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Japanese cargo ship Hakuyo Maru (1942)

Hakuyo Maru (Japanese: 白鷹丸) was a Japanese cargo ship of during World War II.

History
Empire of Japan
NameHakuyo Maru
BuilderOhara Shipbuilding & Steel Works, Osaka[1]
LaunchedOctober 1942
Sponsored byKyushu Yusen Co., Ltd., Fukuoka
Completed1943
FateTorpedoed by USS Dace, 10 June 1945
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage1,391 grt (3,939 m3) standard[1]
Length68.45 m (224 ft 7 in) o/a[1]
Beam10.67 m (35 ft 0 in)[1]
Draught6.25 m (20 ft 6 in)[1]
Installed power900 hp (671 kW)[1]

History edit

She was launched October 1942 at the Osaka shipyard of Ohara Shipbuilding & Steel Works for the benefit of shipping company Kyushu Yusen Co., Ltd. (jp: 九州郵船), Fukuoka and completed in 1943.[1]

On 10 June 1945, she was torpedoed and sunk by the submarine USS Dace in the Sea of Okhotsk, 120 miles (190 km) west of Simushir Island at 47°21′N 149°07′E / 47.350°N 149.117°E / 47.350; 149.117.[2][3][4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Nagasawa, Fumio (1998). "博洋丸 HAKUYO MARU (1943)". Nostalgic Japanese Steamships (in Japanese).
  2. ^ Silverstone, Paul (10 September 2012). The Navy of World War II, 1922-1947. Routledge; 1 edition. p. 131. ISBN 9781135864729.
  3. ^ "Chapter VII: 1945 - January". Hyperwar - The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy during World War II. Submarine Dace (SS-247) attacks Japanese convoy, sinking merchant cargo ship Hakuyo Maru in Sea of Okhotsk, about 120 miles west of Shimushu Island 47°21'N, 149°07'E
  4. ^ "Chronological List of Japanese Merchant Vessel Losses". Joint Army-Navy Assessment Committee.


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