Toa Maru

Toa Maru
History
Japan
BuilderKawasaki Dockyard, Kobe
Launched1934
FateSunk 25 November 1943
General characteristics
TypeTransport ship
Tonnage10,052 tons
Length502.3 ft (153.1 m)
Beam64.9 ft (19.8 m)
Draft37.1 ft (11.3 m)
Installed powerKawasaki (MAN-type) diesel engine, 8,611 hp (6,421 kW)
Speed19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph)
Capacity93,000 bbl (14,800 m3)
Armament1 × 4.7 in (120 mm) LA gun

Toa Maru No 2 is a World War II Japanese transport ship sunk by the American submarine USS Searaven (SS-196) off Gizo, Solomon Islands on 25 November 1943.