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She again traveled to Singapore with convoy Hi-41 in February 1944, and returned to Japan with convoy Hi-48 in March. H��V[o�6~ׯ�c2�/�7�(�4:lY�Y�^�#��l9��;$E��C�6��\?��(7� �?�4��@��l��_��';�֯��O�)8E�� H*�Jb��x��S).��R\��y�X/:��Ňm��ﯮ?��{�rY�eLR.�$eK8�.��%FK (bl 11 I 4 Sti€RB'F N0F0RN (bl 11 I . [4] This mid-century Awa Maru was the second NYK vessel to bear this name. After approximately 5 years and $100 million spent on the effort, the search was finally called off. Hoshi Maru (posted 10/10/2009) Bibliography of Sources . ABBYY FineReader 11.0 (Extended OCR) Page-progression lr Pages 198 Ppi 300 Republisher_date 20191021145523 Republisher_operator associate-yvonne-wang@archive.org Republisher_time 505 Scandate 20191021172802 Scanner scribe1.sanfrancisco.archive.org Scanningcenter sanfrancisco Tts_version 3.2-initial-20-g259980a The Awa Maru was a Japanese ocean liner built in 1941–43. Guam. xref 1942/01/12. I was doing some research on the USS Comfort to which men seriously wounded on Corregidor were being evacuated, when I saw a comment that the kamikaze attack upon it in May 1945 was argued by an author* to have been in retaliation for the USS Queenfish sinking the relief ship Awa Maru with the loss of of over 2,000 lives. Seagrave, Sterling and Peggy Seagrave. The Awa Maru had been guaranteed safe passage as a relief ship carrying Red Cross supplies to prisoner of war camps. trailer New passenger and vehicle ferries also appeared on the Uko N.R. Period Target Species Authorization Number Notification Date Authorized By; 01-Aug-2017 - 31-Jul-2022: Saury : 1610 : 01-Jan-2017 : Japan 4 ; The Many Lives of Herbert O. Yardley Fall 1981 - Vol. Summer 1981 - Vol. The vessel's current speed is 4.9 Knots and is currently inside the port of CHIBA.. h�b```f``z��д�A��bl@�q��Q�Au�B�T�O��f�\+3�VI U${Ĵ8��9�N �&[��N>ʹy^/6͚^��;�{>]�� l(�CG�0�N��c�� ,�Ϊ�@Z ��"�@�'V ��E�ŗ�;�.��a��,�� (T�d �Ձ"Au�3��8�&2Mc �0��`ә��C8g9i��F� O3m [3][15] He was the captain's personal steward, and it was the third time in which he was the sole survivor of a torpedoed ship. Gripsholm was a Swedish cruise ship chartered by the U.S. government to transport civilians and POWs caught behind enemy lines during World War II. [14], This article is about the motor vessel launched in 1942. 73 0 obj <> endobj 4 By Lee A. Gladwin The Oryoku Maru under attack at Olongapo, Luzon, December 14–15, 1944. i�YNxޛa� �s�b��j�o۾m�[�� A�^�EЏ �S>�e�8�}��Is��un�*g]b��B�"�9z�j��&�0BT��W��-[�� ~Ig��e��E�Kt�MF�j��.ց�gP:YmwZ�b� �0��K��&��qS��R;=�2&��>��N�q2_� 3��&]��аB R@�y�ΰbˠma��w#��B��X7�p� e�aWX�˵�:f�׿ʮ#9_�^aQ. In 1977 the People’s Republic of China successfully located the site of the wrecked ship and three years later launched one of the biggest salvage efforts in history. t��s�T��]�+?��e&Ә�i�|o��C5��͆?��Ņ8}�L$R��oq^��6j.`��ˣBW�.� However, several personal artifacts were returned to Japan. Furthermore, the Awa maru was eleven miles off the prearranged course and eighteen miles ahead of schedule (p. 84). �1A��o]��Y��ep�Ճ;��pE)��|��_��Z��Z��eZ��("WqqvU�^fEP�ŵ}�_+��H��;��e_l��;0N�HC��v�2�sG��4�j�eV��f�Ȩ/�-g��Ї[׻�dL̖�sW>�u��s��)�*��s�my��?