| History | |
|---|---|
 Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Hakuyo Maru |
| Builder | Ohara Shipbuilding & Steel Works, Osaka |
| Launched | October 1942 |
| Sponsored by | Kyushu Yusen Co., Ltd., Fukuoka |
| Completed | 1943 |
| Fate | Torpedoed by USS Dace, 10 June 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 1,391 grt (3,939 m) standard |
| Length | 68.45 m (224 ft 7 in) o/a |
| Beam | 10.67 m (35 ft 0 in) |
| Draught | 6.25 m (20 ft 6 in) |
| Installed power | 900 hp (671 kW) |
Hakuyo Maru (Japanese: 白鷹丸) was a Japanese cargo ship of during World War II.
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.
On 10 June 1945, she was torpedoed and sunk by the submarine USS Dace in the Sea of Okhotsk, 120 miles (190 km) west of Simushir Island at 47°21′N 149°07′E / 47.350°N 149.117°E / 47.350; 149.117.
References
- ^ Nagasawa, Fumio (1998). "博洋丸 HAKUYO MARU (1943)". Nostalgic Japanese Steamships (in Japanese).
- Silverstone, Paul (10 September 2012). The Navy of World War II, 1922-1947. Routledge; 1 edition. p. 131. ISBN 9781135864729.
- "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
- "Chronological List of Japanese Merchant Vessel Losses". Joint Army-Navy Assessment Committee.
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