Rendsburg 1942
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Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | Rendsburg | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1942 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Second World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | general cargo ship | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | Scuttled | Wikidata P793 significant event: scuttling |
| Nationality / flag | Germany | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Sea / ocean | South China Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Position | 7.6833, 115.1670 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
Tango Maru (丹後丸) was a cargo motor ship that was built in Germany in 1926 and sunk off the coast of Bali in 1944. She was launched as Rendsburg for the Deutsch-Australische Dampfschiffs-Gesellschaft (DADG), which in 1926 merged with Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft (HAPAG).
When Germany invaded the Netherlands in May 1940, the Dutch authorities seized Rendsburg in the Dutch East Indies and renamed her Toendjoek. In March 1942, during the Japanese invasion of the Dutch East Indies, the Dutch scuttled her as a blockship.
In August 1942 the Japanese re-floated her and renamed her Tango Maru. In 1944 she was serving as a hell ship when the submarine USS Rasher torpedoed her, sinking her with the loss of about 3,000 lives.
Location
- Recorded position: 7.6833, 115.1670 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: South China Sea
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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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