Montevideo Maru
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Montevideo Maru was a Japanese auxiliary transport ship sunk in 1942 while carrying Australian prisoners of war and civilians, resulting in one of Australia's worst maritime disasters.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese merchant ship
ⓘ
auxiliary transport ship ⓘ |
| builtFor | Osaka Shosen Kaisha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtInCountry | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carried |
Australian civilian internees
ⓘ
Australian prisoners of war ⓘ |
| carriedFrom | Rabaul, New Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesIncluded |
Australian Army personnel
ⓘ
Australian civilian missionaries ⓘ Australian civilian planters ⓘ Norwegian sailors ⓘ other Allied prisoners ⓘ |
| casualtiesNationalityMajority | Australian ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Australian War Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfRegistry | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destination |
Hainan Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flagAtTimeOfSinking | Japanese flag ⓘ |
| launchedYear | 1926 ⓘ |
| memorialsLocatedIn |
Canberra, Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rabaul, Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAs |
deadliest loss of life at sea in Australian history
ⓘ
one of the worst maritime disasters in Australian history ⓘ |
| numberOfAustralianPOWsAndCiviliansKilledApproximate | about 979 ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleOnBoardApproximate | about 1050 ⓘ |
| operator | Osaka Shosen Kaisha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalRole | passenger-cargo ship ⓘ |
| propulsion | diesel engine ⓘ |
| requisitionedBy | Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requisitionedDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| routePrewar | Japan–South America route ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1926 ⓘ |
| sinkingLocation |
South China Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Luzon, Philippines ⓘ |
| sunkBy |
USS Sturgeon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkDuring | Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkOnDate | 1942-07-01 ⓘ |
| tonnageGrossRegisterTonsApproximate | about 7053 ⓘ |
| use |
cargo transport
ⓘ
prisoner transport ⓘ troop transport ⓘ |
| wreckDepthApproximate | over 4000 metres ⓘ |
| wreckFoundBy | Silentworld Foundation-led expedition ⓘ |
| wreckLocated | 2023 ⓘ |
| wreckLocation | South China Sea, northwest of Luzon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearSunk | 1942 ⓘ |
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