KYURYOKAN!
(Deep-sea trawler OI MARU Similar to KITAKAMI MARU, with lugger in foreground,
scanned from ONI 208J, Sup 2)
IJN KITAKAMI MARU:
Tabular Record of Movement
© 2014 Bob Hackett
1938:
Osaka. Laid down at Osaka Iron Works as a 508-ton deep-sea trawler for Nippon Suisan Kaisha. (Japan Fisheries Co., Ltd.)
22 September 1938:
Launched and named KITAKAMI MARU. [1]
5 December 1938:
Completed.
4 September 1941:
Requisitioned by the IJN. Begins conversion to an auxiliary stores ship at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works.
8 September 1941:
Registered as a Kyukate-sen, (auxiliarystores transport) in the Sasebo Naval District and attached to the Sasebo Guard. Office:
5 October 1941:
Completes conversion. Attached directly to the Combined Fleet
1941:
Rated an auxiliary transport ship (B)
28 November 1941:
Departs Sasebo for Palau.
8~12 December 1941:
Arrives at Takao, Formosa (Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
17 December 1941:
Departs Takao.
30 January 1942:
Arrives at Takao
1 February 1941:
Departs Takao.
28 February 1941:
Arrives at Takao
3 March 1941:
Departs Takao.
10 May 1942:
Arrives at Sasebo.
15 May 1942:
Fitted with seven type A 7.7mm light machine guns, a type 92
7.7mm, heavy machine guns and supplied with five Type 38 Arisaka rifles.
May 1942:
Attached to the Midway Capture Unit Supply Corps.
17 May 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
6 June 1942:
Arrives at Yokosuka. Fitted with four 8-cm/40 cal. guns.
4 July 1942:
Departs Yokosuka.
22 July 1942:
Arrives at Saipan.
31 July 1942:
Arrives at Sasebo.
2 August 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
3 August 1942:
Arrives at Shimonoseki.
8 August 1942:
Enters dock.
21 August 1942:
Undocked.
31 August 1942:
Departs Shimonoseki.
1 September 1942:
Arrives at Sasebo.
8 September 1944:
Departs Sasebo for Roi, Kwajalien.
21 September 1942:
Arrives at Roi.
24 September 1942:
Departs Roi.
25 September 1942:
Arrives at Jaluit.
29 September 1942:
Departs Jaluit and arrives at Milli.
1 October 1942:
Provisions Southeast surface land-based air units, then departs and arrives at Roi.
5 October 1942:
Departs Roi and arrives at Taroa.
7 October 1942:
Departs Taroa.
8 October 1942:
Arrives at Roi
10 October 1942:
Departs Roi
14 October 1942:
Arrives at Truk.
22~26 October 1942:
Departs Truk for Roi.
28 October 1942:
Arrives at Roi and departs.
29 October 1942:
Arrives at Taroa and departs.
30 October 1942:
Arrives at Milli and departs.
31 October 1942:
Arrives at Jaluit
4 November 1942:
Arrives at Emidji.
5 November 1942:
Arrives at Roi and departs.
7 November 1942:
Arrives at Truk.
15~20 November 1942:
Departs Truk for Roi.
24~25 November 1942:
Arrives at Milli.
25~26 November 1942:
Departs Milli for Jaluit.
29 November 1942:
Departs Jaluit.
30 November 1942:
Arrives at Roi.
2 December 1942:
Departs Roi.
6 December 1942:
Arrives at Truk.
7 December 1942:
KITAKAMI MARU receives raw food products from fleet stores ship MAMIYA.
9 December 1942:
Loads heavy oil and fresh water.
10 December 1942:
Departs Truk.
16 December 1942:
KITAKAMI MARU arrives at Roi-Namur, Marshalls.
Provides raw food products to the 703rd Naval Air Group (Betty bombers),
destroyer AKIKAZE and aircraft transport MOGAMIGAWA MARU.
17 December 1942:
Departs Roi.
18 December 1942:
Arrives at Emidji. KITAKAMI MARU provides raw food products to the 802nd Naval Air Group, 62nd Guard Unit and provisions gunboat
KATORI MARU with fresh food and other sundries and departs.
19 December 1942:
Departs Emidji.
20 December 1942:
Arrives at Taroa. KITAKAMI MARU supplies raw food products to transport MITAKESAN MARU, seaplane carrier KAMOI and the 752nd Naval Air Group (Betty, Frances, Jill and Grace bombers).
