Ore carrier “Nikkaku Maru” in the South China Sea, February 1972
Owner: Showa Kaiun K.K. (Showa Line), Tokyo
Port of registry: Tokyo
Builder: Nippon Kokan K.K., Tsurumi yard, Yokohama (Hull-761)
Gross tons: 14,066
Deadweight: 20,335
Length overall: 170.4 m
Max. draft: 9.11 m
Engine: 6-cylinder B&W diesel, 7,500 b.h.p., by Hitachi Zosen, Osaka
Service speed: 14.75 knots
Completed July 1960 as “Nikkaku Maru” for Nissan Kisen K.K., Tokyo
April 1964: owner merged with Nippon Yusosen to form Showa Line
Sold 1973 to Golden Stone Shipping Co. S.A., Panama, renamed “Kim Shin”
Sold July 1978 for scrapping in Korea