Japanese cargo ship Bicchu Maru (1943)

Bicchu Maru (Japanese: 備中丸) was a Japanese cargo ship during World War II.

History She was laid down in 1943 at the Tokyo shipyard of Ishikawajima Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., for the benefit of Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo. She was one of 18 Wartime Standard Type B cargo ships laid down in 1943–1944 and one of seven built by Tokyo Ishikawajima. Type B cargo ships built by Tokyo Ishikawajima were (備前丸) (國陽丸), Bicchu Maru (備中丸), (美濃丸), (美保丸), (美作丸), and (美山丸). She was launched in 1943. On 30 March 1944, she was bombed and sunk in an airstrike in Palau harbor conducted by aircraft carrier-based planes as part of Operation Desecrate One.

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