JPN - YN 479 SS Wales Maru Structural Plans (1921)
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- JPN - YN 479 SS Wales Maru Structural Plans (1921)
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JPN - YN 479 SS Wales Maru Structural Plans (1921)
Author: Kawasaki Shipyard Co Ltd, Kobe Shipyard, Kobe, Japan
Year: 1921
JPN - SS Wales Maru Passenger Cargo Ship Fuji Maru Class (K Line) official nr: 28527 yard nr: 479 yard: Kawasaki Shipyard Co Ltd, Kobe Shipyard, Kobe, Japan laid down: january 7 1921 launched: june 21 1921 completed: november 20 1921 20/11/1921: - Delivered as Wales Maru to Kawasaki Kisen KK, Kobe, Japan. Under management of K Line . Service on westbound Around-the-World service 27/10/1941: - Requisitioned by the Imperial Army (IJA) and converted to a troop transport. Allotted IJA Nr 968 23/5/1944: - Sunk by SS-260 USS Lapon in the South China Sea. At the time the ship was carrying Unit 234 of Independent Flight Corps of 1000 men and 50 of them as well as 13 crewmen are killed SS Wales Maru on Combinedfleet SS Wales Maru on Wrecksite General Arrangement Plan dated november 12 1921 - incomplete set of drawings - various dates 00 - cover photo + 01 - cover sheet profile & deck plan *** 02 - profile & deck plan *** 03 - cover sheet half midship section *** 04 - half midship section *** 05 - cover sheet oil fuel pipes * 06 - oil fuel pipes * 07 - rudder ** 08 - cover sheet contrapropeller < 09 - contrapropeller < * - june 6 1921 ** - november 6 1921 *** - november 12 1921 < - unknown d