But my late father, who was a forester, used to say that in early spring you could hear the trees absorbing water.

[April 22nd, 1946] The 1946 Nice Grand Prix (officially the V Grand Prix de Nice) was held through the street circuit of Nice, France. It is often cited as the first major Grand Prix held after World War II and, by some sources, as the first official race run to Formula 1 regulations.

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Terror was lost in 1941, but Erebus survived the SWW and was dismantled in 1946.
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This combination of two ships was recreated in 1915 as the 15-inch monitor.

The link leads to a nursing home, but that's simply because that's where the print is owned; there's no other meaning intended.

葛飾北斎　『千絵の海』（10枚）｜社会福祉法人あけあい会（公式ホームページ） 社会福祉法人あけあい会の葛飾北斎　『千絵の海』（10枚）です

These ten prints from the "Chie no Umi (Sea of ​​a Thousand Pictures)" series are interesting because they depict scenes of fishing in Japan at that time.
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The success of the Battle of Tsushima led the former IJN to turn a blind eye to this fact and neglect to respond to commerce raiding, resulting in the loss of 7,000 ships and hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_off_Ulsan Sinking of the "Leulic", 14 Aug. Sinking of the Russian cruiser Rurik in the Battle off Ulsan during the Russo-Japanese War, 1904, from a contemporary propaganda postcard By Nakamura Factory of Haibara, Tokyo - http://www.magnoliabox.com/art/338117/The_view_of_the_captured_Russian, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=960121

In the Battle of Ulsan, the pursuit was called off after reports that the flagship Izumo had run out of ammunition, but it is said that it was actually left behind in the passageway.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamimura_Hikonoj%C5%8D

As a result, Admiral Kamimura's home was stoned, and even in parliament, it was said that he lost sight of them due to dense fog, but this was attributed to his incompetence.

Hitachi Maru Incident - Wikipedia

Yes, that's correct.
However, the Russian armored cruisers sank many ships, including the Hitachi Maru, and the pursuing 2nd Fleet was repeatedly outmaneuvered.

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Some estimates suggest the figure runs into the hundreds of thousands, but it is likely true that a significant proportion of the more than 2.3 million soldiers reported as having died in the war were among them.

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Along with the 7,000 ships lost, approximately 60,000 crew members perished, though there are no statistics on the number of troops.

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The death toll, including crew members and naval gunners, amounted to 2,651; this ranks as the ninth highest figure for a Japanese transport ship during the SWW, though it is not the highest.

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Moreover, the attack took place at night, and as the electrical system had been destroyed, the ship was plunged into complete darkness with no lights whatsoever.

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Although 2,586 soldiers, including the regiment commander, died in this sinking and 860 survived, I consider it a miracle that so many managed to escape at all.
This is because the silkworm racks would have collapsed easily, crushing those beneath them,

Jack (SS-259) at Philadelphia Naval Ship Yard sometime between December 1957 & February 1958. Note the deck gun still on her bow. Photo courtesy of Richard Moore & submitted by Ron Reeves (of blessed memory)

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According to the account, 1st hit appears to have been on 3rd hold; however, it states that ‘the bottom was loaded with aviation fuel’ and that ‘a column of fire shot up with a tremendous roar’.
Subsequently, the engine room was hit and the ship sank within a few minutes whilst listing to port.

USS Jack (SS-259) underway in the North Pacific, 24 October 1945. USN photo # USN 351871 courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com. On 26 April, the submarine USS Jack (SS-259), which had been lying in wait thanks to decrypted intelligence, spotted the convoy and fired a barrage of 13 torpedoes (one of which failed to launch due to a torpedo tube malfunction). It was believed that this attack had sunk four ships, but in reality only two torpedoes struck the No. 1 Yoshida Maru.

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On 26 April, USS Jack (SS-259), which had been lying in wait thanks to decrypted intelligence, spotted the convoy and fired a barrage of 13 torpedoes.
It was believed that this attack had sunk 4 ships, but in reality only two torpedoes struck the No. 1 Yoshida Maru.

