Japanese cargo ship Mimasaka Maru (1944)
| History | |
|---|---|
| File:Naval ensign of Japan (1889–1945).svgEmpire of Japan | |
| Name | Mimasaka Maru |
| Builder | Ishikawajima Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Tokyo |
| Laid down | 1943 |
| Launched | January 9, 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo |
| Completed | February 6, 1944 |
| Identification | 51274[1] |
| Fate | Sunk, 9 April 1944 |
| Notes | |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 4,667 grt (13,215 m3) standard[1] |
| Length | 112.00 m (367 ft 5 in) o/a[1] |
| Beam | 15.80 m (51 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Draught | 9.10 m (29 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Speed | 11.5 knots[1] |
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Mimasaka Maru (Japanese: 美作丸) was a Japanese cargo ship during World War II.
History
She was laid down in 1943 at the Tokyo shipyard of Ishikawajima Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., for the benefit of Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo.[1] She was one of 18 Wartime Standard Type B cargo ships laid down in 1943–1944 and one of seven built by Tokyo Ishikawajima[2][3] (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)).[3] She was launched on January 9, 1944, and completed on February 6, 1944.[1] On April 9, 1944, she was torpedoed and sunk by the American submarine USS Seahorse near the Mariana Islands.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 Nagasawa, Fumio (1998). "美作丸 Mimasaka Maru (1943)". Nostalgic Japanese Steamships (in Japanese).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Nagasawa, Fumio (1998). "1B型 1BT Class 16隻 (1943-1944)". Nostalgic Japanese Steamships (in Japanese).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nagasawa, Fumio (1998). "戦時標準船(B型) - 太平洋戦争 (Wartime Standard Ship (Type B) - Pacific War)". Nostalgic Japanese Steamships (in Japanese).
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