First of New Fast Freighters Enters Port 'One of Japan's three' new speedy passenger freighters, the ins. Kagu Maru, of the Kokusai Kisen Kaisha, ut Into port from Kobe and Moji shortly after noon on August 4 on her maiden voyage to Europe, and docked alongside the Wayside Wharf from which she sailed that afternoon. She and the other two freighters, the Kinugasa Maru and the Kashii Maru, were designed not only for Japa Orient-Europe run but are also a new step forward in swift freight service.
There has been much discussion on the Coast this year as these vessels neared completion, and considerable speculation as to whether their Introduction would change freight services. The new ships were built under the encouragement of the Japanese Ministry of Communications with the definite idea of transporting cargoes quickly. The three vessels of the KOK. are the forerunners of number of other ships of the same type that are expected to have their keels laid down within the next few years.
Great speed has been shown in the building of the vessels, The Kinugasa Maru was six months and eighteen days in building, the Kashii Maru, ten months and four days, while the Kagu Maru, Shanghai's visitor, took seven months and nine days from keel laying to completion.
Dimensions of Vessels The Kagu Mary, like her sisters, has a gross tonnage of 6,800 tons 9,200 tons deadweight capacity. Her overall is"477 feet and between perpendiculars she is 450 fect, She has a width of Gl fect and a loaded Graught of 27 feet 6 inches. Her maximum speed is slightly better than 22 miles.
She has comfortable accommodation for twelve passengers, and ample Jeargo space. Her grain cargo capacity $03,000 cubic feet, while her bale cargo capacity is 541,000 feet. St has a two stroke, double acting Diesel engine and is classed by Lloyd's Register of Shipping as 100A1. The Kagu Maru will carr} most of her cargoes, which on this trip is general, to Continental ports. Among those fat which she will call are Hongkong, Singapore, Port Sudan, Port Said, Alexandria, Marseilles, Casablanca, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and Hamburg.
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