MV Nankai Maru was an 8,416-gross register ton (GRT) cargo ship built by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd, Nagasaki, Japan, in 1933 for Osaka Shosen Kaisha.[1][2]
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nankai Maru |
| Launched | 5 July 1932 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk, 12 September 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 446.8 ft (136.2 m) |
| Beam | 60.5 ft (18.4 m) |
| Depth | 40.7 ft (12.4 m) |
| Installed power | 1,678 NHP, built by Mitsubishi Zosen Kaisha |
| Propulsion | Oil engines, twin screw |
She was requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy for use as a transport in late 1941. She was part of the invasion fleet for the Midway operation in June 1942 and the Battle of Milne Bay in August–September 1942, where she was damaged by a bomb. She also took part in the Guadalcanal campaign of August 1942–February 1943, in which she was also damaged by a bomb. She was struck by a dud torpedo from the United States Navy submarine USS Kingfish on 8 December 1942 in the Philippine Sea near Okinotorishima. On 25 December 1942, she was damaged by a torpedo from the submarine USS Seadragon in St. George's Channel near Cape St. George, New Ireland, and then collided with the Japanese destroyer Uzuki while Uzuki was maneuvering to counterattack Seadragon. Nankai Maru was sunk during a voyage from Singapore by a torpedo from the submarine USS Sealion on 12 September 1944 in the South China Sea east of Hainan Island at 18°42′N 114°30′E / 18.700°N 114.500°E.
Citations
edit- ^ "Osaka Shosen Kaisha". The Ships List. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ "Llyods Register 1941-42" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
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