ZATSUYOSEN!
(NISSHO MARU No. 2 Plan - Peter Cundall collection)
IJN NISSHO MARU No. 2:
Tabular Record of Movement
© 2015 Gilbert Casse and Peter Cundall
E 1940:
Osaka. Laid down by Ohara Zosen Tekkosho K.K. shipyard for Marusho Kaiun K.K. as a 1,386-tons cargo ship.
August 1940:
Launched and named NISSHO MARU No. 2.
E 1940:
Completed and registered at Ura, Hyogo Prefecture.
1 December 1941:
Requisitioned by the IJN.
20 December 1941:
Registered in the IJN as an auxiliary gunboat attached to the Sasebo Naval District under instruction No. 1700. Reserve Lt Kanasawa Hyouichi is appointed CO.
30 December 1941:
Innoshima. Starts conversion to military duty at Osaka Iron Works K.K. shipyard. Departs later that day.
31 December 1941:
Tactically assigned to Sasebo Naval District, Guard Force Unit.
1 January 1942:
Tactically assigned to Sasebo Naval District, Guard Force Unit, Sakito 2nd Patrol Force as vessel No. 7 under instruction No. 28.
12 January 1942:
Departs Sasebo and arrives back there later in the day.
14 January 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
15 January 1942:
Assigned to patrol duties in Sasebo vicinity under Sasebo Naval District secret instruction No. 14. Tactically assigned to Sakito 2nd Patrol Force under instruction No. 31.
20 January 1942:
Arrives back at Sasebo.
23 January 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
26 January 1942:
Arrives at Nagasaki.
27 January 1942:
Departs Nagasaki.
29 January 1942:
Arrives at Sasebo.
1 February 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
5 February 1942:
Assigned to patrol duties in Sasebo vicinity under Sasebo Naval District secret instruction No. 16. Tactically assigned to Sakito 2nd Patrol Force under instruction No. 32.
9 February 1942:
Arrives back at Sasebo.
12 February 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
14 February 1942:
Assigned to ASW sweep under Sasaki Coastal Defence telegram No. 30.
15 February 1942:
Assigned to assist disabled IJA transport TAISHO MARU under Sasaki Coastal Defence telegram No. 32.
16 February 1942:
Instructed to return to original mission and stop assistance to TAISHO MARU under Sasaki Coastal Defence telegram No. 35.
17 February 1942:
Arrives back at Sasebo.
18 February 1942:
Assigned to ASW duties under secret instruction No. 218.
19 February 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
26 February 1942:
Arrives back at Sasebo.
February 1942:
Tactically assigned to 2nd Patrol Force, 1st platoon.
3 March 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
11 March 1942:
Arrives back at Sasebo. Departs there later in the day.
17 March 1942:
Arrives at Nagasaki.
20 March 1942:
Departs Nagasaki and arrives at Sasebo later that same day.
24 March 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
2 April 1942:
Arrives back at Sasebo. Departs there later in the day.
4 April 1942:
Assigned to ASW duties starting 6th April with the 3rd Sweeping Unit W of Meshima under Sasaki Coastal Defence telegram No. 34.
10 April 1942:
Assigned to patrol duties in Sasebo vicinity under Sasebo Naval District secret instruction No. 22.
12 April 1942:
Assigned to ASW duties WSW of Meshima under Sasaki Coastal Defence telegram No. 36.
14 April 1942:
Arrives back at Sasebo.
15 April 1942:
Assigned to supply units under Sasaki Coastal Defence telegram No. 35.
16 April 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
18 April 1942:
Arrives back at Sasebo.
22 April 1942:
Assigned to ASW duties starting 25th April with the 3rd Sweeping Unit W of Meshima under Sasaki Coastal Defence telegram No. 2.
25 April 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
5 May 1942:
Arrives back at Sasebo.
12 May 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
17 May 1942:
Arrives back at Sasebo.
26 May 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
4 June 1942:
Arrives back at Sasebo.
20 June 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
24 June 1942:
Arrives back at Sasebo.
3 July 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
4 July 1942:
Arrives back at Sasebo.
5 July 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
9 July 1942:
Arrives back at Sasebo.
