Tsushima Maru
Japanese passenger/cargo ship in service 1914–1944 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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History | |
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Japan | |
Owner | Nippon Yusen Kaisha[1] |
Builder | Russell & Company, Scotland |
Launched | 8 September 1914[1] |
In service | December 1914 |
Fate | Sunk August 22, 1944 by USS Bowfin |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Cargo ship (Nippon Yusen) [2] |
Tonnage | 6,712 GRT |
Length | 445 ft (135.6 m) BP[1] |
Beam | 58 ft (17.7 m) moulded[1] |
Depth | 58 ft (17.7 m) moulded[1] |
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Tsushima Maru (Japanese: 対馬丸) was a Japanese passenger/cargo ship that was sunk by the submarine USS Bowfin during World War II, while carrying hundreds of schoolchildren from Okinawa to Nagasaki.