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Ship History Built during 1906. Named Hitachi Maru. Purchased by Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) in Tokyo for use as a passenger and cargo vessel. Assigned to Captain Tomonaga. During World War I, armed with a single 10.5cm deck gun for defense. On September 26, 1917 while steaming south of the Maldive Islands, spotted SMS Wolf (Wolf IV). When the vessel revealed itself to be a German raider, Captain Tominaga sent out a distress call and ordered his crew to man the ship's single deck gun and opened fire. After a short gun battle between the two ships. Aboard the Hitachi Maru, fourteen crew were killed and six wounded before Captain Tomonaga surrendered the ship. Fate of the Crew Afterwards, the crew and passengers became Prisoners Of War (POW) aboard SMS Wolf (Wolf IV). After his capture, Captain Tomonaga commited suicide. The other crew and passengers included Lieutenant Commander Shirashi, Frederic George Trayes, Mrs. Trayes, five Portuguese officers, Japanese sailors, Chinese crew members and other men and women passengers. After surrendering, both vessels proceeded to Suvadiva Atoll in the southern Maldive Islands and were anchored together. Over the next month, the the two vessels were anchored together as the cargo from the Hitachi Maru including coal, silk, cooper and provisions were placed aboard the SMS Wolf (Wolf IV). Once everything usable was removed, the ship was prepared to be scuttled. Sinking History On November 7, 1917 scuttled by explosive charges among the Cargados Carajos Islands. Search Contribute
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