21 December 1942:
Departs Taroa.
22 December 1942:
Arrives at Roi. KITAKAMI MARU supplies raw food products to the 755th Naval Air Group (Betty & Nell bombers) and 4th
Building Department
23 December 1942:
Departs Roi.
4 January 1943:
Arrives at Sasebo.
7~8 January 1943:
KITAKAMI MARU is re-provisioned with raw food products.
9 January 1943:
Loads fresh water.
25 January 1943:
Arrives at Truk. Store ship MAMIYA re-provisions
KITAKAMI MARU
9 February 1943:
Arrives at Roi. KITAKAMI MARU provisions transport
FUJIKAWA MARU
5 March 1943:
Roi. KITAKAMI MARU provisions FUJIKAWA MARU and seaplane carrier AKITSUSHIMA.
6 March 1943: Roi. Provisions the 252nd Naval Air Group (Zeke, Irving
fighters).
8 March 1943:
Departs Roi.
11 March 1943:
Arrives at Makin. KITAKAMI MARU provisions the 802nd Naval Air Group, (Emily, Mavis floatplanes), two Naval Air Group detachments and
seaplane carrier AKITSUSHIMA.
12 March 1943:
Departs Makin.
14 March 1943:
Arrives at Emidji. Provides raw food products to the 802nd Naval Air Group and provisions gunboats IKUTA MARU and gunboat KATORI MARU
with raw food products, then departs.
KITAKAMI MARU arrives at Jabor, Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands and provisions destroyer ASANAGI.
15 March 1943:
Provides raw food products to hospital ship MURO MARU.
17 March 1943:
Jabor. KITAKAMI MARU Loads fresh water and fuel oil.
18 March 1943:
Departs Jabor.
19 March 1943:
Arrives at Taroa.
20 March 1943:
Arrives at Roi.
25 March 1943:
Departs Roi
30 March 1943:
Arrives at Truk.
2 April 1944:
Davao. KITAKAMI MARU provisions oiler KOKUYO MARU.
3 April 1944:
Truk. Store ship MAMIYA re-provisions KITAKAMI MARU.
6 April 1943:
Truk. Store ship MAMIYA re-provisions KITAKAMI MARU.
18 April 1943:
Jabor. KITAKAMI MARU provisions light training cruiser
KATORI and minesweepers W-8 and W-16 and departs.
19 April 1943:
Arrives at Roi. Provides raw food products supply to the 252nd Naval Air Group, and the fourth Building Department and departs.
22 April 1943:
Departs Roi and arrives at Kwajalein.
24 April 1943:
Departs Kwajalein.
27 April 1943:
Arrives at Nauru. Provides raw food products supply to the 755th Naval Air Group, (Betty & Nell bombers), 4th Building Department,
111th base unit and the 63rd Guard Unit and departs.
29 April 1943:
Arrives at Makin
30 April ~ 1 May 1943:
Departs Makin and arrives at Emidji. Provides raw food products supply to the 802nd Naval Air Group (Emily, Mavis floatplanes).
2 May 1943:
Emidji. Provisions seaplane carrier AKITSUSHIMA.
3 May 1943:
KITAKAMI MARU Loads fresh water and fuel oil supply.
4 May 1943:
Loads fuel oil.
5 May 1943:
Arrives at Jabor.
6 May 1943:
Arrives at Taroa. Provides raw food products supply to the 752nd Naval Air Group (Betty, Frances, Jill and Grace), 4th Building Department
and 62nd Guard Unit.
7 May 1943:
Departs Taroa.
8 May 1943:
Arrives at Roi.
11 May 1943:
Departs Roi
16 May 1943:
Arrives at Truk.
17 May 1943:
Truk. Fleet stores ship MAMIYA re-provisions KITAKAMI
MARU.
26 June 1943:
Truk. MAMIYA re-provisions KITAKAMI MARU.
15 August 1943:
KITAKAMI MARU departs Truk in a convoy also consisting of oiler HISHI MARU No. 2 and storeship KOSOKU MARU No. 3 escorted by
minesweeper W-15.
19 August 1943:
Arrives at Saipan.
7 November 1943:
At 1500, KITAKAMI MARU departs Truk via south
channel in convoy No. 5075 also consisting of ASAKAZE, KEMBU and KENSHIN MARUs
and oiler No. 6010 escorted by subchaser CH-28.
13 November 1943:
At 1520, arrives at Kwajalein.
