5,438 |
| Menado Maru |
1922 |
1944 sunk by US air attack SE of Swatow. |
2,166 |
| Mexico Maru |
1910 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS JACK. |
6,064 |
| Midori Maru |
1928 |
Jul.1935 sunk in collision with SENSAN MARU off Shodo
Island on voyage Kobe to Imabari with passengers. |
1,719 |
| Midorigawa Maru |
1894 |
1930 sold to Setsuyo Shosen K.K., Osaka, 1932 scrapped. |
408 |
| Midzuho Maru |
1912 |
ex- Infanta Isabel, 1927 purchased
from Cia. Transoceanica de Nav., Barcelona renamed Midzuho Maru,
1938 renamed Mizuho Maru, 1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS REDFISH. |
8,170 |
| Mihara Maru |
1925 |
1936 sold to Setsuyo Shosen K.K., Osaka, 1944 sunk
by US air attack. |
697 |
| Minatogawa Maru |
1887 |
1930 sold to Fujioka Sadaishi Shosen K.K., Fuchu,
May 1938 ashore and sank at Kannoura. |
396 |
| Miyagawa Maru |
1894 |
1898 sunk in collision off
Takami, salvaged and returned to service in 1901 as Himekawa Maru,
1930 sold to Setsuyo Shosen K.K., Osaka, 1934 sold to China renamed
Ying Chun, 1951 scrapped. |
421 |
| Miyako Maru |
1914 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS BARBEL. |
1,013 |
| Miye Maru |
1905 |
wooden hull, Jun.1911 wrecked at Hioki. |
374 |
| Mizayaki Maru |
1907 |
1927 wrecked Formosa. |
762 |
| Mizuho Maru |
|
see Midzuho Maru. |
|
| Montevideo Maru |
1926 |
1942 torpedoed and sunk by USS STURGEON. |
7,267 |
| Moppo Maru |
1904 |
1936 sold to Setsuyo Shosen K.K., Osaka, 1957 renamed
Taishin Maru, 1961 Taishin Maru No.1, Nov.1964 sunk in collision
with HAWAII MARU in Tokyo Harbour, raised and scrapped. |
779 |
| Mukogawa Maru |
1893 |
1920 wrecked at Kimatsu Shima. |
418 |
| Munakata Maru |
1918 |
1940 purchased from Kita Nippon Kisen K.K., Amagasaki,
1951 scrapped. |
983 |
| Murasaki Maru |
1921 |
1942 sold to Kansai Kisen K,K., Osaka, 1951 scrapped
Japan. |
1,591 |
| Muro Maru |
1926 |
1944 bombed and sunk in Manila Bay. |
1,601 |
| Muroto Maru |
1922 |
1931 sold to Tosa Shosen K.K., Osaka, 1945 mined and
sunk in Osaka Bay. |
1,254 |
| Nachi Maru |
1926 |
1938 renamed Nati Maru, 1942 sold
to Kinsai Kisen K.K., Osaka, 1961 scrapped Japan. |
1,600 |
| Naha Maru |
1914 |
1918 wrecked in Bungo Strait. |
962 |
| Nakatsu Maru |
1916 |
1929 wrecked near Kagoshima. |
830 |
| Naminoue Maru |
1936 |
1942 torpedoed and sunk by USS SCULPIN. |
4,731 |
| Nana Maru |
1940 |
1942 sunk by Dutch air attack while landing troops
at Balikpapan. |
6,764 |
| Nankai Maru |
1933 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS SEALION II. |
8,416 |
| Nanking Maru |
1914 |
1934 sold to Kita Nippon Kisen K.K., Fuchu, 1945 torpedoed
and sunk by USS SPOT. |
3,223 |
| Naruto Maru |
|
see Kurenai Maru. |
|
| Nase Maru |
1917 |
1945 torpedoed and sunk by USS TIRANTE. |
1,208 |
| Nati Maru |
|
see Nachi Maru. |
|
| Nekka Maru |
1935 |
1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS GUDGEON. |
6,784 |
| Niitaka Maru |
1904 |
ex- Erny, 1913 purchased from Unione
Austriaca, Trieste, Austria-Hungary renamed Niitaka Maru, 1931
sold to Kita Nippon Shosen K.K., Osaka, 1943 torpedoed and sunk
by USS PLUNGER. |
2,531 |
| Nishiki Maru |
