Sakito Maru
Sakito Maru seen before the war | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Japan | |
| Builder | Mitsubishi Zosen Kaisha (Nagasaki) |
| Laid down | 16 April 1938 |
| Launched | 27 October 1938 |
| In service | 29 January 1939 |
| Fate | Sunk by USS Trout, 1 March 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Troop transport |
| Tonnage | 7,126 GRT |
| Length | 145 metres (475 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 19 metres (62 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 12.5 metres (41 ft 0 in) |
| Speed | 19.7 knots (36.5 km/h; 22.7 mph) |
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Sakito Maru (Japanese: 崎戸丸) was a 7,126-ton Japanese troop transport that operated during World War II. She was sunk on 1 March 1944 with great loss of life.