Japanese #OceanLiner #MVAsamaMaru was launched on #ThisDayInHistory in 1928. In the first years of #WorldWarII, with #Japan not tied to the war in Europe, #AsamaMaru helped #Holocaust refugees escape to the US, and helped German sailors flee from US. She was torpedoed in 1944.
October 30, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Japanese #OceanLiner #MVAsamaMaru was launched on #ThisDayInHistory in 1928. In the first years of #WorldWarII, with #Japan not tied to the war in Europe, #AsamaMaru helped #Holocaust refugees escape to the US, and helped German sailors flee from US. She was torpedoed in 1944.