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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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