��|�G��)7CQ��~e^l�5 �˕�ũ�= Awa Maru. 0000001669 00000 n ��S��h �F��۩��Ⰺh� 4 The ship sailed for Palawan, but returned to Manila on October 20, after allied air raids on Manila has ceased. The Awa Maru reportedly had $5 billion dollars-worth of diamonds, artifacts, cash, gold, platinum and other metals. Description by Meil O. MacPherson of the Australian Army. Having delivered her supplies, Awa Maru took on several hundred stranded merchant marine officers, military personnel, diplomats and civilians at Singapore. H��Vێ�6}�W�[�fx� A�&])P4@\�/\�^s+K�$�v��#Q�Xn}3�3Ù3gy�N�{un��q��SΫ]] D�p��o�ζ[�f��&'��"Z J*.b�ڝ6w�� y� O1q��RM Nitta Maru 2 11, No. The ship finally left Manila for good on October 21, destined for Japan. 1942/01/20. The keel was laid down in the summer of 1941 (July 10, 1941). �̄Z�K-�m/�/*DY The Arisan Maru was a 6,886 ton civilian-controlled cargo ship, that 1,782 prisoners of war boarded on October 11, 1944. From. �&�I��\�;�S$��D��յ�LT/��c*ʷ��ȝK?�ml��\�%"z]�.Z`�vS3� endstream endobj 85 0 obj <>stream 11, No. About the Authors. Price: $11.54 Unfortunately in 1945 bad weather prevented the USS Queenfish from hearing about the peace deal, and when it detected the Awa Maru, the American … 73 19 On the very day of Japan's surrender, 14 August 1945, Foreign Minister Togo forwarded a message to the United States through Bern, Switzerland, demanding payment of 196,115,000 yen ($45 million) for the loss of 2,003 lives; 30,370,000 yen ($7.25 million) for the goods aboard the Awa Maru; and various other claims, for a total demand of 227,286,600 yen or approximately $52.5 million.…No gold bullion is mentioned in the message. 1 April 1945: AWA MARU reports her noon position as 23-20N, 117-27E. 0000009861 00000 n For the steamship launched in 1899, see. On the 15th December 1944, 545 Australian prisoners from River Valley Road camp boarded the Awa Maru in Singapore harbour, all had been selected from the survivors of A. ��l��N0��ǒ��7��s<9Wܓ��g��G�ϟ~��7e�}��'D)�1Ԃ��M�.��Bp��y �H��Z+b14��q��j��3��Fʷ3�0`sB�pa2F�gR�c��!��$��ӥ5��#Zq�e ,�Ձ q�ʹM�[5��d�dH��vHo�ܧ]`"��~��!��S�xb��/��`�z��0r�56��εTľ�.��Q,y��FBE��܃2��*`��4�Pr��m�>�T��h�u�q�E" fM�ܝ��^��B�%��`e,�#:�˔ ��،�k*d�7�ڪ髙y��Fp��d��B~W��KTfW��j�L��j]�^P$P��FR�{�j��I�s�D��i�r��@s]/��n�Z�Hsu��Lȩ?��}��f��z��I��p�E�Y��|��^��^��zRS I wasn't around for WW2, I was born in 1952, but I find the Pacific war history very interesting. The Awa Maru was launched on August 24, 1942; and she was completed on March 5, 1943. Singapore to Moji and on the Fukuoka #4 in Sendyu. Redfish assembled USS Rasher, Bluefish and Spadefish for a radar-assisted wolfpack attack in typhoon conditions on the night of 18/19 August. Bob Hackett is a military historian and researcher. [7] Awa Maru was one of several ships torpedoed that night, but beached at Port Currimao to avoid sinking, and was towed to Manila on 21 August. The area was known to be mined, and would have been avoided at any rate. HS Awa Maru: HS Awa Maru: Japan 1 April 1945: Inland Sea. (Records of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, RG 38) John M. Jacobs had been in Manila when the Japanese captured the Philippines in the early stages of World War II, and now, in 1944, he was a prisoner of war, or POW, in the Bilibid Prison in Manila. Japan demanded full indemnification. In 1945, the vessel was used as a relief ship for the Red Cross, carrying supplies to American and Allied POWs in Japanese custody. Preview this book» What people are Page Page Page Page Other editions - View all. endstream endobj 84 0 obj <>stream They lied claiming the Awa Maru was a hospital ship yet were using it instead to move war supplies, so in all honesty they got what they deserved. 