Kawasaki-type oiler#Akatsuki Maru class
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= Kawasaki type tanker.jpg |Ship caption= Kyokutō Maru (left), Kokuyō Maru, Nippon Maru and Shinkoku Maru (right) on 1 December 1941 }} {{Infobox ship class overview |Name=*Kawasaki-type oilers
|Builders=*Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation |Operators=*Asano Bussan
|Class before= Fujisan Maru |Class after= Type 1TL wartime standard ship |Subclasses= |Cost= Tōa Maru: 2,600,000 JPY |Built range= 1933 – 1943 |In service range= |In commission range= 1934 – 1964 |Total ships building= |Total ships planned=17 |Total ships completed=17 |Total ships cancelled= |Total ships active= |Total ships laid up= |Total ships lost=17 |Total ships retired=(1) |Total ships preserved= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship type= Oiler |Ship displacement= approx. {{convert|10000|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} |Ship length= around {{convert|152|m|ftin|abbr=on}} Lpp |Ship beam= around {{convert|20.0|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship height= |Ship draught= around {{convert|11.4|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship decks= |Ship propulsion=*1 × diesel, single shaft,
|Ship speed= around {{convert|20|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}} |Ship range= |Ship capacity= |Ship crew= |Ship armament=*(example)
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The {{nihongo|Kawasaki-type oiler|川崎型油槽船,|Kawasaki-gata Yusōsen}} was a type of oiler from Japan, serving during the 1930s and World War II. They do not have an official class name.Iino Lines called Tōa Maru class, Kawasaki Line called Tatekawa Maru class, Nittō Mining called Nichiei Maru class, and more... Therefore, this article uses common class names. And, this type has some variants. This article handles them collectively.
Background
- The London Naval Treaty forced shrinkage of a budget to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). And it meant the cooling of the Japanese shipbuilding industry worlds. The Great Depression accelerated it more. The IJN wanted to update their Notoro-class oilers and Ondo-class oilers, because these oilers were not able to chase the aircraft carrier.
- In 1929, the IJN decided their combat ship (battleship, aircraft carrier, cruiser, destroyer, submarine and torpedo boat) fuel only to heavy crude oil. And, the IJN was paid a grant to newly build large/high-speed tankers.
- In 1931, two marine transportation companies built the tankers which the IJN wanted. One was the 9,900 tons/17.5 knot Teiyō Maru, the other the 9,500 tons/18.8 knots Fujisan Maru.
- The IJN was satisfied by Fujisan Maru. The IJN recommended building of the improved Fujisan Maru class tanker.
Construction
- In 1932, the {{nihongo|Iino Kaiun Kaisha|飯野海運,|Iino Lines}} ordered two tankers Tōa Maru and Kyokutō Maru to the Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation. In total 17 tankers were built with the same basic drawings, until 1943.
- All sisters participated to World War II. However, they were not able to survive at all.
<small>Ships in classes</small>
=<small>''Tōa Maru'' class</small>=
- This is the first production model of the Kawasaki-type tankers. Their success gave courage to other steamship companies.
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| 13
| {{nihongo|Tōa Maru|東亜丸}} | Kawasaki, Kōbe Shipyard | 24 April 1933 | 2 April 1934 | 23 June 1934 | Iino Lines |
| 18
| {{nihongo|Kyokutō Maru|極東丸, 旭東丸}} Kyokutō Maru renamed Kanji name {{nihongo2|極東丸}} to {{nihongo2|旭東丸}} on 5 July 1938. | Kawasaki, Kōbe Shipyard | 25 November 1933 | 11 October 1934 | 15 December 1934 | Iino Lines |
=<small>''Tatekawa Maru'' class</small>=
- The second production model. They were built according to the same Tōa Maru class drawings. However, their details were different by the steamship company which they placed an order with (example: Nippon Maru removed one dry cargo hold). Narrow sense of the Kawasaki-type tanker was until the Kyūei Maru. Kyūei Maru was equipped for surplus stocks of the Argentina Maru machinery.
