List of Japanese hell ships

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The List of Japanese hell ships encompasses those vessels used for transporting Allied prisoners of war during the Pacific War.

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The names of the Japanese hell ships used during World War II includes some variants which are different names referring to the same ship.

  • Junyō Maru - torpedoed with loss of over 5,000 lives including 1300 POW.

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  • ‡ Formerly in the fleet of O.S.K. Lines
  • ≠ Formerly in the fleet of N.Y.K Lines

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Michno, Gregory. (2001). Death on the Hellships: Prisoners at Sea in the Pacific War, p. 93; n.b., Aki Maru (11,409 GT).
  2. ↑ Michno, p. 207; n.b., the destroyer Akitsuki carried POWs, sunk in Battle of Leyte Gulf off Cape Engaño.
  3. ↑ Michno, p. 93; n.b., Amagi Maru (3,165 GT), former NYK Line ship.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 WestPoint.org website: POW Registers website
  5. ↑ POWs of the Japanese website: Celebes Maru
  6. ↑ POWs of the Japanese website: Clyde Maru
  7. ↑ Crager, Kelly E. (2008). Hell Under the Rising Sun: Texan POWs and the Building of the Burma-Thailand Death Railway, p. 73.
  8. ↑ Crager, p. 57.
  9. ↑ Taiwan POW Camps Memorial Society: The Story of the Enoura Maru and the Men Who Died
  10. ↑ POWs of the Japanese website: France Maru
  11. ↑ POWs of the Japanese website: Hawaii Maru
  12. ↑ Roscoe, Theodore et al. (1949). United States submarine operations in World War II, p. 548; n.b., Hozan Maru (2,345 GT) sunk November 23, 1944 by USS Redfish at 24-26N, 122-46E.
  13. ↑ POWs of the Japanese website: Kyokko Maru
  14. ↑ POWs of the Japanese website: Nagara Maru
  15. ↑ BataanSurvivor.com: Noto Maru
  16. ↑ POWs of the Japanese website: Pacific Maru
  17. ↑ Roscoe, p. 548; n.b., Shinyu Maru (4,621 GT) sunk April 13, 1944 by USS Redfin at 6-41N, 123-40E.
  18. ↑ POWs of the Japanese website: Suzuya Maru
  19. ↑ Parkinson, James et al. (2006). Soldier Slaves: Abandoned by the White House, Courts, and Congress, p. 153.
  20. ↑ POWs of the Japanese website: Thames Maru
  21. ↑ Roscoe, p. 542; n.b., Wales Maru (6,586 GT) sunk May 24, 1944 by USS Lapon at 7-16N, 109-044E.
  22. ↑ Roscoe, p. 548; n.b., Yamagata Maru (4,621 GT) sunk April 16, 1944 by USS Redfin at 7-04N, 123-27E.
  23. ↑ POWs of the Japanese website: Yuzan Maru

References

  • 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. 10-ISBN 1-58544-635-1; 13-ISBN 978-1-58544-635-3; OCLC 145378792
  • Michno, Gregory. (2001). Death on the Hellships: Prisoners at Sea in the Pacific War. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. 10-ISBN 1-55750-482-2; 13-ISBN 978-1-55750-482-1; OCLC 45757730
  • Parkinson, James W. and Lee Benson (2006). Soldier Slaves: Abandoned by the White House, Courts, and Congress. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. 10-ISBN 1-59114-204-0; 13-ISBN 978-1-59114-204-1; OCLC 63116439
  • Roscoe, Theodore and Richard G Voge (1949). United States submarine operations in World War II. Annapolis: United States Naval Institute. OCLC 1127592

External links

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