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Echizen Maru
Echizen Maru

 

Name 越前丸 - Echizen Maru
Prior Names Sui-Mow, Tamoshima Maru, Paling Maru, Yetsuzen Maru
Ship Type Freighter
Launched/Completed August 9, 1907
Builder Hamilton, Glen Yard, Great Britain
Tonnage 2,424 tons
Owner  
Loss Date February 24, 1944
Location West of Saipan, at 15゚16'N/143゚12'E
Circumstances Sunk by torpedo
Number of Men Lost 35 crew members
 

Submarine Information

Name of Submarine USS Tang (SS-306) Patrol Number 1
Commanding Officer LCDR Richard H. O'Kane Attack No. 1688

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