SS Gyōkū Maru
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Gyōkū Maru (暁空丸) was a 6,854 GRT cargo ship that was laid down 6 December, 1941 as Empire Dragon by Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co Ltd, Hong Kong for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was seized by the Japanese on 26 December, 1941 with the fall of Hong Kong and completed as Gyōkū Maru in August, 1943, serving until September 1944 when she was torpedoed and sunk by USS Thresher in the Yellow Sea.[1]
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Builder | Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Company |
Laid down | 6 December, 1941 |
Launched | August 1943 |
Completed | 1943 |
Out of service | 18 September 1944 |
Fate | Torpedoed and sunk by USS Thresher, 18 September 1944 |
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Type | Cargo ship |
Tonnage | 6,854 GRT |
Length | 430 ft (130 m) |
Beam | 57 ft (17 m) |
Propulsion | Triple expansion steam engine |
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