Ōmi Maru
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| Name | MS Ōmi Maru |
| Operator | Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Tokyo |
| Builder | Napier and Miller |
| Yard number | 183 |
| Launched | April 30, 1912 |
| In service | 1912 |
| Fate | Sunk December 28, 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 3,581 GRT |
| Length | 345.5 feet |
| Beam | 46.3 feet |
| Height | 25.5 feet |
Ōmi Maru (近江丸) was the name of Japanese cargo ship owned by Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), Tokyo.[1]
The name Ōmi Maru derives from Ōmi province.[2]
Earlier vessel[edit]
The first NYK ship named Ōmi Maru was part of the fleet between 1885 and 1910.[3] It was the sister ship to the Yamashiro Maru
Omi Maru 1884 1885 Built by Armstrong Mitchell, Low Walker Yard Number 468 Purchased from Kiodo Unyu K.K. Tokyo, 1910 scrapped Osaka.
Yamashiro Maru Built by Armstrong Mitchell, Low Walker Yard Number 467.1884 1885. Purchased from Kiodo Unyu K.K. Tokyo, 1910 scrapped Osaka
1912-1942 vessel[edit]
In 1912, Ōmi Maru entered NYK service along with vessels which were known as sister ships in the NYK fleet.[4]
In the early years of what became World War II, Ōmi Maru was commandeered by the Imperial Japanese Navy for use as a troopship. The ship was torpedoed and sunk south of the Caroline Islands by the submarine USS Triton on December 28, 1942.[1]
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b "Omi Maru". Clydeships. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ Richard, Ponsonby-Fane. (1964) Visiting Famous Shrines in Japan, p. 308; note that Takebe taisha is associated with this ship because it was the provincial ichinomiya.
- ^ Ships List, NYK fleet Archived 2006-05-18 at the Wayback Machine; State Records Authority of New South Wales, Ōmi Maru, c. 1898 Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine; State Library of Victoria, Ōmi Maru, c. 1910[permanent dead link]
- ^ Peattie, Mark R. (1988). Nanʻyo: the Rise and Fall of the Japanese in Micronesia, 1885-1945, pp. 144-145.
References[edit]
- Peattie, Mark R. (1988). Nanʻyo: the Rise and Fall of the Japanese in Micronesia, 1885-1945. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824810870; OCLC 16578691
- Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1964). Visiting Famous Shrines in Japan. Kyoto: Ponsonby-Fane Memorial Society. OCLC 1030156
External links[edit]
- Ships List: Ships of Nippon Yusen Kaisha K.K Archived 2006-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Wreck Site: SS Omi Maru (+1942)
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