Japanese Transports

ZATSUYOSEN!

(TATSUTAGAWA MARU, a sister of TAIRYU MARU, prewar)

IJN TAIRYU MARU:
Tabular Record of Movement
© 2012 Gilbert Casse, Berend van der Wal and Peter Cundall

E 1939:
Koyagi-Jima, SW of Nagasaki. Laid down by Kawaminami Kogyo K.K. Zosensho shipyard for Taiko Kisen K.K. as a 1,912-tons cargo ship, part of the Peacetime Standard Ship (D) Type Program.
13 September 1939:
Launched and named TAIRYU MARU. [1]
4 March 1940:
Completed and registered in Kobe. Her Gross Registered Tonnage (GRT) is 1,912-tons and Net Registered Tonnage (NRT) 1,056-tons. [2]
5 September 1940:
Requisitioned by the IJN as general requisitioned transport (Ippan Choyosen).
15 October 1941:
Registered in the IJN as an auxiliary transport, (Otsu) category and attached to the Yokosuka Naval District with Yokosuka as homeport under internal order No. 1256. [3]
4 November 1941:
Departs Yokosuka.
E November 1941:
Arrives at Ebon Atoll, Marshalls.
4 December 1941:
Departs Ebon.
17 December 1941:
Arrives at Yokosuka. Transfers later that day to Yokohama.
20 December 1941:
Transfers to Yokosuka.
24 December 1941:
Departs Yokosuka.
26 December 1941:
Arrives at Osaka.
27 December 1941:
Transfers to Kobe. Departs later in the day for Kure.
28 December 1941:
Arrives at Kure.
30 December 1941:
Departs Kure.
1 January 1942:
Arrives at Sasebo.
4 January 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
5 January 1942:
Arrives at Saitozaki, S of Nagasaki.
6 January 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
7 January 1942:
Arrives at Chinkai, Chosen (now Jinhae, South Korea).
8 January 1942:
Departs Chinkai.
10 January 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
13 January 1942:
Departs Kure.
14 January 1942:
Arrives at Kobe.
15 January 1942:
Departs Kobe.
17 January 1942:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
20 January 1942:
Departs Yokosuka.
22 January 1942:
Arrives at Osaka.
25 January 1942:
Departs Osaka.
26 January 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
28 January 1942:
Departs Kure.
31 January 1942:
Arrives at Sasebo.
3 February 1942:
Transfers to Nagasaki.
4 February 1942:
Transfers to Saitozaki.
6 February 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
7 February 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
9 February 1942:
Departs Kure.
11 February 1942:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
15 February 1942:
Departs Yokosuka.
20 February 1942:
Arrives at Nagasaki.
21 February 1942:
Transfers to Sasebo.
23 February 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
26 February 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
28 February 1942:
Departs Kure.
1 March 1942:
Arrives at Kobe.
2 March 1942:
Departs Kobe.
4 March 1942:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
7 March 1942:
Departs Yokosuka.
10 March 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
11 March 1942:
Departs Kure.
13 March 1942:
Arrives at Sasebo.
16 March 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
18 March 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
21 March 1942:
Departs Kure.
22 March 1942:
Arrives at Kobe.
25 March 1942:
Transfers to Yokosuka.
28 March 1942:
Departs Yokosuka.
31 March 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
2 April 1942:
Departs Kure.
4 April 1942:
Arrives at Sasebo.
6 April 1942:
Transfers to Nagasaki.
7 April 1942:
Departs Nagasaki.
8 April 1942:
Arrives at Hikari, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
10 April 1942:
Transfers to Kure.
14 April 1942:
Departs Kure.
15 April 1942:
Arrives at Innoshima, Hiroshima Prefecture.
3 May 1942:
Transfers to Kure.
4 May 1942:
Departs Kure.
5 May 1942:
Arrives at Osaka.
7 May 1942:
Departs Osaka.
9 May 1942:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
12 May 1942:
Departs Yokosuka.
14 May 1942:
Arrives at Tama.
15 May 1942:
Transfers to Kure.
17 May 1942:
Departs Kure.
18 May 1942:
Arrives at Yawata, Fukuoka Prefecture.
20 May 1942:
Departs Yawata.
21 May 1942:
Arrives at Sasebo.
23 May 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
24 May 1942:
Arrives at Yawata.
25 May 1942:
Departs Yawata.
26 May 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
31 May 1942:
Transfers to Yawata.