1934 |
1938 renamed Nisiki Maru, 1939
sold to Hong Kong renamed Wah Shan, 1978 sold to Thailand renamed
Asava Devi, 1981 sold to Maldives renamed Samaa Dhan, 1982 burned
at Mahe and scrapped. |
1,848 |
| Nishikigawa Maru |
1890 |
1904 wrecked. |
310 |
| Nisiki Maru |
|
see Nishiki Maru. |
|
| Nitto Maru |
1920 |
1925 purchased from Nitto Kisen K.K., Niigata, 1939
sold to Toa Kaiun K.K., Osaka, 1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS SEAHORSE. |
2,181 |
| Notoro Maru |
1917 |
1943 purchased from Kita Nippon Kisen K.K., Amagasaki,
1945 sunk by Soviet submarine L.19. |
1,213 |
| Oigawa Maru |
1897 |
1936 sold to Setsuyo Shosen K.K., Osaka, 1952 deleted
from Lloyds Register. |
653 |
| Oita Maru |
1907 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS TANG. |
762 |
| Ondo Maru |
1923 |
1936 sold to Setsuyo Shosen K.K., Osaka, 1949 deleted
from Lloyds Register, no trace after WWII. |
688 |
| Onogawa Maru |
1893 |
1896 purchased from Takiowan Kisen K.K., Osaka, 1921
sold to Tosa Yengan Kisen K.K., Osaka, 1926 sank near Nishitomari. |
328 |
| Onshu Maru |
1904 |
ex- Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, 1906 purchased from
J. P. Pedersen & Son, Christiania renamed Onshu Maru, 1931 sold to
Kita Nippon Kisen K.K., Osaka, 1938 renamed Onsyu Maru, 1945 beached
after air attack at Hokkaido, total loss. |
1,164 |
| Oryoku Maru |
1937 |
1944 sunk by US air attack in Subic Bay. |
7,363 |
| Otagawa Maru |
1893 |
1904 mined near Port Arthur while minesweeping for
Japanese Navy. |
409 |
| Paris Maru |
1921 |
Jan.1934 struck a submerged object near Algoa Bay
and sank on voyage Osaka to Table Bay. |
7,197 |
| Peking Maru |
1914 |
1945 mined and sunk in Shimonoseki Strait. |
3,182 |
| Rakuto Maru |
1935 |
1939 sold to Toa Kaiun K.K., Osaka, 1944 sunk by US
air attack off Cebu Island. |
2,962 |
| Rio De Janeiro Maru |
1930 |
WWII Naval submarine tender, 1944 sunk by air attack
on Truk Lagoon. |
9,627 |
| Rokko Maru |
1890 |
ex- Bawtry (Sivewright, Bacon & Co., West Hartlepool),
1905 captured by Japanese cruiser TOKIWA in Tsushima Strait on voyage
to Vladivostok. 1905 renamed Rokko Maru for Japanese Government,
1906 to OSK, 1915 sold to Yamazaki Matsuzo, Hakodate, 1921 sank near
Hamashima. |
2,407 |
| Ryuko Maru |
1935 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by HMS TALLY HO off Andaman
Islands. |
2,962 |
| Ryukyu Maru |
1906 |
Mar.1945 sunk by air attack. |
783 |
| Sabagawa Maru |
1890 |
1923 sold to Tosa Yengan Kisen K.K., Ushioye, 1939
deleted from Lloyds Register. |
310 |
| Saigon Maru (1) |
1901 |
ex- Alleghany, 1912 purchased from Furness,
Withy & Co., West Hartlepool renamed Saigon Maru, 1923 sold
to Machida Shokai K.K., Amino, 1929 wrecked Hokkaido. |
4,262 |
| Saigon Maru (2) |
1937 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS FLASHER. |
5,350 |
| Sakishima Maru |
1918 |
1938 renamed Sakisima Maru, 1945 torpedoed and sunk
by USS SEA ROBIN off Quelpart Island. |
1,224 |
| Santos Maru |
1925 |
1941 renamed Manju Maru, 1944
torpedoed and sunk by USS ATULE. |
7,267 |
| Sanyo Maru |
1930 |
1938 renamed San-Yo Maru, 1944
torpedoed and sunk by USS CABRILLA. |
