Japanese Transports

ZATSUYOSEN!
HAKUTETSU MARU No. 7 prewar - Peter Cundall collection)

IJN HAKUTETSU MARU No. 7
Tabular Record of Movement

© 2014 Gilbert Casse, Bob Hackett and Peter Cundall

February 1936:
Osaka. Laid down by Namura Zosensho K.K. shipyard for Hakatawan Tetsudo Kisen K.K. as a 1,018-tons cargo ship but used throughout her career as a collier.
May 1936:
Launched and named HAKUTETSU MARU No. 7.

July 1936:
Completed and registered in Kashii, Fukuoka Prefecture.
20 March 1942:
Attached to the Sasebo Naval District under Navy’s secret instruction No. 157 as a general requisitioned transport.
30 March 1942:
Rated general requisitioned transport (Ippan Choyosen).
2 April 1942:
Departs Saitozaki, Nagasaki Prefecture. [1]
3 April 1942:
Arrives at Sasebo.
5 April 1942:
Rerated auxiliary transport.
7 April 1942:
Departs Sasebo and arrives at Saitozaki later in the day.
9 April 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
10 April 1942:
Arrives at Kure. Registered that day in the IJN as an auxiliary transport (Otsu) category attached to the Sasebo Naval District with Sasebo as home port under Navy’s instruction No. 663. Departs Kure on the same day. [2]
12 April 1942:
Arrives at Saitozaki. Departs later that day.
13 April 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
14 April 1942:
Departs Kure.
15 April 1942:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
19 April 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
20 April 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
21 April 1942:
Departs Kure.
23 April 1942:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
26 April 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
27 April 1942:
Arrives at Kure. Departs later that day.
28 April 1942:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
1 May 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
2 May 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
3 May 1942:
Departs Kure.
4 May 1942:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
5 May 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
7 May 1942:
Arrives at Kure. Departs later that day.
8 May 1942:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
10 May 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
11 May 1942:
Arrives at Tokuyama, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Departs later in the day.
12 May 1942:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
13 May 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
15 May 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
16 May 1942:
Departs Kure.
17 May 1942:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
19 May 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
21 May 1942:
Arrives at Kure. Departs later that day.
22 May 1942:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
24 May 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
26 May 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
28 May 1942:
Departs Kure.
29 May 1942:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
30 May 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
1 June 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
3 June 1942:
Departs Kure.
4 June 1942:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
6 June 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
7 June 1942:
Arrives at Tokuyama.
8 June 1942:
Departs Tokuyama.
9 June 1942:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
10 June 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
11 June 1942:
Arrives at Kure. Departs later that day.
12 June 1942:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
13 June 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
14 June 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
15 June 1942:
Departs Kure.
16 June 1942:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
17 June 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
18 June 1942:
Arrives at Tokuyama.
21 June 1942:
Departs Tokuyama.
22 June 1942:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
23 June 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
24 June 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
25 June 1942:
Departs Kure.
26 June 1942:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
27 June 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
28 June 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
29 June 1942:
Departs Kure.
30 June 1942:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
3 July 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
4 July 1942:
Arrives at Kure. Departs later that day.
5 July 1942:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
8 July 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
9 July 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
10 July 1942:
Departs Kure.
11 July 1942:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
14 July 1942:
Departs Saitozaki and arrives at Tokuyama later in the day.
16 July 1942:
Departs Tokuyama.
17 July 1942:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
19 July 1942:
Departs Saitozaki and arrives at Kure later that day.
21 July 1942:
Departs Kure.
22 July 1942:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
24 July 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
25 July 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
28 July 1942:
Departs Kure.
29 July 1942:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
30 July 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
31 July 1942:
Arrives at Tokuyama.
2 August 1942:
Departs Tokuyama.
3 August 1942:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
4 August 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
5 August 1942:
Arrives at Tokuyama.
7 August 1942:
Departs Tokuyama.
8 August 1942:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
9 August 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
10 August 1942:
Arrives at Tokuyama.
11 August 1942:
Departs Tokuyama.
12 August 1942:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
13 August 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
14 August 1942:
Arrives at Tokuyama.
15 August 1942:
Departs Tokuyama.
16 August 1942:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
20 August 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
21 August 1942:
Arrives at Tokuyama.
22 August 1942:
Departs Tokuyama and arrives at Tsukumi, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu later that day.
