Alias Ship Names
Updated: September 15, 2009 (Deleted San Diego Maru which was a tanker and not a Hellship. Changed the entry to show that Sekiho Maru was the Canadian Inventor. These changes are based on information provided by Jim Erickson.)
Cross Reference of Alias Name to Ship Name (as used in Hellship Database)
Note: In most cases, the name that is used herein as the "Ship Name" is the name used by Gregory Michno in his book, Death on the Hellships. These are the names that were used by the Japanese when they operated the ships. The alias names sometimes are a name that was the proper name for the ship before the Japanese captured or bought the ship, sometimes a variation in spelling and sometimes a nickname applied to the ship by POWs.
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Alias Name |
Ship Name |
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Aramis |
Teia Maru |
|
Benjo Maru |
Hokusen Maru |
|
Canadian Prince |
Rashin Maru |
|
Chichibu Maru |
Kamakura Maru |
|
Coral Maru |
Taga Maru |
|
Corral Maru |
Taga Maru |
|
Dai Nichi Maru |
Dainichi Maru |
|
Enuri Maru |
Enoura Maru |
|
Fuji Maru |
Hofuku Maru |
|
Fukai Maru |
Fukkai Maru |
|
Fuku Maru |
Hofuku Maru |
|
Fukuju Maru |
Fukuji Maru |
|
Hakuroku Maru |
Hakushika Maru |
|
Haro Maru |
Hokusen Maru |
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Haru Maru |
Hokusen Maru |
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Harukiku Maru |
Harugiku Maru |
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Hioki Maru |
Hokko Maru |
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Horror Maru |
Hokusen Maru |
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Kakko Maru |
Kachidoki Maru |
|
Kalgan Maru |
Nishi Maru |
|
King Kong Maru |
Kenkon Maru |
|
Kurimata Maru |
Kunitama Maru |
|
Maru Roku |
Pacific Maru |
| Maru Shichi (7) | Hawaii Maru |
|
Mati Mati Maru (*) |
Canadian Inventor |
|
Matti Matti Maru (*) |
Canadian Inventor |
|
Mayebassi Maru |
Maebashi Maru |
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Mishima Maru |
Aki Maru |
|
Nagata Maru |
Nagato Maru |
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Natoru Maru |
Naruto Maru |
|
Nitimei Maru |
Nichimei Maru |
|
No. 2 Hikawa Maru |
Op ten Noort |
|
No. 824 |
Teiryu Maru |
|
No. 86 |
Tateishi Maru |
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Oryoki Maru |
Oryoku Maru |
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Oryokko Maru |
Oryoku Maru |
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Potomac |
Rashin Maru |
|
President Harrison |
Kachidoki Maru |
|
Rendsberg |
Tango Maru |
|
Rokyo Maru |
Rakuyo Maru |
|
Sekiho Maru |
Canadian Inventor |
|
Singoto Maru |
Teiryu Maru |
| Suzuya Maru | Otaro Maru |
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Tattori Maru |
Tottori Maru |
|
Toendjoek |
Tango Maru |
|
Tomohoku Maru |
Tamahoko Maru |
|
Toro Maru |
Clyde Maru |
|
Toyofuku Maru |
Hofuku Maru |
|
Ube Maru |
Ume Maru |
|
Van Waerwijck |
Harugiku Maru |
|
Weills Maru |
Wales Maru |
|
Winchester Maru |
Taiko Maru |
|
Wolverine State |
Kachidoki Maru |
|
Yinagata Maru |
Yamagata Maru |
|
Yone Maru |
Tamahoko Maru |
|
Yoshida Maru |
No. 1 Yoshida Maru |
|
Yubi Maru |
Ume Maru |
(*) The name "Mati Mati Maru" or "Matti Matti Maru" has been used by some POWs referring to the Clyde Maru. Gregory Michno says that "mati mati" means "wait wait" and that the term was applied to the Canadian Inventor because that ship had to put into various ports several times for boiler repairs.