8,365 |
| San-Yo Maru |
|
see Sanyo Maru. |
|
| Seattle Maru |
1909 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS PIRANHA. |
6,182 |
| Seia Maru |
1939 |
1944 sunk by US air attack in Molucca Sea. |
6,658 |
| Seikai Maru |
1920 |
1945 sunk by US air attack at Mergui, Burma. |
3,179 |
| Seikyo Maru |
1921 |
1939 sold to Toa Kaiun K.K., Osaka, 1944 sunk by US
air attack off Hong Kong. |
2,565 |
| Sekko Maru |
|
see Sekkow Maru. |
|
| Sekkow Maru |
1917 |
1938 renamed Sekko Maru, 1943
torpedoed and sunk by USS SCULPIN. |
3,180 |
| Shibetoro Maru |
1894 |
ex- Severus (C. Andersen, Hamburg), 1905 captured
by Japanese auxiliary cruiser HONGKONG MARU on voyage Cardiff - Vladivostok,
renamed Shibetoro Maru for Japanese Government, 1907 to OSK, 1918
caught fire off Formosa and grounded, later slipped off and sank. |
3,376 |
| Shiga Maru |
1906 |
1936 sold to Setsuyo Shosen K.K., Osaka, 1938 renamed
Siga Maru, May 1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS POMPON. |
783 |
| Shin Kochi Maru |
1888 |
1901 purchased from Teikoku
Shosen K.K., Kochi, 1914 renamed Shinkochi Maru, 1923 sold to Nipponkai
Kisen K.K., Osaka, 1929 renamed Niihama Maru, 1951 scrapped. |
274 |
| Shin-An Maru |
1918 |
1937 owned by Settsu Shosen K.K.,
Nishinomiya managed by OSK, 1938 renamed Sin-An Maru, 1944 sunk by
air attack in Futai Harbour, Taiwan. |
1,278 |
| Shinanogawa Maru |
1891 |
1923 sold to Kita Nippon Kisen K.K., Osaka, 1929
sold to China, 1933 deleted from Lloyds Register. |
707 |
| Shinchiku Maru |
1890 |
ex- Firth of Dornoch, 1905 purchased from A. Tate & Co.,
Blyth renamed Shinchiku Maru, 1918 sold to Fukugawa Kisen K.K., Nishinomiya,
1927 wrecked near Kuji. |
2,933 |
| Shinko Maru |
1938 |
1938 renamed Sinko Maru, 1939 sold to Toa Kaiun K.K.,
Osaka, 1966 renamed Kana Maru No.2, 1966 sold to Panama renamed Golden
Buffalo, 1970 Yuan Ta, 1972 Chi Fa, 1973 Lien Hsing, 1975 owners
in bankruptcy, fate of vessel unknown. |
2,578 |
| Shinkochi Maru |
|
see Shin Kochi Maru. |
|
| Shinten Maru |
1917 |
owned by Settsu Shosen K.K.,
Fuch, managed by OSK, 1938 renamed Sinten Maru, 1944 torpedoed and
sunk by USS SPADEFISH. |
1,269 |
| Shirakawa Maru |
1887 |
ex- Foyle, 1889 purchased from W. Johnston & Co.,
Liverpool renamed Shirakawa Maru, 1915 sold to Tayo Shosen K.K.,
Osaka, 1927 sold to China renamed Fooyu, 1936 deleted from Lloyds
Register. |
562 |
| Shisen Maru |
1918 |
1938 renamed Sisen Maru, 1939
sold to Toa Kaiun K.K., Osaka, 1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS GUITARRO. |
2,201 |
| Shokwa Maru |
1935 |
1938 renamed Syoka Maru, 1942
torpedoed and sunk by USS TAUTOG. |
4,467 |
| Shoshu Maru |
1891 |
ex- An Pho, 1905 purchased from Ban An SS Co., Hong
Kong renamed Shoshu Maru, 1921 wrecked in Ryuku Islands. |
1,495 |
| Shunko Maru |
1919 |
1938 renamed Syunko Maru, 1942
torpedoed and sunk by USS SKIPJACK. |
6,786 |
| Shuri Maru |
1928 |
1938 renamed Syuri Maru, 1945
torpedoed and sunk by USS TAUTOG. |
1,857 |
| Siam Maru |
1916 |
1921 caught fire and burned out off Cape Guardafui. |
4,578 |
| Sima Maru |
1920 |
1938 owned by Settsu Shosen K.K., Fuchu, managed by