24 August 1942:
Departs Tsukumi and arrives at Kinoe, Kyoto Prefecture later in the day.
25 August 1942:
Departs Kinoe.
26 August 1942:
Arrives at Oshima, Wakayama Prefecture.
29 August 1942:
Departs Oshima.
31 August 1942:
Arrives at Yokohama.
3 September 1942:
Departs Yokohama.
6 September 1942:
Arrives at Tsukumi.
8 September 1942:
Departs Tsukumi.
9 September 1942:
Arrives at Tokuyama.
10 September 1942:
Departs Tokuyama.
12 September 1942:
Arrives at Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture.
14 September 1942:
Departs Yokkaichi.
15 September 1942:
Arrives at Osaka.
16 September ~ 1 October 1942:
Undergoes maintenance.
22 September 1942:
Her owners are changed to Nishi Nippon Tetsudo K.K. and her port of registry to Fukuoka.
2 October 1942:
Departs Osaka and arrives at Hirohata, Hyogo Prefecture later that day.
7 October 1942:
Departs Hirohata.
8 October 1942:
Arrives at Moji. Departs later that day.
12 October 1942:
Arrives at Chinnampo, Chosen (now North Korea).
22 October 1942:
Departs Chinnampo.
23 October 1942:
Arrives at Kaishu (Haizhou), Chosen (now Haeju, North Korea.
25 October 1942:
Departs Kaishu.
27 October 1942:
Arrives at Moji. Departs later that day.
28 October 1942:
Arrives at Kobe.
31 October 1942:
Departs Kobe.
1 November 1942:
Arrives at Moji.
3 November 1942:
Departs Moji.
4 November 1942:
Arrives at Osaka.
7 November 1942:
Departs Osaka and arrives at Hirohata later that day.
11 November 1942:
Departs Hirohata.
12 November 1942:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
14 November 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
17 November 1942:
Arrives at Chinnampo.
22 November 1942:
Departs Chinnampo.
23 November 1942:
Arrives at Kaishu.
25 November 1942:
Departs Kaishu.
30 November 1942:
Arrives at Moji. Departs later that day in convoy East (Higashi) No. 32 also consisting of IJA shared collier (A/C-AC) HIKOSAN MARU, IJA transports TSUKIKAWA, RYOKAI, and ZUISHO MARUs and IJN requisitioned cargo ship (B-AK) KOJUN MARU escorted by destroyer OKIKAZE
1 December 1942:
Arrives at Wada-Misaki, near Kobe. Auxiliary transport YAMAFUKU MARU joins the convoy.
2 December 1942:
The convoy departs Wada-Misaki.
3 December 1942:
Arrives at Nagoya.
6 December 1942:
Departs Nagoya.
8 December 1942:
Arrives at Hirohata.
11 December 1942:
Departs Hirohata.
13 December 1942:
Arrives at Moji. Departs later that day.
16 December 1942:
Arrives at Chinnampo.
21 December 1942:
Departs Chinnampo.
22 December 1942:
Arrives at Kaishu.
27 December 1942:
Departs Kaishu.
30 December 1942:
Arrives at Moji. Departs later that day
31 December 1942:
Arrives off Wada-Misaki.
1 January 1943:
Departs Wada-Misaki waters.
2 January 1943:
Arrives at Nagoya.
5 January 1943:
Departs Nagoya.
7 January 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
9 January 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
10 January 1943:
Arrives at Tokuyama.
13 January 1943:
Departs Tokuyama.
14 January 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
15 January 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
18 January 1943:
Arrives at Maizuru.
19 January 1943:
Unloads 1,250-tons of coal. Departs Maizuru later that day.
21 January 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
23 January 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
24 January 1943:
Arrives at Tokuyama.
25 January 1943:
Departs Tokuyama.
26 January 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
2 February 1943:
Departs Saitozaki and arrives at Sasebo later that day.
5 February 1943:
Departs Sasebo and arrives at Saitozaki later in the day.
7 February 1943:
Departs Saitozaki and arrives at Hakata, Fukuoka Prefecture later that same day.
8 February 1943:
Departs Hakata and arrives at Saitozaki later that day.
11 February 1943:
Departs Saitozaki and arrives at Sasebo later in the day.
14 February 1943:
Departs Sasebo.
15 February 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
17 February 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
18 February 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
19 February 1943:
Departs Kure.
20 February 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
22 February 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
23 February 1943:
Arrives at Yuya-Wan, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
25 February 1943:
Departs Yuya-Wan.