The area within the red frame is the living area, and it's at a height where you can use your head even when sitting on the floor. From https://x.com/Taki2121/status/819797100602867712

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Furthermore, according to another account, the ceiling height in that living quarters was ‘so low that one could not stand upright’.
In other words, the troop transport had the same structure as the ‘Hell Ship’.

The area marked with a red square is the soldiers' living quarters.

Kaiko-dana (silkworm racks).

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According to a crew member’s account, ‘silkworm racks were erected on the middle deck to accommodate the troops’.
Several makeshift decks had been stacked within the hold, but these were simple wooden structures.

A scene of a meal being served inside the former IJA barracks.

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How on earth could 3,500 people be crammed in there?
Moreover, as it was a military vessel, there was a great deal of equipment to carry, and provisions for the voyage were also required.

General Class Scheme Source: ONI 208-J Japanese Merchant Ship Recognition Manual https://web.archive.org/web/20240402235040/https://www.tracesofwar.nl/articles/7301/Japanse-Vrachtschepen-van-de-Yoshida-Maru-Nr-1-klasse-1918---%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%80%E5%90%89%E7%94%B0%E4%B8%B8%E5%9E%8B.htm

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No.1 Yoshida Maru measured 121.92 m in length, 16.15 m in width and 7.75 m in depth.
The bridge was situated in the centre, with the engine room located beneath it.
There were 2 cargo holds at each end, each roughly the size of a volleyball court.

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SS Great Eastern, the largest ship of the 19th century, was reportedly capable of transporting 2,500 troops and other personnel.
However, although this ship had a gross tonnage of 18,915 t—more than 3 times the volume of the No.1 Yoshida Maru—its troop capacity was 1,000 fewer.

https://web.archive.org/web/20240402235040/https://www.tracesofwar.nl/articles/7301/Japanse-Vrachtschepen-van-de-Yoshida-Maru-Nr-1-klasse-1918---%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%80%E5%90%89%E7%94%B0%E4%B8%B8%E5%9E%8B.htm

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No.1 Yoshida Maru was the lead vessel of a series of 8,500-t cargo ships mass-produced during the FWW to address a shortage of shipping capacity.
This figure of 8,500 t refers to deadweight tonnage; in standard gross tonnage, the ship measured 5,425T.

Undated pre-war image of the Yamashita Kisen KK owned general cargo ship Yosida Maru No.1 underway. Yosida Maru No.1 (5,425 grt): IJN transport 1943. Torpedoed and sunk on 26 April 1944 (in convoy*) at (position 18 degrees 06' N, 119 degrees 47' E) by the submarine Jack (SS-259). Photo courtesy Yamashita/ navix Line archives. Taken from "The World's Merchant Fleets: 1939" by Roger W. Jordan via Robert Hurst.

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Ship #OTD

Daiichi (No. 1) Yoshida Maru
This ship departed Shanghai on 21 April 1944 as part of Convoy Take (Bamboo) 1.
On board were 3,446 personnel, including the main body of the 210th Infantry Regiment of the 32nd Division, travelling from China to Halmahera Island in Indonesia.

Therefore, I apologize, but I blocked those people on that account.
Please forgive me.

Choosing images also takes time.

However, many people press "Like" immediately after I upload the first version, but it seems they don't read the rest.
This is not to my liking, so I decided to create and upload articles using a different account, but then people started following that account.

Because I write articles in my native language and then translate them into English, it takes me a long time to create them.
However, the English translations often have different nuances and don't reflect my intended meaning.
Furthermore, I can't touch-type, so typing takes a long time.

Dark blue sky with some pinkish, thin, horizontal clouds over a mountain. At the top right, a thin moon and a group of stars (Pleaides). To the left, a big, bright dot (Venus).

Peter Lowenstein in Mutare, Zimbabwe, captured this view on Sunday and wrote: "Fairly clear skies during the evening provided a good view of the 5% illuminated 2-day-old waxing crescent moon with #Venus to the left and the Pleiades (7 Sisters) star cluster above." Thank you, Peter!
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