Japanese cargo ship Hakuyo Maru (1944)

For other ships with the same name, see Hakuyo Maru.

History
Empire of Japan
Name	Hakuyo Maru
Builder	Namura Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Osaka
Laid down	1944
Launched	9 September 1944
Sponsored by	Toyo Kisen Kaisha Co., Ltd, Tokyo
Completed	6 October 1944
Identification	53461[1]
Fate	Sunk, 12 June 1945
Notes	Call sign: JGXW[1]
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	2,300 grt (6,513 m^3) standard[1]
Length	85.00 m (278 ft 10 in) o/a[1]
Beam	13.40 m (44 ft 0 in)[1]
Draught	7.20 m (23 ft 7 in)[1]
Installed power	900 hp (671 kW)[1]
Speed	11 knots[1]

Hakuyo Maru (Japanese: 白鷹丸) was a Japanese cargo ship of during World War II.

History

She was laid down in 1944 at the Osaka shipyard of Namura Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (jp:名村造船所), for the benefit of Toyo Kisen Kaisha Co., Ltd. (jp:東洋汽船), Tokyo.[1] She was one of 92 Wartime Standard Type D Cargo Ships laid down in 1944–1945 and one of nine built by Namura Shipbuilding, seven of which were completed prior to the end of the war.[2][3] Other Type D cargo ships built by Namura were Noto Maru (能登丸), Kaga Maru (加賀丸), Shinei Maru No.3 (第三神影丸), Echizen Maru (越前丸), Himi Maru (日見丸), Goshun Maru (五春丸), Nansei Maru (南征丸), and Nanyo Maru (南陽丸).[3] She was launched on 9 September 1944 and completed on 6 October 1944.[1] On 12 June 1945, she was lost in a maritime incident in dense fog in the Tsugaru Strait.[1]

References

1. Nagasawa, Fumio (1998). "白陽丸 HAKUYO MARU (1944)". Nostalgic Japanese Steamships (in Japanese).
2. Nagasawa, Fumio (1998). "2D型 2D Class 98隻 (1944-1945)". Nostalgic Japanese Steamships (in Japanese).
3. Nagasawa, Fumio (1998). "戦時標準型貨物船(D型) – 太平洋戦争 (Wartime Standard Cargo Ship (Type D)–Pacific War)". Nostalgic Japanese Steamships (in Japanese).