SS Ryūsei Maru
Japanese-owned cargo steamship that was sunk in WW2 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ryusei Maru (隆西丸, Ryūsei Maru) was a cargo steamship that was built in England in 1911 and sunk off the coast of Bali in 1944. She was launched as Bra-Kar for Fred. Olsen & Co. of Norway. In 1916 she changed owners and was renamed Havø. In 1935 she changed owners again and was renamed Mabuhay II.
Ryūsei Maru | |
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Operator |
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Port of registry |
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Builder | Tyne Iron SB Co, Willington Quay |
Yard number | 177 |
Launched | 14 February 1911 |
Completed | March 1911 |
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Fate | sunk by torpedo, 25 February 1944 |
General characteristics | |
Type | cargo ship |
Tonnage | 4,777 GRT, 2,973 NRT |
Length | 385.0 ft (117.3 m) |
Beam | 51.0 ft (15.5 m) |
Depth | 27.6 ft (8.4 m) |
Decks | 2 |
Installed power | 349 NHP |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 9 knots (17 km/h) |
In 1938 Japanese owners acquired the ship and renamed her Ryūsei Maru. In 1944 she was serving as a hell ship when a United States Navy submarine torpedoed her, sinking her with the loss of between 3,000 and 5,000 lives.
This was the first of four Fred Olsen ships to be called Bra-Kar. The second was a steamship built in 1920,[1] sold in 1922, and renamed. The third was a motor ship built in 1928,[2] and sunk by enemy action in 1943. The fourth was a Type C1 motor ship bought second-hand in 1946,[3] sold in 1961, and renamed.[4]