Japanese transport Kembu Maru
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japanese-transport-kembu-maru-269-9778606
title:
Japanese transport Kembu Maru
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Kembu Maru was a 953-ton transport ship of Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. She left Rabaul, New Britain on 1 March 1943, as part of Operation 81, carrying a cargo of 1,000 drums of avgas and 650 drums of other fuel for Lae, New Guinea. The convoy was attacked by aircraft of the United States Army Air Forces and Royal Australian Air Force from 2 March 1943, known as the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. Kembu Maru was bombed on 3 March; she exploded in a giant fireball and sank at 07°15'S.,
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Transport ship of the Imperial Japanese Army
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_transport_Kembu_Maru
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2022-03-12T11:42:06Z
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