Anyo Maru (安洋丸) was a Japanese passenger liner.
She was built at a Mitsubishi shipyard from September 1911 to June 1913.[1] She was initially operated by Toyo Kisen Kaisha (TKK).[2] TKK built the vessel so she could take Asian immigrants to Pacific coast South American countries.[1]
In 1916 there was an incident where Crook collided with the ship while fog had occurred. This incident happened off of Lime Point outside of San Francisco.[3]
In 1921 it sailed into the harbor of Portland, Oregon, making it the largest ship at that time to visit that harbor.[4]
In 1926 the ship was transferred to NYK Line.[5]
On January 8, 1945, a United States submarine, in the course of World War II, caused Anyo Maru to sink.[6]
External links
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- https://www.jsu.or.jp:443/siryo/sunk/pdf/mota30.pdf
References
- Yamada (English translation), p. 2.^
- Launch of T.K.K. Steamer: "Anyo-Maru" takes the water at Nagasaki The Japan Weekly Chronicle, 1913-02-06^
- U.S. Probes Crook Crash with Liner The San Francisco Examiner, 1916-07-22^
- Anyo Maru, 18,500 tons, biggest ship ever in Portland Harbor Oregon Daily Journal, 1921-01-17^
- Yamada (English translation), p. 9.^
- Japanese Naval and Merchant Shipping Losses During World War II by All Causes The Joint Army-Navy Assessment Committee, February 1947, retrieved 2026-01-04^