26 February 1943:
Arrives at Maizuru. Unloads 1,280-tons of coal.
27 February 1943:
Departs Maizuru.
28 February 1943:
Arrives at Mihonoseki, Shimane Ken.
1 March 1943:
Departs Mihonoseki.
2 March 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
3 March 1943:
Departs Saitozaki and arrives at Tokuyama later that day.
4 March 1943:
Departs Tokuyama.
5 March 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki. Departs later that day.
6 March 1943:
Arrives at Tokuyama.
7 March 1943:
Departs Tokuyama.
8 March 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
10 March 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
11 March 1943:
Arrives at Tokuyama. Departs later that day.
12 March 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki. Departs later in the day.
13 March 1943:
Arrives at Tokuyama.
15 March 1943:
Departs Tokuyama.
16 March 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
17 March 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
18 March 1943:
Arrives at Tokuyama.
19 March 1943:
Departs Tokuyama.
20 March 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
23 March 1943:
Departs Saitozaki and arrives at Sasebo later that day.
25 March 1943:
Departs Sasebo and arrives at Saitozaki later that day.
28 March 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
29 March 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
31 March 1943:
Departs Kure.
1 April 1943:
Arrives at Hakata.
2 April 1943:
Departs Hakata and arrives at Saitozaki later that day.
6 April 1943:
Departs Saitozaki but soon reverses course because of stormy weather and arrives back at Saitozaki later that same day.
7 April 1943:
Departs Saitozaki again.
8 April 1943:
Arrives Off Wada-Misaki.
9 April 1943:
Departs Wada-Misaki, Kobe in convoy No. 8409 also consisting of IJA transports RYUA, KATSURAGISAN, WAKATAKE, OYO (WOYO) MARUs and DAISHIN MARU No. 1, IJN shared (B/C-AK) TEISHO (ex-German HAVENSTEIN) MARU, civilian cargo ship (C-AK) TAISHU MARU, civilian tanker (C-AO) KYOEI MARU No. 5 and auxiliary transport SHINSEI MARU No. 18 with minesweeper W-5 as sole escort.
10 April 1943:
Arrives at Yokkaichi.
12 April 1943:
Departs Yokkaichi.
14 April 1943:
Arrives Saitozaki.
17 April 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
18 April 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
19 April 1943:
Departs Kure.
20 April 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
22 April 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
23 April 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
24 April 1943:
Departs Kure.
25 April 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
27 April 1943:
Departs Saitozaki and arrives at Tokuyama later that day.
29 April 1943:
Departs Tokuyama.
30 April 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
1 May 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
2 May 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
5 May 1943:
Departs Kure.
6 May 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
8 May 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
10 May 1943:
Arrives at Maizuru.
11 May 1943:
Departs Maizuru.
13 May 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
14 May 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
15 May 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
17 May 1943:
Departs Kure.
18 May 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
21 May 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
22 May 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
24 May 1943:
Departs Kure.
25 May 1943:
Arrives at Hikoshima, Shimonoseki Prefecture.
26 May 1943:
Undergoes hull cleaning and coating.
1943:
Her owners are changed to Sakai Kisen K.K.
5 June 1943:
Departs Hikoshima and arrives at Saitozaki later that day.
8 June 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
9 June 1943:
Arrives at Maizuru.
11 June 1943:
Departs Maizuru.
12 June 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
14 June 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
15 June 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
18 June 1943:
Departs Kure.
19 June 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
20 June 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
21 June 1943:
Arrives at Chinkai, Chosen (now Jinhae, South Korea).
24 June 1943:
Departs Chinkai.
25 June 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
26 June 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
27 June 1943:
Arrives at Kure. Departs later that day.
28 June 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
30 June 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
3 July 1943:
Arrives at Tokuyama. Departs later that day.
4 July 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
5 July 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
6 July 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
10 July 1943:
Departs Kure.
11 July 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
13 July 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
14 July 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
16 July 1943:
Departs Kure.
17 July 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
20 July 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
21 July 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
26 July 1943:
Departs Kure.
27 July 1943:
Arrives at Shimonoseki.
3 August 1943:
Departs Shimonoseki and arrives at Saitozaki later in the day.
5 August 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
7 August 1943:
Arrives at Maizuru.
9 August 1943:
Departs Maizuru.
10 August 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
13 August 1943:
Departs Saitozaki and arrives at Sasebo later that day.
