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Montevideo Maru port side at anchor
Refrigerated passenger/cargo ship owned by Osaka Shosen Kaisha (OSK). At the start of World War II, a large Japanese flag was painted on each side of the vessel for recognition as a neutral nation. On September 25, 1941 requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) for use as a military transport until sunk on July 1, 1942.
Credit: Osaka Shosen Kaisha via AWM 042334  Date: 1941
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