:::: Merchant Ships
JAPANESE 2A STANDARD SHIP x 2
Code - N9040
£1.35
Class - 131
Date - 1943
Description - EIJYO MARU x 2 N9040
JAPANESE 2A TYPE STANDARD SHIP
Owned by Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Completed 1943
Tonnage 6,863 tons Gross
Dimensions 448’ x 59’ x 36’
Speed 13 knots Dry Cargo 3,600 tons
Tanker version Type 2AT could carry 60,000 Barrels
of Oil in tanks in the holds - identical appearance.
131 ships built in all including Akikawa, Amahi, Araosan, Arisan,
Asokawa, Asukasan, Awakawa, Daibin, Daiga, Daihaku, , Daii, Eijii,
Eikyu, Hoei, Jinyo, Kizan, Meishu, Shinyu, Tatsuhiro & Yamateru Maru.
Asakasan,Daiei, Daietsu, Daigyo & Kenjo Maru as Tankers.
