Source: Greg Michno book, "Death on the Hellships" (Used with permission)
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This is NOT a complete list - simply the major losses - We recommend that you buy Michno's book for the best story and statistics.  List
of Hell Ship Sailings: Best list "in the west." Special Link- Maritime disasters of WWII lists many of the below ships Special Link- Jim Erikson's massive study of hell ship rosters. Simply the best on the web... and growing daily. Accounts for every man on the ill fated Oryoku Maru and others. Amazing work! West Point List- John Powers- excellent cross section with photographs Singapore Maru- Special listings of the British who died en route and at Moji docks or hospital Arisan Maru- ex Manila to Japan 21 Oct 1944 with 1800- 1792 died- we have rosters in spreadsheet format- ask. Awa Maru - ex Singapore to Japan (Moji) 16 Dec 44 - arrive 15 Jan 45 Enoura Maru- ex Luzon to Formosa 27 Dec 1944 with 1070- 316 died Brazil Maru- ex Formosa to Japan 14 Jan 1945 with 925- 450 died Hofuku Maru- ex Manila to Japan 21 Sep 1944 with 1289- 1047 died- some survivors sent to Bilibid (see Dr. Kentner Diary) Picture and further information by the nephew of victim, Jack Earnshaw- British Sigs) Ikoma Maru- ex Palu to Hollandia 21 Jan 1944 with 611- 418 died Junyo Maru- ex Java to Sumatra 17 Sep 1944 with 6343- 5620 died Junyo Maru, built in 1913, requisitioned by the IJA in 1941, was sunk by the HMS Tradewind on September 18, 1944, at a position: 02.53S / 101.11E, off the South West Coast of Sumatra. Total prisoners on board 6,343. Survivors 723. Dead or missing 5,620. Prisoners on board: 1,377 Dutch, 64 British & Australian POWs, a few dozen American merchant seamen and 4,200 Javanese slave labourers. Koshu Maru- ex Batavia to Makassar with 1513- 1239 died Kachidoki Maru- ex Singapore to Japan 6 Sep 44 with 900- 400 died Marcos Maru- ex Ambon to Java 17 Sep 1944 with 650 - 325 died Montevideo Maru- ex Rabaul 22 Jun 42 to Hainan with 1053 Australian POWS- all (?) died Lisbon Maru- ex Hong Kong to Shanghai 27 Sep 42 with 1816- 842 died;Excellent research by author Tony Banham Suez Maru- ex Ambon to Java 25 Nov 43 with 546- all died Oryoku Maru- ex Manila to Japan 14 Dec 1944 with 1620 - 300 died additional link Special- rosters for Oryoku, Brazil Maru, Enoura Maru and others. Extremely well done research by Jom Erikson, Texas A&M Peart Diary- unusual diary of entire trip of the Oryoku Maru and following ships. Peart wound up in Mukden. Rakuyo Maru- ex Singapore to Japan 6 Sep 44 with 1318- 1159 died Shinyo Maru- ex Davao (Lasang runway detail) to Manila 7 Sep 1944 with 750- Sunk 9 Sep off Mindanao, 667 died (one on beach after rescue) - includes roster of 83 survivors incl one British man - well done. Erickson summation- slow loading Singapore
Maru: roster of British who died en
route or at dockside plus those who were taken to Moji Military
Hospital- dead & survivors- we have scans of these documents
if neededTaiwan Maru- erzatz hospital ship evacuated 600 sick from Ambon to Java- list of men who died en route- mostly British and some Dutch- list names,etc, lat & long of death plus cause of death. Tago Maru departed Java for Ambon 24 Feb 44- 3500 men, 3000 died Tamahoko Maru- ex Formosa (ex Java) for Japan on 18 Jun 1944 with 772- 560 died |