15 August 1943:
Departs Sasebo.
16 August 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
20 August 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
21 August 1943:
Arrives at Chinkai.
23 August 1943:
Departs Chinkai.
24 August 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
26 August 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
28 August 1943:
Arrives at Maizuru.
30 August 1943:
Departs Maizuru.
31 August 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
3 September 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
4 September 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
5 September 1943:
Departs Kure.
6 September 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
8 September 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
9 September 1943:
Arrives at Tokuyama.
10 September 1943:
Departs Tokuyama.
11 September 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
12 September 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
13 September 1943:
Arrives back at Saitozaki.
14 September 1943:
Departs again Saitozaki and arrives at Kure later that day.
16 September 1943:
Departs Kure.
17 September 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
23 September 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
24 September 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
29 September 1943:
Departs Kure.
30 September 1943:
Arrives at Wada-Misaki.
2 October 1943:
Departs Wadamisaki.
3 October 1943:
Arrives at Kata Port, Mie Prefecture. Departs later that day.
4 October 1943:
Arrives at Yokkaichi.
5 October 1943:
Departs Yokkaichi.
6 October 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
10 October 1943:
Departs Saitozaki and arrives at Sasebo later that day.
13 October 1943:
Departs Sasebo and arrives at Saitozaki later in the day.
16 October 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
17 October 1943:
Arrives at Kure. Departs later that day
18 October 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
22 October 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
23 October 1943:
Arrives at Tokuyama.
24 October 1943:
Departs Tokuyama.
25 October 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
28 October 1943:
Departs Saitozaki and arrives at Izuhara Port, Tsushima Island later that day.
29 October 1943:
Departs Izuhara Port and arrives at Chinkai later that day.
1 November 1943:
Departs Chinkai and arrives at Reisui, Chosen (now South Korea) later that day.
5 November 1943:
Departs Reisui and arrives at Saitozaki later that same day.
13 November 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
14 November 1943:
Arrives at Schichirui, Shimane Prefecture. Departs later that day.
15 November 1943:
Arrives at Maizuru. Unloads 1,254-tons of coal.
16 November 1943:
Departs Maizuru.
17 November 1943:
Arrives at Ine Port, Kyoto Prefecture. Departs later that day.
18 November 1943:
Arrives at Hamada Port, Shimane Prefecture.
19 November 1943:
Departs Hamada Port.
20 November 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
22 November 1943:
Departs Saitozaki and arrives at Tokuyama later that day.
26 November 1943:
Departs Tokuyama and arrives at Saitozaki later that same day.
29 November 1943:
Departs Saitozaki and arrives at Sasebo later in the day.
2 December 1943:
Departs Sasebo and arrives at Saitozaki later that day.
5 December 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
6 December 1943:
Arrives at Kure and departs later that same day.
7 December 1943:
Arrives at Hesaki, Kyushu.
9 December 1943:
Departs Hesaki and arrives at Saitozaki later in the day.
12 December 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
13 December 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
14 December 1943:
Departs Kure and arrives at Saitozaki later that day.
16 December 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
17 December 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
18 December 1943:
Departs Kure.
19 December 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
21 December 1943:
Departs Saitozaki.
23 December 1943:
Arrives at Maizuru. Unloads 1,240-tons of coal.
25 December 1943:
Departs Maizuru and arrives at Ine later that day.
26 December 1943:
Departs Ine.
27 December 1943:
Arrives back at Ine.
29 December 1943:
Departs again Ine.
31 December 1943:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
2 January 1944:
Departs Saitozaki.
3 January 1944:
Arrives at Tokuyama.
7 January 1944:
Departs Tokuyama and arrives in Kanmon Straits. Departs there and arrives at Hesaki later that day.
8 January 1944:
Departs Hesaki and arrives at Saitozaki later in the day.
11 January 1944:
Departs Saitozaki.
12 January 1944:
Arrives at Kure.
13 January 1944:
Departs Kure.
14 January 1944:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
16 January 1944:
At 1600, departs Saitozaki.
17 January 1944:
At 0500, arrives at Tokuyama. Departs there and arrives at Hesaki later that same day.
18 January 1944:
Departs Hesaki and arrives at Saitozaki later in the day.
20 January 1944:
Departs Saitozaki.
21 January 1944:
Arrives at Yoshiura, Kure.
23 January 1944:
Departs Yoshiura.
