Enoura Maru
| History | |
|---|---|
 Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Enoura Maru |
| Fate | Sunk, 26 March 1945 22°37′00″N 120°15′00″E / 22.6166°N 120.25°E |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Transport |
| Tonnage | 6968 t [1] |
Enoura Maru was a Japanese passenger cargo ship used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II as a troop transport and prisoner of war (POW) transport ship. Japanese POW transport ships are often referred to as hell ships, due to their notoriously unpleasant conditions and the many deaths that occurred on board. On 9 January 1945, while docked at Takao and loaded with Allied prisoners of war including many from the sunken Ōryoku Maru, it was attacked by Allied aircraft resulting in the deaths of approximately 400 Allied POWs.[2]
The Enoura Maru was sunk by United States Army Air Forces planes at Takao on 26 March 1945.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Chronological List of Japanese Merchant Vessel Losses". JAPANESE MERCHANT VESSEL SUNK DURING WORLD WAR II. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "American POWs on Japanese Ships Take a Voyage into Hell, Part 2". National Archives. Winter 2003. Retrieved 30 August 2016.