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| | {{nihongo|Tatekawa Maru|建川丸}}
| Kawasaki, Kōbe Shipyard | 20 October 1934 | 20 April 1935 | 30 June 1935 | Kawasaki Line |
| | {{nihongo|Nippon Maru|日本丸}}
| Kawasaki, Kōbe Shipyard | 18 October 1935 | 24 April 1936 | 30 June 1936 | Yamashita Line |
| | {{nihongo|Tōhō Maru|東邦丸}}
| Kawasaki, Kōbe Shipyard | 1 May 1936 | 31 October 1936 | 24 December 1936 | Iino Lines |
| 101
| {{nihongo|Itsukushima Maru|厳島丸}} | Kawasaki, Kōbe Shipyard | 21 April 1937 | 4 September 1937 | 20 December 1937 | Nippon Suisan |
| 102
| {{nihongo|Gen'yō Maru|玄洋丸}} | Kawasaki, Kōbe Shipyard | 12 June 1937 | 30 December 1937 | 28 April 1938 | Asano Bussan |
| 104
| {{nihongo|Nichiei Maru|日栄丸}} | Kawasaki, Kōbe Shipyard | 4 September 1937 | 15 April 1938 | 30 June 1938 | Nittō Mining |
| | {{nihongo|Tōei Maru|東栄丸}}
| Kawasaki, Kōbe Shipyard | 15 April 1938 | 24 October 1938 | 21 February 1939 | Nittō Mining |
| 106
| {{nihongo|Kokuyō Maru|国洋丸}} | Kawasaki, Kōbe Shipyard | 17 June 1938 | 26 December 1938 | 16 May 1939 | Kokuyō Line |
| | {{nihongo|Ken'yō Maru|健洋丸}}
| Kawasaki, Kōbe Shipyard | 29 June 1938 | 6 April 1939 | 28 October 1939 | Kokuyō Line |
| 107
| {{nihongo|Shinkoku Maru|神国丸}} | Kawasaki, Kōbe Shipyard | 25 October 1938 | 13 December 1939 | 28 February 1940 | Kōbe Pier |
| | {{nihongo|Kyūei Maru|久栄丸}}
| Kawasaki, Kōbe Shipyard | 20 November 1942 | 3 June 1943 | 6 September 1943 | Nittō Mining |
=<small>''Nisshō Maru'' class</small>=
- One of the variants of the Kawasaki-type tankers. Mitsubishi used many curves to reduce her air friction strength.
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| 103
| {{nihongo|Nisshō Maru|日章丸}} | Mitsubishi, Yokohama Shipyard | 10 August 1937 | 13 June 1938 | 29 November 1938 | Shōwa Shipping |
=<small>''Kuroshio Maru'' class</small>=
- One of the variants of the Kawasaki-type tankers. Kuroshio Maru was equipped with a La-Mont boiler. Her design was used for the Type 1TL wartime standard ship.
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| 105
| {{nihongo|Kuroshio Maru|黒潮丸}} | Harima Zōsen, Aioi Factory | 21 January 1938 | 8 December 1938 | 28 February 1939 | Chūgai Line |
=<small>''Akatsuki Maru'' class</small>=
- One of the variants of the Kawasaki-type tankers. The Harima Zōsen used the Sulzer diesel.
