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Tsushima Maru - Definition and Overview

Tsushima Maru (対馬丸), an evacuation ship for schoolchildren, was sunk by the submarine USS Bowfin on her way from Okinawa to Kagoshima 1944 August 21. 1,484 civilians including 767 schoolchildren were killed.

Its wreck was located and identified in December 1997.

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