Global InformationJapanese gunboat Heijo Maru information
| History | |
|---|---|
 Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Heijo Maru |
| Launched | 19 July 1940 |
| Acquired | Requisitioned by Imperial Japanese Navy, 28 November 1941 |
| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk by USS Albacore, 4 September 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 2,627 GRT |
| Length | 93.8 ft (28.6 m) |
| Beam | 13.7 ft (4.2 m) |
| Draught | 7.5 ft (2.3 m) |
| Installed power | 1,400 hp (1,000 kW) |
| Propulsion | 1 VTE |
Heijo Maru (Japanese: 平壌丸) was an auxiliary gunboat of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. The vessel was initially constructed as a merchant ship in 1940, the ship was requisitioned in 1941 and remained in service until September 1943, when she was sunk by torpedoes while on convoy duty in the Solomon Islands.