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| 108
| {{nihongo|Akatsuki Maru|あかつき丸}} | Harima Zōsen, Aioi Factory | 21 June 1937 | 20 August 1938 | 31 October 1938 | Japan Line |
| | {{nihongo|Akebono Maru|あけぼの丸}}
| Harima Zōsen, Aioi Factory | 25 January 1938 | 10 June 1939 | 15 August 1939 | Japan Line |
<small>Service</small>
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| rowspan="7"| Tōa Maru
| 1934–1941 | Sailed for the import oil into Japan (67 times). |
| 1 September 1941
| Enlisted by the IJN. On 20 September, classified to auxiliary oiler. |
| 1 December 1941
| Assigned to the 6th Fleet. |
| 5 April 1942
| Assigned to the Combined Fleet. |
| 21 May 1942
| Entry to the 1st Fleet. |
| 25 November 1943
| Sunk by USS Searaven at north of Pohnpei {{coord|08|30|N|158|00|E}}. |
| 5 January 1944
| Removed from naval ship lists, and discharged. |
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| rowspan="12"| Kyokutō Maru {{nihongo|Ōyashima Maru|大八州丸}} {{nihongo|California Maru|かりほるにあ丸}} | 1934–1938 | Sailed for the import oil into Japan (35 times). |
| 1 July 1938
| Enlisted by the IJN. On 7 July, classified to auxiliary fleet oiler, and assigned to the Combined Fleet. |
| 18 November 1941
| Entry to the 1st Air Fleet. |
| 15 January 1942
| Renamed Ōyashima Maru.In the IJN official document, Ōyashima Maru appears once. However, their later official document used Kyokutō Maru. |
| 5 May 1944
| Assigned to the 1st Mobile Fleet. |
| 1 August 1944
| Assigned to the Combined Fleet. |
| 6 September 1944
| Entry to the Kamoi Convoy (Singapore-Manila). On 20 September, arrived at Manila. |
| 21 September 1944
| Heavy damaged by aircraft at Manila Bay, later sunk in shallow water. |
| 10 March 1945
| Removed from naval ship lists, and discharged. |
| 1951
| Salvaged and sold to Nihon Tanker. |
| 5 September 1952
| Repairs were completed, and renamed California Maru. |
| 21 July 1964
| Retired. |
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| rowspan="6"| Tatekawa Maru
| 1935–1941 | Sailed for the import oil into Japan, many times. |
| 20 December 1941
| Enlisted by the IJN. |
| 1 September 1943
| Classified to auxiliary oiler, and assigned to the Ministry of the Navy. |
| 9 May 1944
| Assigned to the 1st Mobile Fleet. |
| 24 May 1944
| Sunk by USS Gurnard at east of Mindanao {{coord|05|45|N|125|43|E}}. |
| 10 July 1944
| Removed from naval ship lists. On 20 July, discharged. |
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| rowspan="6"| Nippon Maru
| 1936–1941 | Sailed for the import oil into Japan, many times. |
| 7 September 1941
| Enlisted by the IJN. On 20 September, classified to auxiliary oiler, and assigned to the Combined Fleet. |
| 18 November 1941
| Entry to the 1st Air Fleet. |
| 12 May 1943
| Entry to the Northeast Area Fleet. |
| 14 January 1944
| Sunk by USS Scamp at southwest of Woleai {{coord|05|02|N|140|03|E}}. |
| 10 March 1944
| Removed from naval ship lists, and discharged. |
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| rowspan="6"| Tōhō Maru
| 1936–1941 | Sailed for the import oil into Japan (51 times). |
| 20 August 1941
| Enlisted by the IJN. On 20 September, classified to auxiliary oiler, and assigned to the Combined Fleet. |
| 26 November 1941
| Entry to the 1st Air Fleet. |
| 27 May 1942
| Entry to the 4th Carrier Division. |
| 29 March 1943
| Sunk by USS Gudgeon at east-northeast of Samarinda {{coord|00|00|N|118|18|E}}. |
| 1 May 1943
| Removed from naval ship lists, and discharged. |
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| rowspan="8"| Itsukushima Maru
| 1937–1941 | Accompanied to fleet of whalers. |
| 22 November 1941
| Enlisted by the IJN. |
| 1 September 1943
| Classified to auxiliary oiler, and assigned to the Ministry of the Navy. |
| 9 May 1944
| Assigned to the 1st Mobile Fleet. |
| 20 September 1944
| Assigned to the Combined Fleet. |
| 20 September 1944
| Entry to the 2nd Fleet. |
| 27 October 1944
| Heavy damaged by USS Bergall at southwest of Balambangan Island {{coord|07|17|N|116|45|E}}. On 31 October, sunk. |
| 10 December 1944
| Removed from naval ship lists, and discharged. |
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| rowspan="7"| Gen'yō Maru
| 1938–1941 | Sailed for the import oil into Japan, many times. |
| 2 November 1941
| Enlisted by the IJN. On 10 December, classified to auxiliary oiler, and assigned to the 3rd Fleet. |