OSK, 1944 sunk by US air attack. |
1,976 |
| Sin-An Maru |
|
see Shin-An Maru. |
|
| Sinten Maru |
|
see Shinten Maru. |
|
| Sisen Maru |
|
see Shisen Maru. |
|
| Soshu Maru |
1897 |
ex- Tai-Fu, 1906 purchased from Hanseatische Dampfer
Ges. A.G., Hamburg renamed Soshu Maru, 1931 sold to China renamed
Yung Yuan, 1942 under Japanese control renamed Eigen Go, 1955 deleted
from Lloyds Register. |
1,679 |
| Suma Maru |
1895 |
1895 purchased from Mitsubishi Goshi Kaisha, Tokyo,
1926 wrecked Swatow. |
1,522 |
| Sumatra Maru |
1917 |
1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS GUDGEON. |
5,857 |
| Sumidagawa Maru |
1887 |
ex- Herongate, 1890 purchased from Weatherley, Mead & Hussey,
London renamed Sumidagawa Maru, 1915 sold to Kita Nippon Kisen K.K.,
Osaka, Aug.1927 wrecked at Yenryumisaki. |
743 |
| Sumire Maru |
1928 |
1942 sold to Kansai Kisen K.K., Osaka, 1952 sold to
Indonesian Government, 1954 renamed Bungur, Oct.1956 sank in bad
weather off Hong Kong on voyage Djakarta - Hong Kong in tow. |
1,724 |
| Surabaya Maru |
1919 |
1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS SILVERSIDES. |
4,386 |
| Swatow Maru |
1889 |
ex- Swatow, 1900 purchased from Chinesische Kustenfahrt
Ges., Hamburg renamed Swatow Maru, 1924 sold to Kita Nippon Kisen
K.K., Otaru, 1927 renamed Zuiho Maru, 1937 Asahi Maru, 1944 sank
off Korea. |
1,013 |
| Sydney Maru |
1929 |
1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS BOWFIN. |
5,436 |
| Syoka Maru |
|
see Shokwa Maru. |
|
| Syunko Maru |
|
see Shunko Maru. |
|
| Syuri Maru |
|
see Shuri Maru. |
|
| Tachi Maru |
1901 |
1907 sold to Nisshin Kisen K.K., Tokyo, May 1944 sunk
in collision in Yangtse River. |
2,076 |
| Tacoma Maru |
1909 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS HAKE. |
6,178 |
| Tahung Maru (1) |
1900 |
1904 beached on fire at Wuhu,
refloated, rebuilt and renamed Taifuku Maru, 1907 sold to Nisshin
Kisen K.K., Tokyo, 1933 scrapped. |
2,243 |
| Tahung Maru (2) |
1905 |
1908 sold to Nisshin Kisen K.K., Tokyo, 1933 scrapped
Japan. |
1,759 |
| Taichu Maru |
1897 |
1938 renamed Taityu Maru, 1944
torpedoed and sunk by USS HALIBUT. |
3,358 |
| Taifuku Maru |
|
see Tahung Maru. |
|
| Taihoku Maru |
1897 |
Jul.1897 sunk in collision with s/s EASTBOURNE off
Cabo Espichel. |
3,179 |
| Taihoku Maru |
1891 |
ex- London City, 1900 purchased from Furness,
Withy & Co., West Hartlepool, 1929 sold to Kita Nippon Kisen
K.K., Fuchu, 1933 scrapped. |
2,487 |
| Taijun Maru |
1918 |
1937 owned by Settsu Shosen K.K., Fuchu managed by
OSK, 1938 sold to Hachiuma Kisen K.K., Fuchu renamed Taizyun Maru,
1942 burned out at Truk after US air attack. |
1,274 |
| Taika Maru |
|
see Taikwa Maru. |
|
| Taikwa Maru |
1921 |
1934 purchased from Yamashita
Kisen K.K., Tokyo, 1938 renamed Taika Maru, 1939 sold to Toa Kaiun
K.K., Osaka, 1942 torpedoed and sunk by USS GROWLER. |
2,197 |
| Tainan Maru |
1897 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS TANG. |
3,450 |
| Tairei Maru |
1904 |
1915 sold to Kita Nippon Kisen K.K., Osaka, Jul.1924
sunk in collision with s/s SHINPO MARU off Karafuto. |
1,199 |
| Taito Maru (1) |
1891 |
