The ship and passengers were served by a crew of 330. There was also room for up to 504 third-class passengers. The ocean liner provided accommodation for 222 first-class passengers and for 96 second class passengers. The Asama Maru was the first Japanese passenger liner to be propelled by diesel engines. The ship had 4 diesel motors, two funnels, two masts, quadruple screws and an average speed of 21-knots.
The 16,975-ton vessel had a length of 583 feet (178 m), and her beam was 71 feet (22 m). She left Yokohama on Septemon her maiden voyage to California. The Asama Maru was launched on October 30, 1927. The ship was built by Mitsubishi at Nagasaki on the southern island of Kyushu. The first passenger liner built by NYK was Asama Maru. The vessel was created as a twin of the Tatsuta Maru and both ships were named after important Shinto shrines. On her fourth voyage from Yokohama to SanFrancisco, the speed of the ship's crossing surpassed the previous record. The Asama Maru was built for the trans-Pacific Orient-California fortnightly service and she was characterized as "The Queen of the Sea." Principal ports-of-call included Hong Kong, Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu, Los Angeles & San Francisco. The ship was built in 1927-1929 by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. The Asama Maru ( 浅間丸, Asama maru ?) was a Japanese ocean liner owned by Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Torpedoed and sunk by USS Atule in the South China Sea, 100 mi (160 km) south of Pratas island Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & Engineering Co.
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