Tōhō Maru

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Tōhō Maru was an oiler of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). The ship was launched as a civilian oil tanker for Iino Kaiun Kaisha on 1 May 1936. On 20 August 1941 the ship was requisitioned by the IJN and converted into a fleet replenishment oiler. The ship subsequently served Japan during the Pacific Campaign of World War II. On 29 March 1943 the ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Makassar Strait at 00°00′N 118°19′E by the United States Navy submarine USS Gudgeon.

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Tōhō Maru
tanker, Imperial Japanese Navy

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  • Tōhō Maru
    Sunken Japanese oiler from the 20th century
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