ZATSUYOSEN!
(FUKUEI MARU No. 10, prewar – Peter Cundall’s collection)
IJN FUKUEI MARU No. 10:
Tabular Record of Movement
© 2014-2018 Gilbert Casse, Bob Hackett and Peter Cundall
Revision 5
March 1936:
Osaka. Laid down by Mihara Zosen Tekkosho K.K. shipyard for Kashima Kisen K.K. as a 847-tons cargo ship.
21 August 1936:
Launched and named FUKUEI MARU No. 10.
September 1936:
Completed and registered in Kobe. Her Net Registered Tonnage (NRT) is 601-tons. [1]
1937:
Her NRT is changed to 598-tons. [1]
17 February 1939:
Calls at Wuhu, China and departs later in the day.
12 March 1939:
Departs Wuhu.
15 March 1939:
Departs Nanjing, China.
2 December 1941:
Requisitioned by the IJN.
20 December 1941:
Registered in the IJN as an auxiliary netlayer attached to the Sasebo Naval District under Navy’s instruction No. 1701.
31 December 1941:
Assigned to Vice Admiral Sakamoto Ikuta’s (36) Chinkai Guard District under instruction No. 1780, in Rear Admiral’s Owada Yoshinosuke’s (35) Chinkai Guard Force under Chinkai Guard District instruction No. 28.
3 January 1942:
Scheduled to be fitted with eight depth-charges (DCs) stored permanently on deck under Chinkai Guard District instruction No. 2.
15 January 1942:
Conversion is completed by the Chinkai Guard District tools department. Assigned to Tsushima Strait Guard Force under Chinkai Guard District instruction No. 32.
22 January 1942:
Assigned to Chinkai Guard Force under Chinkai Guard District instruction No. 37.
4 March 1942:
Departs Chinkai, Chosen (now Jinhae, South Korea).
7 March 1942:
Arrives at Chinkai.
15 March 1942:
Departs Chinkai.
20 March 1942:
Released from Chinkai Guard Force under instruction No. 479. Removed from the Navy’s list under instruction No. 480 and registered again that day as an auxiliary gunboat attached to the Sasebo Naval District under instruction No. 481.
Assigned that same day to Vice Admiral Hosogaya Boshiro’s (36) Fifth Fleet in the 3rd Picket Boat Division under Navy’s instruction No. 19. Naval Reserve Lt. Toshio Ito is appointed CO.
10 April 1942:
Reassigned to the 1st Picket Boat Division.
15 April 1942:
Departs Yokosuka.
19 April 1942:
At 0500 arrives at Kushiro, Hokkaido.
20 April 1942:
At 2030 departs Kushiro.
24 April 1942:
At 1620, meets up with auxiliary gunboat (later auxiliary transport) SHOEI MARU (1986 gt).
1 May 1942:
At 1200, departs patrol zone.
7 May 1942:
At 0930 arrives at Yokosuka.
15 May 1942:
At 1000 departs Yokosuka.
19 May 1942:
At 1200 arrives at patrol zone.
25 May 1942:
Meets up with auxiliary gunboat (later auxiliary transport) SHOEI MARU (1986 gt).
26 May 1942:
Meets up again with auxiliary gunboat (later auxiliary transport) SHOEI MARU (1986 gt).
2 June 1942:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
9 June 1942:
At 0700 departs Yokosuka.
13 June 1942:
At 0800, due to corrosion in engine room boiler tubes, sustains a severe water leak at 38-10N, 152-00E.
19 June 1942:
At 1000 arrives at Yokosuka.
14 July 1942:
At 0800 departs Yokosuka.
July 1942:
Takes under tow auxiliary patrol craft NANSHIN MARU No. 28.
22 July 1942:
At 1300 arrives at Yokosuka.
3 August 1942:
Assigned to the 5th Naval Guard Unit.
12 August 1942:
Departs Yokosuka.
