Sin-ai Maru, also known as Shin-ai Maru was a 3,794 ton transport ship of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.
| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan | |
| Name |
|
| Owner | Kishimoto Kisen K.K. |
| Builder | Fujimagata Dockyard, Osaka |
| Launched | 1921 |
| Completed | March 1921 |
| Fate | Sunk by aircraft on 3 March 1943 at 07°15'S, 148°30'E |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 345 feet (105 m) |
| Beam | 50 feet (15 m) |
| Draught | 29 feet (8.8 m) |
| Installed power | 342 NHP |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion engines |
Built by Fujimagata Dockyard, Osaka and launched in 1921 as Shin-ai Maru.[1] She was renamed Sin-ai Maru in 1938.
She left Rabaul, New Britain on 1 March 1943, as part of Operation 81, carrying a cargo of troops, equipment, fuel, landing craft and ammunition for Lae, New Guinea.[2] 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. Sin-ai Maru was bombed on 3 March and sank at 07°15'S., 148°30'E.
18 crew, 45 gunners and an unknown number of troops were KIA.[3]
Notes edit
- ^ "Lloyd's Register 1942-43" (PDF). plimsollshipdata. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ McAulay 1991, p. 39
- ^ "Shinai Maru (+1943)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
References edit
- McAulay, Lex (1991). Battle of the Bismarck Sea. New York: St Martins Press. ISBN 0-312-05820-9. OCLC 23082610.