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The Fleets
Mitsui Bussan Kaisha Mitsui Steamship Co. Ltd / Kobe Mitsui
Sempaku K.K.,
Tokyo
1876-1964
Mitsui was originally the shipping department of the trading
company Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. Mitsui Bussan was established in 1876 and
obtained exclusive rights to export and market the coal mined at the
state-run Miike mines. It chartered ships and transported coal on its
own account.
In 1878 they bought a steamship, and in 1888 they bought the mines. Mitsui Bussan
became an industrial carrier and the shipping section was established in 1898.
The section expanded to become the Shipping Department and moved to Kobe in 1904.
The company then owned 9 ships aggregating 36,752 DWT, and on the eve of World
War I the fleet totalled 15 ships with 74,635 DWT, increasing to 30 ships totaling
127,141 DWT in 1919.
In 1914 a tramping service was started carrying the company's
own cargo and that of other companies. In 1917 a shipyard was constructed
and a shipbuilding department
was set up and in 1920 it opened a semi-liner service from Dalian via Kobe
to Seattle, whereby a liner service operated on outbound voyages but
on the return
voyage, owing to insufficient cargo at Seattle, ships had to stop and collect
cargo at other ports. In 1928 Mitsui opened a Bangkok route, in 1931 a Philippines route,
in 1932 a Dalien to New York route, and in 1935 a Persian Gulf route.
From 1933 the Shipping Department became known as Mitsui Line. In 1937
it owned 35 ships aggregating 227,044 DWT. The shipbuilding department
was separated off as the Mitsui Tama Shipyard in 1937, and in 1942 the
former Shipping Department too became a separate company, Mitsui Steamship
Co., Ltd.
In 1943 several smaller shipping companies were merged with Mitsui Steamship
Co. During World War II, and after the war, all Mitsui ships were
under the control of the government. When Japan lost the war in 1945,
only 17 of Mitsui’s vessels were
left, increasing to 22 vessels totaling 77,459 DWT when Mitsui re-acquired
operations that had previously been chartered out to the Civilian Merchant
Marine Committee (CMMC). Mitsui then began a vigorous expansion of its
fleet and routes to re-establish its pre-war network.
Mitsui constructed 38 vessels between 1950 and its merger with OSK in
1964, and its operating tonnage was the largest in Japan. One of its
ships, Kinkasan Maru, was the first bridge-controlled ship in the world.
Mitsui planned to rationalize its crews and at the same time improve
the working conditions of engineers. It cooperated with Mitsui Shipbuilding & Engineering
Co., a direct successor of Mitsui Tama Shipyard, and designed innovatory
bridge-controlled ships. The Kinkasan Maru was delivered in 1961 and
Mitsui placed it, along with another bridge-controlled ship, on the New
York route, which was re-opened in 1951. Besides the New York route,
Mitsui operated westbound and eastbound routes around the world, a Central
and South America route, a West Africa route, and a Great Lakes route.
In 1964 Mitsui owned 45 vessels aggregating 737,098 DWT. However, Mitsui's
performance was disappointing from 1950 until the O.S.K. merger in 1964.
Another shipping company Ryoto Kisen K.K. was managed by Mitsui Bussan
Kaisha with ships names also ending …san Maru.
Many thanks to Henk Jungerius and 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.
- Routes:
- Kobe, Nagoya, Shimizu, Yokohama, San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Cristobal, New York, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Bremen, Hamburg, London,
Antwerp, Bremen, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Le Havre, Marseilles, Genoa,
Alexandria, Port Said, Penang, Singapore, Bangkok/Kohsichang,
Saigon, Manila, Hong Kong, Yokohama, Nagoya, Yokkaichi, Kobe
- Kobe, Shimizu, Yokohama, Philippine ports, Singapore, Port
Swettenham, Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Port Said, Genoa, Marseilles,
Casablanca, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Hampton Roads/Tampa,
New Orleans, Houston, Galveston, Cristobal, Los Angeles, San
Francisco, Yokohama, Osaka, Kobe
Funnel: & Flag
Fleet:
|
 |
 |
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Akagisan Maru (1) |
1924 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | 07 December
1944 bombed and sunk by American airplanes with the loss of 127 lives. |
4,714 |
| Akagisan Maru (2) |
1951 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1975 sold to Ta Lai SS Co. renamed Ta Peng
No.2, 1977 sold to Ocean Enterprise Co. renamed Victory King, 1978
scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
6,637 |
| Akakurasan Maru |
|
see Asahisan Maru (2). |
|
| Akashi Maru |
1918 |
built by Irvine's Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd.,
West Hartlepool | ex- War Simoon built for The Shipping Controller,
ex- Dibble Bridge 1919 for Swift Steamship Co., West Hartlepool,
ex- Tunesia 1921 for Frank C. Strick, 1926 sold to Shimatani Kisen
K.K., Japan renamed Akasi Maru, 1943 taken over with fleet of Shimatani
Kisen K.K., 27 October 1943 torpedoed and sunk by US submarine Bluefish. |
3,227 |
| Akashisan Maru (1) |
1935 |
built by Mitsui Bussan
Kaisha, Tama | 1938 renamed Akasisan Maru, 02 March 1944 torpedoed
and sunk by American submarine USS Sandlance with the loss of 44
lives. |
4,551 |
| Akashisan Maru (2) |
1951 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1975 sold to Char Hwa Marine Co. renamed
Golden Camel, 1979 scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
6,668 |
| Akasisan Maru |
|
see Akashisan Maru (1). |
|
| Akibasan Maru (1) |
1924 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | 30 January 1944
bombed and sunk by American airplanes off Truk with the loss of 52
lives. |
4,607 |
| Akibasan Maru (2) |
1952 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1974 sold to Unique Shipping Enterprise
renamed Unique Enterprises, 1979 scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
6,743 |
| Amagisan Maru (1) |
1905 |
built by R. Craggs & Sons Ltd., Middlesborough | ex-
Corinthic, 1913 purchased from W.H. Cockerline & Co. renamed Amagisan
Maru, 1933 scrapped. |
3,662 |
| Amagisan Maru (2) |
1933 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | 17 February
1944 bombed and sank by American warplanes off Truk with the loss
of 1 life. |
7,620 |
| Amagisan Maru (3) |
1951 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1970 sold to A.M. Nomikos, Greece renamed
Nikos, 1981 scrapped at Gadani Beach. |
6,987 |
| Amatusan Maru |
1944 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | Standard ship type A, 06 May 1944 torpedoed and sunk
by American submarine USS Guarnard in Celebes Sea. |
6,886 |
| Aobasan Maru (1) |
|
see Awobasan Maru. |
|
| Aobasan Maru (2) |
1952 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1975 sold to Tai Lai SS Co. renamed Eurytehli,
1977 sold to Treasure Maritime Co. renamed Poheng, 1978 sold to China
renamed Ji Hai 1, 1999 deleted from Register. |
6,738 |
| Araosan Maru |
1944 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | Standard ship type 2A-10, 06 April 1945 torpedoed
and sunk by American submarine USS Hardhead with the loss of 57 lives. |
6,886 |
| Ariake Maru |
1890 |
built by J. Readhead & Sons Ltd., South Shields |
