I think they did a movie about it, starring Glenn Ford. In the movie, the submarine Captain sunk it even though he new his wife was on board. Don't remember why he had to sink it.
@elaineg Hi Elaine
I don't know of a movie but there was a documentary done in 2009.
http://www.montevideomaru.com.au/about.php
About the Film
Producers: John Schindler & Bob Blasdall
Director: David Napier
D.O.P.: Tony O'Loughlan
Editor: Bob Blasdall
It is early in the morning on the 1st of July 1942 and the high speed POW “hell ship” MONTEVIDEO MARU is chased into the South China Sea by American submarine USS STURGEON. The submarine crew has no way of knowing that this ship is in fact a floating prison with over 1,000 Australian POW’s and civilian internees locked in the holds.
THE TRAGEDY OF THE MONTEVIDEO MARU recounts the harrowing story of the sacrifice and suffering endured by these men and boys during the Pacific War. There are accurate reenactments of the sinking and other shocking events. Witnesses recount the horrific events publicly for the first time. These include the only Japanese crew member alive today who survived the ordeal and a USS Sturgeon crew member who witnessed through the periscope the sinking of the MONTEVIDEO MARU.
This outstanding 2 hour documentary is presented and narrated by Australian actor John Jarratt and produced by award winning documentary Producers Bob Blasdall and John Schindler.
THE TRAGEDY OF THE MONTEVIDEO MARU also explores the broader story of torturous POW experiences and features first hand accounts from both Australian and British survivors of 2 other hell ship sinkings, the Rakuyo Maru and the Kachidoki Maru.
There is breathtaking original film of the rescue of survivors by USS PAMPANITO and other American submarines. Interviews with American submarine veterans provide first hand actual accounts of these amazing events in World War 2.
I haven't seen it and only just found this bit of information after your post.
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Matildagirl
I believe you are thinking of Torpedo Run.
Never saw the movie, but it sounds like a classic.
@lovendures Yes that's the one. In the movie per reviews , the captain was told to sink a carrier, but had to sick a another ship with pows. The one reviewer did mention the real sinking of a ship.
I started looking into Hellships after finding that information on the finding of the SS Montevideo Maru. Kind of wished I hadn’t. The treatment by the Japanese on the Allied POWs which include Americans from the Philippines was horrendous. There are some articles below but I quite understand if you don’t read them.
In all, some 22,000 Allied prisoners of the Japanese died in “hellship” disasters, 19,000 of them as a result of “friendly fire” incidents. In fact, more Allied prisoners of war were lost on the hellships than died on the Burma-Thailand Railway. In the largest of these disasters, 6,520 prisoners, mostly Indonesian labourers, were killed when the Jun’yō Maru was sunk on 18 September
https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/blog/70th-anniversary-sinking-rakuy-maru
American POWs on hellships.
https://archive.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/vets/hellships.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/world-war-ii-hell-ships/
This one is graphic.
Shared history
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Why I like having a Labor government.
The federal government will commit a record $11.3bn in next week’s budget to fund a 15% pay rise for aged care workers in line with the Fair Work Commission’s order for staff in the sector.
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This is a fluff piece I guess but what a beautiful looking snake
A change of pace from what’s happening in the world
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Some information for all of us who get back pain and it’s not more drugs.
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