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29°32′33″N 129°33′30″E / 29.54250°N 129.55833°E / 29.54250; 129.55833

History
Japan
OwnerNippon Yusen Kaisha[1]
BuilderRussell & Company, Scotland
Launched8 September 1914[1]
In serviceDecember 1914
FateSunk August 22, 1944 by USS Bowfin
General characteristics
Class and typeCargo ship (Nippon Yusen) [2]
Tonnage6,712 GRT
Length445 ft (135.6 m) BP[1]
Beam58 ft (17.7 m) moulded[1]
Depth58 ft (17.7 m) moulded[1]

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.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Launches and Trial Trips". International Marine Engineering. 37 (October). Marine Engineering, Inc., New York—London: 87. 1914. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Tsushima maru". Rosebury Yard – Gallery of the Japanese Wartime Merchantships. Retrieved 30 May 2007.

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