15 November 1943:
Departs Kwajalein.
16 November 1943:
Arrives at Taroa. Provides raw food products supply to the 252nd Naval Air Group, 63rd Guard Unit and the base Facilities Department
17 November 1943:
Departs Taroa.
18 November 1943:
Arrives at Milli. Provides raw food products supply
to the 552nd Naval Air Group, (Val bombers), 64th Guard Unit and the base
Facilities Department. Engages in surface-to-air combat and departs.
19 November 1943:
Arrives at Emidji. Provides raw food products
supply 802nd Naval Air Group, 62nd Guard Unit and the base Facilities Department
and departs.
Arrives at Jabor. Provides assorted food products supply to 65th
Subchaser Squadron.
20 November 1943:
Engages in surface-to-air combat air combat. Suffers minor hull damage. Departs. Jabor.
21 November 1943:
Arrives at Kwajalein.
4 December 1943:
At 0700, KITAKAMI MARU departs Kwajalein for Truk in convoy No. 6042 also consisting of KENSHIN MARU escorted by subchaser CH-30.
9 December 1943:
At 1530, arrives at Truk. Re-provisioned with 100 tons of raw food products from the 4th munitions unit.
28 December 1943:
At 1500, KITAKAMI MARU departs Truk for Kwajalein
in convoy 5282 also consisting of SHOHO MARU escorted by subchasers CH-30 and
CH-31.
31 December 1943:
Eastern Carolines. At about noon, LtCdr (later Cdr) James D. Grant's (USNA ’31) USS GREENLING (SS-213) torpedoes and sinks transport SHOHO MARU at 05-18N, 160-20E. 20 crewmen are KIA. USS GREENLING evades 18 depth-charges in counterattacks by the escorts.
At 1030, KITAKAMI MARU begins rescue operations and by noon, picks up 106 survivors.
1 January 1944:
At 0940, arrives at Kusaie. Re-provisioned with 4 tons
of raw food products.
4 January 1944:
Arrives at Kwajalein.
5 January 1944:
Departs Kwajalein and arrives at Roi. Provides raw food products supply to the 755nd Naval Air Group, 61st Guard Unit and 4th Facilities Department and the aviation factory.
6 January 1944:
Departs Roi.
7 January 1944:
Arrives at Wotje Atoll. Provides food products supply to the base unit and departs.
8 January 1944:
Arrives at Taroa. Provides food products supply to the base unit and the Air Group.
9 January 1944:
Departs Taroa.
10~15 January 1944:
Departs Kwajalein for Truk.
26~27 January 1944:
Truk. Reprovisioned with 100 tons of raw food products from the 4th military unit. Loads fresh water and a 25-mm machine gun.
28 January 1944:
Loads fresh water
30 January 1944:
Departs Truk in convoy 5301.
1 February 1944:
Arrives at Ponape. Loads fresh water and raw food
products.
8 February 1944:
KITAKAMI MARU departs Ponape for Truk in a convoy
consisting of NIPPO and YUBAE MARUs, TAKUMAN MARU No. 2 and SHONAN MARU No. 5 escorted by subchaser CH-39.
9 February 1944:
On that day, FRUMEL decrypts the following message
from CH-39: "At 0155 TOKU MARU was torpedoed and sunk in 06-20N, 138-08E."
10 February 1944:
Arrives at Truk.
12 February 1944:
KITAKAMI MARU departs Truk in convoy No. 7125 also
consisting of fleet oiler SATA, tanker HISHI MARU No. 2, ammunition ship NICHIRO
MARU and destroyer tender KAMIKAZE MARU escorted by destroyer HAMANAMI and
auxiliary subchasers TAKUNAN MARU No. 2 and SHONAN MARU No. 5.
17 February 1944:
150 miles NE of Palau. At about 2200, LtCdr Philip
W. Garnett's (USNA ’33) USS SARGO (SS-188) intercepts the convoy. He fires eight
torpedoes at SATA by moonlight in a surface attack at 08-50N, 135-50E. Garnett
gets one hit and disables the oiler. At 2206, he fires two torpedoes that hit
ammunition ship NICHIRO MARU. She explodes and sinks immediately. 53 crewmen,
including her CO, Captain (Rear Admiral posthumously) Shimizu Ryutaro (36), are
KIA.
18 February 1944:
KITAKAMI MARU begins rescue operations, but the
results of her efforts are unkown. Arrives at Palau.
