Our Mission Statement: To record as much information as possible about the conditions aboard the Hell Ships.

Objective 1: Provide a search containing the names listed in the back of The Oryoku Maru Story.

Objective 2: Provide access to the results of the war crimes trials dealing with the Hell Ships.

Purpose: Much of the information presented here comes from a compilation by four survivors of the Oryoku Maru "in hopes that, by its very existence, we might find other survivors and to advise relatives of the non-survivors the true story of the Oryoku Maru."

"The horrible facts brought out in this document are true and are not intended for pleasant reading; however, it is a story that must be told, and wider distribution should be made available to relatives of those who did not return."*

[*The Oryoku Maru Story, prepared by:

• Charles M. Brown, Lt. Cl. AUS Ret.
• Loyd E. Mills, Lt. Col AUS Ret.
• Edward Konik, Maj. AUS Ret.
• Arthur G. Beale, Cdr. USN Ret.
• Edward Fisher, DBC Liaison Officer]

And so to this end we have created this Web site. Its primary purpose is to follow through on Mr. Brown's wish that family of the non-survivors have access to the story. It has a second purpose too. That is, to educate and inform those who don't know about what happened.