11 July 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
14 July 1942:
Arrives back at Sasebo.
28 July 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
E 28 July ~ 1 August 1942:
Engages in 2nd gunnery drill.
2 August 1942:
Arrives back at Sasebo.
6 August 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
12 August 1942:
Arrives back at Sasebo.
28 August 1942:
Departs Sasebo and arrives back there later in the day.
29 August 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
3 September 1942:
Arrives back at Sasebo.
8 September 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
11 September 1942:
Arrives back at Sasebo.
17 September 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
19 September 1942:
Arrives back at Sasebo.
23 September 1942:
Hoists the Flag.
24 September 1942:
Flag is removed.
28 September 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
2 October 1942:
Arrives back at Sasebo.
8 October 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
9 October 1942:
Arrives back at Sasebo.
12 October 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
13 October 1942:
Arrives back at Sasebo.
19 October 1942:
Hoists the Flag and departs Sasebo escorted by auxiliary gunboat SHINKYO MARU.
21 October 1942:
Arrives at Seso, Kakeroma Island, Amami Gunto (Islands).
22 October 1942:
Departs Seso and arrives at Naze, Amami Oshima later that day.
23 October 1942:
Departs Naze.
25 October 1942:
Arrives at Sasebo and removes the Flag.
4 November 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
7 November 1942:
Arrives back at Sasebo.
9 November 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
10 November 1942:
Assigned to patrol duties in Sasebo vicinity under Sasebo Naval District secret instruction No. 33.
14 November 1942:
Arrives back at Sasebo.
16 November 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
21 November 1942:
Arrives back at Sasebo.
26 November 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
28 November 1942:
Arrives back at Sasebo.
29 November 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
1 December 1942:
Arrives back at Sasebo.
3 December 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
6 December 1942:
Assigned to patrol duties in Sasebo vicinity under Sasebo Naval District secret instruction No. 34.
11 December 1942:
Arrives back at Sasebo.
15 December 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
17 December 1942:
Assigned to supply units under Sasaki Coastal Defence telegram No. 47.
18 December 1942:
Arrives back at Sasebo.
6 January 1943:
Undertakes together with auxiliary gunboat TOMITSU MARU and destroyer MINEKAZE a patrol in Amami-Oshima area.
8 January 1943:
Departs Sasebo.
15 January 1943:
Arrives back at Sasebo.
27 January 1943:
Departs Sasebo and arrives at Terashima, near Sasebo later that day.
29 January 1943:
Departs Terashima and arrives back at Sasebo.
1 February 1943:
Departs Sasebo and arrives at Tomie, Nagasaki Prefecture later in the day.
4 February 1943:
Departs Tomie and arrives back at Sasebo later that same day.
6 February 1943:
Departs Sasebo and arrives at Tomie later that day.
10 February 1943:
Departs Tomie and arrives back at Sasebo later that same day.
19 February 1943:
Departs Sasebo and arrives at Tomie later that day.
22 February 1943:
Departs Tomie and arrives back at Sasebo later that same day.
28 February 1943:
Departs Sasebo.
1 March 1943:
Arrives at Kagoshima, Kyushu.
3 March 1943:
Departs Kagoshima.
4 March 1943:
Arrives at Sankaku, Kyushu.
5 March 1943:
Departs Sankaku.
6 March 1943:
Arrives at Sasebo.
15 March 1943:
Departs Sasebo.
16 March 1943:
Arrives at Tomie.
20 March 1943:
Departs Tomie and arrives at Sasebo later that day.
22 March 1943:
Departs Sasebo.
23 March 1943:
Arrives at Kagoshima.
25 March 1943:
Departs Kagoshima.
26 March 1943:
Arrives at Sasebo.
28 March 1943:
Assigned to provide assistance in base set-up at Koniya under Sasaki Coastal Defence telegram No. 24.
30 March 1943:
Departs Sasebo.
1 April 1943:
Arrives back at Sasebo.
2 April 1943:
Departs Sasebo.
4 April 1943:
Arrives back at Sasebo.
5 April 1943:
Assigned to depart Sasebo at 0700, 6th April and to relieve auxiliary storeship KOGA MARU engaged on rescue mission of wrecked civilian cargo ship NANSHIN MARU under Sasaki Coastal Defence telegram No. 3.
