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Built by J. Coughlan & Sons, [[Vancouver]] and launched in June 1920, as ''Margaret Coughlan'' for the Western Canada Steamship Company.<ref>{{cite web |last = |first = |authorlink = |coauthors = |title = Lloyd's Register 1942-43 |publisher = plimsollshipdata |date = |url = http://www.plimsollshipdata.org/pdffile.php?name=42b0509.pdf | accessdate = 14 September 2012}}</ref> She was renamed ''Chilcop'' in 1924, ''Shun Hwa'' in 1936, and ''Kyokusei Maru'' in 1938. |
Built by J. Coughlan & Sons, [[Vancouver]] and launched in June 1920, as ''Margaret Coughlan'' for the Western Canada Steamship Company.<ref>{{cite web |last = |first = |authorlink = |coauthors = |title = Lloyd's Register 1942-43 |publisher = plimsollshipdata |date = |url = http://www.plimsollshipdata.org/pdffile.php?name=42b0509.pdf | accessdate = 14 September 2012}}</ref> She was renamed ''Chilcop'' in 1924, ''Shun Hwa'' in 1936, and ''Kyokusei Maru'' in 1938. |
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She left [[Rabaul]], New Britain on 1 March 1943, as part of ''Operation 81'', carrying a cargo 1,200 troops of the [[115th Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army)|115th Infantry Regiment]], equipment, fuel, landing craft and ammunition for [[Lae]], New Guinea.<ref>{{harvnb|McAulay|1991|p=39}}</ref> The convoy was attacked by aircraft of the [[United States Army Air Forces]] and [[Royal Australian Air Force]] from 2 March 1943, known as the [[Battle of the Bismarck Sea]]. ''Kyokusei Maru'' was bombed by [[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress|B-17]]s of the [[64th Bombardment Squadron]] on 2 March and sank at {{coord|06|40|S|147|10|E|display=title,inline}}, the first ship in the Japanese convoy sunk during the battle. The destroyers [[Japanese destroyer Yukikaze|''Yukikaze'']] and [[Japanese destroyer Asagumo (1938)|''Asagumo'']] plucked 950 survivors from the water. The two destroyers landed the survivors at Lae. |
She left [[Rabaul]], New Britain on 1 March 1943, as part of ''Operation 81'', carrying a cargo 1,200 troops of the [[115th Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army)|115th Infantry Regiment]], equipment, fuel, landing craft and ammunition for [[Lae]], New Guinea.<ref>{{harvnb|McAulay|1991|p=39}}</ref> The convoy was attacked by aircraft of the [[United States Army Air Forces]] and [[Royal Australian Air Force]] from 2 March 1943, known as the [[Battle of the Bismarck Sea]]. ''Kyokusei Maru'' was bombed by [[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress|B-17]]s of the [[64th Bombardment Squadron]] on 2 March and sank at {{coord|06|40|S|147|10|E|display=title,inline}}, the first ship in the Japanese convoy sunk during the battle. The destroyers [[Japanese destroyer Yukikaze|''Yukikaze'']] and [[Japanese destroyer Asagumo (1938)|''Asagumo'']] plucked 950 survivors from the water. The two destroyers landed the survivors at Lae. The rest of the 486 soldiers and sailors on board were killed. <ref>{{cite web | title=Kyokusei Maru (+1943) | url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?138002|publisher=Wrecksite| accessdate=2016-10-01 }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 05:58, 1 October 2016
| History | |
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| Name | list error: <br /> list (help) Margaret Coughlan (1920-1924) Chilcop (1924-1936) Shun Hwa (1936-1938) Kyokusei Maru (1938-1943) |
| Owner | list error: <br /> list (help) Western Canada Steamship Company, Vancouver Atlantic Steamship Company, Vancouver Sheridan Steamship Company, London Chile Steamship Company, New York K. King, China Asashi Shoki K.K., Tokyo |
| Builder | J. Coughlan & Sons, Vancouver |
| Yard number | 15 |
| Launched | June 1920 |
| Fate | Sunk by aircraft on 3 March 1943 at 06°40'S, 147°10'E |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 5,493 GRT |
| Length | 410.5 feet (125.1 m) |
| Beam | 54 feet (16 m) |
| Draught | 29.7 feet (9.1 m) |
| Installed power | 520 NHP |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion engines built by J. G Kinkold & Co, Greenoch |
SS Kyokusei Maru was a 3,794 GRT transport ship of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.
Built by J. Coughlan & Sons, Vancouver and launched in June 1920, as Margaret Coughlan for the Western Canada Steamship Company.[1] She was renamed Chilcop in 1924, Shun Hwa in 1936, and Kyokusei Maru in 1938.
She left Rabaul, New Britain on 1 March 1943, as part of Operation 81, carrying a cargo 1,200 troops of the 115th Infantry Regiment, equipment, fuel, landing craft and ammunition for Lae, New Guinea.[2] The convoy was attacked by aircraft of the United States Army Air Forces and Royal Australian Air Force from 2 March 1943, known as the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. Kyokusei Maru was bombed by B-17s of the 64th Bombardment Squadron on 2 March and sank at 06°40′S 147°10′E / 6.667°S 147.167°E, the first ship in the Japanese convoy sunk during the battle. The destroyers Yukikaze and Asagumo plucked 950 survivors from the water. The two destroyers landed the survivors at Lae. The rest of the 486 soldiers and sailors on board were killed. [3]
Notes
- ^ "Lloyd's Register 1942-43" (PDF). plimsollshipdata. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ McAulay 1991, p. 39
- ^ "Kyokusei Maru (+1943)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
References
- McAulay, Lex (1991). Battle of the Bismarck Sea. New York: St Martins Press. ISBN 0-312-05820-9. OCLC 23082610.
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