ex- Charters Towers, 1891 sold by Stumer & Co, London to Miike Transport
Co (Mitsui & Co.), London, 1895 Ariake Maru, Mitsui Bussan Gomei
Kaisha, Nagasaki. 1911 Baba Goshi Kaisha, Nishinomiya 1934 scrapped. |
3,041 |
| Arimasan Maru |
1937 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | 1964 Mitsui
merged with O.S.K. to become Mitsui
OSK Lines, 1967 to Toyo Kaiun renamed Katsuragawa Maru, 1968 sold
to Asahi Kaiun renamed Chokyu Maru, 1970 scrapped. |
8,697 |
| Arisan Maru |
1944 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | Standard ship type 2A-14, 24 October 1944 torpedoed
and sunk by American submarine USS Snook and sunk with great loss
of life. |
6,886 |
| Asahi Maru No. 2 |
1919 |
built by Nitta Shipbuilding, Osaka | ex- Asahi Maru
No. 2 built for Nitta Kisen, 1922 to Kyoritsu Kisen, 1938 purchased
by Hokkaido Tanko Kisen, 1943 taken over from Hokkaido Tanko Kisen,
13 August 1944 bombed and sunk off Hong Kong. |
1,322 |
| Asahisan Maru (1) |
1935 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | 23 July 1944
bombed and sunk by American warplanes at Halmahera, with the loss
of 2 lives. |
4,551 |
| Asahisan Maru (2) |
1939 |
built by Cantieri Riuniti
Adriatico, San Marco | ex- Dona Nati, 1951 purchased from De la Rama
S.S. Co. Inc, Iloilo renamed Asahisan Maru, 1956 renamed Akakurasan
Maru, 1964 sold to Wah Kwong & Co. renamed Union Venture, 1968 sold
to Asia-Africa Shipping Co. renamed Gelora, 1971 scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
5,400 |
| Asakasan Maru (1) |
1937 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | 27 February
1943 bombed and sank by British bombers in mouth of Moulmein River
with the loss of 4 lives. |
8,709 |
| Asakasan Maru (2) |
1937 |
built by Kockums Mek Verkstads AB, Malmo | ex- Talisman,
1950 abandoned on fire off Shimizu, Japan, towed to Yokohama, repaired,
1951 purchased from Wilh. Wilhelmsen renamed
Asakasan Maru, 1959 sold same name, 1966 sold to Hei An Shipping
Co., Taiwan renamed Chun An, 1967 sold to Panama same name, 1968
sold to Shun On Shipping Corp. renamed Tien Ho, 1969 scrapped at
Osaka. |
6,701 |
| Asosan Maru (1) |
1890 |
built by Duthie Bros, Aberdeen | ex- Renown, 1895
purchased from Duthie Bros & Co, Aberdeen renamed Asosan Maru, 11
May 1921 wrecked north of Choshi, Hitachi. |
1,709 |
| Asosan Maru (2) |
1934 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | 01 May 1944
torpedoed and sunk by American submarine USS Bluegill east of Minadanao
with the loss of 3 lives. |
8,812 |
| Asukasan Maru |
1944 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | Standard ship type 2A-7, 04 July 1944 torpedoed and
sunk by American submarine USS Tang with the loss of 32 lives. |
6,886 |
| Atagosan Maru (1) |
1897 |
built by A. MacMillan & Sons Ltd., Dumbarton | 23
June 1910 wrecked Amherst Rock, near Shanghai. |
2,044 |
| Atagosan Maru (2) |
1900 |
built by Russell & Co., Port Glasgow | ex- Alberta
built for Alberta S.S. Co. (Fratelli Cosulich), Trieste, 1913 purchased
from Unione Austriaca di Nav
SA renamed Atagosan Maru, 1933 scrapped. |
3,949 |
| Atsutasan Maru |
1937 |
built by Tama Shipbuilding
Co., Tama | 1938 renamed Atuasan Maru (according to Jordan), 16 December
1941 torpedoed and sunk by American submarine USS Swordfish with
the loss of 3 lives. |
8,662 |
| Atuasan Maru |
|
see Atsutasan Maru. |
|
| Awajisan Maru (1) |
1939 |
built by Tama Shipbuilding Co., Tama | 08 December
1941 damaged and on fire after air raid at Kota Bahru, 12 December
1941 wreck torpedoed and sank by Dutch submarine KXII. |
9,794 |
| Awajisan Maru (2) |
1952 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1975 sold to Ta Lai SS Co renamed Euryshunli,
1976 sold to Treasure Maritime Co. renamed Anheng, 1983 scrapped
at Kaohsiung. |
6,746 |
| Awobasan Maru |
1935 |
built by Mitsui Bussan
Kaisha, Tama | 1938 renamed Aobasan Maru (according to Jordan), 30
October 1944 bombed and sunk by American bombers with the loss of
2 lives. |
8,812 |
| Ayatosan Maru |
1939 |
built by Tama Shipbuilding Co., Tama | 21 July 1942
bombed and sunk by American bombers NE Coast of New Guinea with the
loss of 3 lives. |
9,788 |
| Azuchisan Maru (1) |
1944 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | Standard ship type 2A, 02 October 1944 torpedoed and
sunk by submarine. |
6,888 |
| Azuchisan Maru (2) |
1953 |
built by Nihonkai Dock, Toyama | Built for Kusakabe
Kisen K.K., Tokyo, 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1973 sold to C.T. Chu renamed Good Fortune,
1973 sold to First International Shipping renamed Sara Sun, 21 December
1973 sank in tow. |
6,758 |
| Azumasan Maru (1) |
1906 |
built by Northumberland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Newcastle
| ex- Purley, 1913 purchased from Houlder Middleton renamed Azumasan
Maru, 1933 scrapped at Taketoyo. |
4,359 |
| Azumasan Maru (2) |
1933 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | 15 October 1942
damaged and on fire off Guadalcanal and beached with the loss of
3 lives. |
7,623 |
| Azumasan Maru (3) |
1950 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1975 sold to Dong Sue Shipping Co. renamed
Eastern Cherry, 1977 scrapped at Pusan. |
6,993 |
| Azutisan Maru |
1944 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | Standard ship type 2A-1, 02 October 1944 torpedoed
and sunk by American submarine USS Aspro with the loss of 19 lives. |
6,383 |
| Banyei Maru No. 15 |
1919 |
built by Nitta Shipbuilding, Osaka | ex- Banyei Maru
No. 15 built for Nitta Kisen, 1922 to Kyoritsu Kisen, 1938 purchased
by Hokkaido Tanko Kisen, 1943 taken over from Hokkaido Tanko Kisen,
1951 sold to Hokusei Kaiun, 1956 sold to Kotani Kisen and converted
into a motorship, 1961 sold to Tokushima Kisen renamed Taketoku Maru,
1965 scrapped. |
1,828 |
| Banyei Maru No. 3 |
1919 |
built by Nitta Shipbuilding, Osaka | ex- Banyei Maru
No. 3 built for Nitta Kisen, later to Kyoritsu Kisen, 1938 purchased
by Hokkaido Tanko Kisen, 1943 taken over from Hokkaido Tanko Kisen,
22 July 1945 wrecked off Ojika. |
1,773 |
| Banyei Maru No. 6 |
1917 |
built by Nitta Shipbuilding, Osaka | ex- Banyei Maru
No. 6 built for Nitta Kisen, 1922 to Kyoritsu Kisen, 1938 purchased
by Hokkaido Tanko Kisen, 1943 taken over from Hokkaido Tanko Kisen,
25 November 1944 bombed and sunk. |
1,191 |
| Banyei Maru No. 7 |
1917 |
built by Nitta Shipbuilding, Osaka | ex- Banyei Maru
No. 7 built for Nitta Kisen, 1922 to Kyoritsu Kisen, 1938 purchased
by Hokkaido Tanko Kisen, 1943 taken over from Hokkaido Tanko Kisen,
19 April 1951 wrecked off Hokkaido. |
1,187 |
| Chihaya Maru |
1875 |
ex- Formosa, ex- Chihaya Maru, 1887 purchased, 10
November 1892 foundered off Hong Kong. |
460 |
| Chokakusan Maru |
1904 |
built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Nagasaki
| 19 October 1905 wrecked off Nyudozaki, Ugo. |
2,030 |
| Fujisan Maru |
1897 |
built by A. MacMillan & Sons Ltd., Dumbarton | 1928
sold to Nei Hong Hing renamed Hai Ping, 31 October 1934 sunk in collision
Liao River. |
2,036 |
| Genkai Maru |
1939 |
built by Tamano Zosensho, Tamano | ex- Genkai Maru,
1943 taken over with Shimatani Kisen K.K. fleet, 12 September 1944
bombed and sunk. |
3,850 |
| Ginsen Maru |
1907 |
built by Wm Doxford & Sons, Sunderland | ex- Wotan
built for H.H. Schmidt, Germany, ex- Talawa 1922 for Australian Government,
ex- Ginsen Maru 1923, 1934 purchased from Nanyo Mining, Dalian not
