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WW II ship that sank with over 1K Allied POWs found in 'extraordinary' discovery ~

WW II ship that sank with over 1K Allied POWs found in 'extraordinary' discovery World War II ship Montevideo Maru was sunk by American submarine unaware of Allied POWs on board
By Timothy H.J. Nerozzi | Fox News, Published April 22, 2023 3:35pm EDT
Ocean explorers announced Saturday that they have discovered the remains of a Japanese World War II vessel that sank with over 1,000 Allied POWs on board.
The Montevideo Maru was a Japanese war ship that was fired upon by the American submarine USS Sturgeon and sank near the Philippines in 1942. At the time of its destruction, the ship was carrying 1,080 war prisoners from 14 Allied nations.
The Sturgeon, unaware of the POWs on board, fired four torpedoes into the ship, destroying it in less than 10 minutes. The Montevideo Maru did not display markings indicating that it was transporting POWs.
Sydney-based nonprofit Silentworld Foundation found the wreck more than 13,000 feet below the surface of the South China Sea using an autonomous underwater vehicle.
Approximately 979 of those killed were Australian — the country's single largest maritime loss of life in World War II.