| 10 March 1942
| Assigned to the 2nd Southern Expeditionary Fleet. |
| 25 August 1942
| Assigned to the Combined Fleet. |
| 5 May 1944
| Assigned to the 1st Mobile Fleet. |
| 20 June 1944
| Sunk during the Battle of the Philippine Sea at north-northwest of Palau {{coord|15|35|N|133|30|E}}. |
| 10 August 1944
| Removed from naval ship lists, and discharged. |
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| rowspan="9"| Nichiei Maru
| 1938–1941 | Sailed for the import oil into Japan, many times. |
| 31 October 1941
| Enlisted by the IJN. On 10 November, classified to auxiliary oiler, and assigned to the Combined Fleet. |
| August 1942
| Assigned to the Southeast Area Fleet. |
| 25 December 1943
| Assigned to the Combined Fleet. |
| 5 May 1944
| Assigned to the 1st Mobile Fleet. |
| 23 July 1944
| Assigned to the Combined Fleet. |
| 16 October 1944
| Assigned to the 2nd Fleet. |
| 3 January 1945
| Heavy damaged by USS Besugo at north of Kuantan. On 7 January, sunk at {{coord|06|45|N|102|55|E}}. |
| 10 March 1945
| Removed from naval ship lists, and discharged. |
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| rowspan="7"| Tōei Maru
| 1939–1940 | Sailed for the import oil into Japan, several times. |
| 23 December 1940
| Enlisted by the IJN. On 26 December, classified to auxiliary oiler. |
| 1 July 1941
| Classified to auxiliary fleet oiler. |
| 15 October 1941
| Classified to auxiliary oiler, and assigned to the Combined Fleet. |
| 18 November 1941
| Entry to the 1st Air Fleet. |
| 18 January 1943
| Sunk by USS Silversides off Truk {{coord|06|19|N|150|15|E}}. |
| 1 April 1943
| Removed from naval ship lists, and discharged. |
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| rowspan="8"| Kokuyō Maru
| 1939–1940 | Sailed for the import oil into Japan, several times. |
| 16 November 1940
| Enlisted by the IJN. On 26 December, classified to auxiliary oiler. |
| 15 June 1941
| Classified to auxiliary fleet oiler. |
| 15 October 1941
| Classified to auxiliary oiler, and assigned to the Combined Fleet. |
| 18 November 1941
| Entry to the 1st Air Fleet. |
| 5 May 1944
| Assigned to the 1st Mobile Fleet. |
| 30 July 1944
| Sunk by USS Bonefish at east of Sandakan {{coord|06|07|N|120|00|E}}. |
| 10 September 1944
| Removed from naval ship lists, and discharged. |
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| rowspan="6"| Ken'yō Maru
| 1939–1941 | Sailed for the import oil into Japan, several times. |
| 17 August 1941
| Enlisted by the IJN. On 5 September, classified to auxiliary oiler, and assigned to the Combined Fleet. |
| 18 November 1941
| Entry to the 1st Air Fleet. |
| 10 August 1942
| Entry to the 3rd Fleet. |
| 14 January 1944
| Sunk by USS Guardfish at southeast of Yap {{coord|05|23|N|141|32|E}}. |
| 10 March 1944
| Removed from naval ship lists, and discharged. |
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| rowspan="5"| Shinkoku Maru
| 1940–1941 | Sailed for the import oil into Japan, several times. |
| 18 August 1941
| Enlisted by the IJN. On 5 September, classified to auxiliary oiler, and assigned to the Combined Fleet. |
| 18 November 1941
| Entry to the 1st Air Fleet. |
| 17 February 1944
| Sunk during the Operation Hailstone. |
| 31 March 1944
| Removed from naval ship lists, and discharged. |
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| rowspan="5"| Kyūei Maru
| 15 October 1943 | Enlisted by the IJN. Classified to auxiliary oiler, and assigned to the Yokosuka Naval District. |
| 25 October 1943
| Assigned to the Ministry of the Navy. |
| 21 December 1943
| Entry to the Hi-27 Convoy. |
| 27 December 1943
| Sunk by USS Flying Fish at southeast of Kaohsiung {{coord|21|25|N|118|05|E}}. |
| 5 February 1944
| Removed from naval ship lists, and discharged. |
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| rowspan="5"| Nisshō Maru
| 1938–1941 | Sailed for the import oil into Japan, many times. |
| 23 February 1942
| Enlisted by the IJN. On 25 February, classified to auxiliary oiler. |
| 1 July 1942
| Assigned to the Combined Fleet. |
| 25 February 1944 |
| 31 March 1944
| Removed from naval ship lists, and discharged. |
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| rowspan="7"| Kuroshio Maru
| 1939–1941 | Sailed for the import oil into Japan, many times. |
| 15 August 1941
| Enlisted by the IJN. On 5 September, classified to auxiliary oiler. |
