Aspro Sinkings - Peking Maru

Peking Maru, from U.S.Navy, Japanese Merchant Ships Recognition Manual, ONI-208-J

Name	北京丸 Peking Maru
Ship Type	Gunboat
Launched/Completed	1937
Builder	Mitsubishi Jukogyo K. K.
Tonnage	2,289 tons
Owner	Imperial Japanese Navy
Loss Date	July 28, 1944
Location	17-33N, 120-21E
Circumstances	Hulk sunk by torpedo after the vessel had run aground on July 21, 1944
Number of Men Lost

Submarine Information

Name of Submarine	USS Aspro (SS-309)	Patrol Number 4
Commanding Officer	LCDR William A. Stevenson	Attack No. 2353