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East West: The Chinese-American News Magazine, Vol. h�b```f``z��д�A��bl@�q��Q�Au�B�T�O��f�\+3�VI U${Ĵ8��9�N �&[��N>ʹy^/6͚^��;�{>]�� l(�CG�0�N��c�� ,�Ϊ�@Z ��"�@�'V ��E�ŗ�;�.��a��,�� (T�d �Ձ"Au�3��8�&2Mc �0��`ә��C8g9i��F� O3m The Awa Maru was a Japanese ocean liner which was built between 1941-1943 in Nagasaki, Japan. The ship was designed for passenger service, but at the outbreak of war she was taken over by the Japanese Navy. The Awa Maru was using civilians to shield a contraband military cargo--and lost by misfortune, in a war started by Japan. Voyage of the hell ship Awa Maru. Depart Date. ��16X�d̩�%58A��!�У� b�#�u~�mVA��*�ZX.+`��^mf�xv��5��(ai�n0��b~�A��M&s��j�j ^z��u�`��$� �7��4�(�阛 ��j��yj��oly��)��\q�n��7 dQ��$��oPl؄ii��ӊI��*Z_�[g�l:�4Q�v�l �[��u�ػ�� 9�� Locations or the salvage anchorage at Pingtan Naval Facility South and the Awa Maru salvage site. Wikimedia 9. endstream endobj 85 0 obj <>stream 0000008753 00000 n The vessel was designed for passenger service, but the onset of war by the time work was completed changed requirements, and she was requisitioned by the Japanese Navy. xref [1], Awa Maru was attached to convoy Hi-71 carrying Operation Shō reinforcements to the Philippines. From the communications, they determined that the treasure was not to be taken back to Japan. (Records of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, RG 38) John M. Jacobs had been in Manila when the Japanese captured the Philippines in the early stages of World War II, and now, in 1944, he was a prisoner of war, or POW, in the Bilibid Prison in Manila. Seventeen hundred merchant seamen and 80 first-class passengers, all survivors of ship sinkings, were being transported from Singapore to Japan.…[The] survivor said no Red Cross supplies were aboard, they having been previously unloaded."[16]. 0000007701 00000 n t��s�T��]�+?��e&Ә�i�|o��C5��͆?��Ņ8}�L$R��oq^��6j.`��ˣBW�.� The area was known to be mined, and would have been avoided at any rate. Her original route was promulgated through a minefield, an apparent ruse to draw attackers into the mined area. It was to be sent from Japan to Singapore where it would then be delivered to Thailand. Nitta Maru 2 Commander Loughlin was found guilty of negligence, and the U.S. Government offered, via neutral Switzerland, to replace the Awa Maru with a similar ship. 0000001578 00000 n The Awa Maru … However, several personal artifacts were returned to Japan. This is the last message received from her. 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[7] Awa Maru was one of several ships torpedoed that night, but beached at Port Currimao to avoid sinking, and was towed to Manila on 21 August. 73 19 1942/01/10. This page was last edited on 27 November 2020, at 00:19. Awa Maru Class Awa Maru (revised 11/8/2018) Hakusan Maru Class . Monthly Consular and Trade Reports, Volume 33, Issues United States. 3 ; The Defense Special Missile and Astronautics Center Fall 1981 - Vol. On March 28 of 1945, the Japanese ocean liner the Awa Maru departed from Singapore on a humanitarian mission. in 1966-67, these were the Awa Maru, Iyo Maru (Fig. All are survivors of A Force on the Death railway. AWA MARU (April 1, 1945) Japanese passenger/cargo ship of 11,249 tons, (Captain Hamada Matsutaro) sunk while homeward bound after having delivered Red Cross relief supplies to American and Allied POW's in Japanese custody under an agreement between Japan and the US Government which guaranteed safe passage for such ships. ��9��5O��t�P�s>��;��tvv�M��E��6�?�'�:e��Ĺܑ.%��g� 7j�x��t��1�b8�e&��7��:`@��(�;�ӡ⁅��*�$fB�ٻ��&)aRȥ%�� i��FB*M�]�x�v7�`oR|��k�c'҆��ǅ.�g*,�;�ͥ�f��((1��^D(�N�$��yP�fjRY�S�� Japan demanded full indemnification. ��l��N0��ǒ��7��s<9Wܓ��g��G�ϟ~��7e�}��'D)�1Ԃ��M�.��Bp��y �H��Z+b14��q��j��3��Fʷ3�0`sB�pa2F�gR�c��!��$��ӥ5��#Zq�e ,�Ձ q�ʹM�[5��d�dH��vHo�ܧ]`"��~��!��S�xb��/��`�z��0r�56��εTľ�.��Q,y��FBE��܃2��*`��4�Pr��m�>�T��h�u�q�E" fM�ܝ��^��B�%��`e,�#:�˔ ��،�k*d�7�ڪ髙y��Fp��d��B~W��KTfW��j�L��j]�^P$P��FR�{�j��I�s�D��i�r��@s]/��n�Z�Hsu��Lȩ?��}��f��z��I��p�E�Y��|��^��^��zRS ��v��o��l��2��n�tg��_ �t7��/��{�(���qkӻ�`�cܨ�I8]��ښ�YbpQ��3Βڏ�@uc�R�g��_k��wH�(�>2[�~��4 �@3}�.