3 ; The Sinking and the Salvage of the Awa Maru Summer 1981 - Vol. 11 April 1941: Doro Channel off Karystos Bombed and sunk ? H�|V�n�H��+xt�� A�lr�\F_r��Hʆ�~��$2A _U��U��UO��zw��#L��bD��U��Ը;&$[�QN*�@^;��3=g3�O�}K��bN�F��$ ��b�$� f��-H�Y��b�}�g Q⯷c�Nh�y��|=�F��w��%Y�k�*J!�ş'w�'�U��# 10, 1976, p. 66. H��V=o�8��W�t��@�"�)Wxi��Zڒ��ֹ��}P�$;wp��f4�8� -1�?��m�'�f��=��d�χ?��Ç�kw�y�}��KS?b�O��~��P�*;�c�%�D�4�]3��)�8��Ha��h=>�v��N� �/|�G$&f`�%YF�J 0000001395 00000 n The confederate gold 0000005382 00000 n The Awa Maru, carrying the rest, had a more complicated itinerary, taking it to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Saigon, Singapore, some Indonesian ports and then return to Japan. (1905). The vessel was designed for passenger service, but the onset of war by the time work was completed changed requirements, and she was requisitioned by the Japanese Navy. Transport Name. 11) and Tosa Maru, which at 3,000 tons were smaller than their Seikan contemporaries. startxref AWA MARU (April 1, 1945) Japanese passenger/cargo ship of 11,249 tons, (Captain Hamada Matsutaro) sunk while homeward bound after having delivered Red Cross relief supplies to American and Allied POW's in Japanese custody under an agreement between Japan and the US Government which guaranteed safe passage for such ships. R�� Q A�^�Q��I��_]�� B�$1yr�`��H)��M��ƣ�#�Q~E+0ED��Ɏ��I�PMn�Đ�e�ϝiT@%OB�]�ٌ�I"2�\ sU��%6��a_�y[3��"쟔Qf��2��P��n�q�y��2�]=V�߿�Ե�~��OU��"Q��!�� - In the aftermath of the salvage attempt, the NSA scoured thousands of intercepted communications to determine what exactly happened to the treasure. Hakusan Maru(revised 2/1/2017) Hoshi Maru Class . The Awa Maru (阿波丸) was a Japanese ocean liner owned by Nippon Yusen Kaisha. 0000006540 00000 n The current position of AWA MARU is in North Pacific Ocean with coordinates 35.60104° / 140.10648° as reported on 2020-11-21 08:19 by AIS to our vessel tracker app. [2][13] Under the agreed rules, she disclosed to the Allies the route she would take back to Japan. Commander Loughlin was found guilty of negligence, and the U.S. Government offered, via neutral Switzerland, to replace the Awa Maru with a similar ship. The vessel AWA MARU (MMSI: 431014564) is a Tug It's sailing under the flag of [JP] Japan.. East West: The Chinese-American News Magazine, Vol. 0000001578 00000 n They had successfully located and identified the wreck site in 1977 and were convinced that the vessel was carrying billions in gold and jewels. To. AWA MARU was a Japanese passenger/cargo ship of 11,249 tons, (Captain Hamada Matsutaro) sunk while homeward bound after having delivered Red Cross relief supplies to American and Allied POW´s in Japanese custody under an agreement between Japan and the US Government which guaranteed safe passage for such ships. The Awa Maru … Wake Island. 0000004278 00000 n She then transported troops to Burma with convoy Hi-63 in May, and returned to Japan with convoy Hi-66 in June. From the communications, they determined that the treasure was not to be taken back to Japan. 