| Japan Mint Ship Launching Commemorative Medals |
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This medal is for the Tonan Maru #2, a wartime oil tanker launched in 1937. It has an interesting history that you can
read HERE. It was sunk in 1944 near Truk.
The Japanese inscription on the reverse reads 'Tonan Maru #2 Launching Commemorative, Showa 12 [1937] May,
Japan Fisheries Co., Ltd., Made at the Osaka Iron Works Factory.' Note that the map shows the Japanese flag in the
Antarctic Ocean, which was the first destination of this vessel.
read HERE. It was sunk in 1944 near Truk.
The Japanese inscription on the reverse reads 'Tonan Maru #2 Launching Commemorative, Showa 12 [1937] May,
Japan Fisheries Co., Ltd., Made at the Osaka Iron Works Factory.' Note that the map shows the Japanese flag in the
Antarctic Ocean, which was the first destination of this vessel.
Info coming soon...
This medal is for the Kozan Maru, a transport steamship launched in 1935. Made at the Mitsubishi ship factory in Kobe.
Sunk on September 4, 1943 in the waters off Formosa. A torpedo fired from the USS Sunfish hit the Kozan Maru.
9 crew members and 3 passengers died.
Sunk on September 4, 1943 in the waters off Formosa. A torpedo fired from the USS Sunfish hit the Kozan Maru.
9 crew members and 3 passengers died.
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This medal is for a foreign vessel made by Mitsubishi. The medal is Japanese-made.
The inscription reads 'Shamuro Empire [modern-day Thailand] Submarine Launching Commemorative, Showa 12
[1937] May 14, Made by Mitsubishi Corporation at the Kobe Factory.'
The inscription reads 'Shamuro Empire [modern-day Thailand] Submarine Launching Commemorative, Showa 12
[1937] May 14, Made by Mitsubishi Corporation at the Kobe Factory.'
Yohomaru ship completion commemorative medal.
Beautifully detailed; fairly large.
Dated September 15, 1953.
Beautifully detailed; fairly large.
Dated September 15, 1953.
