KYUSETSUMOKAN!
HOKAKUMOTEI!
NISSHO MARU No. 3, prewar (Berend van der Wal Collection)
IJN NISSHO MARU No. 3:
Tabular Record of Movement
© 2023 Gilbert Casse, Berend van der Wal and Peter Cundall
1928:
Osaka. Laid down by Akai Zosenho as a 676-tons cargo ship for Akai Tsunekichi (Nishinomiya).
May 1928:
Launched and named TSUNEHIKO MARU.
1928:
Completed and registered at Nishinomiya, with a Gross Registered Tonnage (GRT) of 676-tons and a Net Registered Tonnage (NRT) of 388-tons. Her call sign is JIZC. [1]
10 April 1934:
At 0635, about 3 nautical miles E Kobe Port 3rd channel embankment gate, collides with sailing ship SHOEI MARU.
8 October 1934:
Sold to Marusho Kaiun K.K. (Awajishima Uramura) and renamed NISSHO MARU No. 3.
1937:
Reregistered at Ura, Hyogo prefecture.
1938:
Requisitioned by the IJN and attached to Vice Admiral (later Admiral) Shiozawa Koichi’s (32) Fifth Fleet.
13 September 1938:
Civilian Capt. Murayama Keishiro is appointed CO.
31 October 1938:
Manshan (Wanshan) Archipelago, China. Lies alongside auxiliary transport KINUGASA MARU’s port bow and loads 25-tons of boiler water.
4 December 1938:
Manshan Archipelago. Lies alongside auxiliary transport KINUGASA MARU’s port stern for unloading cargo.
17 June 1939:
Manshan (Wanshan) at 45° and 900m off Huangbu Island. 1655 ~ 1733 lies alongside auxiliary gunboat DELHI MARU’s starboard. 130 members of 2nd Defense Force land troops transfer to DELHI MARU.
2 September 1939:
Civilian Capt. Murayama Keishiro’s contract is released. Civilian Capt. Takigawa Yuji is appointed CO.
16 November 1941:
Navy (Resv) Lt(jg) Tanemura Toshio is appointed CO.
19 November 1941:
Requisitioned by the IJN.
20 November 1942:
Registered as an auxiliary netlayer attached to the Kure Naval District under instruction No. 1496. Attached to the Kure Naval District, Kure Defense Squadron, Shimonoseki Defense Force as a special duty ship.
1 December 1941:
Kozaki. Conversion for military duty begins at Kozaki Senkyo K.K. shipyard
15 December 1941:
Departs Kozaki.
16 December 1941:
Arrives at Kure. Outfitting begins at Kure Naval Yard.
19 December 1941:
Completes outfitting.
20 December 1941:
Departs Kure.
24 December 1941:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
29 December 1941:
Departs Yoshimi.
30 December 1941:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
31 December 1941:
Attached to the Shimonoseki Defense Force under ordinance No. 1780.
7 January 1942:
Departs Yoshimi and arrives at Moji later this day.
11 January 1942:
Departs Moji and arrives at Hikoshima later that day.
12 ~17 January 1942:
Undergoes repairs.
18 January 1942:
Departs Hikoshima and arrives at Yoshimi later this day.
19 January 1942:
Departs Yoshimi.
21 January 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
22 January ~ 20 February 1942:
In drydock for repairs.
21 February 1942:
Departs Kure.
23 February 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
25 February 1942:
Departs Yoshimi.
26 February 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
27 February 1942:
Departs Yoshimi.
28 February 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
9 March 1942:
Departs Yoshimi.
15 March 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
18 March 1942:
Departs Yoshimi.
20 March 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
24 March 1942:
Departs Yoshimi.
27 March 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
1 April 1942:
Departs Yoshimi and returns there later that day.
5 April 1942:
Departs Yoshimi.
7 April 1942:
Arrives at Moji.
8 April 1942:
Departs Moji.
11 April 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
15 April 1942:
Departs Yoshimi.
16 April 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
21 April 1942:
Departs Yoshimi.
23 April 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
29 April 1942:
Departs Yoshimi.
30 April 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
1 May 1942:
Departs Yoshimi and arrives at Shimonoseki later this day.
2 ~ 7 May 1942:
Undergoes repairs.