3 ; The Defense Special Missile and Astronautics Center Fall 1981 - Vol. 0000000016 00000 n Her voyage also corresponded with the last possible location of the fossil remains of Peking Man, which were in Singapore at the time and were, on their own, priceless in value. The Awa Maru was using civilians to shield a contraband military cargo--and lost by misfortune, in a war started by Japan. According to theQueenfish crew, it was a foggy night and the Awa maru was not blowing its horn, a precaution a ship under safe passage would have normally taken under such circumstances. Voyage of the hell ship Awa Maru. Wikimedia 9. The convoy sailed into the South China Sea from Mako naval base in the Pescadores on 17 August,[1] and was discovered that evening by USS Redfish. 0000010995 00000 n ", http://www.pigboats.com/ww2/queenfish.html, https://web.archive.org/web/20050716083513/http://www.subnet.com/fleet/ss393.htm, http://issuu.com/hnsa/docs/ss-393_queenfish, Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in April 1945, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MV_Awa_Maru_(1942)&oldid=990871637, World War II shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean, Articles containing Japanese-language text, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2020, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2011, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. �Re)�>��-��f�Tڛd��ծK��gBKe��n�� xAR��叺jwi�먲�%��6��*U�A��Q,�F*��r$R�w��AU��tIo��`�oZ��a�tu[�S��'@6��&��>��Z��eխ�!��lP"�MߪqW�)5�_�v{ݦJ��Ǻ��M�8m��S��`��cޣ�c��?�xt�;5�L��?��j?��P��Hf�S9Z�}�Q��d��v�"|=��V0��b�qS�� N��n�nS7��X|��ơ�/�zv��^Ϻ�f�2A��N3��ķ-��e/m7a�q�s��"� 0 m�� The M.S. 0000003088 00000 n [8] In addition, there were stories that the ship carried treasure worth approximately US$5 billion: 40 metric tons of gold, 12 (or 2[9]) metric tons of platinum (valued at about $58 million[9]), and 150,000 carats (30 kg) of diamonds and other strategic materials. U.S. Bureau of Manufactures, Bureau of Foreign Commerce. The Awa Maru was launched on August 24, 1942; and she was completed on March 5, 1943. 11, No. A 6,309-ton Awa Maru was completed in 1899 and taken out of service in 1930. [6], The Awa Maru was requisitioned and refitted for auxiliary use by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. The Awa Maru was a Japanese ocean liner which was built between 1941-1943 in Nagasaki, Japan. Awa Maru Treasure—1945. In all, there are 2,071 passengers and crew aboard. I was doing some research on the USS Comfort to which men seriously wounded on Corregidor were being evacuated, when I saw a comment that the kamikaze attack upon it in May 1945 was argued by an author* to have been in retaliation for the USS Queenfish sinking the relief ship Awa Maru with the loss of of over 2,000 lives. In 1980, the People's Republic of China launched one of the biggest salvage efforts on a single ship in history. 0000001064 00000 n 35, No. ��v��o��l��2��n�tg��_ �t7��/��{�(���qkӻ�`�cܨ�I8]��ښ�YbpQ��3Βڏ�@uc�R�g��_k��wH�(�>2[�~��4 �@3}�.+�`�c\PzCb�J],5�a��%��R�+� jw�� There are various theories regarding the disappearance of a number of Peking Man fossils during World War II; one such theory is that the bones sank with the Awa Maru in 1945. 