Fujikawa Maru

History
Japan
NameFujikawa Maru
OwnerToyo Kaiun K.K., Tokyo
OperatorImperial Japanese Navy
BuilderMitsubishi Zosensho, Nagasaki
Laid down20 October 1937
Launched15 April 1938
Completed1 July 1938
Commissionedrequisitioned 9 December 1940
Out of service17 February 1944
Stricken1944
HomeportTokyo
IdentificationOfficial number: 45067
FateSunk by torpedo attack 17 February 1944
General characteristics
TypeTransport
Displacement6,938 long tons (7,049 t)
Length437.4 ft (133.3 m)
Beam58.5 ft (17.8 m)
Draught26 ft (7.9 m)
Speed13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph)
Range5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph)
Complement162
Service record
Operations: Battle of Midway, Operation Hailstone

Fujikawa Maru was a refrigerated cargo ship that was built in 1938 for the Toyo Kaiun Kisen Kaisha. She was requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II for use as an auxiliary armed aircraft transport or ferry, and was rerated as an auxiliary transport on 1 January, 1944. She was sunk in Truk Lagoon in 1944 during Operation Hailstone and is now a leading wreck diving site for scuba divers.