8 May 1942:
Departs Shimonoseki and calls at Moji. Departs there and arrives at Yoshimi later this same day.
14 May 1942:
Departs Yoshimi.
15 May 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
19 May 1942:
Departs Yoshimi.
20 May 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
21 May 1942:
Departs Yoshimi.
22 May 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
28 May 1942:
Departs Yoshimi.
29 May 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
4 June 1942:
Departs Yoshimi.
5 June 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
10 June 1942:
Departs Yoshimi and arrives at Yuya Bay later this day.
11 June 1942:
Departs Yuya Bay and arrives at Yoshimi later that day.
12 June 1942:
Departs Yoshimi.
14 June 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
15 June 1942:
Departs Yoshimi and arrives at Moji later this day.
20 June 1942:
Departs Moji and arrives at Yoshimi later that day.
25 June:
Departs Yoshimi.
26 June 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
1 July:
Departs Yoshimi.
2 July 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
6 July:
Departs Yoshimi.
9 July 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
14 July:
Departs Yoshimi.
15 July 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
17 July:
Departs Yoshimi.
18 July 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
21 July:
Departs Yoshimi.
24 July 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
28 July:
Departs Yoshimi.
29 July 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
August 1942:
Navy (Resv) Lt(jg) Shirakawa Hisashi is appointed CO.
2 August 1942:
Departs Yoshimi and arrives at Shimonoseki later this day.
8 August 1942:
Departs Shimonoseki.
11 August 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
12 August 1942:
Departs Yoshimi and returns there later that day.
17 August 1942:
Departs Yoshimi.
18 August 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
21 August 1942:
Departs Yoshimi.
22 August 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
25 August 1942:
Departs Yoshimi.
27 August 1942:
Arrives at Mutsure Jima.
28 August 1942:
Departs Mutsure Jima and arrives at Nishiyama later this day.
29 August 1942:
Departs Nishiyama and arrives at Yoshimi later that day.
1 September 1942:
Departs Yoshimi.
2 September 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
7 September 1942:
Departs Yoshimi.
8 September 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
12 September 1942:
Departs Yoshimi and arrives at Shimonoseki later this day.
14 September 1942:
Departs Shimonoseki.
15 September 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
18 September 1942:
Departs Yoshimi.
19 September 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
23 September 1942:
Departs Yoshimi and returns there later that day.
25 September 1942:
Departs Yoshimi and arrives at Shimonoseki later this day.
4 October 1942:
Departs Shimonoseki.
9 October 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
12 October 1942:
Departs Yoshimi.
15 October 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
19 October 1942:
Departs Yoshimi.
21 October 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
26 October 1942:
Departs Yoshimi.
27 October 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
29 October 1942:
Departs Yoshimi.
30 October 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
3 November 1942:
Departs Yoshimi.
4 November 1942:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
9 November 1942:
Departs Yoshimi and arrives at Shimonoseki later that day. Undergoes repairs at Mitsubishi Kogyo K.K. shipyard.
29 November 1942:
Finds a floating mine at Yasuoka and tows it.
1 March 1943:
Arrives at Takao, Formosa (now Kaohsiung, Taiwan).
13 August 1943:
Departs Yoshimi on a special sweeping mission.
14 August 1943:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
17 August 1943:
Departs Yoshimi on anti-submarine patrol.
20 August 1943:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
28 August 1943:
Departs Yoshimi on anti-submarine patrol and returns to port later this day.
2 September 1943:
Departs Yoshimi on anti-submarine patrol.
3 September 1943:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
5 September 1943:
Departs Yoshimi on anti-submarine patrol.
6 September 1943:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
8 September 1943:
Departs Yoshimi on anti-submarine patrol.
12 September 1943:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
17 September 1943:
Departs Yoshimi on anti-submarine patrol.
19 September 1943:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
21 September 1943:
Departs Yoshimi on anti-submarine patrol and returns there later that day.
23 September 1943:
Departs Yoshimi on anti-submarine patrol and returns to port later this day.
24 September 1943:
Departs Yoshimi on rescue mission.
27 September 1943:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
1 October 1943:
Departs Yoshimi on anti-submarine training and returns there later that day.
2 October 1943:
Departs Yoshimi on anti-submarine patrol.
