Japanese cargo ship Hakuyo Maru (1942)

Hakuyo Maru (Japanese: 白鷹丸) was a Japanese cargo ship of during World War II.

For other ships with the same name, see Hakuyo Maru.
History
Empire of Japan
Name: Hakuyo Maru
Builder: Ohara Shipbuilding & Steel Works, Osaka[1]
Launched: October 1942
Sponsored by: Kyushu Yusen Co., Ltd., Fukuoka
Completed: 1943
Fate: torpedoed by submarine, 10 June 1945
General characteristics
Type: cargo ship
Tonnage: 1,391 grt (3,939 m3) standard[1]
Length: 68.45 m (224 ft 7 in) o/a[1]
Beam: 10.67 m (35 ft 0 in)[1]
Draught: 6.25 m (20 ft 6 in)[1]
Installed power: 900 hp (671 kW)[1]

History

She was launched October 1942 at the Osaka shipyard of Ohara Shipbuilding & Steel Works for the benefit of shipping company Kyushu Yusen Co., Ltd. (jp: 九州郵船), Fukuoka and completed in 1943.[1]

On 10 June 1945, she was torpedoed and sunk by the submarine USS Dace in the in Sea of Okhotsk, 120 miles (190 km) west of Simushir Island at 47°21′N 149°07′E.[2][3][4]

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References
  1. Nagasawa, Fumio (1998). "博洋丸 HAKUYO MARU (1943)". Nostalgic Japanese Steamships (in Japanese).
  2. Silverstone, Paul (10 September 2012). The Navy of World War II, 1922-1947. Routledge; 1 edition. p. 131.
  3. "Chapter VII: 1945 - January". Hyperwar - The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy during World War II. Submarine Dace (SS-247) attacks Japanese convoy, sinking merchant cargo ship Hakuyo Maru in Sea of Okhotsk, about 120 miles west of Shimushu Island 47°21'N, 149°07'E
  4. "Chronological List of Japanese Merchant Vessel Losses". Joint Army-Navy Assessment Committee.
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