Floating Sandbox/Sinking of Junyo Maru (5th Deadliest Maritime Disaster)

By September of 1944, Junyo Maru was in very poor condition. The ship had not been properly maintained and rust could be found everywhere on the ship. Living conditions onboard Junyo Maru were unbearable. There was a huge lack of hygiene onboard. For these reasons, the Allies referred to ships like Junyo Maru as "hell ships."

On September 16, 1944, Junyo Maru departed Tanjung Priok, bound for Sumatra. The ship was transporting approximately 6,500 prisoners of war for the construction of a railroad across Sumatra.

On September 18, 1944, the British submarine HMS Tradewind spotted Junyo Maru. Because the ship was not fitted with a red cross onboard, Tradewind could not have known that Junyo Maru was transporting prisoners of war.

At approximately 4:00 PM on September 18, 1944, Tradewind fired a total of four torpedoes at the Junyo Maru.

Two out of the four torpedoes struck the ship. Hundreds of prisoners were killed upon the torpedo impacts.

Several of the surviving prisoners jumped overboard, while others who did not know how to swim stayed onboard.

Junyo Maru sank in approximately 20 minutes.

Of the approximate 6,500 people onboard, approximately 5,620 of them were lost.

The sinking of Junyo Maru is the 5th greatest loss of life at sea onboard a single ship.

RIP to all those who went down with Junyo Maru 79 years ago on September 18, 1944.

May They Never Be Forgotten.
Music used in this video: "Long Note Four," by Kevin MacLeod.

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