# General

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## [Welcome to Hellships Research Community! 👋](https://hellshipsmemorial.discourse.group/t/welcome-to-hellships-research-community/5)

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**Author:** [@system](https://hellshipsmemorial.discourse.group/u/system)\
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**Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 12:31am UTC](https://hellshipsmemorial.discourse.group/t/welcome-to-hellships-research-community/5 "2026-08-28T00:31:33Z")

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Welcome to the Hellships Research Forum This community was established by the Hellships Memorial Foundation to bring together former POW families, descendants, historians, researchers, museums, veterans’ organizations an…

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## [About the General category](https://hellshipsmemorial.discourse.group/t/about-the-general-category/3)

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**Author:** [@system](https://hellshipsmemorial.discourse.group/u/system)\
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## [Shinyo Maru Research](https://hellshipsmemorial.discourse.group/t/shinyo-maru-research/59)

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**Author:** [@GeraldAnderson](https://hellshipsmemorial.discourse.group/u/GeraldAnderson)\
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**Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 4:51am UTC](https://hellshipsmemorial.discourse.group/t/shinyo-maru-research/59 "2026-09-18T04:51:07Z")

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How to Use the Hellships Research Community

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## [What First Led You to the Story of the Hellships?](https://hellshipsmemorial.discourse.group/t/what-first-led-you-to-the-story-of-the-hellships/31)

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**Author:** [@Gerald\_Anderson](https://hellshipsmemorial.discourse.group/u/Gerald_Anderson)\
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**Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 4:49am UTC](https://hellshipsmemorial.discourse.group/t/what-first-led-you-to-the-story-of-the-hellships/31 "2026-09-18T04:49:47Z")

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Everyone arrives at this history by a different path. Was your father, grandfather, uncle, or another relative a POW? Did you discover a name while researching your family? Are you a historian, diver, archaeologist, vet…

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## [How to Use the Hellships Research Community](https://hellshipsmemorial.discourse.group/t/how-to-use-the-hellships-research-community/48)

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**Author:** [@Gerald\_Anderson](https://hellshipsmemorial.discourse.group/u/Gerald_Anderson)\
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**Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 10:32am UTC](https://hellshipsmemorial.discourse.group/t/how-to-use-the-hellships-research-community/48 "2026-08-28T10:32:58Z")

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Looking for a POW? → POW & Family Research Have a document/photo? → Archives Researching a camp? → POW Camps Researching a particular Hellship? → appropriate ship/Hellships category Wreck/sonar/ROV/location research? …