SS Ryūsei Maru
| History | |
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 Japan | |
| Name | SS Ryusei Maru |
| Builder | Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. |
| Yard number | 177 |
| Launched | 1911 |
| Fate | Sunk, 25 February 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 4,777 GRT |
| Length | 117.3 m (385 ft) |
| Beam | 15.5 m (51 ft) |
| Draft | 8.4 m (28 ft) |
| Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine 349 hp (260 kW) |
| Propulsion | Single screw |
| Speed | 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
SS Ryusei Maru (隆西丸, Ryūsei Maru) was a Japanese transport ship that was sunk by USS Rasher on 25 February 1944. Nearly 5,000 people died.
See also
- List by death toll of ships sunk by submarines
- Imperial Japanese Army Railways and Shipping Section
- Foreign commerce and shipping of Empire of Japan
References
- "Ryusei Maru (+1944)". Wreck Site. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
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