Japanese cargo ship Hakuyo Maru (1942)

For other ships with the same name, see Hakuyo Maru.

History
Empire of Japan
Name| Hakuyo Maru
Builder| Ohara Shipbuilding & Steel Works, Osaka[1]
Launched| October 1942
Sponsored by| Kyushu Yusen Co., Ltd., Fukuoka
Completed| 1943
Fate| Torpedoed by USS Dace, 10 June 1945
General characteristics
Type| Cargo ship
Tonnage| 1,391 grt (3,939 m3) standard[1]
Length| 68.45 m (224 ft 7 in) o/a[1]
Beam| 10.67 m (35 ft 0 in)[1]
Draught| 6.25 m (20 ft 6 in)[1]
Installed power| 900 hp (671 kW)[1]

Hakuyo Maru (Japanese: 白鷹丸) was a Japanese cargo ship of during World War II.

## History

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She was launched October 1942 at the Osaka shipyard of Ohara Shipbuilding & Steel Works for the benefit of shipping company Kyushu Yusen Co., Ltd. (jp: 九州郵船), Fukuoka and completed in 1943.[1]

On 10 June 1945, she was torpedoed and sunk by the submarine USS Dace in the Sea of Okhotsk, 120 miles (190 km) west of Simushir Island at 47°21′N 149°07′E﻿ / ﻿47.350°N 149.117°E﻿ / 47.350; 149.117.[2][3][4]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g Nagasawa, Fumio (1998). "博洋丸 HAKUYO MARU (1943)". Nostalgic Japanese Steamships (in Japanese).
2. ^ Silverstone, Paul (10 September 2012). The Navy of World War II, 1922-1947. Routledge; 1 edition. p. 131\. ISBN 9781135864729.
3. ^ "Chapter VII: 1945 - January". Hyperwar - The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy during World War II. "Submarine Dace (SS-247) attacks Japanese convoy, sinking merchant cargo ship Hakuyo Maru in Sea of Okhotsk, about 120 miles west of Shimushu Island 47°21'N, 149°07'E"
4. ^ "Chronological List of Japanese Merchant Vessel Losses". Joint Army-Navy Assessment Committee.

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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in June 1945

Shipwrecks|

* 3 Jun: U-1277
* 6 Jun: Empire Harry, USS Sheepscot
* 8 Jun: Ashigara, USS Salute
* 9 Jun: Tassie III
* 10 Jun: Hakuyo Maru, I-122, USS William D. Porter
* 11 Jun: Shinyō Maru No. 3
* 12 Jun: Hakuyo Maru
* 16 Jun: USS Twiggs
* 18 Jun: USS YMS-50
* 19 Jun: USS Bonefish
* 21 Jun: USS Barry
* 22 Jun: I-352
* 23 Jun: Cha-42, Cha-113
* 26 Jun: I-162
* 27 Jun: No. 2, I-165
* 30 Jun: Taruyasu Maru

Other incidents|

* 7 Jun: USS LCI(L)-90
* 13 Jun: USS Spadefish
* 22 Jun: USS Trepang
* 26 Jun: USS Sea Robin

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