Nagoya Maru
 Nagoya Maruin Nanyo Kaiun colours
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| History | |
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 Japan | |
| Name | Nagoya Maru |
| Namesake | Nagoya |
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| Builder | Mitsubishi Zosen Kaisha Ltd,Nagasaki |
| Completed | 1932 |
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| Fate | Sunk byUSSHerring,1 January 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 6,050GRT,3,730NRT |
| Length | 406.8 ft (124.0 m) |
| Beam | 55.5 ft (16.9 m) |
| Draught | 26 ft 0 in (7.9 m) |
| Depth | 32.5 ft (9.9 m) |
| Decks | 2 |
| Installed power | 691NHP |
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| Speed | 13+1⁄2knots (25 km/h) |
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| Notes | sister ship:Johore Maru |
Nagoya Maruwas aJapanesecargosteamshipthat was built inNagasakiin 1932. In the Second World War theImperial Japanese Navyused her first as asubmarine depot shipand then to transport aircraft. AUnited States Navysubmarine sank her in 1944.
Building
[edit]Ishihara Sangyo Kaiun Goshi Kaisha (ISK) is a Japanese company that had mines inMalayaand operated a fleet of cargo ships.[1]In 1932 it had a pair ofsister shipsbuilt by different Japanese shipyards.Harima Shipbuilding and Engineering Co LtdbuiltJohore MaruatHarima,[2]andMitsubishi Zosen Kaisha LtdbuiltNagoya MaruatNagasaki.[3]The pair were almost identical in design and dimensions.
Nagoya Maru's registered length was 406.8 ft (124.0 m), herbeamwas 55.5 ft (16.9 m) and her depth was 32.5 ft (9.9 m). Hertonnageswere 6,050GRTand 3,730NRT.Her singlescrewwas driven by two engines. Her main engine was a three-cylindertriple expansion engine.Exhaust steam from its low pressure cylinder powered an exhauststeam turbine,which drove the same propeller shaft via ahydraulic couplinganddouble reduction gearing.Between them, her two engines were rated at a total of 691nominal horsepower,[3]and gave her a speed of13+1⁄2knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph).[4]
Owners
[edit]ISKregisteredboth ships at Fuchū.Nagoya Maru'swireless telegraphcall signwas JJDE.[3]
In 1935, Nanyo Kaiun KK acquired bothJohore MaruandNagoya Maru.It registered both ships inTokyo.[5][6]
War service
[edit]In 1941 theImperial Japanese ArmyrequisitionedJohore Maruand the Navy requisitionedNagoya Maru.The Navy hadNagoya Maruconverted into a submarine depot ship. In 1942Nagoya Maruwas converted again, to transport aircraft.[4]Nagoya Maruwas armed with six15 cm/45 41st Year Typeguns, plus two pairs ofType 93 heavy machine gunson dual mountings.[4]
In October 1943 the submarineUSSSilversidessankJohore Maruin thePacific Oceannorthwest of theBismarck Archipelago.[4]
On 31 December 1943, the submarineUSSHerringsighted a convoy off the Japanese coast that includedNagoya Maru.The next day, 1 January 1944,HerringsankNagoya Maruby torpedo[7]off the island ofAogashimaat position35°15′N138°02′E/ 35.250°N 138.033°E,killing 110 passengers and one member of the ship's crew.[8]ThedestroyerIkazuchicounter-attacked, but without success.[9]
References
[edit]- ^"History".About ISK.Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha, Ltd.Retrieved13 February2023.
- ^Lloyd's Register1933,JOH–JOL.
- ^abcLloyd's Register1933,NAG–NAJ
- ^abcd"Nagoya Maru Class Auxiliaries".Imperial Japanese Navy Page.Combined Fleet.Retrieved13 February2023.
- ^Lloyd's Register1935,JOH–JOL.
- ^Lloyd's Register1935,NAG–NAI.
- ^"Herring (SS-233)".Naval History and Heritage Command.Retrieved13 February2023.
- ^Kimura, Tetsu.Thái Bình Dương chiến tranh khi の đánh mất thuyền minh tế biểu ( thuyền máy chủ thể )(PDF)(in Japanese). op316. p. 15.Retrieved13 February2023.
- ^Allen, Tony; Lettens, Jan."Nagoya Maru (1935~1941) Nagoya Maru (+1944)".wrecksite.eu.
Bibliography
[edit]- Lloyd's Register of Shipping.Vol. II.–Steamers and Motorships of 300 tons gross and over. London:Lloyd's Registerof Shipping. 1933 – viaSouthampton City Council.
- Lloyd's Register of Shipping.Vol. II.–Steamers and Motorships ove 300 tons. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1935 – via Southampton City Council.
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