| 10 January 1942
| Assigned to the Ministry of the Navy. |
| 20 March 1942
| Removed from naval ship lists, and discharged. |
| September 1942
| Allotted to the Imperial Japanese Army. |
| 31 December 1944
| Entry to the Hi-87 Convoy. |
| 21 January 1945
| Sunk by aircraft at Kaohsiung. |
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| rowspan="4"| Akatsuki Maru
| 1938–1941 | Sailed for the import oil into Japan, many times. |
| 17 November 1941
| Enlisted by the Navy.Akatsuki Maru was not registered to naval ship list. |
| 29 May 1943
| Sunk by USS Saury at northwest of Naha {{coord|27|40|N|125|55|E}}. |
| 30 June 1943
| Discharged. |
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| rowspan="6"| Akebono Maru
| 1939–1941 | Sailed for the import oil into Japan, many times. |
| 1 December 1941
| Enlisted by the IJN. On 7 December, classified to auxiliary oiler. |
| 10 January 1942
| Assigned to the Combined Fleet. |
| 30 March 1944
| Entry to the PaTa-07 Convoy. |
| 31 March 1944
| Heavy damaged by aircraft at Palau. Later scuttled. |
| 10 May 1944
| Removed from naval ship lists, and discharged. |
<small>Characteristics</small>
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| Tōa Maru
| {{convert|10052|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} | {{convert|160.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} overall | {{convert|19.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|11.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | 1 × MAN/Kawasaki D8Z-70/120 diesel | {{convert|18.4|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}} | 16,093 cubic meters oilShutei Kyokai Shuppanbu, p. 69 |
| Kyokutō Maru (Ōyashima Maru) | {{convert|10051|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} | {{convert|160.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} overall | {{convert|19.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|11.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | 1 × MAN/Kawasaki D8Z-70/120 diesel | {{convert|18.9|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}} | 16,100 cubic meters oil |
| Tatekawa Maru
| {{convert|10091|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} | {{convert|160.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} overall | {{convert|19.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|11.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | 1 × MAN/Kawasaki D8Z-70/120 diesel | {{convert|19.9|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}} | |
| Nippon Maru
| {{convert|9971|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} | {{convert|160.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} overall | {{convert|19.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|11.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | 1 × MAN/Kawasaki D8Z-70/120 diesel | {{convert|19.2|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}} | 14,590 cubic meters oilShutei Kyokai Shuppanbu, p. 86. Original book was described 644,590 cubic meters oil. Perhaps it is a misprint. |
| Tōhō Maru
| {{convert|9997|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} | {{convert|160.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} overall | {{convert|19.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|11.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | 1 × MAN/Kawasaki D8Z-70/120 diesel | {{convert|20.1|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}} | |
| Itsukushima Maru
| {{convert|10007|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} | {{convert|160.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} overall | {{convert|19.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|11.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | 1 × MAN/Kawasaki D8Z-70/120 diesel | {{convert|19.8|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}} | |
| Gen'yō Maru
| {{convert|10018|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} | {{convert|160.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} overall | {{convert|19.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|11.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | 1 × MAN/Kawasaki D8Z-70/120 diesel | {{convert|19.7|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}} | |
| Nichiei Maru
