&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Heian_Maru.jpg) Heian Maru, ca. 1937
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Japan | |
| Name | Heian Maru |
| Builder | Ōsaka Iron Works, Japan |
| Laid down | 19 June 1929 |
| Launched | 16 April 1930 |
| Completed | 24 November 1930 |
| Stricken | 18 February 1944 |
| Fate | Sunk by US aircraft, 18 February 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage | 11,615 grt |
| Length | 163.3 m (535 ft 9 in) overall |
| Beam | 20.1 m (65 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 12.5 m (41 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion | 2×B&W-Ikegai diesels:*2 shafts:*13,404 bhp |
| Speed | 18.4 knots (21.2 mph; 34.1 km/h) |
| Capacity | 330 passengers (76 first class, 69 tourist class, 185 third class) |
| Crew | 130 |
| Armament | 4×15 cm/50 41st Year Type naval guns; *4×13 mm AA guns |
Heian Maru (平安丸) was a Japanese ocean liner launched in 1930 and operated primarily on the NYK line's trans-Pacific service between Yokohama and Seattle. Shortly before the outbreak of the Pacific War, it was requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy and converted to use as an auxiliary submarine tender. In 1944 it was sunk by American aircraft at Chuuk Lagoon during Operation Hailstone. Its submerged hulk – the largest of Chuuk's "Ghost Fleet" – remains a popular scuba diving destination.