renamed, 1935 scrapped. |
4,186 |
| Gokensan Maru |
1898 |
built by Strand Slipway, Monkwearmouth | ex- Abchurch,
1914 purchased from Abchurch S.S. Co . Ltd (Fenwick, Stobart), London
renamed Gokensan Maru, 18 February 1944 wrecked. |
1,621 |
| Hagurosan Maru |
1955 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1978 sold renamed Ocean Princess, 1980 scrapped
at Seville. |
9,637 |
| Hakodate Maru |
1876 |
ex- Kanyo Maru, 1887 purchased, 1888 sold, 27 August
1905 wrecked. |
336 |
| Hakonesan Maru (1) |
1929 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | 18 October 1942
torpedoed and sunk by American submarine USS Greenling with the loss
of 14 lives. |
6,674 |
| Hakonesan Maru (2) |
1954 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1976 sold renamed Fortune Clipper, 1979
Ocean Clipper, 1980 scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
6,927 |
| Hakubasan Maru (1) |
1928 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | 28 July 1944
torpedoed and sunk by American submarine USS Crevalle. |
6,650 |
| Hakubasan Maru (2) |
1949 |
built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Nagasaki
| 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1970 sold to Ta Peng SS Co. renamed Ta Peng
No.1, 1973 scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
6,678 |
| Harunasan Maru (1) |
1901 |
built by S.P. Austin & Sons Ltd., Sunderland | ex-
Edith, 1913 purchased from Lambert Brothers Ltd, London renamed Harunasan
Maru, 1932 scrapped. |
2,981 |
| Harunasan Maru (2) |
1954 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1977 sold renamed Char Ming, 1980 scrapped
at Kaohsiung. |
6,890 |
| Heiei Maru No. 7 |
1903 |
built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd., Newcastle
| ex- Rabenfels built for DDG Hansa,
Bremen, 1914 seized by Britain, renamed HMS Raven II (Seaplane Carrier),
1917 rebuilt into a cargo ship, 1918 renamed Ravenrock, 1923 sold
to British Dominions SS Co. not renamed, 1923 sold to Japan renamed
Heiei Maru No. 7, 1934 purchased from Karafuto Kisen, 1934 sold to
Inui Kisen, 1943 deleted from Register. |
4,396 |
| Heiwa Maru (1) |
1943 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | ex- Heiwa Maru, 1943 purchased from Hokkaido Tanko
Kisen, 24 December 1943 torpedoed by submarine USS Raton and wrecked
at Kaoe Bay, Halmahera. |
5,579 |
| Heiwa Maru (2) |
1963 |
built by Osaka Zosensho, Osaka | ex- Heiwa Maru, 1964
purchased from Hokusei Kaiun, 1971 sold renamed Grand Betelgeuze,
02 May 1977 wrecked at Port Louis and declared total loss |
12,724 |
| Hideyoshi Maru |
1878 |
built by W.F. Piles, Sunderland | ex- Orduna, 1878
purchased from C.J. Briggs renamed Hideyoshi Maru, 1896 sold to Y.
Tani, 1921 sold to Amagasaki, 1949 deleted from Register. |
729 |
| Hikosan Maru |
1892 |
built by J. Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland | ex- Carradale
built for own account, 1895 purchased renamed Hikosan Maru, 02 October
1917 torpedoed and sunk by submarine. |
3,531 |
| Hirano Maru |
1916 |
built by Osaka Iron Works, Innoshima | ex- Hirano
Maru built for Meiji Kaiun, 1926 sold to Shimatani Kisen K.K., 1943
purchased with fleet, 15 July 1945 bombed and sunk. |
1,234 |
| Hodakasan Maru |
1955 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1978 sold renamed Union Jeddah, 1979 scrapped
at Kaohsiung. |
7,218 |
| Hoeisan Maru |
1954 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1976 sold renamed Ocean Adel, 1977 sold
renamed Uranus, 1979 scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
6,953 |
| Horaisan Maru |
1917 |
built by Osaka Iron Works, Sakurajima | 04 March 1926
wrecked Gray’s Harbor. |
6,071 |
| Hoyeisan Maru |
1918 |
built by Osaka Iron Works, Innoshima | 1937 sold to
Yamashita Kisen and chartered back, 18 October 1944 bombed and sunk
by American warplanes. |
6,079 |
| Ibukisan Maru |
1922 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | 1935 sold to
Itaya Shosen renamed Danichi Maru, 08 October 1943 torpedoed and
sunk by American submarine. |
5,821 |
| Ikomasan Maru |
1916 |
built by Osaka Iron Works, Innoshima | 07 March 1945
bombed and sunk by American warplanes. |
3,179 |
| Inuisan Maru |
1954 |
built by Fujinagata, Osaka | In service for Toyo Kaiun
K.K., Tokyo, 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K.
to become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1973 sold renamed Eastern Mercury, 1978
scrapped at Hong Kong. |
7,197 |
| Inujima Maru No.1 |
1898 |
built by Osaka Iron Works, Innoshima | ex- Inujima
Maru No.1, 1905 purchased from City of Osaka, 1921 sold to S. Sugiyama,
1927 sold to Iino Shoij, 1944 sold to Iino Kaiun, 1952 scrapped. |
581 |
| Inujima Maru No.4 |
1898 |
built by Osaka Iron Works, Innoshima | ex- Inujima
Maru No.4, 1905 purchased from City of Osaka, 1921 sold and resold
several times, 1952 scrapped. |
582 |
| Inushima Maru No.1 |
1898 |
built by Osaka Iron Works, Sakurajima | 1954 deleted
from Register. |
580 |
| Iwatasan Maru |
1921 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | 1935 sold to
Tamai Shosen, 24 July 1938 wrecked Kaikyo To, Sakhalin. |
5,834 |
| Kachosan Maru |
1925 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | 23 March 1945
bombed and sunk by American warplanes with the loss of 212 lives. |
2,427 |
| Kaicho Maru |
1917 |
built by Osaka Zosensho, Osaka | 1921 sold, 1927 deleted
from Register. |
774 |
| Kaika Maru |
1918 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | 24 June 1921
wrecked Hokkaido. |
1,082 |
| Kaiko Maru |
1918 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | 1927 deleted
from Register. |
1,095 |
| Kaisei Maru |
1882 |
built by Nagasaki Branch of Technical Engineering
Bureau of Japan, Nagasaki | ex- Kaisei Maru, 1890 purchased from
M. Tsukuda, 1894. |
311 |
| Kaisho Maru |
1917 |
1921 sold, 1929 scrapped. |
757 |
| Kaiten Maru |
1917 |
built by Ichikawa, S., Ominato | 1921 sold, June 1926
foundered off Shimagun |
922 |
| Kamogawa Maru |
1952 |
built by Fujinagata, Osaka | In service for Toyo Kaiun
K.K., Tokyo, 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1969 renamed Port Elizabeth Maru, 1972 sold
to Ta Lai SS Co. renamed Chieh Peng, 1976 sold to Kee Yeh Shipping
Co. renamed Cheer Song, 1977 scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
7,202 |
| Kasagisan Maru |
1925 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | 25 November
1944 bombed and sunk by American warplanes with the loss of 36 lives. |
2,427 |
| Kasimasan Maru |
1944 |
built by Osaka Zosensho, Osaka | Standard ship type
1C-3, 06 June 1944 torpedoed and sunk by American submarine USS Pintado
near Saipan with the loss of 53 lives. |
2,825 |
| Kasugasan Maru (1) |
1925 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | 1957 sold to
Hokusei Kaiun renamed Mayachi Maru, 1965 scrapped. (H. Noma in his
book A Fleet History of MOL states 30 May 1945 sunk by submarine) |
2,427 |
| Kasugasan Maru (2) |
1962 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1975 sold to Evergreen Marine, Taiwan renamed
Ever Harmony, 1979 sold renamed Char Hwa, 1979 scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
8,425 |
| Katsudachi Maru |
1888 |
built by Sir Raylton, Dixon & Co., Middlesborough
| ex- Pallas, 1895 purchased from Rathbone Bros renamed Katsudachi
Maru, 1903 sold to Korean Navy renamed Yang Moo, 1909 sold to Harada & Co.
