IJN
Cargo Ship

Tons
5,493

Ship History
Built by J. Coughlan & Sons, in Vancouver Canada in 1920. Purchased by Asashi Shoki K.K. of Tokyo.

Wartime History
Set off from Rabaul as part of a convoy to New Guinea. On board were infantry guns and mortars, trucks, landing craft and fuel drums. Also on board was Major Nishikawa and the 115th Infantry Regiment. Sunk by air attack during the Battle of the Bismarck Sea, on March 2, 1943 near Cape Glouster, the first ship in the Japanese convoy sunk during the battle.

References
Battle of the Bismarck Sea by Lex McAulay

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