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''Tsushima Maru'' (対馬丸) was a Japanese passenger/cargo ship that was sunk by the submarine USS ''Bowfin'' during World War II, while carrying hundreds of schoolchildren from Okinawa to Kagoshima. ==Description== On August 22, 1944, at between 10:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. local time, the USS ''Bowfin'' attacked the convoy in which the ''Tsushima Maru'' was sailing and sank her, close to the island of Akusekijima.〔("USS Bowfin (SS-287) - Patrol 6" ). USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park. Retrieved 10 November 2012.〕〔 Tsushima-muru Commemoration Association Survey Data (As of August 27, 2005), reported a total of 1,661 civilian evacuees, including 834 schoolchildren (of which 775 were killed and approximately 59 survived the sinking).〔"Tsushima-muru Commemoration Association Survey Data", Tsushima-muru Memorial Museum. Visited 2 November 2014〕 Shortly after the sinking a "Gag Order" was enforced and families and survivors rarely spoke about the incident. The number of victims that have been identified by name, based on notifications from bereaved families (As of August 22, 2012), include 780 schoolchildren.〔Tsushima-muru Memorial Museum. Visited 2 November 2014〕 The ship was part of Convoy Namo 103, which consisted of the following ships:〔("Tsushima Maru Sinking" ). USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park. Retrieved 30 May 2007.〕 * ''Tsushima Maru'' (passenger / cargo vessel) * ''Kazuura Maru'' (listed as ''Waura Maru'' in some sources, assumed to be a cargo vessel) * ''Gyōkū Maru'' (cargo vessel) * Destroyer ''Hasu'' (''Momi'' class) * Gunboat ''Uji'' The crew of the ''USS Bowfin'' would not discover until 20 years later that the passenger-cargo vessel was transporting children.〔 Its wreck was located and identified in December 1997. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tsushima Maru」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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