1 June 1942:
Departs Yawata.
3 June 1942:
Arrives at Koyagi-Jima.
4 June 1942:
Transfers to Sasebo.
9 June 1942:
Transfers to Nagasaki.
10 June 1942:
Departs Nagasaki.
12 June 1942:
Arrives at Maizuru. Unloads equipment and other sundries totaling 62-tons.
13 June 1942:
Departs Maizuru.
15 June 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
18 June 1942:
Departs Kure.
21 June 1942:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
26 June 1942:
Departs Yokosuka.
27 June 1942:
Arrives at Osaka.
28 June 1942:
Departs Osaka.
29 June 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
1 July 1942:
Departs Kure.
3 July 1942:
Arrives at Sasebo.
6 July 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
7 July 1942:
Arrives at Yawata.
8 July 1942:
Departs Yawata.
9 July 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
10 July 1942:
Departs Kure.
13 July 1942:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
20 July 1942:
Departs Yokosuka.
22 July 1942:
Arrives at Osaka.
23 July 1942:
Transfers to Kobe.
24 July 1942:
Departs Kobe.
25 July 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
27 July 1942:
Departs Kure.
29 July 1942:
Arrives at Nagasaki.
30 July 1942:
Transfers to Sasebo.
2 August 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
4 August 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
6 August 1942:
Departs Kure.
7 August 1942:
Arrives at Kobe.
8 August 1942:
Departs Kobe.
10 August 1942:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
21 August 1942:
Departs Yokosuka.
23 August 1942:
Arrives at Kobe.
24 August 1942:
Departs Kobe.
25 August 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
27 August 1942:
Departs Kure.
29 August 1942:
Arrives at Nagasaki.
31 August 1942:
Transfers to Sasebo.
3 September 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
5 September 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
6 September 1942:
Departs Kure.
7 September 1942:
Arrives at Osaka.
8 September 1942:
Departs Osaka.
11 September 1942:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
16 September 1942:
Departs Yokosuka.
19 September 1942:
Arrives at Tamano. Departs later that day for Kure.
20 September 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
23 September 1942:
Departs Kure.
25 September 1942:
Arrives at Nagasaki.
26 September 1942:
Transfers to Sasebo.
30 September 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
2 October 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
7 October 1942:
Departs Kure.
8 October 1942:
Arrives at Osaka.
9 October 1942:
Transfers to Tokushima, Shikoku.
10 October 1942:
Departs Tokushima.
12 October 1942:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
13 October 1942:
Transfers to Yokohama.
16 October 1942:
Transfers back to Yokosuka.
19 October 1942:
Departs Yokosuka.
21 October 1942:
Arrives at Osaka.
22 October 1942:
Departs Osaka.
23 October 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
27 October 1942:
Departs Kure.
29 October 1942:
Arrives at Sasebo.
31 October 1942:
Transfers to Nagasaki.
E November 1942:
Her GRT and NRT are respectively changed to 1,913-tons and 1,057-tons. [2]
3 November 1942:
Departs Nagasaki.
5 November 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
11 November 1942:
Departs Kure.
12 November 1942:
Arrives at Osaka.
13 November 1942:
Departs Osaka.
16 November 1942:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
18 November 1942:
Transfers to Yokohama.
20 November 1942:
Transfers back to Yokosuka.
23 November 1942:
Departs Yokosuka.
25 November 1942:
Arrives at Osaka.
26 November 1942:
Transfers to Kobe.
27 November 1942:
Departs Kobe.
28 November 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
3 December 1942:
Departs Kure.
5 December 1942:
Arrives at Nagasaki.
7 December 1942:
Transfers to Sasebo.
11 December 1942:
Departs Sasebo.
13 December 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
17 December 1942:
Departs Kure.
18 December 1942:
Arrives at Tamano.
19 December 1942:
Departs Tamano.
20 December 1942:
Arrives at Kobe.
21 December 1942:
Transfers to Osaka.
22 December 1942:
Departs Osaka in convoy East No. 54 also consisting of HANKOW, CHIYO, TEIBI (ex French BERNARDIN DE ST PIERRE) and RYOGA MARUs, NISSHO MARU No. 18 and HAKUTETSU MARU No. 15 escorted by the torpedo boat CHIDORI.
24 December 1942:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
26 December 1942:
Transfers to Yokohama.
