JPN - YN 170 MS Chichibu Maru Structural Plans (1929)
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- JPN - YN 170 MS Chichibu Maru Structural Plans (1929)
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JPN - YN 170 MS Chichibu Maru Structural Plans (1929)
Author: Yokohama Dock Co, Yokohama, Japan
Year: 1929
JPN - MS Chichibu Maru Ocean Liner Asama Maru Class (NYK) official nr: 35367 yard nr: 170 yard: Yokohama Dock Co, Yokohama, Japan laid down: february 6 1928 launched: may 9 1929 completed: april 4 1930 4/1930: - Delivered to Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) for high-speed trans-Pacific Orient-California fortnightly service with half-sisterships Asama Maru and Tatsuta Maru 1938: - Transliteration of name is changed to Titibu Maru 1939: - Renamed Kamakura Maru 1942: - To Imperial Japanes Navy (IJN) Converted to Troop Transport, also service as Hospital Ship 1942: - Service as diplomatic exchange vessel. 8/10/1942: - Troop Transport 28/4/1943: - Underway from Manila to Singapore and carrying some 2,500 soldiers and civilians. The vessel was unescorted in the Sulu Sea 15 miles southwest of Naso Point, Panay Island, Philippine Islands. The US submarine USS Gudgeon fired a spread of four torpedoes at the Japanese vessel at 3,200 yards range. After two minutes there were two explosions. The Kamakura Maru was hit twice on her starboard side at the No. 4 hold where fuel and vehicles immediately caught fire which rapidly spread. Twelve minutes after the strike there was an explosion and the ship up