Ukishima Maru
1937–1945 Japanese transport vessel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ukishima Maru was a 4,731-ton Japanese naval transport vessel originally built as a passenger ship in March 1937. On 24 August 1945, while on a trip to repatriate Koreans in the wake of World War II, it exploded and sank in the harbor of Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture. The sinking caused controversy in Korea and became the subject of documentaries films years later, such as the 2000 the North Korean film Souls Protest.[1]
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Japan | |
Name | Ukishima Maru (浮島丸) |
Owner | Osaka Shosen Kaisha Lines |
Operator | Imperial Japanese Navy from Sep. 1941 |
Port of registry | Osaka, Japan |
Builder | Mitsui Tama Shipyard |
Launched | March 1937 |
Fate | Sank 24 August 1945 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 4,731 GRT |
Length | 108.43 m |
Beam | 15.70 m |
Depth | 9.75 m |
Capacity | 219 tons; 677 passengers |
Crew | 89 |
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