Tamahoko Maru
| Name | 玉鉾丸 - Tamahoko Maru |
| Prior Name | Yone Maru |
| Ship Type | Cargo |
| Launched/Completed | March, 1919 |
| Builder | Harima, Aioi Yard |
| Tonnage | 6,780 tons |
| Owner | Kaiyo Kaisen |
| Loss Date | June 24, 1944 |
| Location | Off the coast of Nagasaki, Japan, at 32ﾟ24'N/129ﾟ38'E, about 20km SW of Nomozaki |
| Circumstances | Sunk by torpedo 3/6/44 at 1000 departed
Singapore en route to Moji. 24/6/44 at 2354 in position
32.24N 129.38E about 20km SW of Nomozaki torpedoed and sunk.
764 passengers [actually 772 POW’s], 2 armed guards and 33
crew killed. Sunk by USS Tang. 560 of the POW’s on board killed including 80 sleeping on a hatch cover directly above a torpedo hit. The survivors were picked up by an ex whale chaser and taken to Nagasaki. |
| Number of Men Lost | 33 crew members, 2 military personnel, and 560 Allied Prisoners of War were killed in the sinking. |
Information courtesy of Peter Cundall.
Submarine Information
| Name of Submarine | USS Tang (SS-306) | Patrol Number 3 |
| Commanding Officer | LCDR Richard H. O'Kane | Attack No. 2133 |
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