McAulay, Lex (1991). Battle of the Bismarck Sea. New York: St Martins Press. ISBN0-312-05820-9. OCLC 23082610.
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japanese, transport, ship, oigawa, maru, oigawa, maru, 大井川丸, transport, ship, imperial, japanese, army, during, world, history, japan, nameoigawa, maru, ownertoyo, kaiun, builderkawaminami, kogyo, nagasaki, laid, downc, 1940, launched30, january, 1941, complet. Oigawa Maru 大井川丸 was a 6 494 GRT transport ship of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II History Japan NameOigawa Maru OwnerToyo Kaiun K K BuilderKawaminami Kogyo K K Nagasaki Laid downc 1940 1 Launched30 January 1941 Completed8 May 1941 In service1941 FateRequisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Army as an auxiliary transport ship 23 September 1941 History Imperial Japanese Army NameOigawa Maru OperatorImperial Japanese Army Acquired23 September 1941 In service1941 1943 IdentificationNo 408 1 FateSunk by PT boats off Finschhafen 3 March 1943 General characteristics 1 2 Tonnage6 494 GRT 9 501 DWT Length445 ft 10 in 135 89 m Beam58 ft 5 in 17 81 m Height32 ft 2 in 9 80 m Propulsion3500 shp gas turbine engine Speed15 kn 28 km h 17 mph max ArmamentAnti aircraft guns On 10 December 1941 while unloading troops at Pandan Philippines she was bombed and damaged and beached to prevent sinking She left Rabaul New Britain on 1 March 1943 as part of Operation 81 carrying a cargo of troops equipment fuel landing craft and ammunition for Lae New Guinea 3 The convoy was attacked by aircraft of the United States Army Air Forces and Royal Australian Air Force from 2 March 1943 known as the Battle of the Bismarck Sea Oigawa Maru was bombed and damaged on 3 March and was later sunk by motor torpedo boats PT 143 and PT 150 and sank at 06 58 S 148 16 E 6 967 S 148 267 E 6 967 148 267 There were 78 crewmen and 1 151 troops of the 51st Division who were killed in action 4 Notes edit a b c Hackett Robert OIGAWA MARU Tabular Record of Movement CombinedFleet Retrieved 7 September 2020 Standard Merchant Type 1A Cargo Ships CombinedFleet Retrieved 7 September 2020 McAulay 1991 p 39 Oigawa Maru 1943 Wrecksite Retrieved 2016 10 01 References editMcAulay Lex 1991 Battle of the Bismarck Sea New York St Martins Press ISBN 0 312 05820 9 OCLC 23082610 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Japanese transport ship Oigawa Maru amp oldid 1163175491, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
