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Daiboshi Maru No. 6
Daiboshi Maru No. 6

Name #6大星丸 Daiboshi Maru No. 6
Alternative Reading Taisei Maru No. 6
Former Name SS Gracchus
Ship Type Cargo ship; requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Army in 1942
Launched/Completed 1902
Builder Palmer's Shipbuilding & Iron Co. Ltd., Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
Tonnage 3,925 tons
Owner Hashiya K. K., Kobe
Loss Date November 29, 1944
Location of Attack 37-17N, 125-11E
Circumstances Sunk by torpedo
Number of Men Lost 46 crew members
 

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Name of Submarine USS Spadefish (SS-411) Patrol Number 2
Commanding Officer CDR Gordon W. Underwood Attack No. 3200

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