6 April 1943:
Departs Sasebo.
7 April 1943:
Assigned to abort mission and return to Sasebo under Sasaki Coastal Defence telegram No. 4. Assigned that same day to supply units under Sasaki Coastal Defence telegram No. 54.
9 April 1943:
Arrives back at Sasebo.
3 May 1943:
Departs Sasebo.
4 May 1943:
Arrives at Kagoshima.
5 May 1943:
Departs Kagoshima escorting convoy ROKU No. 7 consisting of civilian cargo ship (C-AK) KEIUN MARU and IJA transports KAIJO and WAKA MARUs. The convoy sails at 8 knots.
6 May 1943:
Arrives at Seso. Departs there later in the day.
7 May 1943:
Arrives at Naha, Okinawa.
10 May 1943:
Departs Naha escorting convoy OKI No. 7 consisting of IJA transports KAIJO, KAGI and TAISHO MARUs. The convoy sails at 8 knots.
11 May 1943:
Arrives at Naze. Departs there later that day.
12 May 1943:
Arrives at Yamakawa, Tokushima Prefecture, Shikoku.
13 May 1943:
Departs Yamakawa.
14 May 1943:
Arrives at Sasebo.
15 May 1943:
Assigned to supply Guard Force Units under Sasebo Naval District secret instruction No. 42. Hoists the Flag that same day.
20 May 1943:
Flag is removed.
25 May 1943:
Departs Sasebo.
27 May 1943:
Arrives at Kaizu, Gifu Prefecture.
31 May 1943:
Departs Kaizu.
2 June 1943:
Arrives at Sasebo. Assigned that same day to depart Sasebo 7th Jun on cement transport mission to Kaizu and Kagoshima under Sasebo Guard Force instruction No. 41.
7 June 1943:
Departs Sasebo.
9 June 1943:
Arrives at Kaizu.
12 June 1943:
Departs Kaizu.
15 June 1943:
Arrives at Kagoshima.
17 June 1943:
Departs Kagoshima.
18 June 1943:
Arrives at Sankaku.
19 June 1943:
Departs Sankaku and arrives at Sasebo later in the day.
21 June 1943:
Departs Sasebo and arrives back there later that day. Assigned that same day to depart Sasebo 29th June on timber transport mission to Kagoshima under Sasebo Guard Force instruction No. 45.
29 June 1943:
Departs Sankaku and arrives at Sasebo. Current CO is Naval Reserve Lt Kanasawa Hyouichi. Departs Sasebo later that same day.
30 June 1943:
Arrives off Sakai coast.
1 July 1943:
Departs Sakai waters and arrives at Sakai, Tottori Prefecture later in the day. Naval Reserve Lt Morita Chikatsu is appointed CO.
2 July 1943:
Departs Sakai.
4 July 1943:
Arrives at Kagoshima.
6 July 1943:
Departs Kagoshima.
7 July 1943:
Arrives at Sankaku.
8 July 1943:
Departs Sankaku.
9 July 1943:
Arrives at Sasebo.
14 July 1943:
Assigned to depart Sasebo on transport mission to Kagoshima and then return to Sasebo via Sankaku under Sasebo Guard Force instruction No. 47.
18 July 1943:
Departs Sasebo.
19 July 1943:
Arrives at Kagoshima.
21 July 1943:
Departs Kagoshima.
22 July 1943:
Arrives at Sankaku.
23 July 1943:
Departs Sankaku.
24 July 1943:
Arrives at Sasebo.
2 August 1943:
Departs Sasebo.
3 August 1943:
Arrives off Sakai.
5 August 1943:
Departs Sakai waters.
8 August 1943:
Arrives at Kagoshima.
10 August 1943:
Departs Kagoshima.
11 August 1943:
Arrives at Sankaku.
12 August 1943:
Departs Sankaku.
13 August 1943:
Arrives at Sasebo.
17 August 1943:
Departs Sasebo.
18 August 1943:
Arrives at Kagoshima.
21 August 1943:
Departs Kagoshima.