19 February 1944:
Palau. KITAKAMI MARU provisions cruisers ATAGO,
CHOKAI, HAGURO and TAKAO, fleet oiler IRO, destroyer tender KAMIKAZE MARU and
destroyer SHIGURE.
21 February 1944:
Departs Palau for Davao.
24 February 1944:
Arrives at Davao.
29 February~1 March 1944:
Davao. Re-provisioned with raw food products
by the 103rd military unit.
2 March 1944:
KITAKAMI MARU loads fresh water.
7 March 1944:
Departs Davao.
10 March 1944:
Arrives at Palau. KITAKAMI MARU provisions destroyer
HAMANAMI and repair ship AKASHI.
11 March 1944:
Palau. KITAKAMI MARU provisions battleship MUSASHI,
cruisers ATAGO , CHOKAI and TAKAO, oiler AKEBONO MARU, destroyer tender KAMIKAZE
MARU and aircraft transport GOSHU MARU. She also supplies raw food products to
hospital ship MURO MARU and the 4th amphibious military unit.
15 March 1944:
Departs Palau
18 March 1944:
Arrives at Davao.
20 March 1944:
Loads fuel oil. Equipped with raw food products from
the 103rd military unit.
22 March 1944:
Equipped with raw food products from the 103rd military
unit.
25 March 1944:
KITAKAMI MARU provisions destroyer HAMANAMI.
1 April 1944:
Davao. KITAKAMI MARU provisions cruisers ATAGO, CHOKAI,
HAGURO, MYOKO and TAKAO.
7 April 1944:
Davao. KITAKAMI MARU provisions store ship ARASAKI MARU,
then departs and arrives at the mouth of the Maradugao River, Mindano.
Provisions minelayers TSUGARU and ITSUKUSHIMA.
23 April 1944:
Departs Davao for Zamboanga.
25 April 1944:
Arrives at Zamboanga.
3 May 1944:
Departs Zamboanga for Davao.
4 May 1944:
Arrives at Davao.
13~15 May 1944:
Re-provisioned with raw food products by the 103rd
military unit.
16 May 1944:
Departs Davao 19 May 1944:
Arrives at Bongao,
Tawi-Tawi. KITAKAMI MARU provisions destroyers FUJINAMI, SANAMI,
HAMAKAZEKISHINAMI, SAMIDARE SHIGURE, SHIRATSUYU, TAMANAMI, TANIKAZE, YUKIKAZE,
kaibokan MANJU and light cruiser KINU.
20 May 1944:
KITAKAMI MARU provisions destroyers YAMAKUMO, NOWAKE,
HIBIKI, HARUSAME and HAMANAMI and aircraft carrier SHOKAKU
22 May 1944:
Departs Bongao. Arives at Jolo and departs for Zamboanga.
23 May 1944:
Arrives at Zamboanga.
27 May 1944:
Departs Zamboanga.
28 May 1944:
Arrives at Davao
31 May ~1 June 1944:
Davao. Disposes of waste. Re-provisioned with raw
food products.
1 June 1944:
KITAKAMI MARU provisions destroyer SAMIDARE, cruiser HAGURO and battleship FUSO.
2 June 1944:
Re-provisioned with raw food products by the 103rd
military unit, Davao branch.
3 June 1944:
Departs Davao for Grand Zamboanga.
4 June 1944:
Arrives at Zamboanga.
6 June 1944:
Departs Zamboanga for Jolo. Arrives there and departs.
7 June 1944:
Arrives at Bongao, Tawi-Tawi.
8 June 1944:
Tawi-Tawi. KITAKAMI MARU provisions destroyers AKITSUKI, HAYASHINO, HATSUZUKI , NOWAKE , SHIMAKAZE, TANIKAZE and YAMAKUMO, cruisers ATAGO
and KUMANO, battleships YAMATO and KONGO, aircraft carriers CHITOSE, SHOKAKU, TAIHO and light cruisers NOSHIRO and YAHAGI.
KITAKAMI MARU also provisions destroyers OSHIO, HAMANAMI, FUJINAMI and KISHINAMI.
9 June 1944:
Collects waste materials.
11 June 1944:
Departs Bongao.
12 June 1944:
Arrives at Jolo, then departs for Zamboanga.
15 June 1944:
Disposes of waste materials and lands consignment goods.
18 June 1944:
Departs Zamboanga for Paran.
