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Saturday, 14 March 2020

Japanese cargo ship (ex-Tento 1918-1928) Toyo Maru 5 1928-1944


Official number 32.623. Call sign JBMC. Gross tonnage 21.93 tons, tonnage under deck 1.797 tons, net tonnage 1.336 tons and as dimensions 251.4 x 43.5 x 21.0 feet. Built by Polson Iron Works Co. Ltd., Toronto, Canada in 1918. Owned by Sawayama Kisen KK, Nagasaki, Japan. With 1-3 cylinder triple expansion engine. Owned by TSC-The Shipping Controller, London, England, United Kingdom-flagged, 1920-1923 J.W. Prebensen, Risør, Norway, and 1923-1928 Aabys E,B, Rederi, Drammen, Norway, Norway-flagged 1920-1928. Torpedoed by American submarine USSS Plunger (SS-179) on 2 February 1944 off Kushimoto.

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