Asama Maru
The "Chichibu Maru" was built for the Nippon Yusen shipping company by the Yokohama Dock Company. She was launched on 8 May 1929 and completed in 1930. She had a beam of 22.6 meters, a length of 178 meters and a tonnage of 17,498. Cruising speed was 19 knots, with a maximum of 21 knots. The ship could carry 817 passengers. She differed from her half-sisters, the "Asama Maru" and the "Tatsuta Maru", in her propulsion system, and in having one (rather than two) funnels.