3 October 1943:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
5 October 1943:
Departs Yoshimi on anti-submarine sweeping.
7 October 1943:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
8 October 1943:
Departs Yoshimi on anti-submarine patrol.
9 October 1943:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
10 October 1943:
Departs Yoshimi on special sweeping.
12 October 1943:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
14 October 1943:
Departs Yoshimi on anti-submarine patrol.
15 October 1943:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
17 October 1943:
Departs Yoshimi on anti-submarine patrol.
18 October 1943:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
23 ~ 28 October 1943:
Undergoes repairs.
29 October 1943:
Departs Yoshimi on anti-submarine patrol.
30 October 1943:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
3 November 1943:
Departs Yoshimi on patrol.
4 November 1943:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
12 November 1943:
Departs Yoshimi on patrol.
14 November 1943:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
19 November 1943:
Departs Yoshimi on patrol.
20 November 1943:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
25 November 1943:
Departs Yoshimi on patrol.
29 November 1943:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
3 December 1943:
Departs Yoshimi on patrol.
4 December 1943:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
9 December 1943:
Departs Yoshimi on training.
13 December 1943:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
14 December 1943:
Departs Yoshimi on patrol.
19 December 1943:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
22 December 1943:
Departs Yoshimi on patrol.
23 December 1943:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
25 December 1943:
Departs Yoshimi on patrol.
31 December 1943:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
2 January 1944:
Departs Yoshimi on patrol.
3 January 1944:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
7 January 1944:
Departs Yoshimi on patrol.
12 January 1944:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
15 January 1944:
Departs Yoshimi on patrol.
16 January 1944:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
18 January 1944:
Departs Yoshimi for Kure.
22 January 1944:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
25 January 1944:
Departs Yoshimi on patrol.
29 January 1944:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
February 1944:
Navy (Resv) Lt. Tanemura Toshio is appointed CO.
1 ~ 19 February 1944:
Undergoes repairs at Mitsubishi Kogyo K.K., Shimonoseki shipyard.
17 February 1944:
Scheduled for an emergency transport mission to Marianas and Carolines under Instruction No. 171935.
Ships dispatched are auxiliary gunboats KONGOSAN and CHOJUSAN MARUS, auxiliary netlayers TAISHU and DAIKOKUTEN MARUs and NISHO MARU No. 3 and the following ships coming from Sasebo Naval Base: auxiliary gunboat TOMITSU MARU and auxiliary netlayer SHINTO MARU No. 2 – from Maizuru Naval Base: auxiliary netlayer KISHIN MARU – From Chinkai Guard Force: auxiliary netlayer KIRI MARU No. 1 GO and CHOKI MARU – From Takao Guard Force: auxiliary gunboat CHOHAKUSAN MARU – from Osaka Guard Force: auxiliary gunboat NACHI MARU.
Each ship assigned is scheduled to make one round trip.
20 February 1944:
Undocked. Repairs are completed. Depart Shimonoseki and calls at Yoshimi. Departs there on anti-submarine sweeping later that same day.
21 February 1944:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
22 February 1944:
Ships dispatched under Instruction No. 171935 will be regrouped at Moji under Transport Instruction No. 222049. Departs Yoshimi and arrives at Motoura later this day. Loads as much cement as possible and after waiting for 30 minutes, sails to Yokosuka and then Motoura.
23 February 1944:
Departs Motoura and arrives at Kure later that day. Loads Type 93 13mm MG equipment, depth charges and ammunition.
26 February 1944:
Departs Kure.
26 February 1944:
Arrives at Moji.
27 February 1944:
Loads 50-tons of cement. Thereafter, departs Moji.
28 February 1944:
Arrives at Shodoshima.
29 February 1944:
Departs Shodoshima.
1 March 1944:
Off Kamisima lighthouse, engages in anti-submarine warfare. The 8cm guns fire 2 rounds and drops DCs. Arrives at Shimizu later this day.
2 March 1944:
Departs Shimizu and arrives at Uraga later that day.
3 March 1944:
Departs Uraga and arrives at Yokosuka later this day.
3 ~ 7 March 1944:
Undergoes inboard maintenance.
7 ~ 22 March 1944:
Undergoes engine repairs and weapons maintenance.
23 March 1944:
Departs Yokosuka and arrives at Tateyama later that day.