24 January 1944:
Arrives at Hesaki. Departs there and arrives at Saitozaki later that day.
26 January 1944:
Departs Saitozaki and arrives at Shikanoshima, Fukuoka Prefecture. Departs later that day.
28 January 1944:
Arrives at Maizuru.
30 January 1944:
Departs Maizuru.
31 January 1944:
Arrives at Mihonoseki.
2 February 1944:
Departs Mihonoseki.
3 February 1944:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
7 February 1944:
Departs Saitozaki.
9 February 1944:
Arrives at Wada-Misaki, Kobe. Departs later that day.
10 February 1944:
Arrives at Owase Wan (Bay), Mie Prefecture.
11 February 1944:
Departs Owase Wan and arrives at Nagoya later in the day.
13 February 1944:
Departs Nagoya and arrives at Owase Wan later that day.
14 February 1944:
Departs Owase Wan.
16 February 1944:
Arrives at Hesaki. Departs there and arrives at Saitozaki later that same day.
19 February 1944:
Departs Saitozaki.
21 February 1944:
Arrives at Maizuru. Unloads 1,110-tons of coal.
22 February 1944:
Departs Maizuru.
24 February 1944:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
28 February 1944:
Departs Saitozaki and arrives at Tokuyama later that day.
1 March 1944:
Departs Tokuyama.
2 March 1944:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
3 March 1944:
Departs Saitozaki.
5 March 1944:
Arrives at Maizuru. Unloads 1,260-tons of coal.
8 March 1944:
Departs Maizuru and arrives at Ine later that day.
9 March 1944:
Departs Ine.
10 March 1944:
Arrives at Shichirui.
12 March 1944:
Departs Shichirui.
13 March 1944:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
15 March 1944:
Departs Saitozaki.
16 March 1944:
Arrives at Yoshiura.
19 March 1944:
Departs Yoshiura.
20 March 1944:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
22 March 1944:
Departs Saitozaki.
23 March 1944:
Arrives at Tokuyama. Departs later that day.
24 March 1944:
Arrives at Wada-Misaki.
25 March 1944:
Departs Wada-Misaki and arrives at Gobo anchorage, Wakayama Prefecture later in the day.
26 March 1944:
Departs Gobo anchorage and arrives at Owase Wan later that day.
27 March 1944:
Departs Owase Wan and arrives at Yokkaichi later that same day.
29 March 1944:
Departs Yokkaichi and arrives at Owase Wan later in the day.
30 March 1944:
Departs Owase Wan.
1 April 1944:
Arrives at Hesaki. Departs there and arrives at Saitozaki later that day.
3 April 1944:
Departs Saitozaki and arrives at Tokuyama later in the day.
5 April 1944:
Departs Tokuyama.
6 April 1944:
Arrives at Hesaki. Departs there and arrives at Hikoshima later that same day. Departs later.
1 May 1944:
Arrives at Enoura, Hiroshima Prefecture.
9 May 1944:
Departs Enoura and arrives at Saitozaki later that day.
11 May 1944:
Departs Saitozaki.
12 May 1944:
Arrives at Kure.
13 May 1944:
Departs Kure.
14 May 1944:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
16 May 1944:
Departs Saitozaki.
17 May 1944:
Arrives at Wada-Misaki.
18 May 1944:
Departs Wada-Misaki and arrives at Yura, Wakayama Prefecture later that day.
19 May 1944:
Departs Yura and arrives at Owase later that day.
20 May 1944:
Departs Owase and arrives at Yokkaichi later in the day.
22 May 1944:
Departs Yokkaichi and arrives at Oshima, Izu Shoto (Islands) later that same day.
23 May 1944:
Departs Oshima.
24 May 1944:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
26 May 1944:
Departs Saitozaki.
27 May 1944:
Arrives at Kure.
30 May 1944:
Departs Kure and arrives at Saitozaki later in the day.
2 June 1944:
Departs Saitozaki.
4 June 1944:
Arrives at Wada-Misaki.
5 June 1944:
Departs Wada-Misaki and arrives at Yura later that day.
6 June 1944:
Departs Yura and arrives at Gokasho, Shiga Prefecture later that same day.
7 June 1944:
Departs Gokasho.
8 June 1944:
Arrives at Tokyo.
11 June 1944:
Departs Tokyo and arrives at Yokohama later in the day.
12 June 1944:
Departs Yokohama.
13 June 1944:
Arrives at Matoya, Mie Prefecture.
