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Name 彦島丸 - Hikojima Maru
Alternative Reading Hikoshima Maru
Ship Type Tanker
Launched/Completed 1944
Builder Hitachi Zosen Co., Ltd., Osaka
Tonnage 2,854 tons
Owner Imperial Japanese Navy
Loss Date Grounded January 8, 1945; given up February 12, 1945
Location 24-29N, 120-38E
Circumstances Ran aground; total loss
Number of Men Lost  
Note Credit for the loss of this vessel is shared with USS Queenfish (SS-393) and USS Picuda (SS-382) in JANAC.
 

Submarine Information

Name of Submarine USS Barb (SS-220) Patrol Number 11
Commanding Officer CDR Eugene B. Fluckey Attack No. 3374

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