| Name: | JAPAN |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 21/09/1911 |
| Completed: | 12/1911 |
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 446 |
| Dimensions: | 5230grt, 3262nrt, 425.0 x 54.1 x 26.9ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (27, 45 & 75 x 51ins), 581nhp |
| Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 12/1911 | A/B Svenska Ostasiatiska Kompaniet, Gothenburg |
| 04/05/1941 | Sank |
| Comments: | 04/05/1941: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U38, 240 miles WNW of Freetown |
| On a voyage from Milford Haven to Freetown and the Middle East, | |
| with a cargo of coal & general cargo | |
| Some records state launch date 04/10/1911 but no press report to confirm either date | |
| TIC records state 21/09/1911 & press report has alongside at Hebburn 25/09/1911 |
Above photo is courtesy of Sjöhistoriska museet
Above photo is courtesy of Sjöhistoriska museet
Above model is of sistership CEYLON. Photo is copyright of Sjöhistoriska museet
Above model is of sistership CEYLON. Photo is copyright of Sjöhistoriska museet