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Bengal Maru
| Name |
辨加拉丸 Bengal Maru |
| Ship Type |
Passenger-Cargo |
| Completed |
1921 |
| Builder |
Mistubishi Zosen K. K. |
| Tonnage |
5,399 tons |
| Owner |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Loss Date |
March 24, 1944 |
| Location |
5-27N, 125-38E |
| Circumstances |
Sunk by torpedo |
| Number of Men Lost |
41 crew members, 4 gunners, and 161 passengers |
Note: 太平洋戦争時の喪失船舶明細表(汽船主体)- Lost Vessel table during the Pacific War (merchant vessels) mistakenly lists Bengal Maru's tonnage as 3,399.
Submarine Information
| Name of Submarine |
USS Bowfin (SS-287) |
Patrol Number 4 |
| Commanding Officer |
LCDR Walter T. Griffith |
Attack No. 1775 |
Bowfin Sinkings
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