Kashi Maru was built in 1940 at the Osaka Iron Works. The ship was unloading a cargo of fuel and vehicles[1] when she was attacked and sunk by USAAFB-25 bombers, escorted by USNF4U fighters.[2]
The site of the shipwreck is popular for divers,[3] and was featured in the Nature episode "War Wrecks of the Coral Seas".[4]
Referencesedit
^Maynard, Peter (1986). "Kashi Maru". pacificwrecks.com. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
^Cressman, Robert J. (1999). "Chapter V: 1943". The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
^. welkamsolomons.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
^"War Wrecks of the Coral Seas". PBS. 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
kashi, maru, other, ships, with, same, name, japanese, ship, kashi, kasi, maru, 橿丸, live, japanese, auxiliary, minelayer, merchant, ship, sunk, mbaeroko, near, munda, during, world, bombing, raid, july, 1943, historyjapannamebuilderosaka, iron, works, sakuraji. For other ships with the same name see Japanese ship Kashi Kasi Maru or Kashi Maru 橿丸 Kashi Maru live oak was a Japanese auxiliary minelayer merchant ship sunk in Mbaeroko Bay near Munda during a World War II bombing raid on 2 July 1943 HistoryJapanNameKashi MaruBuilderOsaka Iron Works SakurajimaLaunched21 March 1940Completed30 April 1940FateBombed and sunk 2 July 1943General characteristicsTypeCargo shipTonnage654 GRTDisplacement1 365 long tons 1 387 t Length52 43 m 172 ft 0 in Beam8 6 m 28 ft 3 in Draught4 18 m 13 ft 9 in Propulsion1 6 cylinder 4 stroke 550 hp 410 kW diesel engineSpeed11 5 knots 21 3 km h 13 2 mph Complement20Kashi Maru was built in 1940 at the Osaka Iron Works The ship was unloading a cargo of fuel and vehicles 1 when she was attacked and sunk by USAAF B 25 bombers escorted by USN F4U fighters 2 The site of the shipwreck is popular for divers 3 and was featured in the Nature episode War Wrecks of the Coral Seas 4 References edit Maynard Peter 1986 Kashi Maru pacificwrecks com Retrieved 18 September 2012 Cressman Robert J 1999 Chapter V 1943 The Official Chronology of the U S Navy in World War II Retrieved 18 September 2012 Munda Western Province Dive Sites welkamsolomons com 2012 Archived from the original on 17 September 2011 Retrieved 18 September 2012 War Wrecks of the Coral Seas PBS 2012 Retrieved 18 September 2012 8 06 S 157 20 E 8 100 S 157 333 E 8 100 157 333 This World War II article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This diving related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a specific military ship or boat of Japan is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Solomon Islands article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kashi Maru amp oldid 1062829270, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