renamed Katsudachi Maru, 27 September 1916 foundered off Quelpart
Island. |
3,248 |
| Katsuragisan Maru |
1925 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | 07 January 1944
mined in NE entrance channel, Truk. |
2,427 |
| Kikukiri Maru |
1896 |
built by W. Denny & Bros., Dumbarton | ex- Oolobaria
built for British India Steam Nav.
Co., ex- Kikuri Maru 1923, 1934 purchased from Kanto Kisen not
renamed, 1935 scrapped. |
5,218 |
| Kinjosan Maru |
1936 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | 04 May 1942
torpedoed and sunk by American submarine USS Trout near Truk. |
3,262 |
| Kinkasan Maru (1) |
1911 |
built by Sir Raylton, Dixon & Co., Middlesborough
| 01 October 1943 torpedoed and sunk by American submarine USS Peto
near Rabaul. |
4,980 |
| Kinkasan Maru (2) |
1961 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1979 scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
8,316 |
| Kinposan Maru |
1937 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | 16 January 1943
torpedoed and sunk by American submarine USS Greenling with the loss
of 30 lives. |
8,261 |
| Kiso Maru |
1920 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | ex- Kiso Maru,
1923 purchased from Tokyo Kaiun, 1937 sold to Shoyo Shosen, 1943
sold to Sanko Kisen, 22 November 1943 torpedoed and sunk by American
submarine USS Tinosa. |
4,065 |
| Kiyomasa Maru |
1879 |
built by Ishikawajima Shipyard, Hirano | Sailing Ship,
1882 sold to S. Toyoda, 1887 deleted from Register. |
450 |
| Kokei Maru |
1939 |
built by Hakodate Dock, Hakodate | ex- Kokei Maru,
1943 taken over with Shimatani Kisen K.K. fleet, 21 February 1944
bombed and sunk. |
3,850 |
| Kongosan Maru |
1902 |
built by C. Connell Ltd., Glasgow | ex- Indramayo,
1914 purchased from Thos B. Royden & Co. renamed
Kongosan Maru, 01 March 1928 wrecked near Tamanoura. |
5,177 |
| Kosei Maru |
1924 |
built by Harima Dockyard, Harima | ex- Meiji Maru
built for Sakai Shoten, 1933 sold to Shimatani Kisen K.K. renamed
Kosei Maru, taken over with Shimatani Kisen K.K. fleet, 27 January
1944 torpedoed and sunk by American submarine USS Thresher. |
2,681 |
| Kotohirasan Maru |
1945 |
built by Mitsui Akitsu Shipyard | Standard ship type
2D-1, 05 August 1945 torpedoed and sunk by American submarine USS
Pogy near Funakawa. |
2,220 |
| Koyasan Maru |
1927 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 10 February 1935 wrecked Kaminoshima, near Daiosaki. |
1,998 |
| Kumanosan Maru |
1943 |
built by Nagoya Drydock, Nagoya | 23 June 1944 torpedoed
and sunk by American submarine USS Grouper with the loss of 1 life. |
2,858 |
| Kumasaka Maru |
1874 |
built by Gibbon, Sunderland | ex- Coomasie, 1882 purchased
from R. Forest, Shields renamed Kumasaka Maru, 1884 sold to Hajo
Kaisha, 1888 sold to T. Misui, 1894 renamed Hoo Maru, 1896 grounded
and lost. |
428 |
| Kuramasan Maru |
1927 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | 02 November
1944 torpedoed and sunk by American submarine USS Barbero with the
loss of 5 lives. |
1,995 |
| Kwayo Maru |
1923 |
built by Osaka Iron Works, Innoshima | 04 March 1944
torpedoed and sunk by American submarine USS Peto with the loss of
28 lives. |
4,368 |
| Kyoei Maru |
1951 |
built by Nippon Kokan Kabushiki Kaisha, Tsurumi |
Built for Kyoritsu Kisen K.K., Tokyo, 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1968 renamed Acapulco Maru, 1974 sold to
Prompt Shipping Corp. renamed Tasman Career, 1979 sold to Gulf Shipping
Lines renamed United Conquest, 1979 scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
6,493 |
| Kyotoku Maru |
1954 |
built by Nippon Kokan Kabushiki Kaisha, Tsurumi |
Built for Kyoritsu Kisen K.K., Tokyo, 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1967 renamed Adelaide Maru, 1975 sold renamed
Char Hsing, 1979 scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
6,525 |
| Mandasan Maru (1) |
1901 |
built by Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Sunderland
| ex- Pembrokeshire, 1903 purchased from Jenkins & Co.(Shire
Line), London renamed Mandasan Maru, 1933 scrapped. |
4,513 |
| Mandasan Maru (2) |
1920 |
built by Smith's Dock Company, Middlesborough | ex-
Tonjer, 1951 purchased from H.M. Wrangell & Co. renamed Mandasan
Maru, 1961 scrapped at Setoda. |
3,268 |
| Manjusan Maru |
1957 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1979 scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
7,277 |
| Matsudosan Maru |
1959 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1974 sold renamed Sea Discoverer, 1978 sold
renamed Han Nuri, 1983 scrapped at Pusan. |
9,548 |
| Mayachi Maru |
1916 |
built by Uraga Dock Co. Ltd, Uraga | ex- Kaio Maru
built for Furukawa Mining, ex Mayachi Maru 1922, 1943 purchased from
Hokkaido Tanko Kisen, 12 August 1944 torpedoed and sunk by American
submarine USS Pompon. |
2,159 |
| Mayasan Maru (1) |
1889 |
built by Howaldtswerke A.G., Kiel | ex- Michael Jebsen,
1904 purchased from M. Jebsen renamed Mayasan Maru, 1904 sold to
J. Harada, sold several times afterwards, 25 October 1930 wrecked
Airomisaki, Sakhalin. |
980 |
| Mayasan Maru (2) |
1942 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 1943 converted into a landing craft carrier for the
Army, 17 November 1944 torpedoed and sunk by American submarine USS
Picuda with the loss of 3,432 lives. |
9,433 |
| Mayasan Maru (3) |
1958 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1979 scrapped at Kaohsiung |
9,558 |
| Megurosan Maru |
1958 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1974 sold renamed Onward Elite, 1978 sold
renamed Unique Challenge, 1982 scrapped at Kaohsiung |
9,566 |
| Meirinsan Maru |