ex- Hong Leong, 1900 purchased from Lim Ho Puah, Singapore
renamed Taito Maru, 1921 sold to Nisshin Kisen K.K., Tokyo, 1931
scrapped. |
1,867 |
| Taito Maru (2) |
1935 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS FLYING FISH. |
4,467 |
| Taityu Maru |
|
see Taichu Maru. |
|
| Taizan Maru |
1902 |
ex- Bangala, 1924 purchased from British
India S.N. Co. renamed Taizan Maru, 1939 sold to Toa Kaiun
K.K., Osaka, Jun.1942 wrecked Korea. |
3,948 |
| Takachiho Maru |
1934 |
1938 renamed Takatiho Maru,
1943 torpedoed and sunk by USS KINGFISH. |
8,154 |
| Takahama Maru |
1906 |
wooden hull, ex- Uwajima Maru No.9, 1921 purchased
from Uwajima Unyu K.K., Yawata renamed Takahama Maru, 1926 sold to
Chosen Yusen K.K., Jinsen renamed Kanhoku Maru, 1933 scrapped. |
454 |
| Takamatsu Maru |
1906 |
wooden hull, ex- Uwajima Maru No.10, 1921 purchased
from Uwajima Unyu K.K., Yawata renamed Takamatsu Maru, 1926 sold
to Hokushin Gyogyo, Saigo, 1931 sold to China, 1933 deleted from
Lloyds Register. |
443 |
| Takao Maru |
1927 |
1941 bombed by US planes off Luzon and beached, destroyed
by US troops. |
4,282 |
| Takasago Maru |
1936 |
1944 mined at Palau, beached, salvaged and repaired,
requisitioned by Japanese Navy as hospital ship, 1956 scrapped at
Osaka. |
9,315 |
| Takatiho Maru |
|
see Takachiho Maru. |
|
| Takow Maru |
1897 |
1900 wrecked Kyushu Island. |
1,647 |
| Talee Maru |
1900 |
1907 sold to Nisshin Kisen K.K., Tokyo, 1933 scrapped. |
2,247 |
| Tamakawa Maru |
1890 |
1906 wrecked in Spex Straits. |
565 |
| Tamsui Maru |
1897 |
1901 wrecked at Quemoy. |
1,674 |
| Tatsutagara Maru |
1894 |
1930 sold to Setsuyo Shosen K.K., Osaka, 1933 sold
to China renamed Teh Chun, 1961 deleted from Lloyds Register. |
408 |
| Tayuen Maru |
1899 |
1907 sold to Nisshin Kisen K.K., Tokyo, 1926 burned
above Hankow, River Yangtse. |
1,695 |
| Tenchi Maru |
1899 |
ex- Peiho (Hamburg
America Line), 1910 purchased by H. Sazaki renamed Tenchi Maru,
1914 purchased by OSK, 1926 wrecked on Tsushima Island. |
779 |
| Tenriugawa Maru |
1897 |
1936 sold to Setsuyo Shosen K.K., Osaka, removed from
Japanese register prior to 1943, fate unknown. |
659 |
| Tenyu Maru |
1904 |
1941 purchased from Kitanihon Kisen K.K., Nishinomiya,
1953 deleted from Lloyds Register. |
778 |
| Tetsurei Maru |
1905 |
Jul.1910 wrecked off Quelpart Island. |
2,142 |
| Tetsuyo Maru |
1941 |
1945 sold to Ikeda Shoji K.K., Osaka, 1966 sold to
Taiwan renamed Central Ocean, 1969 scrapped. |
2,130 |
| Tetsuzan Maru |
1939 |
1943 sunk by US air attack at Rabaul. |
1,923 |
| Toa Maru |
1939 |
1943 sunk by US air attack in Solomon Islands while
trooping. |
6,732 |
| Tokushima Maru |
1904 |
1932 sold to Setsuyo Shosen K.K., Osaka, 1934 renamed
Nissho Maru No.2, 1938 Nissyo Maru No.2, 1942 shelled and sunk by
USS NARWHAL. |
314 |
| Tonegawa Maru |
1897 |
1936 sold to Setsuyo Shosen K.K., Osaka, 1952 deleted
from Lloyds Register. |
656 |
| Tosan Maru |
1938 |
was owned by Settsu Shosen KK, Osaka but was managed by OSK so could be included. She was torpedoed and sunk by USS CREVALLE and USS FLASHER on 26th July 1944 near Luzon. |
8,666 |
| Toyen Maru |
1905 |
