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Wartime History
The ship departed Simpson Harbor at Rabaul 1053 prisoners aboard - 845 of which were POWs and the rest were civilians. Among them were 203 civilians. No notation of its POW cargo was painted the ship.
Sinking History
Detected unescorted off the west coast of Luzon by SS Sturgeon SS 187 and torpedoed on July 1, 1942 and sank. All aboard died, only one Japanese crewmember survived.
Memorial
There is a bronze memorial attached to a large rock at Rabaul, near the present day Yaght Club. A memorial marker to Lark Force dedicated to members lost on the ship is located at Bitapaka War Cemetery.
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