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Aki Maru - painting by Ueda Kihachiro
Aki Maru, painting by Ueda Kihachiro

Name 安芸丸 Aki Maru
Ship Type Cargo Ship
Launched/Completed 1942
Builder Mitsubishi Kobe Shipyard
Tonnage 11,409 tons
Owner Imperial Japanese Navy
Loss Date July 26, 1944
Location 18-27N, 118-07E
Circumstances Sunk by torpedo hits from Flasher and Crevalle
Number of Men Lost 3 crew members, 14 gunners, and 24 passengers
Note JANAC credits Crevalle (only) for this sinking
 

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Name of Submarine USS Flasher (SS-249) Patrol Number 3
Commanding Officer LCDR Reuben T. Whitaker Attack No. 2340

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