ex- Irene, 1913 purchased from Unione
Austriaca, Trieste renamed Toyen Maru, 1931 sold to Kita Nippon
Kisen K.K., Chusu, 1934 scrapped. |
3,563 |
| Toyosaki Maru |
1919 |
1942 purchased from Kita Nippon Kisen K.K., Yokohama,
Mar.1943 foundered in heavy weather in the Kuriles. |
2,203 |
| Toyoura Maru |
1899 |
1904 purchased from Luk Kun-Nan, Shanghai, 1926 sold
to Kyushu Kisen K.K., Osaka, 1934 sank off Osaka. |
322 |
| Tyoan Maru |
|
see Choan Maru. |
|
| Tyokai Maru |
1919 |
1938 owned by Settsu Shosen K.K., Fuchu, managed
by OSK, 1945 sunk by US air attack off Okinawa. |
1,285 |
| Tyokai Maru No.2 |
1919 |
1938 owned by Settsu Shosen K.K., Fuchu, managed by
OSK, 1945 mines and sunk. |
1,282 |
| Tyoko Maru |
|
see Choko Maru. |
|
| Tyosa Maru |
|
see Chosa Maru. |
|
| Tyozyo Maru |
|
see Chojo Maru. |
|
| Tyuka Maru |
|
see Chukwa Maru. |
|
| Ukishima Maru |
1936 |
1938 renamed Ukisima Maru,
Aug.1945 mined and sunk near Maizuru while returning Korean labourers. |
4,730 |
| Ukisima Maru |
|
see Ukishima Maru. |
|
| Ume Maru |
1932 |
1935 sold to Uwajima Unyu K.K., Osaka, 1942 sunk by
air attack off New Britain. |
415 |
| Unnan Maru |
1917 |
1936 went missing off Oshima Island. |
2,201 |
| Unten Maru |
1918 |
1937 1937 owned by Settsu Shosen K.K., Fuchu managed
by OSK, 1945 mined and sunk. |
975 |
| Urado Maru |
1921 |
1931 sold to Tosa Shosen K.K., Osaka, Jul.1943 sank
in Inland Sea. |
1,248 |
| Ural Maru |
1929 |
1944 torpedoed and sunk by USS FLASHER. |
6,374 |
| Usa Maru |
1915 |
1944 bombed and sunk by US aircraft in Taiwan Strait. |
820 |
| Ussuri Maru |
1932 |
1944 sunk by US air attack off Taiwan. |
6,386 |
| Wakayama Maru |
1905 |
wooden hull, May 1910 wrecked outside Kii Channel. |
362 |
| Yakomo Maru |
1919 |
1920 purchased from Suzuki K.K., Kobe, 1944 sunk by
US air attack north of Schouten Islands. |
3,200 |
| Yashima Maru |
1915 |
ex- HMS Sunflower, ex- Lanyba, 1923 purchased from
Rangoon Port Commissioners renamed Yashima Maru, 1933 sank off Kobe,
1939 refloated and sold to Tochigi Kisen K.K., renamed Miyajima Maru,
1945 mined and sunk in Inland Sea. |
947 |
| Yayeyama Maru |
1914 |
1931 sunk in collision with KANSAI MARU in Kurushima
Strait. |
1,035 |
| Yehime Maru |
1903 |
1926 sold to Setsuyo Shosen K.K., Osaka, 1938 renamed
Ehime Maru, 1949 deleted from Lloyds Register, fate unknown. |
613 |
| Yeiko Maru |
1895 |
ex- Wing Hong, 1897 purchased from Chan Che, Hong
Kong renamed Yeiko Maru, 1906 sank. |
394 |
| Yenoshima Maru |
1890 |
ex- Tai-Yick, 1896 purchased from A. G. Asiatische
Kustenfahrt Ges., Hamburg renamed Yenoshima Maru, 1901 deleted from
Lloyds Register. |
1,428 |
| Yerimo Maru |
1893 |
ex- Siam (S.A. Ungharese di Armamento Marit. Oriente,
Fiume, Austria-Hungary), 1905 captured by Japanese cruiser ASAMA
off Hokkaido on voyage Cardiff - Vladivostok, renamed Kinsho Maru
for Japanese Government, 1906 to OSK renamed Yerimo Maru, 1920 sold
to Spain renamed Ignacio, 1924 scrapped. |
3,172 |
| Yoshidagawa Maru |
|
see Inagawa Maru. |
|
| Yoshinogawa Maru |
1886 |
Nov. 1922 wrecked off Tanabe on voyage Tanabe - Susami. |
380 |
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