Name Tōhō Maru Completed 24 December 1936 Construction started 1 May 1936 Length 153 m | Laid down 1 May 1936 Tonnage 10,000 GT Launched 31 October 1936 Draft 11 m | |
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Acquired by requisition, 20 August 1941 Fate Sunk by torpedo, 29 March 1943 | ||
Tōhō Maru was an oiler of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). The ship was launched as a civilian oil tanker for Iino Kaiun Kaisha on May 1, 1936. On August 20, 1941 the ship was requisitioned by the IJN and converted into a fleet replenishment oiler. The ship subsequently served Japan during the Pacific Campaign of World War II. On March 29, 1943 the ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Makassar Strait at 00°00′N 118°19′E by the United States Navy submarine Gudgeon (SS-211).
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