Small coastal freighter, sunk by single torpedo
Tonnage 1,931 ts
Max depth 34m
The Gosei Maru was built in 1937 for the Koun Kisen Y.Y. as a coastal freighter. To maximize hold-carrying capacity she had no amenities but was a work ship.
She transported coal, Zero Plane parts, torpedoes and other things between Kure, Yokosuka, Rabaul, other destinations and Truk.
She arrived in Truk on the 12th of February and got sunk by a torpedo on the 17th of February 1944.