24 March 1944:
Departs Tateyama and arrives at Shimoda later this day.
25 March 1944:
Departs Shimoda and arrives at Hachijo-Jima later that day.
26 March 1944:
Unloads cement.
27 March 1944:
Departs Hachijo-Jima and arrives at Shimoda later this day.
29 March 1944:
Departs Shimoda and arrives at Yokosuka later that day.
2 April 1944:
Loads 50-tons of cement.
3 April 1944:
Departs Yokosuka and arrives at Shimoda later this day.
5 April 1944:
Departs Shimoda and arrives at Hachijo-Jima later that day.
6 April 1944:
Unloads cement.
7 April 1944:
Departs Hachijo-Jima and arrives at Shimoda later this day.
8 April 1944:
Departs Shimoda and arrives at Yokosuka later that day.
8 ~ 27 April 1944:
Undergoes hull, weapons and engine maintenance.
25 April 1944:
Escorts auxiliary gunboat UKISHIMA MARU, presumably in Tokyo Bay area.
27 April 1944:
Departs Yokosuka and arrives at Yokohama later this day.
29 April 1944:
At 0400, departs Yokohama with auxiliary netlayers KISHIN and SHINTO MARUs and auxiliary stores ship TAKUNAN MARU. escorting convoy No. 3428 consisting of auxiliary transport KYUSHU MARU (632 GRT) and IJA transports YAGI MARU and BANEI MARU No. 6 and arrives at Niijima, Izu Shoto (Islands) later that day in disorder because of high winds and seas.
1 May 1944:
Convoy No. 3428 departs Niijima.
4 May 1944:
At 0930, convoy No. 3428 arrives at Chichi-Jima, Ogasawara Gunto (Bonins).
6 May 1944:
Unloads cement.
10 May 1944:
At 0430, departs Chichi-Jima with subchaser CH-52 , auxiliary netlayer SHINTO MARU No. 2 and auxiliary minesweeper WA-12 escorting convoy No. 4510 consisting of IJN general requisitioned cargo ship (B-AK) KUMANOSAN MARU , auxiliary transport KYUSHU MARU and IJA transports BANEI MARU No. 6, ASAHI MARU No. 2 and SEIRYU and YAGI MARUs.
At 1308, an enemy submarine is detected at 330° of Chichi-Jima.
Engages in anti-submarine warfare. The 8cm guns fire 6 shots. CH-52 carries out 9 depth charge attacks, and then apparently detaches.
At 1807, an enemy periscope is spotted, followed by detection and attack. CH-52 carries out 17 depth charge attacks.
11 May 1944 :
At 0330, LtCdr Charleton L. Murphy's (USNA ’32) USS STURGEON (SS-187) torpedoes and sinks SEIRYU MARU at 29-50N, 141-50E. The ship was carrying an important party of Construction Troops of whom 131 together with seven gunners and nine of the crew are killed.
Engages in anti-submarine warfare. The 8cm guns fire 4 shots and the MGs fire 56 rounds.
At 0350, Wa-12 engages in anti-submarine combat. Carries out a depth charge attack. Thereafter relief of SEIRYU MARU victims.
At 0500, CH-52 arrives at the distress site of IJA transport SEIRYU MARU and rescues 3 victims.
At 0550, CH-52 begins anti-submarine sweeping.
At 0600, minesweeper Wa-12 ends anti-submarine combat and returns to the convoy.
At 1030, CH-52 ends anti-submarine sweeping and returns to the convoy under Ogasawara Unit Telegram No. 102.
13 May 1944:
CH-52 detaches presumably on patrol. At 0820, NISSHO MARU No. 3 arrives with the convoy at Yokosuka.
13 ~ 20 May 1944:
Undergoes hull and engine repairs at the Yokosuka Naval Yard.
21 May 1944:
Departs Yokosuka and arrives at Yoshimi later that day.
11 June 1944:
Departs Yoshimi and arrives at Wakamatsu later this day.
12 June 1944:
Departs Wakamatsu and arrives at Yoshimi later that day.
15 June 1944:
Departs Yoshimi.
16 June 1944:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
21 June 1944:
Departs Yoshimi.
22 June 1944:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
25 June 1944:
Departs Yoshimi.
