Japanese cargo ship Miho Maru (1943)

History
Empire of Japan
Name	Miho Maru
Builder	Ishikawajima Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Tokyo
Laid down	1943
Launched	1943
Sponsored by	Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo
Completed	20 December 1943
Identification	51272
Fate	Sunk,
Notes	Call sign: JNVT; ;
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	4,667 GRT standard
Length	112.00 m (367 ft 5 in) o/a
Beam	15.80 m (51 ft 10 in)
Draught	9.10 m (29 ft 10 in)
Installed power	2,000 shp (1,500 kW)
Speed	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)

NameMiho Maru

BuilderIshikawajima Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Tokyo

Laid down1943

Launched1943

Miho Maru (Japanese: 美保丸) was a Japanese cargo ship of during World War II.

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v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in April 1945
Shipwrecks	1 Apr: Awa Maru 2 Apr: CD-186, USS Dickerson, U-321 3 Apr: Brummer, USS S-16, U-1221, U-2542, U-3505, T111 4 Apr: USS Dickerson, U-237, U-749, U-3003 5 Apr: U-242, USS S-17 6 Apr: Amatsukaze, USS Bush, USS Colhoun, USS Leutze, USS Morris, USS Newcomb, USS Witter, SS Hobbs Victory, SS Logan Victory 7 Apr: Asashimo, Hamakaze, Isokaze, Isuzu, Kasumi, USS LST-447, Oldenburg, USS PGM-18, U-1195, Yahagi, Yamato 8 Apr: U-774, U-1001 9 Apr: Admiral Scheer, Ro-56, U-677, U-747, U-804, U-843, U-982, U-1065, U-2509, U-2514, U-3512, U-2516, Vale 10 Apr: U-878, Weser 12 Apr: USS Mannert L. Abele, Ro-64, U-486 13 Apr: Karlsruhe, U-1024 14 Apr: Belgian Airman, U-235, U-1206 15 Apr: U-103, U-285, U-1063, U-1235 16 Apr: HMCS Esquimalt, Lützow, USS Pringle, U-78, U-880, U-1274, Trombe 17 Apr: Goya 19 Apr: Aquila, U-251, U-548, U-879 21 Apr: U-636 22 Apr: USS Swallow, U-518 23 Apr: USS Eagle Boat 56, U-183 24 Apr: USS Frederick C. Davis, U-108, U-546 25 Apr: Graf Zeppelin, Ro-109, TA 32, U-326 27 Apr: Canada Victory, TA 34 28 Apr: CH-17, U-56 29 Apr: I-44, U-56, U-286, U-307, U-1017, Ursus 30 Apr: HMS Goodall, TA 43, U-879, U-1107, Miho Maru Unknown date: I-56, Ro-46, Ro-49, USS Snook, U-246, U-325, U-396, U-398, U-548, U-857, U-1055
Other incidents	2 Apr: USS Dickerson 5 Apr: USS Thornton 6 Apr: USS Defense, USS Emmons, USS Mullany, USS Rodman 8 Apr: USS Bullhead 9 Apr: USS Sea Devil 11 Apr: I-401 12 Apr: USS Lindsey, U-1024, USS Zellars 14 Apr: USS Sigsbee 15 Apr: HMS Ekins, USS Laffey 16 Apr: USS Bryant, Goya, USS Harding, 19 Apr: USS Bullhead, USS Pogy, USS Tolman 27 Apr: HMS Redmill 28 Apr: Argo, USS Huron 29 Apr: USS Baya 30 Apr: U-3525
1944 1945 1946 March 1945 May 1945

Japanese cargo ship Miho Maru (1943)

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Empire of Japan
Name	Miho Maru
Builder	Ishikawajima Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Tokyo
Laid down	1943
Launched	1943
Sponsored by	Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo
Completed	20 December 1943
Identification	51272^[1]
Fate	Sunk,
Notes	Call sign: JNVT^[1]


General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	4,667 GRT standard^[1]
Length	112.00 m (367 ft 5 in) o/a^[1]
Beam	15.80 m (51 ft 10 in)^[1]
Draught	9.10 m (29 ft 10 in)^[1]
Installed power	2,000 shp (1,500 kW)^[1]
Speed	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)^[1]