22 August 1943:
Arrives at Sankaku.
23 August 1943:
Departs Sankaku.
24 August 1943:
Arrives at Sasebo.
26 August 1943:
Flag is hoisted, to be later removed the same day. Departs Sasebo.
28 August 1943:
Arrives back at Sasebo.
6 September 1943:
Enters drydock to be fitted with unloading device on rear port derrick.
8 September 1943:
Flag is hoisted.
11 September 1943:
Flag is removed.
18 September 1943:
Undocked.
21 September 1943:
Departs Sasebo.
23 September 1943:
Arrives at Naze.
28 September 1943:
Scheduled to be converted to an auxiliary transport under Navy’s secret directive No. 4917.
1 October 1943:
Removed from the Navy’s list under instruction No. 2038. Registered that same day in the Navy’s list as an auxiliary transport (Otsu) category attached to the Sasebo Naval District with Sasebo as home port under instruction No. 2041. [1]
3 October 1943:
Departs Naze.
4 October 1943:
Arrives at Sasebo.
28 October 1943:
Assigned to deliver rescue material and personnel to IJA transport KAMO MARU under Air Rescue Service secret instruction No 280-900. Workers and diving equipment are transferred aboard from auxiliary subchaser SOBUN MARU.
18 November 1943:
Re-rated as General Requisitioned transport.
2 December 1943:
Re-rated as auxiliary transport. Recalled Captain Kawaguchi Yoshimatsu is appointed CO.
8 December 1943:
Departs Innoshima.
10 December 1943:
Arrives at Sasebo.
14 December 1943:
Departs Sasebo.
15 December 1943:
Arrives at Wakamatsu, Fukuoka Prefecture.
18 December 1943:
Departs Wakamatsu.
8 January 1944:
Arrives at Masan, Chosen (now Changwon City, South Korea).
13 January 1944:
Departs Masan.
19 January 1944:
Arrives at Osaka.
26 January 1944:
Departs Osaka.
2 February 1944:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
7 February 1944:
Departs Yokosuka.
9 February 1944:
Arrives at Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture.
16 February 1944:
Departs Onagawa.
23 February 1944:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
27 February 1944:
Departs Yokosuka.
29 February 1944:
Arrives at Onagawa.
7 March 1944:
Departs Onagawa.
12 March 1944:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
29 March 1944:
Departs Yokosuka.
31 March 1944:
Arrives at Onagawa.
9 April 1944:
Departs Onagawa.
14 April 1944:
Arrives at Yokohama.
21 April 1944:
Departs Yokohama.
24 April 1944:
Arrives at Gokasho, Shiga Prefecture.
29 April 1944:
Departs Gokasho.
12 May 1944:
Arrives at Busan (Fuzan), Chosen (now Pusan, South Korea).
19 May 1944:
Departs Busan.
24 May 1944:
Arrives at Nagasaki.
27 May 1944:
Departs Nagasaki.
3 July 1944:
Departs Tokyo Bay towards Hokkaido. At some point on the Tohoku Coast auxiliary minesweeper SHINTOHOKU MARU joins as escort.
25 November 1944:
Departs Tokyo Bay for Inland Sea in a convoy also consisting of government owned passenger ship (C-AP) RASHU MARU. At different times en route the ships are escorted by auxiliary submarine chasers CHa-183 and KAZUMI MARU.
2 March 1945:
Departs Yokosuka for Hachijo-Jima, Izu Shoto (Islands) in convoy as only merchant ship escorted by kaibokan CD-49.
3 March 1945:
About 22 nautical miles ENE of Mikura-Jima, Izu Shoto. At night, Cdr Allen R. Faust’s (USNA ’36) USS TREPANG (SS-412) running on the surface, detects the convoy. About 0400, Munson fires a spread of four torpedoes at the freighter and scores two hits on NISSHO MARU No. 2. At 0500, the transport sinks at 34-05N, 139-54E with the loss of 38 crewmen.
10 May 1945:
Removed from the Navy’s list under instruction No. 417.
Authors' Notes :
[1] 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. Thanks also go to Jeff Donahoo of
Iowa for Officers’ info.
Gilbert Casse and Peter Cundall.
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