SS was a Japanese cargo ship owned by Yamashita Kisen K. K. The ship was built in 1919 by Asano Shipbuilding Company, at Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, and sank on 26 April 1944 with great loss of life.
History Yoshida Maru No. 1 was built at Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama in 1919. She was the first ship of her class
World War II Yoshida Maru No. 1 was requisitioned as a transport ship by the Imperial Japanese Navy.
In April 1944, she departed Shanghai as part of the Take Ichi convoy carrying a full Japanese regiment of the 32nd Infantry Division. On April 26, 1944 she was spotted and sunk by the submarine . There were no survivorsShipHistory: from the 2,586 soldiers, 81 ship's crew, and 2 armed guards aboard at the time of sinking.
Ships In class 25 were built by Asano Shipyard (one was built at the Uraga Dock Company) between 1918 and 1919.
# ShipLaunchedCommissionedOperatorsFateNotes 1 Yoshida Maru No. 1 January 1919 1919Yamashita Kisen K. K. Imperial Japanese NavyTorpedoed and sunk, 26 April 1944 2 Nichiai Maru 1 March 1919 1 April 1919Suzuki Shoten Imperial Japanese Army Sunk by air attack, 3 February 1944 Names: Yayoi Maru (1919–1938) Nichiai Maru (1938–1944) 3 Nichiryu Maru 1919 May 1919Karafuto Kisen Kabushiki Kaisha Nissan Kissen Kabushiki Kaisha Imperial Japanese Army Sunk by Australian aircraft on 6 January 1943 Names: Rozan Maru (1919–1931) Karafuto Maru (1931–1937) Nichiryu Maru (1937–1943)4 Buyo Maru 5 February 1919 19 March 1919Kokusai Kisan Kaisha (1919-1932) Tamai Shosen K.K. (1932-1941) Imperial Japanese Army (1941-1943) Torpedoed and sunk, 26 January 1943 5 Kureha Maru 6 Choyo Maru 7 Malta Maru 8 Kashu Maru 9 Boston Maru 10 Koshun Maru 11 Uralsan Maru 12 Eri Maru 13 Clyde Maru 14 Havre Maru 15 Milan Maru 16 Biyo Maru 17 Meiyo Maru 19 Tokuyo Maru 20 Hoshu Maru 21 Reiyo Maru 22 Woyo Maru 23 Hayo Maru Imperial Japanese Army 24 Juyo Maru 25 Koyo Maru
See also List by death toll of ships sunk by submarines
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References Blair, Clay. (2001). Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War Against Japan. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ; David L Williams (2012). In the Shadow of the Titanic: Merchant Ships Lost With Greater Fatalities The History Press