Japanese oiler Tōhō Maru (1936)

Toho Maru
History
Name: Tōhō Maru
Laid down: 1 May 1936
Launched: 31 October 1936
Completed: 24 December 1936
Acquired: by requisition, 20 August 1941
Fate: Sunk by torpedo, 29 March 1943
General characteristics
Tonnage: 10,000 GT
Length: 503 ft (153 m)
Beam: 65 ft (20 m)
Draught: 37 ft (11 m)
Propulsion: 1 × Kawasaki diesel engine, 8,600 hp (6,413 kW)
Speed: 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph)
Capacity: approx. 12,700 tons of crude oil
Armament: 1 × 4.7 in (120 mm) gun

Tōhō Maru was an oiler of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). The ship was launched as a civilian oil tanker for Iino Kaiun Kaisha on May 1, 1936. On August 20, 1941 the ship was requisitioned by the IJN and converted into a fleet replenishment oiler. The ship subsequently served Japan during the Pacific Campaign of World War II. On March 29, 1943 the ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Makassar Strait at 00°00′N 118°19′E / 0.000°N 118.317°E / 0.000; 118.317Coordinates: 00°00′N 118°19′E / 0.000°N 118.317°E / 0.000; 118.317 by the United States Navy submarine Gudgeon (SS-211).

References

See also

Foreign commerce and shipping of Empire of Japan


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