Japanese cargo ship Kokuyo Maru (1943)

History
Empire of Japan
Name	Kokuyo Maru
Builder	Ishikawajima Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Tokyo
Launched	July 1943
Sponsored by	Toyo Kisen Kaisha Co., Ltd, Tokyo
Completed	1943
Identification	50360
Fate	Sunk, 12 March 1944
Notes	Call sign: JNSS
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	4,667 GRT standard
Length	112.00 m (367 ft 5 in) o/a
Beam	15.80 m (51 ft 10 in)
Draught	9.10 m (29 ft 10 in)
Installed power	2,900 hp (2,163 kW)
Speed	14.72 knots (27.26 km/h; 16.94 mph)

Kokuyo Maru (Japanese: 國陽丸) was a Japanese cargo ship of during World War II.

History

She was launched in July 1943 at the Tokyo shipyard of Ishikawajima Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., for the benefit of Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo. She was one of 18 Wartime Standard Type B Cargo Ships laid down in 1943–1944 and one of seven built by Tokyo Ishikawajima. Type B cargo ships built by Tokyo Ishikawajima were Bizen Maru (備前丸), Kokuyo Maru (國陽丸), Bicchu Maru (備中丸), Mino Maru (美濃丸), Miho Maru (美保丸), Mimasaka Maru (美作丸), and Miyama Maru (美山丸). She was launched in July 1943 and completed later in 1943. On 12 March 1944, she was torpedoed and sunk by the American submarine USS Sand Lance off the coast of the Izu Peninsula (32°52′N 139°12′E).