SS Gifu Maru
| File:Sinking Japanese ship.jpg Gifu Maru sinking as seen through the periscope of USS Seawolf on 2 November 1942.[1]
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| History | |
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| Name: |
 Gifu Maru |
| Owner: | Nippon Yusen Kaisha |
| Port of registry: |
 Tokyo, Japan |
| Builder: | Toba Dockyard |
| Yard number: | 61 |
| Completed: | 1921 |
| Acquired: | 1921 |
| In service: | 1921 |
| Out of service: | 2 November 1942 |
| Identification: | |
| Fate: | Torpedoed and sunk by USS Seawolf on 2 November 1942.[2][3] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage: | 2,933 GRT |
| Length: | 93 metres (305 ft 1 in) |
| Beam: | 13.3 metres (43 ft 8 in) |
| Depth: | 8.3 metres (27 ft 3 in) |
| Installed power: | 1 x 3-cyl. triple expansion engine |
| Propulsion: | One screw propeller |
| Speed: | 8 knots |
SS Gifu Maru was a Japanese cargo ship that was torpedoed by the American Submarine USS Seawolf in the Davao Gulf, West-South-West from Cape San Augustine, Mindoro, Philippines on 2 November 1942.[4][5]
Construction
Gifu Maru was built and completed in 1921 at the Toba Dockyard in Toba, Japan. The ship was 93 metres (305 ft 1 in) long, had a beam of 13.3 metres (43 ft 8 in) and had a depth of 8.3 metres (27 ft 3 in). She was assessed at 2,933 GRT and had a single 3-cyl. triple expansion engine driving a screw propeller. The ship could generate 350 n.h.p. with a speed of 8 knots.[6]
Sinking
Gifu Maru was serving as an army transport ship when she was torpedoed and sunk in the Davao Gulf, West-South-West from Cape San Augustine, Mindoro, Philippines by the American Submarine USS Seawolf on 2 November 1942. No deaths or injuries were reported following the sinking, and USS Seawolf was able to take two pictures of the Gifu Maru through her periscope as the ship went down.[7][8][9][10]
Wreck
The wreck of Gifu Maru is believed to lie at 06°14′N 126°07′E / 6.233°N 126.117°E
, but has yet to be discovered.[11][12][13]
References
- ↑ "THE HOWLING SEA WOLF". laststandonzombieisland.com. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ↑ "Chronological List of Japanese Merchant Vessel Losses". ibiblio.org. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ↑ "VERLUSTE JAPANISCHER HANDELSCHIFFE 1941-1945". wlb-stuttgart.de. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ↑ "Seawolf I (SS-197)". history.navy.mil. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ↑ "USS Seawolf SS-197". pacificwrecks.com. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ↑ "Gifu Maru (+1942)". wrecksite.eu. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ↑ Rohwer, Jürgen; Gerhard Hümmelchen. "Seekrieg 1942, November". Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart (in Deutsch). Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ↑ "Swordfish". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ↑ "Japan Ship Losses 1942". world-war.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ↑ "History of the USS Seawolf (SS 197)" (PDF). navsource.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ↑ "Seawolf (SS-197)". uboat.net. 1995. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ↑ "Japanese Naval and Merchant Shipping Losses During World War II by All Causes". history.navy.mil. February 1947. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ↑ "Monthly Losses of Combatant And Non-Combatant Vessels" (PDF). ww2db.com. September 2005. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
Bibliography
- Alden, John D.; McDonald, Craig R (2009). United States and Allied Submarine Successes in the Pacific and Far East during World War II. Jefferson NC: McFarland & Co. ISBN 9780786442133. Search this book on
- Blair, Clay (1975). Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War against Japan. New York: Bantam. pp. 988–989. ISBN 9780553010503. Search this book on
- Mooney, James (1976). Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Vol. VI. Navy Dept. pp. 422–423. ISBN 9780160020308. Search this book on
- Bertke, Donald (2014). World War II Sea War, Vol 7: The Allies Strike Back. Dayton: Bertke Publications. pp. 422–423. ISBN 978-1-937470-11-1. Search this book on
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