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The Tatsuta Maru (16,975 grt, 584 ft. long) commenced her maiden voyage between
Yokohama and San Francisco in April 1930. The transliteration of her name was changed
to Tatuta Maru in 1938. She became a troop transport for the Japanese Navy in 1941, but
ended her days two years later when sunk by a US submarine. Her sister-ship the Asama
Maru was near-identical, whereas a half-sister, the Chichibu Maru, was slightly larger
with only one funnel. (NYK Line original PC)
Above interior (second class) photos of either the Tatsuta Maru or Asama Maru
are
from a NYK Line brochure/deck plan of the twin vessels dated October 1931.
(Back
cover below left; front cover has "Asama Maru" instead).
Another NYK Line brochure on
the Tatuta Maru
describes the vessels as "being of the same dimensions,
are really twin
ships with the same style
in the general decorations and furnishings
of the public rooms
and passenger quarters". (Below right, June 1938)
See also this page.
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This page last updated June 12, 2023.
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