Category:Rus (ship, 1908)

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English: Russian ocean liner "Rus", previous name was "Rossija", later "Latvia" of the East Asiatic Company, Denmark. O.S.K. Line purchased in 1923 and renamed "Fuso Maru". Sunk by the attack of United States Navy submarine "USS Steelhead" in 31 July 1944.
日本語: ロシア客船「ロシヤ」 → 「ルーシ」 → デンマーク客船「ラトビア」。1923年に大阪商船が買船して「扶桑丸」。1944年7月31日にアメリカ潜水艦「スティールヘッド」の攻撃を受け沈没。

Ship summary[edit]

  • Type: Passenger - ocean liner
  • Built by: Barcay Curle & Company, Limited, Glasgow, Scotland
  • Yard No: 470
  • Keel laid:
  • Launched: 19 March 1908
  • Completed: 5 February 1909
  • Loa: m
  • Lpp: 144.78 m
  • B: 17.53 m
  • D: 11.16 m > 10.8 m
  • GT: 8,596 > 8,339 > 8,188 > 8,195
  • NT: 4,989
  • DWT: 9,217

History[edit]

  • ordered for A/S Det Østasiatiske Kompagni (East Asiatic Company)
  • 1909 transferred to Russian East Asiatic Steamship Co., named Rossiya
    «Россия»
    • Flag: Russia
  • 2 June 1909 in service
  • 1914 commandeered by the Imperial Russian Navy, converted to hospital ship, renamed Rus
    «Русь»
  • 1919 transferred to A/S Det Østasiatiske Kompagni
    • Flag: Denmark
  • 1921 transferred to Baltic American Line, renamed Latvia
  • 24 December 1923 sold to Osaka Shosen Kaisha, renamed Fuso Maru (
    扶桑丸
    )
    • Flag: Japan
    • Official number: 29718
    • Callsign: SPGO > JYJA (1933)
  • 1938 changed notation to Huso Maru (not renamed)
  • November 1941 commandeered by the Imperial Japanese Army
  • 1942 converted to hospital ship
  • 31 July 1944 sunk by torpedo attack of USS Steelhead off the north of Luzon

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