1954 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1973 sold renamed Hopei, 1975 sold renamed
Union Tokyo, 1979 scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
7,503 |
| Miesan Maru |
1943 |
built by Harima Shipbuilding, Matsunoura | 29 July
1954 wrecked near Shirashima and scrapped. |
918 |
| Mifunesan Maru |
1943 |
built by Harima Shipbuilding, Aioi | Standard ship
type 2E, 27 June 1945 mined and sunk |
872 |
| Miharasan Maru |
1944 |
built by Mitsubishi, Wakamatsu | Standard ship type,
1964 scrapped. |
884 |
| Miikesan Maru |
1917 |
built by Osaka Iron Works, Innoshima | 1934 sold to
Sugaya Kisen, 09 August 1944 wrecked outside Kaohsiung harbor. |
3,179 |
| Mikagesan Maru |
1956 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1978 sold renamed Union Singapore, 1979
scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
9,583 |
| Mikamisan Maru |
1943 |
built by Ishikawajima Heavy Industries | Standard
ship type 2ERS, 02 June 1945 torpedoed and sunk by American submarine
USS Tench with the loss of 24 lives. |
861 |
| Mikasasan Maru |
1943 |
built by Harima Shipbuilding, Matsunoura | Standard
ship type 2ERS, 14 August 1945 mined and sunk. |
865 |
| Mikawasan Maru |
1943 |
built by Harima Shipbuilding, Matuura | Standard ship
type E, 19 March 1945 bombed and sunk by American warplanes off Hama,
Iyo Nada. |
865 |
| Mikesan Maru |
1916 |
built by Osaka Iron Works, Innoshima | 14 August 1945
bombed and sunk by American warplanes. |
3,179 |
| Mikunisan Maru |
1943 |
built by Harima Shipbuilding, Matsunoura | Standard
ship type E, 08 July 1945 bombed and sunk by American warplanes in
the mouth of Mokpo Harbor. |
866 |
| Mikurasan Maru |
1944 |
built by Mitsubishi, Wakamatsu | Standard ship type
E, 1951 sold to Kyodo Shosen, 1953 sold to Fuji Kisen, 1953 scrapped. |
881 |
| Misakisan Maru |
1946 |
built by Tokyo Zosensho, Tokyo | Standard ship type
3E, 1951 sold to Kinka Kisen, 1954 scrapped. |
875 |
| Misimasan Maru |
1944 |
built by Mitsubishi, Wakamatsu | Standard ship type
E, 1951 sold to Hokkai Shosen, 1952 sold to Nigata Shosen, 01 August
1953 wrecked near Kinkasan Lighthouse. |
884 |
| Mitakesan Maru |
1943 |
built by Harima Shipbuilding, Matsunoura | Standard
ship type E, 01 July 1945 bombed and sunk by American warplanes between
Okinoshima Island and Tsushima Island with the loss of 2 lives. |
866 |
| Mitsukisan Maru |
1944 |
built by Kawaminami, Fukahori | 10 June 1962 wrecked
3nm west of Omaesaki. |
873 |
| Mitsuminesan Maru |
1944 |
built by Mitsubishi, Wakamatsu | 1951 scrapped. |
875 |
| Mitukisan Maru |
1944 |
built by Kawanami Shipyard | Standard ship type 2E,
1950 sold to Amaksu Sangyo Kisen, 1955 sold to Marunochi Kisen, 1960
sold to Dowa Kisen, 1962 scrapped |
873 |
| Mituminesan Maru |
1944 |
built by Kawanami Shipyard | Standard ship type 2E,
1950 scrapped. |
873 |
| Miurasan Maru |
1944 |
built by Mitsubishi, Wakamatsu | Standard ship, 05
July 1945 mined and probably scrapped in Korea in 1947. |
884 |
| Miwasan Maru |
1944 |
built by Mitsubishi, Wakamatsu | Standard ship type
2E, 1951 scrapped. |
875 |
| Miyesan Maru |
1943 |
built by Harima Shipbuilding, Matuura | Standard ship
type E, 1951 scrapped. |
865 |
| Miyosisan Maru |
1944 |
built by Mitsubishi, Wakamatsu | 01 June 1947 wrecked
off Shiriyasaki. |
881 |
| Mogamisan Maru |
1959 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1979 scrapped at Hirao. |
9,558 |
| Momijisan Maru |
1959 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1973 sold renamed Sea Brave, 1978 sold renamed
Han Garan, 1984 scrapped at Pusan. |
9,548 |
| Musashisan Maru |
1958 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1973 sold renamed Sea Adventure, 1977 sold
renamed Sea Victory, 1978 sold renamed Fortune Pilot, 1981 scrapped
at Kaohsiung. |
9,550 |
| Myogisan Maru |
1899 |
built by Reid & Co., Glasgow | ex- Nyassa, 1914 purchased
from SS Nyassa Co. Ltd (Maclay & McIntyre), Glasgow renamed Myogisan
Maru, 29 December 1927 wrecked Oshima, Hokkaido. |
2,779 |
| Nachisan Maru (1) |
1931 |
built
by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | 1938 renamed Natisan Maru (according
to Jordan), 13 November 1943 torpedoed and sunk by American submarine
USS Trigger near Chju Island, Korea with the loss of 36 lives. |
4,434 |
| Nachisan Maru (2) |
1951 |
built by Ishikawajima Ship & Chem. Plant, Tokyo |
1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1971 sold to Victoria Shipping Lines renamed
Nachisan, 1977 sold to Golden Nav Co. renamed Golden Venture, 1979
sold to Sea Liner Co. renamed Sea King, 1980 sold to Ajman Shipping & Trading
Co. renamed A Trader, 1981 sold to Al Shamsi Trading Co. renamed
Sareyah, 1982 scrapped at Chittagong. |
4,658 |
| Nagaosan Maru |
1960 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1971 sold renamed Maritime Explorer, 1983
scrapped at Bangkok. |
6,550 |
| Nagisan Maru |
1931 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | 30 March 1944
bombed and sunk by American warplanes at Palau Atoll. |
4,391 |
| Narasan Maru |
1958 |
built by Osaka Zosensho, Osaka | 1964 Mitsui merged
with O.S.K. to become Mitsui OSK
Lines, 1971 sold renamed Virginia Star, 1979 sold renamed Virgin
Star, 1980 scrapped at Gadani Beach. |
5,201 |
| Nasusan Maru (1) |
1931 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | 14 June 1944
torpedoed and sunk by American submarine USS Tang near Nagasaki with
the loss of 10 lives. |
4,399 |
| Nasusan Maru (2) |
1951 |
built by Fujinagata, Osaka | ex- Fujikawa Maru, 1956
purchased from Toyo Kaiun K.K., Tokyo renamed Nasusan Maru, 1963
sold to Kanasashi Zosensho renamed Kanekiyo Maru, 1966 sold to Fong
Shing Hong renamed Chin Lan, 1966 sold to Hyopsung Shipping Corp.
