Hell Ship Rolls -202

Rakuyo Maru

Also Named: Rokyo Maru

 

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982862

Gunner

Ashworth N.

 

United Kingdom

Royal Artillery

148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regiment

 

Japanese POW

Being transported to Japan from Singapore on the Rakuyo Maru

 

Rescued

Torpedoed and sunk on 12/09/1944 by US submarine Sealion off East Hainan island at around 5:00am. 1159 were lost. Rescued by USS Sealion SS 315 from water.

 

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