| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan | |
| Name | Takao Maru |
| Owner | Osaka Shosen Kaisha |
| Operator | 1941: Imperial Japanese Army |
| Port of registry | Osaka |
| Builder | Uraga Dock Company, Uraga |
| Yard number | 317 |
| Laid down | 19 July 1926 |
| Launched | 2 April 1927 |
| Completed | May 1927 |
| Out of service | 10 December 1941 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | damaged by air raid and beached |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | banana ship |
| Tonnage | 4,282 GRT, 2,517 NRT |
| Length | 355.6 ft (108.4 m) |
| Beam | 48.5 ft (14.8 m) |
| Draft | 28 ft 3+3⁄4 in (8.6 m) |
| Depth | 32.5 ft (9.9 m) |
| Decks | 2 |
| Installed power | 782 NHP; 3,915 shp |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 16.3 knots (30 km/h) |
| Capacity | passengers: 6 × 1st class; 64 × 3rd class |
| Troops | 2,000 |
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Takao Maru (高雄丸) was an OSK Line cargo and passenger steamship that was built in Japan in 1927. In 1941 the Imperial Japanese Army requisitioned her. US aircraft damaged her during the first week of the Japanese invasion of the Philippines. In 1942 she was declared a total loss.