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27 January 1945:
Harima. Laid down at Harima Ship Building, Ltd.
10 April 1945:
Launched and numbered CD-160.
6 August 1945:
At 0815, Colonel (later Brig Gen) Paul W. Tibbetts’
B-29 "Superfortress", nicknamed "ENOLA GAY", of the 509th Composite Group, drops
the 15-kiloton yield "Little Boy" uranium atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
15 August 1945:
Japan accepts the Allies “Potsdam Declaration” (of unconditional surrender) and hostilities cease.
16 August 1945:
Completed and registered in the IJN.
5 October 1945:
Removed from the Navy List.
20 October 1945:
Departs Kure.
24 October 1945:
Arrives at Hiroshima.
28 October 1945:
Departs Hiroshima.
30 October 1945:
Arrives at Aburatsu and departs later that day on her first repatriation voyage.
9 November 1945:
Arrives at Naha, Okinawa. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated.
11 November 1945:
Departs Naha.
14 November 1945:
Arrives at Sasebo. Disembarks troops and passengers.
18 November 1945:
Departs Sasebo.
20 November 1945:
Arrives at Pusan. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated and departs the same day.
21 November 1945:
Arrives at Senzaki. Disembarks troops and passengers.
24 November 1945:
Departs Hakata. Arrives at Pusan. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated and departs later that same day.
25 November 1945:
Arrives at Hakata. Disembarks troops and passengers.
28 November 1945:
Departs Hakata.
29 November 1945 :
Arrives at Pusan. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated and departs later the same day.
30 November 1945:
Arrives at Hakata. Disembarks troops and passengers.
1 December 1945:
Formally assigned to the Allied Repatriation Service. [1]
2 December 1945:
Departs Hakata.
3 December 1945:
Arrives at Pusan. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated and departs later that day.
5 December 1945:
Arrives at Hakata. Disembarks troops and passengers.
7 December 1945:
Departs Hakata.
8 December 1945:
Arrives at Pusan. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated and departs later that day arriving that evening back at Hakata. Disembarks troops and passengers.
20 December 1945:
Departs Hakata.
23 December 1945:
Arrives at Moppo (Mokpo) and departs later that day.
26 December 1945:
Arrives at Hakata. Disembarks troops and passengers.
15 January 1946:
Docked at Sasebo for repairs.
5 February 1946:
Repairs are partly completed.
16 February 1946:
Docked at Maizuru for further repairs.
2 March 1946:
Repairs are completed.
9 March 1946:
Departs Senzaki.
10 March 1946:
Arrives at Pusan. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated and departs later that day arriving that evening back at Hakata. Disembarks troops and passengers.
12 March 1946:
Departs Kagoshima.
14 March 1946:
Arrives at Kirun (Keelung). Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated and departs later that day.
15 March 1946:
Arrives at Senzaki. Disembarks troops and passengers.
17 March 1946:
Departs Senzaki.
18 March 1946:
Arrives at Pusan. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated and departs later that same day.
20 March 1946:
Arrives at Senzaki. Disembarks troops and passengers.
28 March 1946:
Departs Hakata. Arrives at Pusan. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated and departs later that day.
29 March 1946:
Arrives at Senzaki. Disembarks troops and passengers.
31 March 1946:
Departs Senzaki.
1 April 1946:
Arrives at Pusan. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated.
3 April 1946:
Departs Pusan.
4 April 1946:
Arrives at Senzaki. Disembarks troops and passengers and departs later that day.
5 April 1946:
Arrives at Pusan. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated and departs later that same day.
6 April 1946:
Arrives at Senzaki. Disembarks troops and passengers.
8 April 1946:
Departs Senzaki.
9 April 1946:
Arrives at Pusan. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated and departs later that same day.
10 April 1946:
Arrives at Senzaki. Disembarks troops and passengers.
13 April 1946:
Departs Hakata.
14 April 1946:
Arrives at Pusan. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated and departs later that same day.
15 April 1946:
Arrives at Senzaki. Disembarks troops and passengers.
20 April 1946:
Departs Senzaki.
21 April 1946:
Arrives at Pusan. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated and departs later that same day.
22 April 1946:
Arrives at Senzaki. Disembarks troops and passengers.
24 April 1946:
Departs Senzaki.
25 April 1946:
Arrives at Pusan. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated.
27 April 1946:
Departs Pusan.
28 April 1946:
Arrives at Senzaki. Disembarks troops and passengers.
30 April 1946:
Departs Senzaki.
1 May 1946:
Arrives at Pusan. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated and departs later that same day.
2 May 1946:
Arrives at Senzaki. Disembarks troops and passengers.
5 May 1946:
Departs Senzaki.
