EASTERN KING
Year Built
1918
Official Number
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Shipyard
Harima Dockyard Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
USSB
Ship Length
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Beam
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Mast Height
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Net Tons
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Gross Tons
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Cargo Capacity
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Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
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Displacement, Lightweight
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Immersion, Summer
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Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sunk - Torpedo
Historical Narrative
Vessel Name History
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Mission
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| World War II |
Historical Documents
No documents for this vessel
Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
No status cards for this vessel
Documents
No documents for this vessel
Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
Kokoku
Operator
Kokoku
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
Japanese
Incident Information
Incident Date
July 17, 1944
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Torpedo
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by American submarine USS Thresher.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
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Accuracy of Incident Location
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Lat/Long
19.04 N / 119.26 E
Incident Location Comments
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Lives Lost
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