| Tonnage | 7390 gross register tons |
| Dimensions | 470' by 62' by 27' 143m by 19m by 8m |
| Maximum speed | 18 knots |
| Armament | 4 6"/50
guns Light AA guns |
The Akagi Marus
were merchant ships of the Nippon Yusen line converted to a
commerce raiding role.
Asaka Maru was
used to transport prisoners
of war from Singapore to Japan. It is not clear whether she was
carrying PoWs when she was sunk.
| Awata Maru | Kuriles |
Converted to a transport in 1943. Sunk 1943-10-22 in East China Sea by Grayback |
| Asaka Maru | Converted to a transport in 1943. Sunk by aircraft 1944-10-12 off Pescadores | |
|
Converted 1942-1-1 (Osaka) |
Sunk by aircraft 1944-2-17 off Truk |
References:
CombinedFleet.com (accessed 2007-12-24)
Jentschura, Jung, and Mickel (1977)
West-Point.Org
(accessed 2008-9-12)
The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia (c) 2007-2008 by Kent G. Budge. Index