▁The ▁H ō fu ku ▁Mar u ▁was ▁sail ing ▁from ▁Singapore ▁to ▁Mi ri , ▁Bor neo ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁con voy ▁SH IM I - 0 5 . ▁The ▁con voy ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁ships , ▁ 5 ▁of ▁which ▁carried , ▁in ▁total , ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁P OW s , ▁all ▁in ▁app alling ▁conditions . ▁▁ ▁At ▁Bor neo , ▁the ▁H ō fu ku ▁Mar u ▁left ▁the ▁con voy ▁with ▁engine ▁problems , ▁and ▁sa iled ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁arriv ing ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 9 . ▁She ▁remained ▁in ▁Man ila ▁until ▁mid - Se ptember ▁while ▁the ▁engines ▁were ▁rep a ired . ▁The ▁P OW s ▁remained ▁on ▁board , ▁suffering ▁ter rib ly ▁from ▁disease , ▁hung er , ▁and ▁th irst . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁H ō fu ku ▁Mar u ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁other ▁ships ▁formed ▁Con voy ▁M ATA - 2 7 , ▁and ▁sa iled ▁from ▁Man ila ▁to ▁Japan . ▁The ▁following ▁morning , ▁the ▁con voy ▁was ▁attacked ▁ 8 0 ▁miles ▁north ▁of ▁Cor reg idor ▁by ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁American ▁car rier ▁aircraft . ▁All ▁eleven ▁ships ▁in ▁the ▁con voy ▁were ▁s unk . ▁Of ▁those ▁on ▁the ▁H ō fu ku ▁Mar u , ▁ 1 , 0 4 7 ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 , 2 8 9 ▁British ▁and