Θ��s?I�С��b&� =W8}ݻ���������iD� �Uf�~��f��������S�����f�Ɂ�W���d�����*�^ϰ��=�� . 0000001064 00000 n Summer 1981 - Vol. [citation needed] Awa Maru was repaired in Singapore, and returned to Japan with convoy Hi-84 in January 1945. 0000006540 00000 n 35, No. 10, 1976, p. 66. In the aftermath of the salvage attempt, the NSA scoured thousands of intercepted communications to determine what exactly happened to the treasure. 0000003088 00000 n Seagrave, Sterling and Peggy Seagrave. The keel was laid down in the summer of 1941 (July 10, 1941). She again traveled to Singapore with convoy Hi-41 in February 1944, and returned to Japan with convoy Hi-48 in March. The Awa Maru was a Japanese ocean liner built in 1941–43. Depart Date. Monthly Consular and Trade Reports Download PDF EPUB FB2. The area was known to be mined, and would have been avoided at any rate. 0000001489 00000 n HS Awa Maru: HS Awa Maru: Japan 1 April 1945: Inland Sea. Argentina Maru. The Awa Maru was using civilians to shield a contraband military cargo--and lost by misfortune, in a war started by Japan. Furthermore, the Awa maru was eleven miles off the prearranged course and eighteen miles ahead of schedule (p. 84). Her final route avoided the mines. The ship finally left Manila for good on October 21, destined for Japan. 11) and Tosa Maru, which at 3,000 tons were smaller than their Seikan contemporaries. xref About the Authors. The Awa Maru reportedly had $5 billion dollars-worth of diamonds, artifacts, cash, gold, platinum and other metals. 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. Guam. Awa Maru. The Arisan Maru was a 6,886 ton civilian-controlled cargo ship, that 1,782 prisoners of war boarded on October 11, 1944. 91 0 obj <>stream 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. Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. treasure worth approximately US$5 billion, List by death toll of ships sunk by submarines, List of battles and other violent events by death toll, "Agreement and agreed terms of understanding signed at Tokyo April 14, 1949. Bob Hackett is a military historian and researcher. 11, No. 0000001855 00000 n Awa Maru Class Awa Maru (revised 11/8/2018) Hakusan Maru Class . AWA MARU was a Japanese passenger/cargo ship of 11,249 tons, (Captain Hamada Matsutaro) sunk while homeward bound after having delivered Red Cross relief supplies to American and Allied POW´s in Japanese custody under an agreement between Japan and the US Government which guaranteed safe passage for such ships. H��Vێ�6}�W�[�fx� A�&])P4@\�/\�^s+K�$�v��#Q�Xn}3�3Ù3gy�N�{un���q���SΫ]] D�p��o�ζ[�f��&'���"Z J*.b�ڝ6w��� �y� O1q���RM 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. 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. ��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�� 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. Hoshi Maru (posted 10/10/2009) Bibliography of Sources . 0000007701 00000 n 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. 4 ; Operations Security Techniques: An Analysis of GIANT SCALE Fall 1981 - Vol. 0000001947 00000 n Tadotsu, Japan. The Awa Maru was a Japanese ocean liner which was built between 1941-1943 in Nagasaki, Japan. The primary reason why the 76mm was seen as better was its armor penetrating power. 0000000676 00000 n %%EOF [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. �&�I��\�;�S$���D���յ�LT/���c*ʷ��ȝK?�ml��\�%"z]�.Z`�vS3� The ship was built in 1941–1943 by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. at Nagasaki, Japan. The confederate gold The ship was built in 1941–1943 by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. at Nagasaki, Japan. Wikimedia 9. The Awa Maru (阿波丸) was a Japanese ocean liner owned by Nippon Yusen Kaisha. 11, No. [1], Awa Maru was attached to convoy Hi-71 carrying Operation Shō reinforcements to the Philippines. The Awa Maru was launched on August 24, 1942; and she was completed on March 5, 1943. endstream endobj 83 0 obj <>stream They had successfully located and identified the wreck site in 1977 and were convinced that the vessel was carrying billions in gold and jewels. The loot has never been recovered. The Awa Maru … 1942/01/20. In 1945, the vessel was used as a relief ship for the Red Cross, carrying supplies to American and Allied POWs in Japanese custody. Description by Meil O. MacPherson of the Australian Army. |n)A��jTMi�8B�(� ���-�E�8fq��m}L3�7Ul�eʀEqy����,.��*Pl�+�kۻåi^Wk�'�-����ΆH��:CF����B�4��@1K�)�(���ȉ�I��;;8����:�p��c6�Tk��2[/�l-3o&ioG�f�V.��eD�i8#X'Glܘ ���s��D�l�-�;e�іU��^����d��Xd˶iT.3�k���\��D�7� ��fte�X�"y���g�1��mR�'�xS8q:M=�P%��9�����_ keCk�bʠ�^ʖ�?�z�������[�t��o,�13��(�����nTC������]�؇r8F�����z�N�5a:Z�G�c����f8��L4x�D( �6X�8ꟛ! 0000001001 00000 n ;q0w���J��F`�x���H��y��N,� Price: $11.54 The Awa Maru was launched on August 24, 1942; and she was completed on March 5, 1943. <]/Prev 629817>> [14], The torpedoes of the Queenfish sank the ship. It was to be sent from Japan to Singapore where it would then be delivered to Thailand. Awa Maru Treasure—1945. [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. The ship was designed for passenger service, but at the outbreak of war she was taken over by the Japanese Navy. (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. 1942/01/10. On 26 March 1943, Awa Maru left Japan carrying 3,000 tons of ammunition for Singapore. 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. 0000005382 00000 n For the steamship launched in 1899, see. Winter 2003, Vol. The keel was laid down in the summer of 1941 (July 10, 1941). From the communications, they determined that the treasure was not to be taken back to Japan. 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. From. ... After 11 long days and nights in these sweltering conditions there was movement up on the decks. 0000001395 00000 n Yokohama, Japan. [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. The Awa Maru had been guaranteed safe passage as a relief ship carrying Red Cross supplies to prisoner of war camps. �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�= 0000004278 00000 n 4 ; The Many Lives of Herbert O. Yardley Fall 1981 - Vol. No treasure was found. Her original route was promulgated through a minefield, an apparent ruse to draw attackers into the mined area. Rent textbook Awa Maru - Titanic of Japan by Kimura, Rei - 9780977913176. Locations or the salvage anchorage at Pingtan Naval Facility South and the Awa Maru salvage site. 11, No. 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. 08.06.1945 + 20.06.1945: YUMIHARI MARU NO 2: F Korea Westküste Nitta Maru 2 Redfish assembled USS Rasher, Bluefish and Spadefish for a radar-assisted wolfpack attack in typhoon conditions on the night of 18/19 August. This gun is able to penetrate one inch more than its predecessor. Only one of the 2,004 passengers and crew, Kantora Shimoda, survived. The Titanic was lost during peacetime. This is the gripping story of the Awa Maru, the little known Titanic of Japan. In all, there are 2,071 passengers and crew aboard. Transport Name. 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