ryūsei, maru, ryusei, maru, 隆西丸, ryūsei, maru, japanese, transport, ship, that, sunk, rasher, february, 1944, nearly, people, died, historyjapannamess, ryusei, marubuildertyne, iron, shipbuilding, yard, number177launched1911fatesunk, february, 1944general, cha. SS Ryusei Maru 隆西丸 Ryusei Maru was a Japanese transport ship that was sunk by USS Rasher on 25 February 1944 Nearly 5 000 people died HistoryJapanNameSS Ryusei MaruBuilderTyne Iron Shipbuilding Co Ltd Yard number177Launched1911FateSunk 25 February 1944General characteristicsTonnage4 777 GRTLength117 3 m 385 ft Beam15 5 m 51 ft Draft8 4 m 28 ft Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine 349 hp 260 kW PropulsionSingle screwSpeed9 knots 17 km h 10 mph See also EditList by death toll of ships sunk by submarines Imperial Japanese Army Railways and Shipping Section Foreign commerce and shipping of Empire of JapanReferences Edit Ryusei Maru 1944 Wreck Site Retrieved 2 September 2013 This article about a specific military ship or boat of Japan is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This World War II article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS Ryusei Maru amp oldid 1152162723, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
