SS Yoshida Maru No. 1

The SS Yoshida Maru No. 1 was a Japanese cargo ship owned by Yamashita Kisen K. K. The ship was built in 1919 by Asano Shipbuilding Company, at Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, and sank on 26 April 1944 with great loss of life.

Not to be confused with SS Yoshida Maru, which sank in January 1944.
History
Civil naval ensign ([Hinmaru])Japan
NameYoshida Maru No. 1[1]
OperatorYamashita Kisen K. K.
BuilderAsano Shipbuilding Company, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama
CompletedJanuary 1919
In service1919–1944
FateTorpedoed and sunk by USS Jack, 26 April 1944
General characteristics
Tonnage5,425 gross register tons (GRT)
Length121.9 m (400 ft)
Beam16.2 m (53 ft)
Height9.8 m (32 ft)
Propulsion1 triple expansion engine, single shaft, 1 screw
Speed10 knots (19 km/h)
NotesSteel construction

History

The Yoshida Maru No. 1 was built at Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama in 1919. She was the first ship of her class of 25 standard cargo ships (referred to as Type B at the time) built by Asano Shipyard (one was built at the Uraga Dock Company) between 1918 and 1919.[2]

World War II

Yoshida Maru No. 1 was requisitioned as a transport ship by the Imperial Japanese Navy.

In April 1944, she departed Shanghai as part of the Take Ichi convoy carrying a full Japanese regiment of the 32nd Infantry Division. On April 26, 1944 she was spotted and sunk by the submarine USS Jack. There were no survivors[3] from the 2,586 soldiers, 81 ship's crew, and 2 armed guards aboard at the time of sinking.[4]

See also

Notes
  1. "Yoshida Maru No.1 (+1944)". Wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  2. Nagasawa, Fumio (1998). "第一吉田丸型 YOSHIDA MARU No.1 Class 25隻 (1918-1919)". Nostalgic Japanese Steamships (in Japanese).
  3. ShipHistory: "Ship History". Archived from the original on January 30, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
  4. "Convoy Take Ichi" (PDF). All Japan Seamen's Union. Retrieved 2011-11-17.

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