76 mm gun M1 Photo by Benzene CC BY 2.5. endstream endobj 83 0 obj <>stream endstream endobj 74 0 obj <> endobj 75 0 obj <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB]/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/Type/Page>> endobj 76 0 obj <> endobj 77 0 obj <> endobj 78 0 obj <> endobj 79 0 obj <> endobj 80 0 obj <> endobj 81 0 obj <> endobj 82 0 obj <>stream After 11 days battened down under scorching decks we sailed for Japan on Boxing Day. %PDF-1.7 %�� 15th December 1944, saw 545 Australian prisoners from River Valley Road camp, under the leadership of Flt Lt Sutherland, board the Awa Maru in Singapore. What makes it interesting is the story of what happened after the Awa Maru 11, No. 0 The vessel was designed for passenger service, but the onset of war by the time work was completed changed requirements, and she was requisitioned by the Japanese Navy. 0000001001 00000 n The ship was built in 1941–1943 by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. at Nagasaki, Japan. The Awa Maru (阿波丸) was a Japanese ocean liner owned by Nippon Yusen Kaisha. [11] The ship was observed in Singapore being loaded with a cargo of rice in sacks; however, that evening the docks were reportedly cleared and troops were brought in to first unload the rice and then re-load her with contraband. The keel was laid down in the summer of 1941 (July 10, 1941). At 1000, AWA MARU, under Captain Hamada Matsutaro, departs Singapore for Island, off Moji with an ETA of 4 Apr '45. Rumors of Sunken Treasures (U) (U) For the next thirty-one years the Awa Maru lay undisturbed and forgotten at the bottom of Monthly Consular and Trade Reports, Volume 33, Issues United States. 0000001855 00000 n This page was last edited on 27 November 2020, at 00:19. Argentina Maru. The primary reason why the 76mm was seen as better was its armor penetrating power. 0000001947 00000 n Between 1942 and 1946, the "Mercy Ship" participated in a dozen exchanges between … This gun is able to penetrate one inch more than its predecessor. The ship was designed for passenger service, but at the outbreak of war she was taken over by the Japanese Navy. Her final route avoided the mines. Seventeen hundred merchant seamen and 80 first-class passengers, all survivors of ship sinkings, were being transported from Singapore to Japan.…[The] survivor said no Red Cross supplies were aboard, they having been previously unloaded."[16]. Awa Maru Class Awa Maru (revised 11/8/2018) Hakusan Maru Class . The ship was built by Mitsubishi at Nagasaki on the southern island of Kyushu. [1], In 1945 the Awa Maru was employed as a Red Cross relief ship, purportedly carrying vital supplies to American and Allied prisoners of war (POWs) in Japanese custody. 91 0 obj <>stream <]/Prev 629817>> Depart Date. ��16X�d̩�%58A��!�У� b�#�u~�mVA��*�ZX.+`��^mf�xv��5��(ai�n0��b~�A��M&s��j�j ^z��u�`��$� �7��4�(�阛 ��j��yj��oly��)��\q�n��7 dQ��$��oPl؄ii��ӊI��*Z_�[g�l:�4Q�v�l �[��u�ػ�� 9�� While sailing as a relief ship[2] under Red Cross auspices in 1945, she was torpedoed by USS Queenfish (SS-393), killing all but one of 2,004 people aboard. Monthly Consular and Trade Reports Download PDF EPUB FB2. [14], The Japanese bill was never paid, and in 1949 the matter was closed.[14][17]. The ship was built in 1941–1943 by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. at Nagasaki, Japan. [citation needed] Awa Maru was repaired in Singapore, and returned to Japan with convoy Hi-84 in January 1945. [14], The torpedoes of the Queenfish sank the ship. However, this one was said to be carrying more than $7 million worth of gold when it went down. 4 The Japanese liner Awa Maru was sunk by a torpedo in 1945 — a fact which it has in common with many other Japanese ships. (2003). Yokohama, Japan. FOn