2 January 1943:
Departs Yokohama in convoy No. 7102 also consisting of KENJO, SAISHU, MITSU and SHOZAN MARUs escorted by the torpedo boat CHIDORI.
7 January 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
11 January 1943:
Departs Kure.
13 January 1943:
Arrives at Sasebo.
16 January 1943:
Transfers to Nagasaki.
20 January 1943:
Departs Nagasaki.
22 January 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
26 January 1943:
Departs Kure.
29 January 1943:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
31 January 1943:
Transfers to Yokohama.
1 February 1943:
Transfers back to Yokosuka.
4 February 1943:
Departs Yokosuka in convoy No. 7204 also consisting of KURETAKE, CHIYO and YUZAN MARUs escorted by the minelayer UKISHIMA.
6 February 1943:
Arrives at Hirohata, Hyogo Prefecture.
7 February 1943:
Departs Hirohata.
8 February 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
9 February 1943:
Departs Kure.
10 February 1943:
Arrives at Yawata.
13 February 1943:
Departs Yawata.
14 February 1943:
Arrives at Kobe.
20 February 1943:
Departs Kobe.
21 February 1943:
Arrives at Yawata.
22 February 1943:
Departs Yawata.
23 February 1943:
Arrives at Kasado-Jima, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
24 February 1943:
Departs Kasado-Jima.
25 February 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
27 February 1943:
Departs Kure.
28 February 1943:
Arrives at Komatsushima, Tokushima Prefecture, Shikoku. Departs later in the day for Yokosuka.
2 March 1943:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
9 March 1943:
Departs Yokosuka.
11 March 1943:
Arrives at Kobe.
12 March 1943:
Departs Kobe.
13 March 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
15 March 1943:
Departs Kure.
16 March 1943:
Scheduled to be fitted with alift onboard China Navigation Co’s small 9 tons motorboat “TAIKOO YANG” equipment taken from, a captured ship under Sasebo Naval District confidential order No. 102.
17 March 1943:
Arrives at Sasebo.
19 March 1943:
Transfers to Nagasaki.
21 March 1943:
Transfers back to Sasebo.
22 March 1943:
Departs Sasebo.
25 March 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
27 March 1943:
Departs Kure.
30 March 1943:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
3 April 1943:
Departs Yokosuka.
6 April 1943:
Arrives at Osaka.
7 April 1943:
Transfers to Kobe.
9 April 1943:
Transfers to Kure.
11 April 1943:
Departs Kure.
13 April 1943:
Arrives at Nagasaki.
14 April 1943:
Transfers to Sasebo.
19 April 1943:
Departs Sasebo.
20 April 1943:
Arrives at Kagoshima, Kyushu.
23 April 1943:
Departs Kagoshima.
24 April 1943:
Arrives at Sasebo.
27 April 1943:
Departs Sasebo for Shanghai, China in convoy SHI-11 also consisting of unidentified ships and escort.
29 April 1943:
Arrives at Shanghai.
4 May 1943:
Transfers to Woosung, near Shanghai. Departs later that same day for Mutsure in convoy SHI-13 also consisting of requisitioned (B-AK) TAGONOURA MARU, IJA collier HAKOZAKI MARU and IJA transport JUNPO (ex-Chinese SHUN FOONG) MARU escorted by minelayer TAKASHIMA.
6 May 1943:
Arrives at Mutsure.
E May 1943:
Departs Mutsure.
10 May 1943:
Arrives at Tokyo.
13 May 1943:
Departs Tokyo.
15 May 1943:
Arrives at Osaka. Departs later in the day for Kure.
16 May 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
18 May 1943:
Departs Kure.
20 May 1943:
Arrives at Sasebo.
23 May 1943:
Transfers to Nagasaki.
26 May 1943:
Departs Nagasaki.
28 May 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
31 May 1943:
Departs Kure.
1 June 1943:
Arrives at Kobe.
2 June 1943:
Departs Kobe.
4 June 1943:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
9 June 1943:
Departs Yokosuka.
10 June 1943:
Arrives at Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.
11 June 1943:
Departs Nagoya.
13 June 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
16 June 1943:
Departs Kure.
18 June 1943:
Arrives at Nagasaki.
19 June 1943:
Transfers to Sasebo.
23 June 1943:
Departs Sasebo.
25 June 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
28 June 1943:
Departs Kure.
29 June 1943:
Arrives at Kobe.
30 June 1943:
Departs Kobe.
2 July 1943:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
7 July 1943:
Departs Yokosuka.
