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Toyama Maru (富山丸) was a 7,089-ton Japanese troop transport during World War II. On 29 June 1944, Toyama Maru was transporting over 6,000 men of the Japanese 44th Independent Mixed Brigade when she was torpedoed and sunk by the submarine USS Sturgeon (SS-187) in the Nansei Shoto, off Taira Jima, Japan, at position 27º47'N, 129º05'E. 5,400 soldiers and crew members were killed during the sinking, although 600 others got off the ship.

See also

• List by death toll of ships sunk by submarines
• List of maritime disasters in World War II

References

• Yahara, Hiromichi (1997). The Battle for Okinawa. Wiley. ISBN 0-471-18080-7.

External links

• Duncan, George. "1944: Maritime Disasters of World War II". Historical Facts of World War II.

27°47′N 129°05′E / 27.783°N 129.083°E / 27.783; 129.083