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Name 旭川丸 Asahikawa Maru
Ship Type Cargo Ship
Launched/Completed  
Builder  
Tonnage 363 tons
Owner Saikai Kisen
Loss Date August 12, 1945
Location 36-15N, 133-27E
Circumstances Sunk by torpedo
Number of Men Lost  
Note Information on this vessel was deduced by comparing Torsk's war patrol report and Japanese sources. Asahikawa Maru was sunk by torpedo on the same day in the same location as the attack conducted by Torsk. Alden does not identify the vessel, and the sinking is not credited to Torsk by JANAC.
 

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Name of Submarine USS Torsk (SS-423) Patrol Number 2
Commanding Officer CDR Bafford E. Lewellen Attack No. 4729

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