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| Name | Nankai Maru |
| Launched | 5 July 1932 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk, 12 September 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 8416 tons (gross), 5105 tons (net) |
| Length | 446.8 ft (136.2 m) |
| Beam | 60.5 ft (18.4 m) |
| Depth | 40.7 ft (12.4 m) |
| Installed power | 1678 NHP, built by Mitsubishi Zosen Kaisha |
| Propulsion | Oil engines, twin screw |
The MVNankai Maru was an 8,416-gross register ton (GRT) cargo ship built by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd, Nagasaki, Japan, in 1933 for Osaka Shosen Kaisha.[1][2]
She was requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy for use as a transport in late 1941. She was part of the invasion fleet for the Midway operation in June 1942 and the Battle of Milne Bay in August–September 1942, where she was damaged by a bomb. She also took part in the Guadalcanal campaign of August 1942–February 1943, in which she was also damaged by a bomb. She was struck by a dud torpedo from the United States Navy submarine USS Kingfish (SS-234) on 8 December 1942 in the Philippine Sea near Okinotorishima. On 25 December 1942, she was damaged by a torpedo from the submarine USS Seadragon (SS-194)inSt. George's Channel near Cape St. George, New Ireland, and then collided with the Japanese destroyer Uzuki while Uzuki was maneuvering to counterattack Seadragon. Nankai Maru was sunk during a voyage from Singapore by a torpedo from the submarine USS Sealion (SS-315) on 12 September 1944 in the South China Sea east of Hainan Islandat18°42′N 114°30′E / 18.700°N 114.500°E / 18.700; 114.500.
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