renamed Song Do, 1975 scrapped. |
4,207 |
| Natisan Maru |
|
see Nachisan Maru (1). |
|
| Nihonkai Maru |
1932 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | ex- Nihonkai Maru, 1943 taken over with fleet of Shimatani
Kisen K.K., 17 June 1944 torpedoed and sunk by American submarine
USS Flounder. |
2,681 |
| Nikkosan Maru (1) |
1917 |
built by Skinner & Eddy Corporation, Seattle | Laid
down as Martha Washington, launched as Nikkosan Maru, completed as
Indiana, 1918 renamed Western Front, 11 July 1921 sunk after explosion
and fire 10nm WSW Bishop Rock. |
5,743 |
| Nikkosan Maru (2) |
1961 |
built by Fujinagata, Osaka | 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1971 sold renamed Victoria Peak, 1979 scrapped
at Mukaishima. |
5,176 |
| Nireisan Maru |
1896 |
built by David J. Dunlop, Inch Yard | ex- Ibadan,
1905 purchased from African S.S. Co. (Elder,
Dempster), London renamed Nireisan Maru, 29 August 1918 wrecked
near Shodoshima. |
793 |
| Numobiki Maru |
1874 |
built by Caird & Co., Greenock | ex- Sindoro built
for the Nederlandsch Indische Stoomvaart Mij., 1896 purchased from Koninklijke
Paketvaart Maatschappij renamed Numobiki Maru, 21 July 1899 foundered
60nm E Saddle Island. (Miramar) (according to Muller 1896 sold to
Hassagawa, Kobe, Japan renamed Hokuyu Maru, 1900 scrapped in Japan). |
1,336 |
| Oesan Maru |
1944 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | Tanker, 1945 converted into a dry cargo ship, 1956
transferred to Toyo Kaiun renamed Tamagawa Maru, 1963 scrapped at
Tsuneishi. |
6,892 |
| Ogurasan Maru (1) |
1943 |
built by Hitachi Shipbuilding, Sakurajima | Standard
tanker type 1TM, 26 November 1943 torpedoed and sunk by American
submarine USS Bowfin with the loss of 30 lives. |
5,069 |
| Ogurasan Maru (2) |
1957 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | Tanker, 1971 sold renamed Eastern Pioneer, 1976 scrapped
at Kaohsiung. |
12,530 |
| Ohminesan Maru |
1958 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | Tanker, 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1969 sold to Nihon Suisa converted into
a fish factory ship renamed Mineshima Maru, 1989 scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
20,202 |
| Ojikasan Maru |
1944 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | Tanker, 1945 converted into a dry cargo ship, 13 June
1945 torpedoed and sunk by American submarine. |
6,892 |
| Ominesan Maru |
1943 |
built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Nagasaki
| Tanker, 04 March 1944 torpedoed and sunk by American submarine
USS Bluefish with the loss of 45 lives. |
10,536 |
| Omrusan Maru |
1937 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha,
Tama | Tanker, 1938 renamed Omurosan Maru (1) (according to Jordan),
22 December 1944 torpedoed and sunk by American submarine USS Flasher
with the loss of 2 lives. |
9,205 |
| Omurosan Maru (1) |
|
see Omrusan Maru. |
|
| Omurosan Maru (2) |
1953 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | Tanker, 1961 converted into a bulk carrier, 13,186gt,
1967 sold to Sanwa Kisen renamed Asahigawa Maru, 1970 sold to Regent
Shipping Management renamed Hollyhock, 1977 sold to Dae Won Sa Co.
renamed Dae Sun, 1978 scrapped at Pusan. |
13,103 |
| Osakasan Maru |
1944 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | Standard ship type 2A-20 dry cargo, converted into
a tanker, 17 November 1944 torpedoed and sunk by American submarine
USS Peto with the loss of 142 lives |
6,925 |
| Oshima Maru |
1934 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 1952 sold to Sugaya Kisen, 1967 scrapped at Nose. |
970 |
| Otorisan Maru |
1943 |
built by Harima Dockyard, Harima | Standard tanker
type TM, 26 July 1944 torpedoed and sunk by American submarine USS
Flasher and USS Crevalle with the loss of 46 lives. |
5,280 |
| Otowasan Maru (1) |
1936 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | Tanker, 22 December
1944 torpedoed and sunk by American submarine USS Flasher with the
loss of 62 lives. |
9,205 |
| Otowasan Maru (2) |
1952 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | Tanker, 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1965 converted into a bulk carrier, 14,465gt,
1973 sold to R.J. Del Pan Co. renamed Orient Mariner, 1979 scrapped
at Kaohsiung. |
12,687 |
| Otusan Maru |
1944 |
built by Kawanami Industries, Koyagijima | Standard
ship type 2A-13 dry cargo, converted into a tanker, 12 January 1945
bombed and sunk by American warplanes near Qui Nhon with the loss
of 28 lives. |
6,859 |
| Ozikasan Maru |
1944 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | Standard ship
type 2A, 13 June 1945 torpedoed and sunk by American submarine USS
Bonefish with the loss of 30 lives. |
6,892 |
| Rokkosan Maru |
1911 |
built by Sir Raylton, Dixon & Co., Middlesborough
| 25 September 1944 bombed and sunk by American warplanes. |
2,166 |
| Sancho Maru |
1918 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Uno | 1951 sold to
Sugaya Kisen, 1955 deleted from Register. |
1,215 |
| Sanjin Maru |
1919 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Uno | 1935 sold to
Sugaya Shoji, 14 June 1945 torpedoed and sunk by American submarine. |
2,494 |
| Sanka Maru |
1918 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Uno | 1935 sold to
Sugaya Shoji, 1938 sold to Oguri Kisen, 1944 sold to Osaka Shosen
Kisen, 10 March 1945 torpedoed and sunk by American submarine USS
Kete. |
2,488 |
| Sanko Maru |
1919 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Uno | 1939 transferred
to Toa Kaiun, 03 November 1945 mined 2nm off Okayasuhama. |
630 |
| Sansho Maru |
1918 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Uno | 13 January 1920
foundered off Yagi. |
1,444 |
| Santen Maru |
1918 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Uno | 1939 transferred
to Toa Kaiun, 21 May 1945 mined off Niihama. |
1,211 |
| Shiksian Maru |
1925 |
built by D. & W. Henderson & Co
Ltd., Glasgow | ex- Thistleros, 1928 purchased from Albyn
Line renamed Shiksian Maru, 1938 renamed Sikisan Maru (according
to Jordan), 24 July 1944 torpedoed and sunk by American submarine
USS Drum with the loss of 11 lives. (Noma names ship Shigisan Maru) |
4,725 |
| Shin Yubari Maru (1) |
1936 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | ex- Shin Yubari
Maru, 1943 purchased from Hokkaido Tanko Kisen, 23 February 1944
torpedoed, bombed and sunk. |
5,354 |
| Shin Yubari Maru (2) |
1964 |
built by Osaka Zosensho, Osaka | ex- Shin Yubari Maru,
1964 purchased from Hokusei Kasiun, 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1976 sold to Panama renamed Zenovia D, 1981
sold renamed New Spirit, 1982 sold renamed Maria N.K., 1985 damaged
by fire & explosion at Tuxpan and total loss. |
3,947 |
| Shinyei Maru No. 3 |
1918 |
built by Nitta Shipbuilding, Osaka | ex- Shinyei Maru
No. 3 built for Nitta Kisen, 1922 to Kyoritsu Kisen, 1943 purchased,
1944 sold to Sakai Kisen, 1953 scrapped. |
958 |
| Shirakamisan Maru |
1946 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 1955 sold to Ryusho Kaiun renamed Ryuwa Maru, 1964
