Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Keizan Maru (Propeller, 1918)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Keizan Maru
Also known as:
Crawl Keys
Year of Build:
1918
Rebuilt:
1. 1938;
Official Number:
216727
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ecorse, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
Great Lakes Engineering Works
Ownership Notes:
United States Shipping Board, (1918-1929); O'Boyle, Joseph, (1929-1934); United States Shipping Board, (1934-1937); (purchased at a U. S. Marshall's sale); Marden, (1937-1938); Kokoku Kisen K. K., (1938-1945);
Hull Dimensions
1918
Length: 253.5' Width/Beam: 43.8' Depth: 20.4'
Tonnage
1918
Gross: 2,308 Net: 1,378
1938
Gross: 2,116 Net: 1,253
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Crawl Keys (1918-1838);
b. Propeller, Keizaan Maru (1938-1945)
Nationality:
American (1918-1937); China (1937-1938); Japan (1938-1945)
Chronology:

1. 3/10/1945, East China Sea, (29.3N x 128.15E.), Torpedoed and sunk by U. S. submarine Kate;

Notes
General notes:
Hull #204; She set an emergency fleet corporation shipbuilding record by being built in 26 days;
Sources:
1. John Poole's' notes:
2. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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