20 June 1944
Saragan Strait, south coast of Mindanao. At 0809, LtCdr John C. Broach’s (USNA ’27) USS HAKE (SS-256) attacks a convoy and torpedoes and sinks IJA cargo ship NICHIBI (HIBI) MARU (5875 grt) at 05-36N, 125-17E.
NICHIBI MARU was carrying a cargo of gasoline and about 2,000 men of the 22nd Independent Infantry Battalion and 14th Airfield Battalion. 97 troops, four gunners and 22 crewmen are KIA. From 0830~1100, KITAKAMI MARU rescues 644 survivors and arrives at unidentified “Dajangasu”, Mindanao. Transfers 514 survivors to TAKEBE MARU.
22 June 1944:
Departs Dajangasu.
23 June 1944:
Arrives at Davao. Loads salt, frozen fish and
consignment goods from 103rd military unit, Davao branch.
25~26 June 1944:
Re-provisioned with raw food products by the 103rd
military unit, Davao branch.
3 July 1944:
Loads fresh water and raw food products.
4~7 July 1944:
Re-provisioned with raw food products by the 103rd
military unit, Davao branch.
10 July 1944:
Incorporated into the task force.
23~24 July 1944:
Re-provisioned with raw food products by the 103rd
military unit, Davao branch.
25 July 1944:
At 0155, KITAKAMI MARU departs Davao for Zamboanga,
Philippines in convoy Z-258 also consisting of AZUCHISAN, OYO, RYUKA and
TATSUHARU MARUs and HISHI MARU No. 2, KYOEI MARU No. 2 and LST T.127 escorted by
kaibokan CD-6, CD-16, minelayer W-30, subchasers CH-49, CH-58, auxiliary
subchaser KYO MARU No. 12, auxiliary netlayer TOKACHI MARU and auxiliaries TOKO
MARU and HIYODORI MARU No. 2. The convoy is also provided air cover.
27 July 1944:
At about 0100, LtCdr (later Captain) Bladen D.
Claggett's (USNA ’35) USS DACE (SS-247) attacks the convoy and sinks tanker
KYOEI MARU No. 2. Five crewmen are KIA. The escorts counterattack and drop 20
depth-charges, all unsuccessfully. At about 1400, the convoy is attacked by
aircraft in the Pilas Channel, but suffers no damage. At 1830, the convoy
arrives at Zamboanga.
29 July 1944:
Departs Zamboanga for Cebu.
31 July 1944:
Arrives at Cebu. Loads fresh water.
2 August 1944:
Departs Cebu in convoy M025.
3 August 1944:
Arrives at Odiongan and departs.
4 August 1944:
Arrives at Sorusodan and departs.
5 August 1944:
Arrives at Capalan and departs.
6 August 1944:
Arrives at Manila’s outer harbor.
7 August 1944:
KITAKAMI MARU loads fresh water and fuel oil.
16 August 1944:
Departs Manila in convoy MASHI-02. Later that day,
arrives at Lock Bay, Palawan and departs.
17 August 1944:
Arrives at San Antonio.
19 August 1944:
Departs San Antonio.
20 August 1944:
Arrives at Kudatsu to.
21 August 1944:
Departs Kudatsu to and arrives at unidentified
“Zetsuseruton” location and departs.
22 August 1944:
Arrives at Cape Labuan, Sarawak, British Borneo (now
Malaysia) and departs.
23 August 1944:
Arrives at Miri, Sarawak and departs.
26~28 August 1944:
Arrives at Kuching, Sarawak.
29 August 1944:
Departs Kuching.
31 August 1944:
Arrives at Seletar Naval Base, Singapore.
1 September 1944:
Departs Singapore and arrives at Lingga anchorage,
Sumatra. KITAKAMI MARU provisions battleships MUSASHI and YAMATO:
2 September 1944:
KITAKAMI MARU provisions cruisers ATAGO and MAYA
3 September 1944:
Departs Lingga anchorage and arrives at Seletar
Naval Base, Singapore.
4 September 1944:
Disposes of waste. Re-provisioned with raw food
products by the 101st military unit.
5 September 1944:
Departs Seletar and arrives at Keppel harbor,
Singapore.
6 September 1944:
Re-provisioned with raw food products by the 101st
military unit.
7 September 1944:
KITAKAMI MARU departs Singapore and later that day
arrives at Lingga anchorage. Provisions destroyers KISHINAMI , ISONAMI, ASASHIMO
, NAGANAMI and HAMANAMI.
