MV Asama Maru (1928)

Asama Maru in 1936.
History
Japan
Name	Asama Maru
Operator	Nippon Yusen (NYK)
Builder	Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Nagasaki, Japan
Yard number	450
Laid down	10 September 1927
Launched	30 October 1928
Completed	15 September 1929
In service	Autumn 1929
Out of service	1 November 1944
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk by USS Atule (SS-403) in the South China Sea, 100 mi (160 km) south of Pratas Island
General characteristics
Tonnage	16,975 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	178 m (584 ft)
Beam	21.9 m (72 ft)
Draft	28.5'
Propulsion	4 Mitsubishi-Sulzer diesels, quadruple screws
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Capacity	222 first class 96 second class 504 third class 822 total
Crew	330
Notes	Steel construction

Asama Maru (浅間丸, Asama maru) was a Japanese ocean liner owned by Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK). The ship was built in 1927–1929 by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. at Nagasaki, Japan. The vessel was named after an important Shinto shrine.^[1]

Asama Maru set a record of her maiden voyage to California, and surpassed this record on her fourth voyage from Yokohama to San Francisco.^[2]