15 September 1942:
Assigned to the ‘AO’ (Aleutians) 51st Naval Base Force (ex-5th Naval Guard Unit) under Rear Admiral Akiyama Katsuzo’s (40) (former CO of heavy cruiser AOBA) command.
22 September 1942:
Off Kiska Harbor, Aleutians. Under worsening weather conditions and with increasing flooding, auxiliary storeship HYUGA MARU on starboard and auxiliary gunboat FUKUEI MARU No. 10 on port both try without success to maintain damaged auxiliary transport KANO MARU off the shoreline and provide some buoyancy. Nonetheless, the deteriorating conditions soon force the two ships to abort. At 0430, strong winds and waves drive KANO MARU to the coast. At 0830, she runs aground near South Head under an 80’ high cliff, about 1.5 mile SW of the harbor. At 0900, all remaining crew including her Captain abandons ship. At 1430, an inspection deems KANO MARU beyond repair and she is subsequently abandoned.
October 1942:
Tows damaged auxiliary transport NOJIMA MARU from Kiska harbor to Trout Lagoon’s anchoring shoal. She is subsequently run aground to prevent her sinking.
9 October 1942:
Sustains minor damage during a USAAF airstrike.
11 October 1942:
Assigned to the 1st Torpedo Squadron. Departs Kiska later in the day.
E 14 October 1942:
Arrives at Kashiwabara Wan (Bay), Paramushiro-To, Kuriles (now Severo-Kurilsk, Paramushir).
28 October 1942:
Arrives at Kushiro.
30 October 1942:
Departs Kushiro.
3 November 1942:
At 1100 arrives at Yokosuka.
5 November 1942:
Assigned to Fifth Fleet, 1st Picket Boat Division under instruction No. 37.
25 November 1942:
Transferred from the 1st Picket Boat Division to Fifth Fleet, 22nd Squadron under instruction No. 193.
27 December 1942:
At 1000 departs Yokosuka with auxiliary gunboat SHOEI MARU (1986 gt) and picket boats.
30 December 1942:
At 1200 commences the patrol.
30 December 1942 ~ 11 January 1943:
On patrol.
11 January 1943:
At 1600 concludes the patrol.
19 January 1943:
At 2200 arrives at Yokosuka.
1 February 1943:
Attachment is changed to Yokosuka Naval District under instruction No. 105. Assigned that same day to Fifth Fleet, 22nd Squadron, 1st Picket Boat Division under instruction No. 106.
8 February 1943:
At 1200 departs Yokosuka with auxiliary gunboats SHOEI (1986 gt) and KAMITSU MARUs and 19 picket boats.
11 February 1943:
At 1200, arrives at patrol zone.
18 February 1943:
Under stormy weather, sustains flooding in various places such as officers quarters, mess, infirmary, etc.
21 February 1943:
At 1200 concludes the patrol.
25 February 1943:
Assigned to patrol duties, due to potential enemy presence about four nautical miles SW of Nojima-Zaki under Picket Boat Division radio transmission No. 3. Heads to that position.
26 February 1943:
Sweeping is aborted under Picket Boat Division radio transmission No. 4. Arrives at Yokosuka later that day at 1500.
9 March 1943:
At 1300 departs Yokosuka.
12 March 1943:
At 1200 commences the patrol.
26 March 1943:
At 1200, departs patrol zone.
29 March 1943:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
5 April 1943:
At 1200 departs Yokosuka.
8 April 1943:
At 1200 arrives at patrol zone. That same day, assigned to patrol ‘Yu’ zone on the 152E line starting 9 Apr’ at 0600, under Picket Boat Division telegram No. 85.
9 April 1943:
On assigned patrol zone at 0900.
14 April 1943:
Assigned to patrol ‘Bruno’ zone on the 149E line starting 14 Apr’ at 1500, under Picket Boat Division telegram No. 89. On assigned patrol zone at 1500. Recalled later that same day under Picket Boat Division telegram No. 90.
18 April 1943:
At 1200 departs patrol zone.
