Nunobiki Maru

History
Japan
NameNunobiki Maru
BuilderCaird & Company, Greenock, Scotland
Launched30 November 1874
Completed1874
FateFoundered 21 July 1899
General characteristics
TypeSteamship
Tonnage1,336 grt
Length79.3 m (260 ft 2 in) overall
Beam9.2 m (30 ft 2 in)
Propulsioncompound steam engine

Nunobiki Maru (布引丸, literally, Drawn Fabric) was a Japanese steamship known mainly for her attempted delivery of arms, most notably powerful Murata rifles, from Japan to the Philippines, a key event in Japanese–Filipino relations during the Philippine–American War.


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