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Gokoku Maru

 

Name 護國丸 - Gokoku Maru
Ship Type Transport/Armed Merchant Cruiser
Launched/Completed 1942
Builder Tama Shipbuilding Company
Tonnage 10,438 tons
Owner Imperial Japanese Navy
Loss Date November 10, 1944
Location 33-23N, 129-03E
Circumstances Sunk by torpedo
Number of Men Lost 326 passengers and crew (some sources list as many as 1,000)
 

Submarine Information

Name of Submarine USS Barb (SS-220) Patrol Number 10
Commanding Officer CDR Eugene B. Fluckey Attack No. 3044

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