21 April 1943:
At 0840 arrives at Yokosuka. Advised of potential false communications under Picket Boat Division telegram No. 93.
5 May 1943:
At 1000 departs Yokosuka.
8 May 1943:
At 1200 commences the patrol.
12 May 1943:
Assigned to patrol ‘Yu’ zone on the 152E line as soon as possible, under Picket Boat Division telegram No. 100. On assigned zone later that same day at 1730.
17 May 1943:
Assigned to patrol ‘Kushiro’ zone immediately, under Picket Boat Division telegram No. 101 and to stay in that area. Departs current patrol zone later that day.
22 May 1943:
At 2010 arrives at Kushiro with KAMITSU and UKISHIMA MARUs.
1 June 1943:
At 0900 departs Kushiro.
4 June 1943:
At 1200 arrives at patrol zone.
20 June 1943:
At 1200 departs patrol zone.
23 June 1943:
At 1000 arrives at Yokosuka. Departs and arrives at Uraga, Kanagawa Prefecture later that day.
25 June 1943:
Enters Uraga Dock K.K. shipyard graving dock for maintenance and repairs.
29 June 1943:
Current CO is Navy (Reserve) Captain Toshio Ito.
1 August 1943:
Undocked.
12 August 1943:
Departs Uraga and arrives at Yokosuka later that day.
6 September 1943:
At 0930 departs Yokosuka on trials and arrives back there later that same day at 1530.
9 September 1943:
At 0903, flag is transferred to auxiliary merchant cruiser AKAGI MARU. Loads DCs later that day.
13 September 1943:
Loads provisions.
14 September 1943:
Loads canteen goods.
15 September 1943:
At 0930 departs Yokosuka on trials and arrives back there later that day at 1300.
18 September 1943:
At 0840 departs Yokosuka and arrives at Yokohama later in the day at 1120.
23 September 1943:
Departs Yokohama on trials and arrives back there later that day.
28 September 1943:
Scheduled to undergo conversion to a new role under Navy’s instruction No. 4917.
30 September 1943:
At 0805, flag is transferred to auxiliary gunboat KAMITSU MARU.
1 October 1943:
Removed from the Navy’s list under instruction No. 2038 and registered again as an auxiliary transport, (Otsu) category attached to the Yokosuka Naval District with Yokosuka as home port under instruction No. 2041. Navy (Reserve) Captain Toshio Ito is appointed Supervisor. [2]
Begins her conversion at Asano Dock K.K. shipyard.
9 October 1943:
Hoists the flag.
13 October 1943:
At 0930 departs Yokohama on trials and arrives back there later that same day, at 1100.
19 October 1943:
Unloads ammunition.
21 October 1943:
Fitted with one Type 92 7.7mm MG, eight Type 38 Arisaka rifles and related ammunition.
20 November 1943:
Navy Reserve Lt Ogura Eiji is appointed Supervisor.
5 December 1943:
The conversion is completed.
December 1943:
Tactically assigned to the Yokosuka Naval District.
6 December 1943:
Departs Yokohama and arrives at Yokosuka later that day.
9 December 1943:
Departs Yokosuka.
12 December 1943:
Arrives at Tokuyama, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
14 December 1943:
Departs Tokuyama and arrives at Tsukumi, Oita Prefecture later that same day.
16 December 1943:
Departs Tsukumi.
17 December 1943:
Arrives at Kobe.
18 December 1943:
Departs Kobe.
20 December 1943:
Arrives at Nagoya.
21 December 1943:
Departs Nagoya and arrives at Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture later in the day.
25 December 1943:
Departs Yokkaichi.
26 December 1943:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
27 December 1943:
Departs Yokosuka and arrives at Tokyo later that day.
30 December 1943:
Departs Tokyo and arrives at Yokohama later that same day.
1 January 1944:
Departs Yokohama.
4 January 1944:
Arrives at Kobe.
6 January 1944:
Departs Kobe.
8 January 1944:
Arrives at Masan, Chosen (now Changwon City, South Korea).
