DAIFUKU (TAIFUKU) MARU No. 1 was one of seventy-five such vessels were built based on a British WWI standard ship design for Japanese and foreign customers in 1916-1920. The hull adopted a hurricane deck type of structure that shortened the construction period. Kawasaki established a world record of 30 days from groundbreaking to completion. The ships were known as Kawasaki stock boats or standard steamers.
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