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Montevideo Maru
Japanese ship sunk in World War II (1925–1942) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Montevideo Maru (Japanese: もんてびでお丸) was a merchant ship of the Empire of Japan. Launched in 1926, it was pressed into service as a military transport during World War II. It was sunk by the American submarine USS Sturgeon on 1 July 1942, drowning 1,054 people, mostly Australian prisoners of war and civilians who were being transported from Rabaul, the former Australian territory of New Guinea, to Hainan.[2] The sinking is considered the worst maritime disaster in Australia's history. The wreck of the Montevideo Maru was discovered on 18 April 2023.
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Name | Montevideo Maru |
Namesake | Montevideo |
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Port of registry | Osaka |
Builder | Mitsubishi Zosen Kakoki Kaisha, Nagasaki |
Yard number | 412 |
Laid down | 9 September 1925 |
Launched | 15 April 1926 |
Completed | 14 August 1926 |
Out of service | 1 July 1942 |
Fate | Sunk by USS Sturgeon, 1 July 1942 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Santos Maru |
Type | Refrigerated passenger/cargo ship |
Tonnage | 7,267 GRT |
Length | 130 m (430 ft) |
Beam | 17 m (56 ft) |
Draught | 7.6 m (25 ft) loaded |
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Speed | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h) |
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