9 July 1943:
Arrives at Kobe. Departs later that day for Kure.
10 July 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
12 July 1943:
Departs Kure.
14 July 1943:
Arrives at Nagasaki.
16 July 1943:
Transfers to Sasebo.
23 July 1943:
Departs Sasebo.
25 July 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
27 July 1943:
Departs Kure.
28 July 1943:
Arrives at Kobe.
29 July 1943:
Departs Kobe.
1 August 1943:
Arrives at Yokosuka. Transfers later in the day to Yokohama.
2 August 1943:
Transfers back to Yokosuka.
7 August 1943:
Departs Yokosuka.
9 August 1943:
Arrives at Kobe.
10 August 1943:
Departs Kobe.
11 August 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
13 August 1943:
Departs Kure.
14 August 1943:
Arrives at Sasebo.
23 August 1943:
Departs Sasebo.
25 August 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
27 August 1943:
Departs Kure.
28 August 1943:
Arrives at Kobe.
29 August 1943:
Transfers to Osaka and later that same day back to Kobe again.
31 August 1943:
Departs Kobe.
1 September 1943:
Arrives at Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture.
3 September 1943:
Departs Yokkaichi.
4 September 1943:
Arrives at Yokohama.
5 September 1943:
Transfers to Tokyo.
8 September 1943:
Transfers to Yokosuka.
13 September 1943:
Departs Yokosuka.
14 September 1943:
Arrives at Osaka.
16 September 1943:
Departs Osaka.
17 September 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
21 September 1943:
Departs Kure.
23 September 1943:
Arrives at Maizuru. Unloads bombs and other sundries totaling 1,116-tons.
24 September 1943:
Departs Maizuru.
26 September 1943:
Arrives at Nagasaki.
28 September 1943:
Transfers to Sasebo.
2 October 1943:
Departs Sasebo.
3 October 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
5 October 1943:
Departs Kure.
6 October 1943:
Arrives at Kobe.
8 October 1943:
Departs Kobe and likely joined convoy 8008 escorted by auxiliary minesweeper SENYU MARU No. 3 part way.
11 October 1943:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
17 October 1943:
Departs Yokosuka.
19 October 1943:
Arrives at Osaka. Departs later in the day for Kure.
20 October 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
22 October 1943:
Departs Kure.
24 October 1943:
Arrives at Nagasaki.
26 October 1943:
Transfers to Sasebo.
29 October 1943:
Departs Sasebo.
31 October 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
2 November 1943:
Departs Kure.
3 November 1943:
Arrives at Osaka.
4 November 1943:
Departs Osaka and likely joins convoy No. 8104 B (Otsu) escorted by auxiliary minesweeper SENYU MARU No. 3 part way.
6 November 1943:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
10 November 1943:
Departs Yokosuka.
12 November 1943:
Arrives at Kobe.
13 November 1943:
Departs Kobe.
14 November 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
16 November 1943:
Departs Kure.
18 November 1943:
Arrives at Sasebo.
21 November 1943:
Transfers to Nagasaki.
23 November 1943:
Departs Nagasaki.
25 November 1943:
Arrives at Maizuru. Unloads 474-tons of propulsion equipment and 238-tons of other equipment.
26 November 1943:
Departs Maizuru.
28 November 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
30 November 1943:
Transfers to Kobe.
3 December 1943:
Departs Kobe.
5 December 1943:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
10 December 1943:
Departs Yokosuka.
12 December 1943:
Arrives at Kowa, Aichi Prefecture.
13 December 1943:
Departs Kowa.
14 December 1943:
Arrives at Osaka.
15 December 1943:
Departs Osaka.
16 December 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
17 December 1943:
Departs Kure.
18 December 1943:
Arrives at Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Departs later that day for Nagasaki.
19 December 1943:
Arrives at Nagasaki.
21 December 1943:
Transfers to Sasebo.
25 December 1943:
Departs Sasebo.
26 December 1943:
Arrives at Kure.
29 December 1943:
Departs Kure.
30 December 1943:
Arrives at Osaka.
31 December 1943:
Departs Osaka.
1 January 1944:
Arrives at Nagoya.
3 January 1944:
Departs Nagoya.
4 January 1944:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
10 January 1944:
At 0700, departs Yokosuka for Owase in convoy No. 7110 also consisting of auxiliary ammunition ship KOGYO MARU, IJA transport MISHIMA MARU and an unidentified freighter escorted by patrol boat PB-46 and auxiliary minesweepers SAISHU MARU No. 6 and SAISHU MARU No. 7.
