was the name of Japanese cargo ship owned by Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), Tokyo. The name Ōmi Maru derives from Ōmi province.Richard, Ponsonby-Fane. (1964) Visiting Famous Shrines in Japan, p. 308; note that Takebe taisha is associated with this ship because it was the provincial ichinomiya.
History In 1912, Ōmi Maru entered NYK service along with vessels which were known as sister ships in the NYK fleet.Peattie, Mark R. (1988). Nanʻyo: the Rise and Fall of the Japanese in Micronesia, 1885-1945, pp. 144-145. In the early years of what became World War II, Ōmi Maru was commandeered by the Imperial Japanese Navy for use as a troopship. The ship was torpedoed and sunk south of the Caroline Islands by the submarine on December 28, 1942.
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References
Peattie, Mark R. (1988). Nanʻyo: the Rise and Fall of the Japanese in Micronesia, 1885-1945. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ; Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1964). Visiting Famous Shrines in Japan. Kyoto: Ponsonby-Fane Memorial Society.
External links Ships List: Ships of Nippon Yusen Kaisha K.K Wreck Site: SS Omi Maru (+1942)