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‘Hell ship’ responsible for one of the largest single-day loss of Allied POWs discovered after more than 80 years

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More than 80 years after its sinking, buried documents in both the American and Japanese archives held the key to locating the "hell ship” Hōfuku Maru

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‘Hell ship’ responsible for one of the largest single-day loss of Allied POWs discovered after more than 80 years

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