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Encyclopedia > Tsushima Maru

Tsushima Maru (対馬丸), an evacuation ship for schoolchildren, was sunk by the submarine USS Bowfin on her way from Okinawa to Kagoshima 1944 August 21. 1,484 civilians including 767 schoolchildren were killed.


Its wreck was located and identified in December 1997.


External links

  • USS Bowfin Museum's account (http://www.bowfin.org/website/bowfin/bowfin_history/maru_sinking/maru_sinking.htm)

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Admiral Bezobrasov Strikes (1316 words)
Still Tsushima could get no reply, there seemed to be interference, and she was forced to continue south till she lost sight of the enemy in the mist.
By this time Hitachi Maru's decks were a shambles and she was on fire, and seeing escape was impossible Colonel Suchi who was in command of the troops solemnly destroyed the colors and then "with a smile on his face" committed suicide.
Tsushima too had lost them, but hearing the firing on Hitachi Maru she was able at 1330 hrs to pick them up again, about five miles south of Okinoshima, heading north-westerly and then she lost them for the last time.
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