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Tatsuta Maru

Tatsuta Maru

Name 龍田丸 Tatsuta Maru
Ship Type Ocean Liner
Launched/Completed 1929
Builder Mitsubishi Kobe Shipyard
Tonnage 16,975 tons
Owner Nippon Yusen Kaisha
Loss Date February 8, 1943
Location 33-45N, 140-25E
Circumstances Sunk by torpedo
Number of Men Lost 198 crew members, 1,223 troops, and 60 civilians
 

Submarine Information

Name of Submarine USS Tarpon (SS-175) Patrol Number 6
Commanding Officer LCDR Thomas L. Wogan Attack No. 604

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