History | |
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Empire of Japan | |
Name | Hayataka Maru |
Builder | Mitsui Tamano Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano |
Yard number | 77 |
Laid down | 18 October 1922 |
Launched | 9 February 1923 |
Completed | 31 March 1923 |
Identification | 22522 |
Fate | Torpedoed and sunk by USS Seal, 23 December 1941 |
Notes |
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General characteristics | |
Type | passenger/cargo ship |
Tonnage | 865 GRT [1] |
Length | 56.39 m (185 ft 0 in) o/a [1] |
Beam | 9.6 m (31 ft 6 in) [1] |
Draught | 5.94 m (19 ft 6 in) [1] |
Installed power | 600 bhp [1] |
Propulsion | 1 triple expansion engine, single shaft, 1 screw [2] |
Speed | 11 knots [2] |
Hayataka Maru was used as an auxiliary transport of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
She was laid down on 18 October 1922 by Mitsui Tamano Engineering & Shipbuilding at their Tamano shipyard. She was launched on 9 February 1923, completed on 31 March 1923, and registered in Otaru as Hokkai Maru No. 2. [1] She was renamed Hayataka Maru in 1932 when she was sold to the Teikoku Salvage Co. [3] Although Lloyd's Register of Shipping lists her as Hayataka Maru, she was also known as Soryu Maru. [4] [2]
Her sister ship was Hokkai Maru No. 1 (renamed Suzuya Maru). [5]
On 23 December 1941, Hayataka Maru was torpedoed and sunk by the US submarine USS Seal off Vigan just north of Lingayen Gulf [5] at 17°35′N 120°12′E / 17.583°N 120.200°E. [6]
According to JANAC the vessel was HAYATAKA MARU but Japanese Monograph no.116 states she was SORYU MARU of 856 GRT. The latter is usually more reliable. But as Jan-Olof points out they seem to refer to the same vessel and this is possibly a difference in translation. Note that the Lloyds Register of Shipping of 1941-1942 lists only the HAYATAKA MARU (836 GRT, built by Mitsui in 1923, ex-HOKKAI MARU no.2).