SS Gyōkū Maru
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| Port of registry: |  Japan |
| Builder: | Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co Ltd |
| Launched: | 6 December 1941 |
| Completed: | 1942 |
| Out of service: | 18 September 1944 |
| Fate: | Torpedoed and sunk |
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| Class & type: | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage: | 6,854 GRT |
| Length: | 430 ft (130 m) |
| Beam: | 57 ft (17 m) |
| Propulsion: | Triple expansion steam engine |
Gyōkū Maru (暁空丸?) was a 6,854 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1941 as Empire Dragon by Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co Ltd, Hong Kong for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was seized by the Japanese in 1942 and completed as Gyōkū Maru, serving until September 1944 when she was torpedoed and sunk by USS Thresher in the Yellow Sea.
Description
The ship was built in 1941 by Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co Ltd, Hong Kong.[1]
The ship was 430 feet (130 m) long, with a beam of 57 feet (17 m).[2] She was assessed at 6,854 GRT.[1]
The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine.[1]
History
Empire Dragon was launched on 6 December 1941.[1] In 1942,[2] she was seized by the Japanese in an incomplete state and completed as Gyōkū Maru.[1]
On 22 August 1944, she was part of Convoy Namo 103 carrying evacuating civilians from Okinawa and attacked by USS Bowfin. The fellow ship Tsushima Maru was sunk, but Gyōkū Maru escaped.[3]
On 18 September 1944, Gyōkū Maru was torpedoed and sunk by USS Thresher in the Yellow Sea (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.).[2][4]
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