+�`�c\PzCb�J],5�a��%��R�+� jw�� Monthly Consular and Trade Reports Download PDF EPUB FB2. HS Awa Maru: HS Awa Maru: Japan 1 April 1945: Inland Sea. [1], In 1945 the Awa Maru was employed as a Red Cross relief ship, purportedly carrying vital supplies to American and Allied prisoners of war (POWs) in Japanese custody. [8] In addition, there were stories that the ship carried treasure worth approximately US$5 billion: 40 metric tons of gold, 12 (or 2[9]) metric tons of platinum (valued at about $58 million[9]), and 150,000 carats (30 kg) of diamonds and other strategic materials. AWA MARU was a Japanese passenger/cargo ship of 11,249 tons, (Captain Hamada Matsutaro) sunk while homeward bound after having delivered Red Cross relief supplies to American and Allied POW´s in Japanese custody under an agreement between Japan and the US Government which guaranteed safe passage for such ships. A 6,309-ton Awa Maru was completed in 1899 and taken out of service in 1930. The Titanic was lost during peacetime. 08.06.1945 + 20.06.1945: YUMIHARI MARU NO 2: F Korea Westküste Singapore to Moji and on the Fukuoka #4 in Sendyu. �̄Z�K-�m/�/*DY As the Awa Maru sank "she was carrying a cargo of rubber, lead, tin, and sugar. Force on the Death railway. ... After 11 long days and nights in these sweltering conditions there was movement up on the decks. The Arisan Maru was a 6,886 ton civilian-controlled cargo ship, that 1,782 prisoners of war boarded on October 11, 1944. They lied claiming the Awa Maru was a hospital ship yet were using it instead to move war supplies, so in all honesty they got what they deserved. endstream endobj 74 0 obj <> endobj 75 0 obj <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB]/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/Type/Page>> endobj 76 0 obj <> endobj 77 0 obj <> endobj 78 0 obj <> endobj 79 0 obj <> endobj 80 0 obj <> endobj 81 0 obj <> endobj 82 0 obj <>stream Argentina Maru. (1905). trailer Only one of the 2,004 passengers and crew, Kantora Shimoda, survived. Hakusan Maru(revised 2/1/2017) Hoshi Maru Class . The Awa Maru reportedly had $5 billion dollars-worth of diamonds, artifacts, cash, gold, platinum and other metals. 11, No. The keel was laid down in the summer of 1941 (July 10, 1941). I was doing some research on the USS Comfort to which men seriously wounded on Corregidor were being evacuated, when I saw a comment that the kamikaze attack upon it in May 1945 was argued by an author* to have been in retaliation for the USS Queenfish sinking the relief ship Awa Maru with the loss of of over 2,000 lives. Guam. The loot has never been recovered. Hoshi Maru (posted 10/10/2009) Bibliography of Sources . Between 1942 and 1946, the "Mercy Ship" participated in a dozen exchanges between … On the 15th December 1944, 545 Australian prisoners from River Valley Road camp boarded the Awa Maru in Singapore harbour, all had been selected from the survivors of A. Transport Name. The ship finally left Manila for good on October 21, destined for Japan. She again traveled to Singapore with convoy Hi-41 in February 1944, and returned to Japan with convoy Hi-48 in March. �Re)�>��-��f�Tڛd��ծK��gBKe��n�� xAR��叺jwi�먲�%��6��*U�A��Q,�F*��r$R�w��AU��tIo��`�oZ��a�tu[�S��'@6��&��>��Z��eխ�!��lP"�MߪqW�)5�_�v{ݦJ��Ǻ��M�8m��S��`��cޣ�c��?�xt�;5�L��?��j?��P��Hf�S9Z�}�Q��d��v�"|=��V0��b�qS�� N��n�nS7��X|��ơ�/�zv��^Ϻ�f�2A��N3��ķ-��e/m7a�q�s��"� 0 m�� This is the gripping story of the Awa Maru, the little known Titanic of Japan. 0000001947 00000 n Under the Relief for POWs agreement, she was supposed to be given safe passage by Allied forces, and Allied commanders issued orders to that effect.[1]. Preview this book» What people are Page Page Page Page Other editions - View all. To. Winter 2003, Vol. Summer 1981 - Vol. Period Target Species Authorization Number Notification Date Authorized By; 01-Aug-2017 - 31-Jul-2022: Saury : 1610 : 01-Jan-2017 : Japan Yokohama, Japan. 0000003088 00000 n They had successfully located and identified the wreck site in 1977 and were convinced that the vessel was carrying billions in gold and jewels. Having delivered her supplies, Awa Maru took on several hundred stranded merchant marine officers, military personnel, diplomats and civilians at Singapore. [14], The torpedoes of the Queenfish sank the ship. There are various theories regarding the disappearance of a number of Peking Man fossils during World War II; one such theory is that the bones sank with the Awa Maru in 1945. On 26 March 1943, Awa Maru left Japan carrying 3,000 tons of ammunition for Singapore. 4 By Lee A. Gladwin The Oryoku Maru under attack at Olongapo, Luzon, December 14–15, 1944. 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