Japanese "Hell Ship" Montevideo Maru

ID: 849 ~ Source: Naval History and Heritage Command ~ Creator: U.S. Government ~ Date: 1937
This file appears in: The Journey to Japan
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The Montevideo Maru in the Panama Canal, which later becomes the first “Hell Ship” to be sunk.

This file appears in: The Journey to Japan

By William Hall Wallace, Sr.
"We were stacked in the hull of the ship. We were just stood up in there with no bathroom facilities, no nothing. A little food once a day, if you were fortunate enough to get some food, if not, you waited until the next day. We were packed in…