RFA Surf Pilot
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| Builder: | Harima Zōsen KK |
| Yard number: | 264 |
| Laid down: | 21 January 1938 |
| Launched: | 8 December 1938 |
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| Fate: | Scuttled 1960 |
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| Class and type: | Kawasaki-type oiler / Surf-class tanker |
| Tonnage: | 10,519 GRT, 6,206 NRT |
| Displacement: | 10,383 tons |
| Length: | 504.7 feet (153.8 m) |
| Beam: | 66.0 feet (20.1 m) |
| Depth: | 37.5 feet (11.4 m) |
| Installed power: | Geared steam turbine |
| Propulsion: | Single screw propeller |
| Speed: | 17 knots (31 km/h) |
Kuroshio Maru (Japanese: 黒潮丸?) was a tanker that was built in 1938 for Japanese owners. She was chartered by the Imperial Japanese Navy and Imperial Japanese Army during World War II: the ship was sunk in January 1945 at Takao, Formosa by American aircraft. Salvaged in 1946, she was allocated as a war prize to China and renamed Yung Hao (Chinese: 容浩), but was forced to remain at Hong Kong by the British. She was requisitioned by the Admiralty during the Korean War and allocated to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. She was to have been named RFA Surf Pilot but due to her poor condition she did not serve in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. She served as Surf Pilot, a tender to HMS Terror until 1958 and was subsequently scuttled off Pulau Aur, Malaya in 1960.
Kuroshio Maru was built as a tanker for carrying oil in bulk and assessed at 10,519 GRT and 6,206 NRT. Her length was 504.7 feet (153.8 m), breadth 66.0 feet (20.1 m) and depth 37.5 feet (11.4 m), and she was reported to displace 10,383 tons. The geared steam turbine engine, placed aft, was manufactured by Ishikawajima Shipbuilding & Engineering Co, Tokyo. It was capable of propelling her at 17 knots (31 km/h).
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