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List Of Japanese Hell Ships
This list of Japanese hell ships encompasses those vessels used for transporting Allied prisoners of war during the Pacific War. Select list The names of the Japanese hell ships used during World War II includes some variants which are different names referring to the same ship. * ''Aikoku Maru (1940), Aikoku Maru'' * ''Aki Maru'' (Japanese Kyūjitai: 安藝丸, Shinjitai: 安芸丸) * ''Akikase'' * ''Japanese destroyer Akizuki (1941), Akitzuki'' * ''Amagi Maru'' * ''Anami Maru'' * ''Aramis '' (aka ''Teia Maru'') * ''Argentina Maru'' * ''Arisan Maru'' – sunk by or 24 October 1944. See also * Prisoner-of-war camp * List of POW camps in Japan Notes Sources * Crager, Kelly E. (2008). ''Hell Under the Rising Sun: Texan POWs and the Building of the Burma – Thailand Death Railway.'' College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press. ; ; * Michno, Gregory. (2001). ''Death on the Hellships: Prisoners at Sea in the Pacific War.'' Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ; ; * Parkin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hell Ship
A hell ship is a ship with extremely inhumane living conditions or with a reputation for cruelty among the crew. It now generally refers to the ships used by the Imperial Japanese Navy and Imperial Japanese Army to transport Allied prisoners of war in Japan, Allied prisoners of war (POWs) and ''rōmusha'' (Asian forced slave laborers) out of the Philippines, the Dutch East Indies, Hong Kong, and Singapore in World War II. These POWs were taken to the Empire of Japan, Japanese Islands, Taiwan under Japanese rule, Formosa, Manchukuo, Korea under Japanese rule, Korea, the Maluku Islands, Moluccas, Sumatra, Burma, or Thailand, Siam to be used as forced labor. Etymology During the American Revolutionary War, Patriot (American Revolution), Patriot prisoners of war sometimes referred to British prison ships they were held in using the terms "hell" and "hell ship". Captured Patriot military personnel who refused to swear allegiance to the Crown during the conflict were Prisoners of war i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asama Maru
was a Japanese ocean liner owned by Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK). The ship was built in 1927–1929 by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. at Nagasaki, Japan. The vessel was named after an important Shinto shrine. ''Asama Maru'' set a record on her maiden voyage to California, and surpassed this record on her fourth voyage from Yokohama to San Francisco. Background ''Asama Maru'' and her sister ships '' Tatsuta Maru'' and '' Chichibu Maru'' were built for NYK's premier high-speed trans-Pacific Orient-California fortnightly service, coming into operation from autumn of 1929 In NYK advertising these ships were characterized as "The Queen of the Sea." Principal ports-of-call included Hong Kong, Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu, Los Angeles & San Francisco.Derby, Sulzer diesel motors [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clyde Maru
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Chuka Maru
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Cho Saki Maru
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Chichibu Maru
The was a Japanese passenger ship which, renamed ''Kamakura Maru'', was sunk during World War II, killing 2,035 soldiers and civilians on board. The ''Chichibu Maru'' was built for the Nippon Yusen shipping company by the Yokohama Dock Company. She was launched on 8 May 1929 and completed in 1930. She had a beam of 22.6 meters, a length of 178 meters and a tonnage of 17,498. The cruising speed was 19 knots, with a maximum of 21 knots. The ship could carry 817 passengers. She differed from her half-sisters, the ''Asama Maru'' and the '' Tatsuta Maru'', in her propulsion system, and in having one (rather than two) funnels. Before the war, the ship carried passengers between Yokohama and San Francisco. Prince Takamatsu and Princess Takamatsu also traveled on this ship. Following the adoption of Kunrei-shiki romanization the ship was renamed ''Kamakura Maru'' in 1939. Requisition in World War II In 1942 she was requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy to serve as a troop trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celebes Maru
Sulawesi ( ), also known as Celebes ( ), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's 11th-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago. Within Indonesia, only Sumatra, Borneo, and Papua are larger in territory, and only Java and Sumatra are more populous. The landmass of Sulawesi includes four peninsulas: the northern Minahasa Peninsula, the East Peninsula, the South Peninsula, and the Southeast Peninsula. Three gulfs separate these peninsulas: the Gulf of Tomini between the northern Minahasa and East peninsulas, the Tolo Gulf between the East and Southeast peninsulas, and the Bone Gulf between the South and Southeast peninsulas. The Strait of Makassar runs along the western side of the island and separates the island from Borneo. Etymology The name ''Sulawesi'' possibly comes from the words ''sula'' ("island") and ''besi'' ("iron") and may refer to the hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Transport Ship Buyo Maru (1919)
''Buyo Maru'' (''Japanese:''武洋丸) was a transport and hellship of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. History The ship was laid down as hull number 364 on 12 July 1918 at the Tsurumi shipyard of Asano Shipbuilding Company for the benefit of the Kokusai Kisan Kaisha (玉井商船株式會社). She was the fourth ship of the class of 25 standard cargo ships (referred to as Type B at the time) built by Asano Shipyard (one was built at the Uraga Dock Company) between 1918 and 1919. She was launched on 5 February 1919, completed on 19 March 1919, and given the name ''Buyo Maru'' (武洋丸) with the identification number 24999. On 12 July 1932, she was sold to Tamai Shosen K.K. of Kobe and registered in Hashidate. On 16 November 1941, she was requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Army. Fate On 2 January 1943, she departed Singapore en route to Ambon as part of a convoy including fellow Imperial Japanese Army transports ''Pacific Maru'' and the ''Fukurei Maru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitsui O
is a Japanese corporate group and '' keiretsu'' that traces its roots to the ''zaibatsu'' groups that were dissolved after World War II. Unlike the ''zaibatsu'' of the pre-war period, there is no controlling company with regulatory power. Instead, the companies in the group hold shares in each other, but they are limited to exchanging information and coordinating plans through regular meetings. The major companies of the group include Mitsui & Co. ( general trading company), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Nippon Paper Industries, Pokka Sapporo Holdings, Toray Industries, Mitsui Chemicals, Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Mitsui Fudosan. History Edo period origins Founded by Mitsui Takatoshi (1622–1694), who was the fourth son of a shopkeeperRíkarðsson, Árni (2020). ''Origins of the Zaibatsu conglomerates''. Bachelor's thesis. Supervisor: Kristín Ingvarsdóttir. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil Maru
''Brazil Maru'' was a Japanese cargo ship requisitioned 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 usually referred to as hell ships, due to the notoriously bad conditions aboard and the many deaths that occurred on the ships. The Japanese did not mark their prisoner transports, leading to numerous casualties from friendly fire attacks. On December 27, 1944 ''Brazil Maru'', along with '' Enoura Maru'', were enlisted to transport the survivors from such an attack, by American forces on in Subic Bay. Although both ships had been hauling livestock, no attempt had been made to clean out the manure prior to the boarding of the prisoners, nor was any food for the prisoners loaded. They docked at Takao (now Kaohsiung) in Japanese Formosa on New Year's Day 1945. ''Enoura Maru'' was bombed during an American air raid on Takao on January 9, and the surviving prisoners were loaded onto ''B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
