Aiyo Maru
| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan | |
| Name | Aiyo Maru |
| Builder | Toyo Kisen Kaisha |
| Laid down | 10 March 1941 |
| Launched | 28 October 1941 |
| Completed | 20 January 1942 |
| Fate | Sunk by aircraft on 3 March 1943 at 07°15'S, 148°30'E |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 2,746 tons (GRT), 4,331 tons (DWT) |
| Installed power | 1600 HP |
| Speed | 15.31 knots |
Aiyo Maru was a 2,746-ton Type 1C Standard cargo ship/transport ship that was requisitioned from her owners 24 December, 1942.[1] by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.
Other than being in a convoy 16-17 May, 1942 From Tokyo Bay to Yokosuka, and another convoy, West Convoy No. 61, that departed Tokyo Bay 8 December, 1942 bound for the Inland Sea, her record of movement are unknown untill "Operation 81" begins.[2]
She left Rabaul, New Britain on 1 March 1943, as part of Operation 81, carrying troops, a cargo of equipment, fuel, 5 Daihatsu landing craft and ammunition for Lae, New Guinea.[3] 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. Aiyo Maru was bombed on 3 March and sank at 07°15'S., 148°30'E. 45 crewmen and 278 soldiers killed.[4][5]
Notes
- ^ "Japanese Army Auxiliary transports". Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Japanese Army Auxiliary transports". Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ McAulay 1991, p. 39
- ^ "Japanese Army Auxiliary transports". Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Aiyo Maru (+1943)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
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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