6 May 1946:
Arrives at Pusan. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated and departs later that same day.
7 May 1946:
Arrives at Senzaki. Disembarks troops and passengers.
8 May 1946:
Departs Senzaki.
9 May 1946:
Arrives at Pusan. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated and departs later that same day.
10 May 1946:
Arrives at Senzaki. Disembarks troops and passengers.
20 May 1946:
Enters Fujinagata Dockyard for repairs.
2 June 1946:
Repairs are completed.
13 June 1946:
Departs Hakata.
14 June 1946:
Arrives at Jinsen (Inchon). Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated.
18 June 1946:
Departs Jinsen.
20 June 1946:
Arrives at Hakata. Disembarks troops and passengers.
23 June 1946:
Departs Hakata.
26 June 1946:
Arrives at Jinsen. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated.
1 July 1946:
Departs Jinsen.
5 July 1946:
Arrives at Hakata. Disembarks troops and passengers.
16 July 1946:
Departs Hakata.
18 July 1946:
Arrives at Jinsen. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated.
21 July 1946 :
Departs Jinsen.
23 July 1946:
Arrives at Hakata. Disembarks troops and passengers.
24 July 1946:
Departs Hakata.
25 July 1946:
Arrives at Pusan. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated and departs later the same day.
26 July 1946:
Arrives at Hakata. Disembarks troops and passengers.
4 August 1946:
Departs Hakata.
5 August 1946:
Arrives at Pusan. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated and departs later the same day.
6 August 1946:
Arrives at Hakata. Disembarks troops and passengers.
16 August 1946:
Departs Hakata.
17 August 1946:
Arrives at Pusan. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated.
20 August 1946:
Departs Pusan.
22 August 1946:
Arrives at Hakata. Disembarks troops and passengers.
27 August 1946:
Departs Hakata.
28 August 1946:
Arrives at Pusan. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated and departs later the same day.
30 August 1946:
Arrives at Hakata. Disembarks troops and passengers and departs later that day.
31 August 1946:
Arrives at Pusan. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated and departs later the same day.
1 September 1946:
Arrives at Hakata. Disembarks troops and passengers.
5 September 1946:
Departs Hakata.
6 September 1946:
Arrives at Pusan. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated and departs later the same day.
7 September 1946:
Arrives at Hakata. Disembarks troops and passengers.
19 September 1946:
Departs Hakata.
20 September 1946:
Arrives at Pusan.
21 September 1946:
Departs Pusan. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated and later that day arrives Hakata. Disembarks troops and passengers.
20 October 1946:
Enters dockyard at Mizuru for repairs.
2 November 1946:
Repairs are completed.
13 November 1946:
Departs Hakata.
14 November 1946:
Arrives at Pusan and departs later the same day.
15 November 1946:
Arrives at Hakata. Disembarks troops and passengers.
26 November 1946:
Departs Hakata and arrives a Pusan. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated and departs later the same day.
27 November 1946:
Arrives at Hakata. Disembarks troops and passengers.
5 December 1946:
Departs Hakata.
6 December 1946:
Arrives at Chubunshin. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated.
8 December 1946:
Departs Chubunshin.
9 December 1946:
Arrives at Hakata. Disembarks troops and passengers.
9 August 1947:
Maizuru. Ceded to the United Kingdom as a war reparation.
2 February 1948:
Maizuru. Scrapping completed by Nanao.
Authors' Notes:
[1] Allied occupation forces were responsible for the return of six million Japanese military personnel and civilians from Japan's defunct far-flung Empire. In addition, there were over a million Korean and about 40,000 Chinese prisoners and conscript laborers and approximately 7,000 Formosans and 15,000 Ryukyu Islanders to be repatriated.
Some Allied and many former IJN warships, from aircraft carriers to kaibokan, were used to facilitate the enormous repatriation effort. Japanese vessels and crews were used to the fullest extent possible to conserve Allied manpower and accelerate demobilization. Each ex-IJN ship first had to be demilitarized; guns removed or, in the case of large warships, barrels severed, ammunition landed, and radar and catapults removed, if fitted. Repatriation of the Chinese on Japanese ships began early in October from Hakata, but U.S. guard detachments had to be placed on many ships to prevent disorder because the Japanese crews could not control the returnees.
Japanese-run repatriation centers were established at Kagoshima, Hario near Sasebo, and Hakata near Fukuoka. Other reception centers were established and operated at Maizuru, Shimonoseki, Sasebo, Senzaki, Kure, Uraga, Yokohama, Moji and Hakodate. Allied line and medical personnel supervised the centers. Incoming Japanese were sprayed with DDT, examined and inoculated for typhus and smallpox, provided with food, and transported to his final destination in Japan.
-Bob Hackett and Peter Cundall
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