sold to Ta Cheng Marine Co. renamed Ta Cheng, 1970 scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
4,925 |
| Shiranesan Maru (1) |
1943 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | Standard ship type 1B-1,18 October 1944 1944 torpedoed
and sunk with troops by American submarine USS Raton with the loss
of 1426 lives. |
4,739 |
| Shiranesan Maru (2) |
1922 |
built by Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino, San Marco
| ex- Savoia built for Navigazione
Libera Triestina 1937 to Lloyd
Triestino, Trieste not renamed, 1941 captured by British warship,
1942 renamed Empire Arun, 1947 sold to Goulandris Bros, London renamed
Granlake, 1949 sold to Cia Maritima del Este, Panama renamed Dryad,
1951 sold to Hikari Kisen KK, Tokyo renamed Shiranesan Maru, 1953
sold to Mitsui Kinkai Kisen KK, Tokyo same name, 1955 sold to Hokuyo
Suisan KK, Tokyo, used as a crab cannery, 1962 sold to Nichiro Gyogyo
KK, Tokyo renamed Tainichi Maru, 1969 scrapped at Utsumi-Machi. |
5,736 |
| Shiroganesan Maru |
1943 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | Standard ship type 1B-1, 06 August 1944 torpedoed
and sunk by American submarine. |
4,739 |
| Shoei Maru |
1937 |
built by Hakodate Dock, Hakodate | ex- Shoei Maru,
1943 taken over with Shimatani Kisen K.K. fleet,16 December 1944
torpedoed and sunk by British submarine HMS Stoic. |
1,986 |
| Shohei Maru |
1931 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | ex- Shohei Maru,
1943 taken over with Shimatani Kisen K.K. fleet, 10 May 1944 torpedoed
and sunk by American submarine USS Cod off Manilla. |
7,255 |
| Shoho Maru |
1937 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | ex- Shoho Maru,
1943 taken over with Shimatani Kisen K.K. fleet, 31 December 1943
torpedoed and sunk by American submarine USS Bluegill. |
1,936 |
| Sikisan Maru |
|
see Shiksian Maru. |
|
| Siroganesan Maru |
1943 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | Standard ship type 1B-3, 06 August 1944 torpedoed
and sunk by American submarine USS Rasher west of Luzon with the
loss of 22 lives. |
4,739 |
| Sorachi Maru |
1930 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | ex- Sorachi
Maru, 1943 purchased from Hokkaido Tanko Kisen, 1956 transferred
to Tokyo Kaiun renamed Edogawa Maru, 1965 scrapped. |
4,107 |
| Stafford Maru |
1929 |
built by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co.,
Glasgow | ex- Staffordshire, 1959 purchased from Bibby
Line renamed Stafford Maru and resold for scrapping. (Miramar) |
10,654 |
| Syobu Maru |
1941 |
built by Hakodate Dock, Hakodate | ex- Syobu Maru,
1943 taken over with Shimatani Kisen K.K. fleet, 08 April 1944 torpedoed
and sunk by British submarine HMS Sea Rover. |
2,005 |
| Taihosan Maru |
1938 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | 11 March 1943
damaged by torpedoes, 12 March 1943 sunk by torpedo of American submarine
USS Plunger with the loss of 5 lives. |
1,805 |
| Taikosan Maru |
1889 |
built by J. Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland | ex- Glenartney,
1904 purchased from McGregor, Gow & Co., Glasgow renamed Taikosan
Maru, 1909 sold to K Hashimoto, Nishinomiya, 1917 sold to Inui Gomei
Kaishya, Takesago with the same name.14 December 1917 sunk in collision
near Cape Molino (Miramar), 1920 scrapped in Japan (Cooper, Harvey,
Laxon ; Glen and Shire Lines). |
3,026 |
| Taikoshan Maru |
1963 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | Tanker, 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1975 sold to Panama renamed Klelia, 1983
scrapped. |
38,964 |
| Taisetsusan Maru |
1960 |
built by Osaka Zosensho, Osaka | 1964 Mitsui merged
with O.S.K. to become Mitsui OSK
Lines, 1972 sold renamed Heng Shan, 1977 sold renamed Chao Fong,
08 August 1979 foundered. |
4,150 |
| Takakurasan Maru |
1906 |
built by Henry Koch, Lübeck | ex- Landrat Scheiff
built for M. Struve, Blankenese, ex- Edwin Reith 1916 for J.M.K.
Blumenthal, ex- Laen Samud 1917 for Thai Government, ex- Taisei Maru
1924, 1943 purchased from Shimatani Kisen K.K. renamed Takakurasan
Maru, 1951 scrapped. |
1,640 |
| Takaminesan Maru |
1963 |
built by Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries Ltd.,
Aioi | 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1971 sold to Panama renamed Maritime Optium,
1976 scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
33,788 |
| Takamisan Maru |
1928 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 14 May 1943 sunk by torpedo of American submarine
USS Soury at the mouth of Chang Jiang River. |
1,992 |
| Takaosan Maru (1) |
1911 |
built by J. Priestman & Co., Southwick | 24 March
1943 torpedoed and sunk by American submarine USS Wahoo with the
loss of 36 lives. |
2,075 |
| Takaosan Maru (2) |
1948 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1968 sold to Evergreen Marine, Taiwan renamed
Ever Lite, 1970 sold to Da Ping Marine Corp. renamed Ping An, 1971
sold to Kwang Yang Nav Corp. renamed Chang Yang, 1973 scrapped at
Kaohsiung. |
2,167 |
| Takatorisan Maru |
1949 |
built by Osaka Zosensho, Osaka | 1959 sold to Fuji
Kisen, 1965 sold to Yashima Kaiun, 1970 scrapped at Sakaide. |
2,241 |
| Taketu Maru |
1942 |
built by Nippon Kokan Kabushiki Kaisha, Shimizu |
1943 taken over with Shimatani Kisen K.K. fleet, 13 August 1944 torpedoed
and sunk by American submarine. |
5,949 |
| Tamatsu Maru |
1919 |
built by Uraga Dock Co. Ltd, Uraga | ex- Tamatsu Maru,
1943 taken over with Shimatani Kisen K.K. fleet, 16 September 1943
destroyed in fire Port Swettenham. |
4,646 |
| Tamonsan Maru |
1918 |
built by Ono Ironwork Shipyard., Osaka | ex- Tokiwasan
Maru, 1943 purchased from Shimatani Kisen K.K., Nishinomiya with
fleet renamed Tamonsan Maru, 1960 scrapped. |
1,197 |
| Tatsutasan Maru (1) |
1928 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | 03 December
1940 foundered 3nm off Nojimasaki. |
1,992 |
| Tatsutasan Maru (2) |
1963 |
built by Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries Ltd.,
Aioi | Tanker, 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1978 scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
34,720 |
| Tenkai Maru |
1917 |
built by Mitsubishi Zosen Kaisha, Nagasaki | ex- Tenkai
Maru built for Suzuki Shoten, 1927 sold to Meiji Kaiun, 1933 sold
to Shimatani Kisen K.K., 1943 taken over with fleet of Shimatani
Kisen K.K., 05 September 1943 sunk by submarine. |
3,203 |
| Tenpaisan Maru |
1911 |
built by J.L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland | 24 November
1927 wrecked Copalis River mouth, 12nm of Grays Harbor during thick
fog. |
5,416 |
| Tenryusan Maru |
1963 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1979 scrapped. |
37,215 |
| Teshiosan Maru |
1948 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1965 sold to Poti Thai Nav. Co. renamed
Poti No.1, 1967 sold to East Asia Maritime renamed Turtle No.5, 1969
sold to New Taiwan Marine renamed Glory No.3, 1972 sold to Wan Tung
Transportation Co. renamed Wan Khim, 1974 sold to Hoi Wah Nav Co.