14 June 1944:
Departs Matoya.
15 June 1944:
Arrives at Kure.
16 June 1944:
Departs Kure and arrives at Shinonowaki, Fukushima Prefecture. Departs later that day.
17 June 1944:
Arrives at Saitozaki. Departs there and arrives at Hakata later that same day.
18 June 1944:
Departs Hakata and arrives at Saitozaki later in the day.
21 June 1944:
Departs Saitozaki.
23 June 1944:
Arrives at Maizuru. Unloads 263-tons of coal.
24 June 1944:
Unloads 452-tons of coal.
25 June 1944:
Unloads 565-tons of coal. Departs Maizuru and arrives at Uppurui Wan, Shimane Prefecture later that day.
26 June 1944:
Departs Uppurui Wan.
27 June 1944:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
29 June 1944:
Departs Saitozaki and arrives at Mutsure-Jima later that day.
30 June 1944:
Departs Mutsure-Jima and arrives at Tokuyama later in the day.
4 July 1944:
Departs Tokuyama and arrives off Hesaki later that same day.
5 July 1944:
Departs Hesaki waters and arrives at Saitozaki later that day.
7 July 1944:
Departs Saitozaki.
8 July 1944:
Arrives at Shinanowaki. Departs later that day and arrives at Kure.
9 July 1944:
Departs Kure.
10 July 1944:
Arrives Off Hesaki. Departs there and arrives at Saitozaki later in the day.
12 July 1944:
Departs Saitozaki.
13 July 1944:
Arrives at Yoshiura.
14 July 1944:
Departs Yoshiura and arrives at Torinokojima, Kure later that day. Departs later that day.
15 July 1944:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
19 July 1944:
Departs Saitozaki.
20 July 1944:
Arrives at Wada-Misaki.
21 July 1944:
Departs Wada-Misaki and arrives at Shimotsu, Wakayama Prefecture. Departs later that same day.
22 July 1944:
Arrives at Gokasho.
23 July 1944:
Departs Gokasho.
24 July 1944:
Arrives at Tokyo.
26 July 1944:
Departs Tokyo and arrives at Yokohama later in the day.
28 July 1944:
Departs Yokohama.
29 July 1944:
Arrives at Irako, Aichi Prefecture.
30 July 1944:
Departs Irako and arrives at Owase later that day.
31 July 1944:
Departs Owase.
1 August 1944:
Arrives at Wada-Misaki.
3 August 1944:
Departs Wada-Misaki.
4 August 1944:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
5 August 1944:
Departs Saitozaki.
7 August 1944:
Arrives at Yoshiura.
8 August 1944:
Departs Yoshiura and arrives at Torinokojima later in the day.
9 August 1944:
Departs Torinokojima and arrives off Hesaki.
10 August 1944:
Departs Hesaki waters and arrives at Saitozaki later that day.
14 August 1944:
Departs Saitozaki.
15 August 1944:
Arrives at Shinonowaki. Departs there and arrives at Torinokojima.
16 August 1944:
Departs Torinokojima.
17 August 1944:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
28 August 1944:
Departs Saitozaki.
29 August 1944:
Arrives at Yoshiura.
30 August 1944:
Departs Yoshiura.
31 August 1944:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
6 September 1944:
Departs Saitozaki.
7 September 1944:
At 0700, steams off Ichiezaki, Wakayama Prefecture, heading East.
11 September 1944:
Departs Saitozaki for Wakayama escorted by unidentified warships.
12 September 1944:
Off Ichiezaki, heading West under rainy conditions. In the morning, LtCdr (later Cdr) William N. Deragon’s (USNA ’34) USS PIPEFISH (SS-388) sights a cargo ship. At 1000, Deragon attacks and hits the auxiliary transport. HAKUTETSU MARU rapidly sinks at 33-32N, 135-55E about 2.7 nautical miles E of Kashinozaki, Wakayama Prefecture with the loss of four crewmen and six passengers. PIPEFISH, while evading escorts after that attack, strikes bottom three times but finally manage to depart the area undamaged.
10 Nov 1944:
Removed from the Navy’s list under instruction No. 577.

Authors Notes:
[1] Saitozaki is the site of a Rising Sun (Royal Dutch Shell) refinery and coal loader and HAKUTETSU MARU No. 7 regularly loads coal from the latter.
[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. .

Gilbert Casse, Bob Hackett and Peter Cundall

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