Singapore Maru

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FieldInformationShip NameSingapore MaruTypeCargo shipPOWs aboardSeveral hundredRouteSingapore → JapanFateSunk by submarineYear1943

Singapore Maru was one of several Japanese merchant vessels used to transport Allied prisoners from Southeast Asia to labor camps in Japan.

Like other Hellships, prisoners were confined in the cargo holds under harsh conditions.

FieldInformationShip NameClyde MaruTypeCargo shipRouteSingapore → JapanPOWs aboard~500FateSunk by submarineYear1943

Clyde Maru served as a transport ship during the Pacific War and carried Allied prisoners toward labor camps in Japan.

The ship was part of the Japanese maritime transport network moving prisoners throughout Southeast Asia and the Pacific.