Curiouser and curiouser........... just found another list of Hog Islanders, which lists yard No. 1533 as "Manatawny", sunk by aircraft bombs off Manila in December 1941. Several Hog Islanders were converted to tankers in the early 1920s, including this one probably (also yard No. 1540, "Vaba", which became the British "Empire Dolphin" in 1941). Although there is no entry re salvage, it is entirely plausible that she was raised and repaired by the Japanese.
The Wikipedia entry for USS "Jack" lists "Nanei Maru" as one of four TANKERS sunk by "Jack" on 19/2/1944, which would tie in neatly with her probable conversion in the 1920s.
Of course, this would probably mean 3D work- new superstructures on the Hog Island hull (depending on how the conversion was done) so probably not worth the effort. Time to obtain a copy of "The Hog Islanders"..........
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