The Yoshida Maru (吉田丸) was a Japanese cargo ship owned by Nippon Yusen Kaisha. The ship was built in 1941 by Hakodate Dock at Hakodate on the northern island of Hokkaidō.

History
Civil naval ensign ([Hinmaru])Japan
NameYoshida Maru [1]
Operator Nippon Yusen (NYK)
BuilderHakodate Dock at Hakodate, Hokkaidō
Laid down1940
Launched9 May 1941
Completed30 August 1941
In service1941 - 1944
FateTorpedoed and sunk by the submarine USS Flasher, 18 February 1944
General characteristics
Class and typeHirota Maru
Tonnage2,921 gross register tons (GRT)
Length93 m (305 ft)
Beam13.8 m (45 ft)
Propulsion1 turbine, single screw
Speed11 knots (20 km/h)
NotesSteel construction

History

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The Yoshida Maru was built at Hakodate; and she left port in August 1941 on her maiden voyage.[2]

The 2,921-ton vessel had a length of 310 feet (93 m), and her beam was 45 feet (13.8 m). The single turbine, single screw propulsion produced an average speed of 11 knots (20 km/h).[2]

World War II

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Yoshida Maru was requisitioned as an auxiliary gunboat/minelayer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was armed with 3 guns of 12 cm and machineguns. On 1 October, 1943 reregistered as an auxiliary transport.[3] On 18 January 1944, she was sunk by the submarine USS Flasher at 140 miles west-southwest of Minami-Tori-shima, 23°50′N 151°28′E / 23.833°N 151.467°E / 23.833; 151.467 with the loss of 76 passengers, eight crewmen and 15 gunners.[4]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Yoshida Maru Passenger/cargo ship Auxiliary 1919-1944". Wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
  2. ^ a b Haworth, R.B. Miramar Ship Index: Yoshida Maru, ID#4048724.
  3. ^ "Japanese Transports". Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  4. ^ "The Official Chronology of The US Navy in World War II". HyperWar Foundation. Retrieved 2015-02-21.

References

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OCLC 12370774