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Japanese cargo ship Kokuyo Maru (1943)

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Empire of Japan
NameKokuyo Maru
BuilderIshikawajima Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Tokyo
LaunchedJuly 1943
Sponsored byToyo Kisen Kaisha Co., Ltd, Tokyo
Completed1943
Identification50360[1]
FateSunk, 12 March 1944
Notes
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage4,667 GRT standard[1]
Length112.00 m (367 ft 5 in) o/a[1]
Beam15.80 m (51 ft 10 in)[1]
Draught9.10 m (29 ft 10 in)[1]
Installed power2,900 hp (2,163 kW)[1]
Speed14.72 knots (27.26 km/h; 16.94 mph)[1]

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

History

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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.[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] 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).[3] She was launched in July 1943 and completed later in 1943.[1] On 12 March 1944, she was torpedoed and sunk by the American submarine USS Sand Lance[1] off the coast of the Izu Peninsula (32°52′N 139°12′E / 32.867°N 139.200°E / 32.867; 139.200).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Nagasawa, Fumio (1998). "國陽丸 Kokuyo Maru (1943)". Nostalgic Japanese Steamships (in Japanese).
  2. ^ Nagasawa, Fumio (1998). "1B型 1BT Class 16隻 (1943-1944)". Nostalgic Japanese Steamships (in Japanese).
  3. ^ a b 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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