Shinsei Maru
| Name | Shinsei Maru |
| Type | Steamer
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| GRT | 3,060 tons |
| Country |  Japanese |
| Built | 1889
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| Builder | Wigham Richardson & Co., Newcastle
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| Operator | Hara Shinichi, Osaka
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| History | Built as Sikh for Mogul SS. Co., Ltd. (Gellatly, Hankey, Sewell & Co.), Rochester. In 1901, sold to Soc. di Navigazione a Vapore Puglia, Bari and renamed Regina Elena. In 1904 she then became Austrian as Georgia for the Unione Austriaca di Navigazione (Soc. Anon.), Trieste. The vessel retain that name when in 1907 she returned to the British register. Her owners were then the Sun Steamship Co., Ltd., London with G. T. Symons & Co. as manager. In 1912, Hara Shinichi bought the steamer and renamed her Sinsei Maru.
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Shinsei Maru
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
| 1 | 28 Feb 1917 | UB 43 (Hans von Mellenthin) | Sunk | Torpedoed 80 miles north of Benghazi
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| Cardiff - Port Said
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