General cargo ship “Oyama Maru” at anchor off Singapore, mid-December 1972
Owner: Mitsui Shinkaku Ginko K.K. (Mitsui Trust Bank), Tokyo
Flag: Japan
Builder: Nipponkai Jukogyo, Toyama
Gross tons: 3,388
Deadweight: 5,653
Length overall: 101.0 m
Max. draft: 6.98 m
Engine: 6-cylinder diesel, 3,200 b.h.p., by Nippon Hatsudoki, Kobe
Service speed: 12.75 knots
Completed 1967
1972: “Orient Pearl”
1976: “Nikot”
1981: “Diego”
1984: “Orion”
1987: “Kanika III” (Maltese flag)