IJN Minelayer HOKO:
Tabular Record of Movement
© 2010 Bob Hackett, Sander Kingsepp and Erich Muehlthaler.
7 November 1940:
Tamano. Laid down at Tama shipbuilding as a 720-ton HIRASHIMA-class minelayer. 15 August 1941:
Named HOKO and tentatively attached to the Mako Naval District, Pescadore Islands. 8 September 1941:
Launched. 20 December 1941:
Completed. Attached to the Mako Defense Corps (Mako Bobitai), Pescadores. 1 January 1942:
Departs Mako. Conducts patrols. 21 February 1942:
Departs Mako escorting a convoy to Camranh Bay, Indochina. 24 February 1942:
Arrives at Camranh Bay. 26 February 1942:
Departs Camranh Bay. 29 February 1942:
Arrives at Mako. 1 March 1942:
While based at Mako escorts convoys and conducts anti-submarine sweeps. 10 June 1942:
HOKO and minelayer SOKUTEN depart Mako escorting convoy No. 221 consisting of HAKKAI MARU and four unidentified merchant ships. 15 June 1942:
Arrives at Mutsure. 21 July 1942:
Departs Mako with subchaser CH-9 escorting convoy No. 321 consisting of nine unidentified merchant ships. 28 July 1942:
Arrives at St Jacques, Indochina. 19 August 1942:
Departs Mako escorting convoy No.714 consisting of five unidentified merchant ships. 22 August 1942:
Arrives at Manila. 10 April 1943:
Departs Mako for Rabaul escorting an unidentified convoy. 28 August 1943:
Off Buka, Bougainville. HOKO is attacked by a USN PBY “Catalina” flying boat, but sustains no damage. 28 September 1943:
20 nms E of Buka. U. S. Army aircraft, possibly Thirteenth Air Force SB-24 "Liberator" heavy bombers, sink HOKO at 05-00S, 154-30E. 31 January 1944:
Removed from Navy List.