26 June 1944:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
27 June 1944:
Departs Yoshimi and arrives at Moji later this day.
28 June 1944:
Departs Moji and arrives at Yoshimi later that day.
1 July 1944:
Departs Yoshimi.
4 July 1944:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
5 July 1944:
Departs Yoshimi and returns there later this day.
6 July 1944:
Departs Yoshimi.
8 July 1944:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
10 July 1944:
Departs Yoshimi and arrives at Oura later that day.
13 July 1944:
Departs Oura.
14 July 1944:
Arrives at Hikoshima.
15 July 1944:
Begins repairs at Mitsubishi Kogyo K.K. Shimonoseki shipyard.
21 July 1944:
Enters drydock.
6 August 1944:
Repairs are completed. Departs Hikoshima and arrives at Yoshimi later this day.
9 August 1944:
Departs Yoshimi.
10 August 1944:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
13 August 1944:
Departs Yoshimi.
14 August 1944:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
16 August 1944:
Departs Yoshimi for Oura.
19 August 1944:
Departs Oura. At 1010, touches the dark rocks N Tsunoshima lighthouse. Part of the bottom hull curves and cracks and she slightly floods. Arrives at Hikoshima later that day.
20 ~ 30 August 1944:
Undergoes repairs at Mitsubishi Kogyo K.K. Shimonoseki shipyard.
30 August 1944:
Departs Hikoshima and arrives at Yoshimi later this day.
3 September 1944:
Departs Yoshimi.
4 September 1944:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
7 September 1944:
Departs Yoshimi.
8 September 1944:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
11 September 1944:
Departs Yoshimi.
12 September 1944:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
15 September 1944:
Departs Yoshimi.
16 September 1944:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
19 September 1944:
Departs Yoshimi.
20 September 1944:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
24 September 1944:
Departs Yoshimi.
25 September 1944:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
29 September 1944:
Departs Yoshimi.
30 September 1944:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
3 October 1944:
Departs Yoshimi.
4 October 1944:
Arrives at Hikoshima.
4 ~ 13 October 1944:
Undergoes repairs at Mitsubishi Kogyo K.K. Shimonoseki shipyard. Fitted with a Type 93 13mm MG.
13 October 1944:
Departs Hikoshima and arrives at Yoshimi later that day.
16 October 1944:
Departs Yoshimi.
17 October 1944:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
20 October 1944:
Departs Yoshimi.
25 October 1944:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
28 October 1944:
Departs Yoshimi.
29 October 1944:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
1 November 1944:
Departs Yoshimi.
2 November 1944:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
4 November 1944:
Departs Yoshimi.
5 November 1944:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
7 November 1944:
Departs Yoshimi.
8 November 1944:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
10 November 1944:
Departs Yoshimi.
15 November 1944:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
17 November 1944:
Departs Yoshimi.
18 November 1944:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
20 November 1944:
Departs Yoshimi on a special transport mission consisting of coal between Wakamatsu and Hikari Naval Yard.
10 January 1945:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
5 February 1944:
Departs Yoshimi.
12 February 1945:
Arrives at Sasebo.
15 February 1945:
Departs Sasebo.
7 March 1945:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
20 March 1945:
Departs Yoshimi.
5 April 1945:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
24 March 1945:
Rated as Kanmon Defense Force, Second Patrol Unit.
10 April 1945:
Attached to Vice Admiral Kishi Fukuji’s (40) Seventh Fleet, Shimonoseki Defense Force. Rated as a Sasebo Naval District Unit under Combined Fleet Order No. 615.
Rated as a Tsushima Strait Area Unit under Sasebo Naval District Order No. 97.
Rated as a Kanmon Defense Unit under Tsushima Strait Area Unit telegram.
18 April 1945:
Departs Yoshimi.
7 May 1945:
Arrives at Yoshimi.
2 June 1945:
Departs Yoshimi.
15 August 1945:
Arrives at Yoshimi. End of hostilities. Remains in service. Allotted SCAJAP No. N-064. Attached to the Sasebo Naval District Unit, Shimonoseki Defense Force.
22 August 1945:
Departs Yoshimi and arrives at Shimonoseki later that same day.
12 October 1945:
Navy Lt Katayama Goichi (70) is appointed CO.