renamed Adriana, 1978 scrapped. |
2,152 |
| Tesio Maru |
1943 |
built by Tochigi Shipyard, Tochigi | Standard ship
type 1C-1, 30 March 1944 bombed and sunk by American warplanes with
the loss of 2 lives. |
2,840 |
| Togamisan Maru |
|
see Toyama Maru. |
|
| Tokachisan Maru (1) |
1948 |
built by Mitsui Engineering
and Shipbuilding Co., Tamano Works | 1960 renamed Tokachisan Maru
No.2, 1960 sold to San-ei Senpaku, 1962 sold to Indonesian Compass
renamed Bachtera Kita, 1978 sold to Indonesian Oriental renamed Deepa
Raya, 1987 scrapped. |
1,952 |
| Tokachisan Maru (2) |
1961 |
built by Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries Ltd.,
Tokyo | 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1972 sold renamed Tai Shan, 1973 sold renamed
Longwind, 1980 sold renamed Bon Voyage, 1980 scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
3,980 |
| Tokachisan Maru No.2 |
|
see Tokachisan Maru (1). |
|
| Tokiwa Maru |
1919 |
built by Ono Ironwork Shipyard., Osaka | ex- Tokiwa
Maru built for Hamaguchi Kisen, 1924 sold to to Shimatani Kisen K.K.,
1943 taken over with fleet of Shimatani Kisen K.K., 09 June 1945
torpedoed and sunk by American submarine USS Seadog. |
914 |
| Tokiwasan Maru |
1938 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | 09 September
1944 torpedoed and sunk by American submarine USS Bang with the loss
of 9 lives. |
1,805 |
| Tomi Maru |
1900 |
built by Sir Raylton, Dixon & Co., Middlesborough
| ex- Ismaila built for British
India Steam Nav. Co., 1923 sold to Tokai Kisen, Japan renamed
Tomi Maru, 1927 sold to Machida Kisen, 1930 sold to Matuura Kisen,
1934 purchased not renamed, 1934 sold to Shimatani Kisen K.K., 1935
scrapped. |
5,444 |
| Tone Maru |
1920 |
built by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Tama | ex- Tone Maru,
1923 purchased from Tokyo Kaiun, 1937 sold to Tamai Shosen, 17 September
1942 torpedoed and sunk by American submarine USS Growler. |
4,070 |
| Toyama Maru |
1919 |
built by Ono Ironwork Shipyard.,
Osaka | ex- Toyama Maru, 1943 taken over with fleet of Shimatani
Kisen K.K., later renamed Togamisan Maru, 1950 scrapped. |
914 |
| Tsukushi Maru |
1926 |
built by Osaka Iron Works, Innoshima | ex- Tsukushi
Maru built for Kaijima Shogyo, 1943 purchased from Hokkaido Kisen,
23 August 1943 torpedoed and sunk by American submarine USS Tang. |
1,858 |
| Tsukushi Maru No. 2 |
1926 |
built by Uraga Dock Co. Ltd, Uraga | ex- Tsukushi
Maru No. 2 built for Kaijima Shogyo, 1943 purchased from Hokkaido
Kisen, 11 July 1944 torpedoed and sunk by American submarine USS
Sealion with the loss of 38 lives. |
2,423 |
| Tsukushi Maru No. 3 |
1927 |
built by Harima Dockyard, Harima | ex- Tsukushi Maru
No. 3 built for Kaijima Shogyo, 1943 purchased from Hokkaido Kisen,
18 March 1945 torpedoed and sunk by American submarine USS Trigger
NW of Naze with the loss of many lives. |
1,012 |
| Tsurugisan Maru |
1899 |
built by Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Sunderland
| ex- Cardiganshire, 1899 purchased from Jenkins & Co. (Shire
Line), London renamed Tsurugisan Maru, 1923 sold to Dairen Kisen
K.K., Dairen renamed Oyama Maru, 1928 sold to Fuji Shosen K.K., Kobe
not renamed, 1938 sold to Sugaya K.K., Kobe renamed Miharu Maru,
14 December 1941 lost south of Hokkaido. |
3,777 |
| Tsusai Maru |
1868 |
built by Henderson, Coulborn & Co., Renfrew | ex-
Sakura, 1887 purchased renamed Tsusai Maru, 1888 sold, 1928 sold
to Amagasaki Kisen, 1929 deleted from Register. |
775 |
| Tukubasan Maru |
1944 |
built by Nihonkai Dock, Toyama | Standard ship type
1D-5, 21 September 1944 bombed by American warplanes and beached
at Manila with the loss of 3 lives. |
1,937 |
| Tukushi Maru |
1871 |
built by Scott & Co., Greenock | ex- Crusader, 1889
purchased renamed Tukushi Maru, 1895 sold, 1910 deleted from Register. |
1,060 |
| Tukushi Maru No. 3 |
1927 |
built by Harima Dockyard, Harima | ex- Tukushi Maru
No. 3 built for Kaijima Mine, 1943 purchased by Hokkaido Tanko Kisen,
1943 purchased from Hokkaido Tanko Kisen, 18 March 1945 torpedoed
and sunk by American submarine USS Trigger. |
1,013 |
| Ushiwaka Maru |
1881 |
built by Short Brothers Ltd., Sunderland | ex- Reginald
Hanson, 1883 purchased from G.E. Wood, London renamed Ushiwaka Maru,
1883 sold to Kyodo Unyu renamed Yechiu Maru, 23 March 1890 foundered
off Japan. |
954 |
| Wakatsu Maru |
1917 |
built by Charles Connell & Co., Glasgow | ex- Glenlyon
built for James Gardiner & Co., 1917 to Furness, Withy & Co., ex-
Indian Prince 1919 for the Rio Cape Line, management was transferred
to Prince Line Ltd in 1922,
1936 sold to A. I. Cosmas, Panama renamed Andreas, 1941 seized by
the Japanese in the Dutch East Indies, renamed Wakatsu Maru and placed
under the management of Shimatani, 1943 taken over with fleet, 16
December 1942 was sunk off East Timor by Dutch aircraft from Darwin. |
5,123 |
| Yashiosan Maru |
1960 |
built by Fujinagata, Osaka | 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1976 sold renamed Messiniakos Gulf, 1981
scrapped at Gadani Beach. |
11,702 |
| Yawatasan Maru |
1960 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1975 sold renamed Unique Wisteria, 1978
sold renamed Cosmos Reliance, 1981 scrapped at Gadani Beach. |
17,107 |
| Yoko Maru |
1946 |
built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Kobe |
Standard type 3AT, ex- Yoko Maru, 1956 purchased from Taiyo Kogyo,
1958 sold to Yoyo Kaiun renamed Kinugawa Maru, 1964 scrapped. |
7,148 |
| Yoritomo Maru |
1880 |
built by R. Thompson, Southwick | 1896 sold to K.
Kawabe, 1908 sold to N. Yamamoto, 18 November 1911 wrecked off Sodo-n-he,
Hokkaido. |
986 |
| Yoshinosan Maru |
1956 |
built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co.,
Tamano Works | 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1976 sold renamed Uni Hope, 1978 sold renamed
Hope, 1979 sold renamed Good Hope, 1981 scrapped at Gadani Beach. |
6,322 |
| Yubari Maru (1) |
1894 |
built by A. Stephen & Sons Ltd., Linthouse | Launched
as Farsistan but completed as Turkistan for Frank C. Strick, 1898
sold to Bucknall renamed
Beira, ex- Shinkai Maru 1910, 1915 purchased renamed Yubari Maru,
1930 sold to Sugaya KK renamed Mihara Maru, 1935 scrapped. |
4,056 |
| Yubari Maru (2) |
1925 |
built by Wm Gray & Co. Ltd, West Hartlepool | ex-
Ingola built for Maclay & McIntyre, ex- Tenax 1940 for Muir Young,
ex- Kwok Sing 1948, ex- San Antoni 1948, 1951 purchased from Wallem & Co.
renamed Ybari Maru, 1961 scrapped at Mukaishima. |
4,252 |
| Yubari Maru (3) |
1964 |
built by Osaka Zosensho, Osaka | ex- Yubari Maru,
1964 purchased from Hokusei Kasiun, 1964 Mitsui merged with O.S.K. to
become Mitsui OSK Lines, 1970 sold to Panama renamed Zipounas, 1976
sold renamed Caribbean Pearl, 1977 sold renamed El Zajon, 1984 scrapped. |
4,227 |
| Zuiko Maru |
1949 |
built by Kawanami Industries, Nagasaki | ex- Zuiko
Maru, 1956 purchased from Taiyo Kogyo, 1956 sold to Asano Kaiun renamed
Tatsuhisa Maru, 1959 sold to Fuso Kaiun renamed Kenko Maru, 1968
scrapped. |
701 |
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