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Sagara Maru
Sagara Maru

Name 相良丸 Sagara Maru
Ship Type Seaplane Tender - former cargo ship
Launched/Completed 1940
Builder Mitsubishi Yokohama Yard
Tonnage 7,189 tons
Owner Imperial Japanese Navy
Loss Date Attacked by Harder on June 23, 1943 and beached; finished off by Pompano on July 4, 1943
Location of Attack 33-52N, 138-20E
Circumstances Heavily damaged by Harder; towed to 1.5 miles SW of Kaketsuka Light, at the estuary of the Tenryu River, and beached. Hit again by USS Pompano (SS-181); total loss
Number of Men Lost None
 

Submarine Information

Name of Submarine USS Harder (SS-257) Patrol Number 1
Commanding Officer CDR Samuel David Dealey Attack No. 907
Name of Submarine USS Pompano (SS-181) Patrol Number 6
Commanding Officer LCDR Lewis S. Parks Attack No. 951

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