Asuka Maru
Ship Number
658
Vessel Type
Cargo Ship
Built
D&W Henderson
Yard
Meadowside
Launch Date
July 2, 1924
Delivered
November 12, 1924
Owner
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
Weight
7488 grt
BP Length
440 feet
Breadth
57 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
12.5 knots
Propulsion
Oil 4SCSA 2x8cyl (26.75 x 43.25in), 1111nhp
Official No.
Registered
Tokyo
Fate
Sunk
 Asuka Maru

10th January 1944  she was torpedoed by US submarine Seawolf, 70 miles north of Naha on passage Mutsure for Kaohsiung