Posted by Visje (address not posted) on October 17, 2001.

Anybody familiar with this ship ? Captured by Japanese, became Kenshin Maru, sunk by aircraft January 17 1944. Would like to know stats like owner, tonnnage etc. TIA.

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Posted by Axel van Eesbeeck gemyala@netcologne.de on October 17.

Hallo Visje

some additions

built 1940 at Harima S.B.&Eng.Co.
sunk at Rabaul
3126 BRT

More information i don't have. If you have the exact date of the capture by the japanes, please let me know

Best regards
Axel
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Posted by Visje on October 17.

Hi Axel,

Thanks a lot for the info !

Visje
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Posted by Bill Watt w.p.w@btinternet.com on October 17.

Am wondering what flag the ship you refer to sailed under as a cargo ship named Celebes, 453 t., owned by Ministry of War Transport and managed by John Kelly was lost on passage from Birkenhead to Falmouth in March 1941. My source -
Btitain's Sea War, A Diary of Ship Losses 1939-1945.

Regards,

Bill
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Posted by Øistein Thomas Berge othberg@online.no on October 17.

Hello

The steamship Kenshin Maru was bombed and sunk by U.S. land based aircraft on January 17t, 1944, off the north west coast of New Guinea.

Regards
Øistein.
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Posted by Visje on October 21.

Thanks Øistein :)