Lisbon Maru
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Lisbon Maru (りすぼん丸) was a Japanese cargo liner built at Yokohama in 1920 for a Japanese shipping line. During World War II, the ship was turned into an armed troopship. On her final voyage, Lisbon Maru was being used to transport prisoners of war between Hong Kong and Japan when it was torpedoed on 1 October 1942, sinking with a loss of over 800 British lives.[1]
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Lisbon Maru | |
History | |
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Japan | |
Name | SS Lisbon Maru |
Namesake | Port of Lisbon |
Owner | Nippon Yusen Kaisha |
Builder | Yokohama Dock Company, Yokohama |
Laid down | 15 October 1919 |
Launched | 31 May 1920 |
Completed | 8 July 1920 |
Fate | Sunk by USS Grouper, 1 October 1942 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Cargo liner |
Tonnage | 7,053 GRT |
Length | 135.6 m (444 ft 11 in) |
Beam | 17.7 m (58 ft 1 in) |
Depth | 10.4 m (34 ft 1 in) |
Installed power | 632 nhp |
Propulsion | 2 × triple expansion steam engines |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Capacity | 28 passengers |
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