To honour those who served their country

“In this their finest hour”

Hell Ship Rolls

After invading many countries in the Far East,  Japan found themselves with a large amount of prisoners, but what to do with them. Japan decided to use them as slave labour to help their war effort. The majority being transported by ship to new destinations. These ships were not built for transporting the large numbers involved and were without correct markings leaving them open to attack by the Allies as legitimate targets, the Allies not knowing what the ships contained.

These ships became known as Hell Ships.

The following rolls contain names of British prisoners who were lost.

Hell Ship Rolls

 Harugiku Maru - Sunk 26th June 1944 by HMS TRUCULENT

 Hofuku Maru - Sunk 21st September 1944 by planes from U.S. Aircraft Carrier

 Junyo Maru - Sunk 18th September 1944 by HMS TRADEWIND

 Kachidoki Maru - Sunk 12th September 1944 by USS Pampanito

 Lisbon Maru - Sunk 1st October 1942 by USS Grouper

 Maros Maru - 372 died from conditions on the Journey  from Ambon Island to Java

 Montevideo Maru - Sunk 1942/07/01 by USS Sturgeon, a total of 853 POWs and 208 civilian internees were aboard, no prisoners survived.

 Rakuyo Maru - Sunk 12th September 1944 by USS Sealion

 Singapore Maru - 155 died from conditions on the Journey from Java to Japan

 Suez Maru - Sunk 29th November 1943 by USS Bonefish

 Tamahoko Maru - Sunk 24th June 1944 by USS Tang

Complete Hell Ship Index

 Hell Ships

 Japanese Transports (new version including trains to Thailand)

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