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She was laid down in 1943 at the [[Tokyo]] shipyard of [[IHI Corporation| Ishikawajima Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd.]], for the benefit of [[Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha]], [[Tokyo]].<ref name=NagasawaMimasakaMaru>{{Cite web|first=Fumio |last=Nagasawa |title= 美作丸 Mimasaka Maru (1943)|website=Nostalgic Japanese Steamships|date=1998 |url=https://jpnships.sakura.ne.jp/senreki02/005516.htm|language=Japanese|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> She was one of 18 Wartime Standard Type B Cargo Ships laid down in 1943–1944 and one of seven built by Tokyo Ishikawajima<ref>{{Cite web|first=Fumio |last=Nagasawa |title= 1B型 1BT Class 16隻 (1943-1944)|website=Nostalgic Japanese Steamships|date=1998 |url=https://jpnships.sakura.ne.jp/sametype/type_0238.htm|language=Japanese|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><ref name=List>{{Cite web|first=Fumio |last=Nagasawa |title= 戦時標準船(B型) – 太平洋戦争 (Wartime Standard Ship (Type B) – Pacific War)|website=Nostalgic Japanese Steamships|date=1998 |url=https://jpnships.sakura.ne.jp/showa2/showa_senpyo_b_class_list.htm|language=Japanese|archive-url=|archive-date= |
She was laid down in 1943 at the [[Tokyo]] shipyard of [[IHI Corporation| Ishikawajima Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd.]], for the benefit of [[Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha]], [[Tokyo]].<ref name=NagasawaMimasakaMaru>{{Cite web|first=Fumio |last=Nagasawa |title= 美作丸 Mimasaka Maru (1943)|website=Nostalgic Japanese Steamships|date=1998 |url=https://jpnships.sakura.ne.jp/senreki02/005516.htm|language=Japanese|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> She was one of 18 Wartime Standard Type B Cargo Ships laid down in 1943–1944 and one of seven built by Tokyo Ishikawajima<ref>{{Cite web|first=Fumio |last=Nagasawa |title= 1B型 1BT Class 16隻 (1943-1944)|website=Nostalgic Japanese Steamships|date=1998 |url=https://jpnships.sakura.ne.jp/sametype/type_0238.htm|language=Japanese|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><ref name=List>{{Cite web|first=Fumio |last=Nagasawa |title= 戦時標準船(B型) – 太平洋戦争 (Wartime Standard Ship (Type B) – Pacific War)|website=Nostalgic Japanese Steamships|date=1998 |url=https://jpnships.sakura.ne.jp/showa2/showa_senpyo_b_class_list.htm|language=Japanese|archive-url=|archive-date= |
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}}</ref> (”[[Japanese cargo ship Bizen Maru (1943)|Bizen Maru]]” (備前丸) ”[[Japanese cargo ship Kokuyo Maru (1943)|Kokuyo Maru]]” (國陽丸), ”Bicchu Maru” (備中丸), ”[[Japanese cargo ship Mino Maru (1943)|Mino Maru]]” (美濃丸), ”[[Japanese cargo ship Miho Maru (1943)|Miho Maru]]” (美保丸), ”Mimasaka Maru” (美作丸), and ”[[Japanese cargo ship Miyama Maru (1943)|Miyama Maru]]” (美山丸)).<ref name=List/> She was launched on January 9, 1944 and completed on February 6, 1944.<ref name=NagasawaMimasakaMaru/> On 9 April 1944, she was torpedoed and sunk by the {{USS|Seahorse|SS-304|6}} ({{navy|USA|1912}}). |
}}</ref> (”[[Japanese cargo ship Bizen Maru (1943)|Bizen Maru]]” (備前丸) ”[[Japanese cargo ship Kokuyo Maru (1943)|Kokuyo Maru]]” (國陽丸), ”Bicchu Maru” (備中丸), ”[[Japanese cargo ship Mino Maru (1943)|Mino Maru]]” (美濃丸), ”[[Japanese cargo ship Miho Maru (1943)|Miho Maru]]” (美保丸), ”Mimasaka Maru” (美作丸), and ”[[Japanese cargo ship Miyama Maru (1943)|Miyama Maru]]” (美山丸)).<ref name=List/> She was launched on January 9, 1944 and completed on February 6, 1944.<ref name=NagasawaMimasakaMaru/> On 9 April 1944, she was torpedoed and sunk by the {{USS|Seahorse|SS-304|6}} ({{navy|USA|1912}}). |
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Latest revision as of 10:53, 18 December 2025
| Name | Mimasaka Maru |
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| Builder | Ishikawajima Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Tokyo |
| Laid down | 1943 |
| Launched | January 9, 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo |
| Completed | February 6, 1944 |
| Identification | 51274[1] |
| Fate | Sunk, 9 April 1944 |
| Notes |
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| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 4,667 grt (13,215 m3) standard[1] |
| Length | 112.00 m (367 ft 5 in) o/a[1] |
| Beam | 15.80 m (51 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Draught | 9.10 m (29 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Speed | 11.5 knots[1] |
Mimasaka Maru (Japanese: 美作丸) was a Japanese cargo ship during World War II.
She was laid down in 1943 at the Tokyo shipyard of Ishikawajima Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., for the benefit of Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo.[1] She was one of 18 Wartime Standard Type B Cargo Ships laid down in 1943–1944 and one of seven built by Tokyo Ishikawajima[2][3] (Bizen Maru (備前丸) Kokuyo Maru (國陽丸), Bicchu Maru (備中丸), Mino Maru (美濃丸), Miho Maru (美保丸), Mimasaka Maru (美作丸), and Miyama Maru (美山丸)).[3] She was launched on January 9, 1944 and completed on February 6, 1944.[1] On 9 April 1944, she was torpedoed and sunk by the USS Seahorse (
United States Navy) near the Mariana Islands.