9 January 1944:
Departs Masan.
11 January 1944:
Arrives at Kure.
15 January 1944:
Departs Kure.
17 January 1944:
Arrives at Tsukumi.
19 January 1944:
Departs Tsukumi.
20 January 1944:
Arrives at Kobe.
21 January 1944:
Departs Kobe.
23 January 1944:
Arrives at Tokyo.
26 January 1944:
Departs Tokyo and arrives at Yokohama later that day.
4 February 1944:
Departs Yokohama.
8 February 1944:
Arrives at Osaka.
10 February 1944:
Departs Osaka.
11 February 1944:
Arrives at Moji.
12 February 1944:
Departs Moji.
15 February 1944:
Arrives at Chongjin, Chosen (now North Korea).
18 February 1944:
Departs Chongjin.
19 February 1944:
Arrives at Gensan, Chosen (now North Korea). Departs later in the day.
22 February 1944:
Arrives at Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture.
24 February 1944:
Departs Tsuruga and arrives at Maizuru.
2 March 1944:
Departs Maizuru.
4 March 1944:
Arrives at Wakamatsu, Fukuoka Prefecture.
7 March 1944:
Departs Wakamatsu.
9 March 1944:
Arrives at Chinkai.
10 March 1944:
Departs Chinkai and arrives at Masan later that day.
12 March 1944:
Departs Masan.
13 March 1944:
Arrives at Wakamatsu.
15 March 1944:
Departs Wakamatsu.
16 March 1944:
Arrives at Tobata, Fukuoka Prefecture.
8 April 1944:
Departs Tobata.
9 April 1944:
Arrives at Chinkai.
10 April 1944:
Departs Chinkai and calls at Masan; departs there later that day.
12 April 1944:
Arrives at Yoshiura near Kure.
14 April 1944:
Departs Yoshiura.
16 April 1944:
Arrives at Masan.
20 April 1944:
Departs Masan.
22 April 1944:
Arrives at Yoshiura.
23 April 1944:
Departs Yoshiura.
25 April 1944:
Arrives at Masan.
30 April 1944:
Departs Masan.
2 May 1944:
Arrives at Osaka.
5 May 1944:
Departs Osaka.
7 May 1944:
Arrives at Masan.
8 May 1944:
Departs Masan.
9 May 1944:
Arrives at Yoshiura.
12 May 1944:
Departs Yoshiura.
14 May 1944:
Arrives at Masan.
15 May 1944:
Departs Masan.
17 May 1944:
Arrives at Osaka.
19 May 1944:
Departs Osaka.
23 May 1944:
Arrives at Chinnampo, Chosen (now North Korea).
25 May 1944:
Departs Chinnampo.
29 May 1944:
Arrives at Kobe.
30 May 1944:
Departs Kobe and arrives at Owase, Mie Prefecture later in the day.
1 June 1944:
Departs Owase.
3 June 1944:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
7 June 1944:
Departs Yokosuka and calls at Yokohama; departs there later that same day.
8 June 1944:
Arrives at Matoya, Mie Prefecture.
9 June 1944:
Departs Matoya.
10 June 1944:
Arrives at Osaka. Departs there later that day.
13 June 1944:
Arrives at Masan.
14 June 1944:
Departs Masan.
16 June 1944:
Arrives at Yoshiura.
18 June 1944:
Departs Yoshiura.
20 June 1944:
Arrives at Masan.
22 June 1944:
Departs Masan.
23 June 1944:
Arrives at Yoshiura.
28 June 1944:
Departs Yoshiura.
29 June 1944:
Arrives at Karatsu, Saga Prefecture.
30 June 1944:
Departs Karatsu and arrives at Yoshiura later in the day.
2 July 1944:
Departs Yoshiura.
3 July 1944:
Arrives at Chinkai.
7 July 1944:
Departs Chinkai and arrives at Masan later that same day.
9 July 1944:
Departs Masan.