October 1945 ~ 16 November 1945:
Undergoes repairs at Shimonoseki.
19 November 1945:
Departs Hakata.
20 November 1945:
Arrives at Pusan (Fuzan), Chosen (now Busan, South Korea). Departs there later this day.
21 November 1945:
Arrives at Hakata.
24 November 1945:
Departs Hakata and arrives at Pusan later that day.
27 November 1945:
Departs Pusan.
28 November 1945:
Arrives at Hakata.
30 November 1945:
Removed from the Navy’s list under instruction No. 301730.
1 December 1945:
Registered as a Special Transport Ship in the Kure District Demobilization Local Administration under Ordinance No. 6. Second Demobilized Officer Katayama Goichi is confirmed as CO. Departs Hakata later in the day.
2 December 1945:
Arrives at Pusan and depart there later this day.
3 December 1945:
Arrives at Hakata.
5 December 1945:
Departs Hakata.
6 December 1945:
Arrives at Pusan and departs there later this day.
7 December 1945:
Arrives at Hakata.
9 December 1945:
Departs Hakata.
10 December 1945:
Arrives at Pusan. Departs there and arrives at Hakata later this day.
13 December 1945:
Departs Hakata.
14 December 1945:
Arrives at Pusan and departs there later this day.
15 December 1945:
Arrives at Hakata.
16 December 1945:
Departs Hakata.
17 December 1945:
Arrives at Pusan. Departs there and arrives at Hakata later this day.
21 December 1945:
Departs Hakata.
22 December 1945:
Arrives at Pusan and departs there later this day.
23 December 1945:
Arrives at Hakata.
7 January 1946:
Departs Hakata.
8 January 1946:
Arrives at Pusan and departs there later this day.
9 January 1946:
Arrives at Hakata.
10 January 1946:
Departs Hakata.
11 January 1946:
Arrives at Pusan. Departs there and arrives at Hakata later this day.
16 January 1946:
Departs Hakata.
17 January 1946:
Arrives at Pusan and departs there later this day.
18 January 1946:
Arrives at Hakata.
23 January 1946:
Departs Hakata.
24 January 1946:
Arrives at Pusan and departs there later this day.
25 January 1946:
Arrives at Hakata.
28 January 1946:
Departs Hakata.
29 January 1946:
Arrives at Pusan. Departs there and arrives at Hakata later this day.
18 February 1946:
Departs Hakata.
19 February 1946:
Arrives at Pusan and departs there later this day.
20 February 1946:
Arrives at Senzaki.
23 February 1946:
Departs Senzaki.
24 February 1946:
Arrives at Pusan and departs there later this day.
25 February 1946:
Arrives at Hakata.
28 February 1946:
Departs Hakata.
1 March 1946:
Arrives at Pusan and departs there later this day.
2 March 1946:
Arrives at Senzaki.
8 March ~ 4 April 1946:
Undergoes repairs at Wakamatsu.
22 March 1946:
Second Demobilized Officer Kakiuchi Akio is appointed CO.
30 March 1946:
Second Demobilized Officer Fumizawa Yoshinaga (Etajima class 68) is appointed CO.
12 April 1946:
Departs Hakata.
13 April 1946:
Arrives at Pusan and departs there later this day.
14 April 1946:
Arrives at Senzaki.
28 April 1946:
Departs Hakata.
29 April 1946:
Arrives at Pusan and departs there this day.
30 April 1946:
Arrives at Hakata.
7 May 1946:
Removed from the list under Ordinance No. 65.
10 August 1946:
Decommissioned.
E August 1950 ~ 5 March 1951:
Transferred to Nissho Kisen K.K. (Tokyo), due to company name change.
3 December 1954:
Sold to Towa Kisen K.K. (Kobe). Renamed TOWA MARU No. 3.
1955:
Main engine is replaced with a 650 BHP diesel engine.
1958:
Sold to Daiko Kisen K.K. (Mie Daio, now Shima). Renamed KOKI MARU.
1960:
Sold to Taihei Shosen K.K. (Tokyo).
1963:
Converted to a barge. Final fate unknown.
Authors' Notes:
[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.
Thanks go to Gengoro S. Toda of Japan.
- Gilbert Casse, Berend van der Wal and Peter Cundall.
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