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					| Name | 
					美山丸 Bisan Maru | 
				 
				
				  | Alternative Reading | 
				  Miyama Maru | 
			   
				
					| Ship Type | 
					Cargo | 
				 
				
					| Completed | 
					1942  | 
				 
				
					| Builder | 
					Mitsui Bussan K. K.  | 
				 
				
					| Tonnage | 
					4,667 tons | 
				 
				
					| Owner | 
					Matsuoka Kisen K. K. | 
				 
				
					| Loss Date | 
					May 14, 1944 | 
				 
				
					| Location | 
					08-55N, 133-42E | 
				 
				
					| Circumstances | 
					Sunk by torpedo | 
				 
				
				  | Number of Men Lost | 
				  2 crew members and 83 passengers | 
			   
				
				  | Remarks | 
				  Bowfin and Aspro conducted simultaneous attacks on the same ship and shared credit for the sinking in JANAC and confirmed in Alden.. | 
			   
			 
		
		
		Submarine Information 
        
          
            | Name of Submarine | 
            USS Bowfin (SS-287) | 
            Patrol Number 5 | 
           
          
            | Commanding Officer | 
            LCDR John Corbus | 
            Attack No. 1961 | 
           
          
            | Name of Submarine | 
            USS Aspro (SS-309) | 
            Patrol Number 3 | 
           
          
            | Commanding Officer | 
            LCDR Walter P. Schoeni | 
            Attack No. 1962 | 
           
         
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