TENTO (1918, Bulk Freighter)

Also known as:

TOYO MARU NO. 5

Year of Build:

1918

Official Number:

142642

Built at:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Vessel Type:

Bulk Freighter

Hull Materials:

Steel

Hull Number:

133

Builder Name:

Polson Iron Works

Original Owner:

Shipping Controller

Ownership Notes:

Furness, Withy & Co Ltd

Propulsion:

Screw

Length:

251.3'

Beam:

43.4'

Depth:

21'

Tonnage (gross):

2316

Tonnage (net):

1370

Final Location:

Kii Channel, 10 miles south of Shingu, Japan

Date:

2 Feb 1944

How:

Torpedoed by submarine USS PLUNGER

GPS:

Latitude: 33.29N Longitude: 135.59E

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