| {{convert|10020|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} | {{convert|160.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} overall | {{convert|19.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|11.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | 1 × MAN/Kawasaki D8Z-70/120 diesel | {{convert|20.0|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}} | |
| Tōei Maru
| {{convert|10022|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} | {{convert|160.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} overall | {{convert|19.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|11.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | 1 × MAN/Kawasaki D8Z-70/120 diesel | {{convert|19.4|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}} | |
| Kokuyō Maru
| {{convert|10026|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} | {{convert|160.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} overall | {{convert|19.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|11.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | 1 × MAN/Kawasaki D8Z-70/120 diesel | {{convert|19.6|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}} | |
| Ken'yō Maru
| {{convert|10024|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} | {{convert|160.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} overall | {{convert|19.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|11.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | 1 × MAN/Kawasaki D8Z-70/120 diesel | {{convert|20.2|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}} | |
| Shinkoku Maru
| {{convert|10020|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} | {{convert|160.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} overall | {{convert|19.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|11.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | 1 × MAN/Kawasaki D8Z-70/120 diesel | {{convert|19.8|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}} | |
| Kyūei Maru
| {{convert|10171|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} | {{convert|160.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} overall | {{convert|19.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|11.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | 1 × Mitsubishi MS11-72/125 diesel | | |
| Nisshō Maru
| {{convert|10526|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} | {{convert|159.0|m|ftin|abbr=on}} Lpp | {{convert|20.0|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|12.0|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | 1 × MAN/Mitsubishi D8Zu-72/120P diesel | {{convert|19.6|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}} | |
| Kuroshio Maru
| {{convert|10384|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} | {{convert|153.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} Lpp | {{convert|20.1|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|11.4|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | 3 × La-Mont/Kawasaki high-pressure boiler | {{convert|20.7|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}} | |
| Akatsuki Maru
| {{convert|10216|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} | {{convert|160.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} overall | {{convert|19.81|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|11.43|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | 1 × Sulzer/Kōbe diesel | {{convert|20.13|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}} | |
| Akebono Maru
| {{convert|10182|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} | {{convert|160.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} overall | {{convert|19.81|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|11.43|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | 1 × Sulzer/Kōbe diesel | {{convert|20.063|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}} | |
Photos
Image:Toa Maru.jpg|Iino Lines Tōa Maru
Image:Kyokuto Maru.jpg|Iino Lines Kyokutō Maru
Image:Toho Maru.jpg|Iino Lines Tōhō Maru
Image:Toei Maru-1941.jpg|Tōei Maru in February 1941
Image:Shinkoku Maru-1941.jpg|Shinkoku Maru in September 1941
Image:Nippon Maru-1943.jpg|Nippon Maru in June 1943
Image:Kyokuto Maru inWartime.jpg|Kyokutō Maru and carrier Hiryū in May or June 1942
Image:Japanese cruiser Tone taking-over fuel from an oiler in 1944.jpg|Kokuyō Maru and cruiser Tone on 17 June 1944
Footnotes
Bibliography
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