Japanese troops landing in the Philippines during the invasion at Luzon
History
United Kingdom
Name
War Bomber[1]
Builder
Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock, Hong Kong[2]
Yard number
563[1]
Laid down
1918
Launched
1 August 1919
Sponsored by
Shipping Controller, London.
Stricken
1919
Fate
Sold to Lloyd Royal Belge in 1919, renamed Pioneer.
Belgium
Name
Pioneer[1]
Operator
1919–1930: Lloyd Royal Belge, Antwerp
1930–1939: Compagnie Maritime Belge, Antwerp
Builder
Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock[2]
Acquired
1919
Commissioned
1919[1]
Stricken
1939
Fate
Sold to Panama, renamed Carmar.[1]
Panama
Name
Carmar[1]
Builder
Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock[2]
Acquired
1939
Commissioned
1939[1]
Stricken
1941
Fate
Sold to Kaiyo Kisen K. K. of Kobe in 1941, renamed Kaimei Maru. Requisitioned and commissioned into Imperial Japanese Army service as troop transport allotted Army No. 262.[1]
Empire of Japan
Name
Kaimei Maru[1]
Owner
1941-1942: Kaiyo Kisen K. K., Kobe
1942: Tochigi Shoji K.K., Wakamatsu-ku
Operator
Imperial Japanese Army, Army No. 262.[1]
Builder
Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock[2]
Acquired
13 November 1941 (requisitioned)
Commissioned
13 November 1941 (by IJA)[1]
Identification
JSNO 47589[3]
Fate
Sunk by torpedo fired from USS Guardfish on 4 September 1942.[1]
General characteristics (as War Bomber British WWI Type B Standard cargo ship)
Class and type
British WWI Type B cargo ship[4]
Displacement
5,226 tons, (8,000 tons deadweight)[1]
Length
400 ft (120 m)[2]
Beam
52 ft (16 m)[2]
Draft
31 ft (9.4 m)[2]
Propulsion
Coal-fired, triple expansion reciprocating steam engines with 27-inch cylinders[4]
Speed
10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph)[4]
Kaimei Maru was a Japanese troop transport ship operated by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II which was sunk off Honshu on 4 September 1942 by the American submarine USS Guardfish. The ship was a British WWI Type B military cargo ship built by the Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company.
^ abcdefghijklmHackett, Robert (2019). "KAIMEI MARU: Tabular Record of Movement". combinedfleet.com. Robert Hackett. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
^ abcdefg"A brief history of the Hong Kong dockyards". mardep.gov.hk. Hong Kong Marine Department. 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
^"Kaimei Maru (+1942)". wrecksite.eu. The Wrecksite. 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
^ abcHackett, Robert (2019). "British WW1 Type B Standard Cargo Ships". combinedfleet.com. Robert Hackett. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
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