10 July 1944:
Arrives at Yoshiura.
13 July 1944:
Departs Yoshiura.
14 July 1944:
Arrives at Murotsu, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
15 July 1944:
Departs Murotsu and arrives at Ainoura, Nagasaki Prefecture later in the day.
19 July 1944:
Departs Ainoura.
20 July 1944:
Arrives at Moji.
21 July 1944:
Departs Moji and arrives at Niihama, Shikoku later that same day.
23 July 1944:
Departs Niihama and arrives at Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture later that day.
4 August 1944:
Departs Onomichi and arrives at Yoshiura later that day.
5 August 1944:
Departs Yoshiura.
10 August 1944:
Arrives at Chongjin.
27 August 1944:
Departs Chongjin.
29 August 1944:
Arrives at Maizuru.
1 September 1944:
Unloads 200-tons of pig iron.
2 September 1944:
Unloads 380-tons of pig iron.
3 September 1944:
Unloads 200-tons of pig iron.
4 September 1944:
Unloads 250-tons of pig iron.
9 September 1944:
Unloads 120-tons of pig iron.
13 September 1944:
Departs Maizuru.
15 September 1944:
Arrives at Chongjin.
17 September 1944:
Departs Chongjin.
20 September 1944:
Arrives at Maizuru. Unloads 200-tons of pig iron.
22 September 1944:
Unloads 475-tons of pig iron.
23 September 1944:
Unloads 420-tons of pig iron.
2 October 1944:
Departs Maizuru.
4 October 1944:
Arrives at Masan.
7 October 1944:
Departs Masan.
9 October 1944:
Arrives at Shimonoseki. Departs later in the day.
10 October 1944:
Arrives at Kure.
26 October 1944:
Departs Kure.
27 October 1944:
Arrives at Tsukumi.
30 October 1944:
Departs Tsukumi.
31 October 1944:
Arrives at Kobe.
2 November 1944:
Departs Kobe.
3 November 1944:
Arrives at Tanabe Wan, Wakayama Prefecture.
4 November 1944:
Departs Tanabe Wan and arrives at Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture later that day.
6 November 1944:
Departs Kushimoto.
7 November 1944:
Arrives at Shimizu, Shizuoka Prefecture.
9 November 1944:
Departs Shimizu.
10 November 1944:
Arrives at Tokyo.
22 November 1944:
Departs Tokyo and arrives at Yokosuka later that same day.
23 November 1944:
Departs Yokosuka and arrives at Yokohama later in the day.
26 November 1944:
Departs Yokohama in a convoy also consisting of DAIBOSHI and CHOYO MARUs.
30 November 1944:
Arrives at Osaka.
22 December 1944:
Due to depart Inland Sea in convoy 7222 also consisting of MICHI MARU.
26 December 1944:
At 1300, due to arrive W of Esuzaki in convoy 7222.
30 June 1945:
Removed from the Navy List under instruction No. 577. Re-rated a general requisitioned transport (Ippan Choyosen).
25 July 1945:
Bungo Suido (Strait). USN Task Force 38 air strikes continue on targets of opportunity in the Inland Sea area. FUKUEI MARU No. 10 is bombed and sunk at 33-00N, 132-10E with unknown casualties.
[1] NRT is a ship's cargo volume capacity expressed in "register tons", one of which equals to a volume of 100 cubic feet (2.83 m3). It is calculated by subtracting non-revenue-earning spaces i.e. spaces not available for carrying
cargo, for example engine rooms, fuel tanks and crew quarters, from the ship's gross register tonnage (GRT). Net register tonnage (NRT) is not a measure of the weight of the ship or its cargo, and should not be confused with terms such as deadweight tonnage or displacement.
[2] There were two categories of Zatsuyosen. (Ko) category with an IJN Captain as supervisor aboard and (Otsu) category without.
Thanks go to Gengoro S. Toda of Japan and Matthew Jones of Mississippi, USA.
Gilbert Casse, Bob Hackett and Peter Cundall.
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