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| Tonnage | 807 tons |
| Dimensions | 183'7" by 33' by 17' 56m by 10m by 5.2m |
| Maximum speed | 14.6 knots |
| Armament | Light antiaircraft guns |
| Machinery |
1-shaft reciprocating |
Yusho Maru was completed as a commercial salvage ship in 1928. She was requisitioned by the Imperial Navy in 1940 and struck two mines off Makassar on 4-5 September 1943. Though refloated and towed to port, she appears to have been written off.
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