8 September 1944:
KITAKAMI MARU provisions cruisers destroyer ASAKUMO,
ASASHIO, HAKAZE, HAMANAMI, HATSUSHIMO, ISONAMI , KIYOSHIMO, NOWAKE, SHIMAKAZE,
WAKATSUKI and YAMAKUMO and light cruiser NOSHIRO.
9 September 1944:
KITAKAMI MARU provisions battleship NAGATO and
cruiser HAGURO.
10 September 1944:
Departs Lingga anchorage and arrives at Seletar
Naval Base, Singapore.
11 September 1944:
Disposes of waste. Re-provisioned with raw food
products. 1
2~13 September 1944:
Departs Seletar and arrives at Keppel harbor.
Re-provisioned with raw food products.
14 September 1944:
KITAKAMI MARU departs Singapore and later that day
arrives at Lingga anchorage. Provisions cruisers ATAGO, CHOKAI, MAYA and TAKAO.
15~16 September 1944:
KITAKAMI MARU provisions battleships MUSASHI and YAMATO.
17 September 1944:
Departs Lingga and arrives at Keppel harbor, Singapore.
18 September 1944:
Re-provisioned with raw food products.
19 September 1944:
Departs Keppel harbor and arrives at Seletar Naval
Base. Disposes of waste. Re-provisioned with raw food products.
21 September 1944:
KITAKAMI MARU departs Singapore and later that day
arrives at Lingga anchorage. Provisions battleship KONGO.
22 September 1944:
Lingga. KITAKAMI MARU provisions cruisers CHIKUMA,
KUMANO , TAKAO and TONE.
23 September 1944:
Provisions cruisers ATAGO, CHOKAI, MAYA and TAKAO.
24 September 1944:
Provisions battleship MUSASHI.
25 September 1944:
Departs Lingga anchorage and arrives at Seletar
Naval Base, Singapore.
26 September 1944:
Disposes of waste. Re-provisioned with raw food
products.
27~28 September 1944:
Departs Seletar and arrives at Keppel harbor.
Re-provisioned with raw food products.
29 September 1944:
KITAKAMI MARU departs Singapore and later that day
arrives at Lingga anchorage. Provisions cruisers AOBA, HAGURO and light cruiser
KINU.
30 September 1944:
Lingga, third warning anchorage. Provisions cruiser
YAHAGI and destroyers ASAKUMO, NOWAKE, OSHIO SUZUNAMI and YAMAKUMO
1 October 1944:
KITAKAMI MARU provisions destroyers ASASHIMO,
FUJINAMI, HAMANAMI, HATSUSHIMO, ISONAMI , KISHINAMI and SHIMAKAZE. and also
provision cruisers MYOKO and TONE, light cruiser NOSHIRO and oiler HAYATOMO.
2~4 October 1944:
Departs Lingga and arrives at Seletar Naval Base,
Singapore. Re-provisioned with raw food products.
5 October 1944:
KITAKAMI MARU departs Singapore and later that day
arrives at Lingga anchorage. Provisions cruisers CHIKUMA, KUMANO, SUZUYA and
TONE.
6 October 1944:
KITAKAMI MARU provisions battleships MUSASHI and
YAMATO :
7 October 1944:
Receives a Daihatsu barge from cruiser ATAGO
8 October 1944:
Departs Lingga anchorage towing the Daihatsu barge and arrives at Seletar
Naval Base, Singapore.
10 October 1944:
Deliveres the Daihatsu barge to 10th Special Base Force. Enters
dock at Seletar’s No. 2 second dry-dock.
17 October 1944:
Undergoes maintenance for her 25-mm. machine gun.
18 October 1944:
Undergoes maintenance for her underwater listening
device .
19 October 1944:
Undocked.
20 October 1944:
Undergoes maintenance for her 13-mm. machine gun.
22 October 1944:
Work is completed
23 October 1944:
Loads fresh water.
24 October 1944:
Fitted with a self-correcting compass and hydrophone
testing machine
13 December 1944:
Departs Singapore for St. Jacques, Vichy French Indochina (now Vung Tau, Vietnam).
14 December 1944:
:
For unknown reasons, KITAKAMI MARU reverses course away from St. Jacques.
17 December 1944:
Arrives back at Singapore.
30 June 1944 :
Removed from the Navy List.
Authors' Note:
[1] Also known as HOKUJO MARU and KITAGAMI MARU
- Bob Hackett
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