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Omi Maru
Omi Maru

Name 近江丸 Omi Maru
Ship Type Passenger Ship
Launched/Completed 1939
Builder Napier & Miller Ltd., Glasgow
Tonnage 3,394 tons
Owner Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Tokyo
Loss Date December 28, 1942
Location 06-10N 160-10E
Circumstances Sunk by torpedo
Number of Men Lost 73 crew members, 3 guard force, and 124 passengers
 

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Name of Submarine USS Triton (SS-201) Patrol Number 5
Commanding Officer LCDR Charles C. Kirkpatrick Attack No. 496

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