the 1st of April 1945, a Japanese hospital ship that had been given safe passage by the Allies, in the dead of night, was mistaken for a military vessel and torpedoed by the American submarine Queenfish. Locations or the salvage anchorage at Pingtan Naval Facility South and the Awa Maru salvage site. Tadotsu, Japan. [1], Awa Maru was attached to convoy Hi-71 carrying Operation Shō reinforcements to the Philippines. Formosa Straits. [10] Less dramatic and more credible sources identify the likely cargo as nickel and rubber. ... After 11 long days and nights in these sweltering conditions there was movement up on the decks. Only one of the 2,004 passengers and crew, Kantora Shimoda, survived. The Titanic was lost during peacetime. The ship was designed to hold passengers, but when the war broke out, she was requisitioned by the Japanese Navy. Under the Relief for POWs agreement, she was supposed to be given safe passage by Allied forces, and Allied commanders issued orders to that effect.[1]. |��'9��H~��ar��T�t�ٽ��-�#aL�k��03��N=dƏ��?~$Ͼ�1��q,��Y'��e ڗa��G{��v��|�{��m��T}��K�=�ӏ?�R-��Rn ��"�܀_��z�=�3�﹫d]�}�L�H��9��.��s*v��K|��L��5n��ݸ��ݑ�p�NxFǆ��-��Z�Jp��zn��1�y+bT2v��Ifm�R�4GJ��z��F��X�gm�B��gM#P��f��L��YF�G&9I 1��Q�U��VQo�5"l-�ў�۸�-�D!�J�M�?�A��* 08.06.1945 + 20.06.1945: YUMIHARI MARU NO 2: F Korea Westküste The gold was successfully delivered and the Awa Maru was reloaded with a cargo of tin and rubber for the return trip to Japan. 0000001489 00000 n [5], The ship was built by Mitsubishi at Nagasaki on the southern island of Kyushu. Her original route was promulgated through a minefield, an apparent ruse to draw attackers into the mined area. ��E��5TE��vou�ױ�\��m;�< Force on the Death railway. 4 ; Operations Security Techniques: An Analysis of GIANT SCALE Fall 1981 - Vol. ��3�Rs�� Q1gm;sR�L�JH�+�G;ĳ]Wl�Wi�k#��H΅L��ٻ�>Θ��s?I�С��b&� =W8}ݻ��iD� �Uf�~��f��S��f�Ɂ�W��d��*�^ϰ��=�� . This is the last message received from her. [12], The ship departed Singapore on March 28, but on April 1 was intercepted late at night in the Taiwan Strait by the American submarine USS Queenfish (SS-393), which mistook her for a destroyer. 0000008753 00000 n [3], The ship's name came in part from the ancient province of Awa on the island of eastern Shikoku in the modern prefecture of Tokushima. Rent textbook Awa Maru - Titanic of Japan by Kimura, Rei - 9780977913176. It was to be sent from Japan to Singapore where it would then be delivered to Thailand. Awa Maru traveled to Singapore with convoy Hi-3 in July 1943, and returned to Japan with convoy Hi-14 in November. No treasure was found. 1942/01/10. 0000000676 00000 n As the Awa Maru sank "she was carrying a cargo of rubber, lead, tin, and sugar. %%EOF Although originally a passenger liner and then retooled into a ship for the Japanese Navy, the vessel was at the time involved in work for the Red Cross as a relief ship. 235 Shad (USN-Chronik) vgl. Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. treasure worth approximately US$5 billion, List by death toll of ships sunk by submarines, List of battles and other violent events by death toll, "Agreement and agreed terms of understanding signed at Tokyo April 14, 1949. All are survivors of A Force on the Death railway. On 26 March 1943, Awa Maru left Japan carrying 3,000 tons of ammunition for Singapore. 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