SS Ryūsei Maru
| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan
| |
| Name: | SS Ryusei Maru |
| Builder: | Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. |
| Yard number: | 177 |
| Launched: | 1911 |
| Fate: | Sunk 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 4,777 GRT |
| Length: | 117.3 m (385 ft) |
| Beam: | 15.5 m (51 ft) |
| Draft: | 8.4 m (28 ft) |
| Installed power: | Triple expansion steam engine 349 hp (260 kW) |
| Propulsion: | Single screw |
| Speed: | 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
SS Ryusei Maru (隆西丸 Ryūsei Maru) was a Japanese transport ship that was sunk by USS Rasher on 25 February 1944. Nearly 5,000 lives were lost.
On the same day Rasher also sank Tango Maru, killing some 3,500 Japanese laborers and POWs.
See also
- List by death toll of ships sunk by submarines
- Imperial Japanese Army Railways and Shipping Section
- Foreign commerce and shipping of Empire of Japan
References
- "Ryusei Maru (+1944)". Wreck Site. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
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