Yasaka Maru
Name | Yasaka Maru |
Type | Passenger steamer
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GRT | 10,932 tons (one of the largest ships hit) |
Country | Japanese |
Built | 1914
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Builder | Kawasaki Dockyard Co., Ltd., Kobe
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Operator | Nippon Yusen K.K., Tokyo
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Passenger steamer Yasaka Maru
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 21 Dec 1915 | U 38 (Max Valentiner) | Sunk | Torpedoed 60 miles from Port Said. 31.49N, 31.38E per KTB
| 31° 53'N, 31° 10'E
| Tees & London - Yokohama
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Position of attack on Yasaka Maru
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