Ryusei Maru
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The Ryusei Maru was a Japan
ese transport ship that was sunk by the USS Rasher
on February 25, 1944. Nearly 5,000 lives were lost.
On the same day USS Rasher also sank the Tango Maru
, killing some 3,500 Javanese laborers and POW's.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese transport ship that was sunk by the USS Rasher
USS Rasher (SS-269)
USS Rasher , a , was a ship of the United States Navy named for the rasher, a vermilion-colored rockfish or scorpionfish found along the California coast....
on February 25, 1944. Nearly 5,000 lives were lost.
On the same day USS Rasher also sank the Tango Maru
Tango Maru
On February 25, 1944, the 6,200 ton cargo vessel Tango Maru, crammed with 3,500 Javanese labourers and hundreds of Allied POWs, was traveling between Java and Ambon. The American submarine USS Rasher sank the ship with three torpedo hits...
, killing some 3,500 Javanese laborers and POW's.