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shadow_wxh · 12-13-20, 03:34 AM

KSSJ = Old Cargo Steamer

This class consists of KACHOSAN, KASAGISAN, KASUGASAN and KATSURAGISAN MARUs completed between Feb and Jul ’25 for Mitsui Bussan K.K. KACHOSAN and KATSURAGISAN MARUs were requisitioned by the IJA, KASAGISAN MARU by the IJN in ’41 and converted to an auxiliary transport. Those three ships were sunk in ’44 and ’45 from various causes. KASUGASAN MARU survived the war and was broken up in ’65.

Builder and Year Completed: Tama. Mitsui Bussan Zosensho, 1925
Gross tonnage: 2,427-tons Dimensions: 284.1' Lpp x 42.0' x 23.3' Propulsion: One reciprocating triple expansion steam engine, 1 shaft, 1,200 n.h.p. Speed: 10 cruising, 12 max. Armament: Various depending usage.

Personal Optinion:Because this ship small tonnage and basic MFM configuration this type of design can be applied by almost any ship builder and they only differs in finer details eg. ventilators, cables, hull shape,superstructure details.And there are evidence suggest Japan ship builder does copy design from european ships so this class can be classifed as generic cargo ship.

12-13-20, 03:34 AM	#5
shadow_wxh Soundman Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 142 Downloads: 107 Uploads: 1	Ship Identified Kachosan Maru Cargo Steamer KSSJ = Old Cargo Steamer This class consists of KACHOSAN, KASAGISAN, KASUGASAN and KATSURAGISAN MARUs completed between Feb and Jul ’25 for Mitsui Bussan K.K. KACHOSAN and KATSURAGISAN MARUs were requisitioned by the IJA, KASAGISAN MARU by the IJN in ’41 and converted to an auxiliary transport. Those three ships were sunk in ’44 and ’45 from various causes. KASUGASAN MARU survived the war and was broken up in ’65. Builder and Year Completed: Tama. Mitsui Bussan Zosensho, 1925 Gross tonnage: 2,427-tons Dimensions: 284.1' Lpp x 42.0' x 23.3' Propulsion: One reciprocating triple expansion steam engine, 1 shaft, 1,200 n.h.p. Speed: 10 cruising, 12 max. Armament: Various depending usage. Personal Optinion:Because this ship small tonnage and basic MFM configuration this type of design can be applied by almost any ship builder and they only differs in finer details eg. ventilators, cables, hull shape,superstructure details.And there are evidence suggest Japan ship builder does copy design from european ships so this class can be classifed as generic cargo ship. Last edited by shadow_wxh; 12-13-20 at 03:49 AM.