11 January 1944:
At some point, TAIRYU MARU is detached and arrives at Taketoyo, Aichi Prefecture.
14 January 1944:
Transfers to Toba, Mie Prefecture.
16 January 1944:
Departs Toba.
18 January 1944:
Arrives at Osaka.
19 January 1944:
Departs Osaka.
20 January 1944:
Arrives at Kure.
22 January 1944:
Departs Kure.
24 January 1944:
Arrives at Nagasaki.
26 January 1944:
Transfers to Sasebo.
29 January 1944:
Departs Sasebo.
30 January 1944:
Arrives at Kure.
1 February 1944:
Departs Kure.
2 February 1944:
Arrives at Kobe. Departs later that day for Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture.
3 February 1944:
Arrives at Kushimoto.
4 February 1944:
Transfers to Owase, Mie Prefecture.
5 February 1944:
Departs Owase.
6 February 1944:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
9 February 1944:
Transfers to Yokohama.
10 February 1944:
Transfers back to Yokosuka.
12 February 1944:
Departs Yokosuka.
13 February 1944:
Arrives at Yokkaichi.
15 February 1944:
Transfers to Owase.
16 February 1944:
Departs Owase.
17 February 1944:
Arrives at Kobe.
18 February 1944:
Departs Kobe.
19 February 1944:
Arrives at Kure.
20 February 1944:
Departs Kure.
22 February 1944:
Arrives at Sasebo.
25 February 1944:
Transfers to Nagasaki.
27 February 1944:
Departs Nagasaki.
28 February 1944:
Arrives at Kure.
29 February 1944:
Departs Kure.
1 March 1944:
Arrives at Osaka.
3 March 1944:
Transfers to Kobe.
4 March 1944:
Departs Kobe.
5 March 1944:
Arrives at Owase.
6 March 1944:
Transfers to Nagoya.
7 March 1944:
Departs Nagoya.
9 March 1944:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
11 March 1944:
Transfers to Yokohama. At 1728, departs in convoy No. 7311 also consisting of auxiliary transport SHOEI MARU (1,986 GRT) and civilian freighter INARI MARU escorted by patrol boat PB-101 (ex-HMS THRACIAN).
12 March 1944:
At 0500, arrives at Shimoda. Departs at 1210.
13 March 1944:
At 2250, arrives off Wada Misaki (Kobe).
14 March 1944:
At 0710, departs Wada Misaki and, at 0930, arrives at Kobe. Transfers later in the day to Osaka.
E 14-31 March 1944:
Probably undergoes maintenance and repairs.
1 April 1944:
Departs Osaka.
3 April 1944:
Arrives at Yawata.
9 April 1944:
Departs Yawata.
13 April 1944:
Arrives at Nagoya. Departs later that day for Yokosuka.
15 April 1944:
Arrives at Yokosuka. Transfers later in the day at Yokohama.
19 April 1944:
Departs Yokohama.
22 April 1944:
Arrives at Kobe.
24 April 1944:
Departs Kobe.
25 April 1944:
Arrives at Kure. Departs later that day for Yawata.
26 April 1944:
Arrives at Yawata.
29 April 1944:
Departs Yawata.
30 April 1944:
Arrives at Sasebo.
5 May 1944:
Departs Sasebo.
6 May 1944:
Arrives at Kure.
9 May 1944:
Departs Kure.
10 May 1944:
Arrives at Kobe.
12 May 1944:
Departs Kobe.
14 May 1944:
Arrives at Nagoya. Departs later in the day for Yokosuka.
16 May 1944:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
20 May 1944:
Transfers to Yokohama.
21 May 1944:
Departs Yokohama.
23 May 1944:
Arrives at Kobe.
25 May 1944:
Departs Kobe.
26 May 1944:
Arrives at Kure.
27 May 1944:
Departs Kure.
29 May 1944:
Arrives at Nagasaki.
31 May 1944:
Departs Nagasaki. Transfers later in the day to Sasebo.
5 June 1944:
Departs Sasebo.
6 June 1944:
Arrives at Kure.
8 June 1944:
Departs Kure.
9 June 1944:
Arrives at Osaka.
11 June 1944:
Departs Osaka.
14 June 1944:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
21 June 1944:
Transfers to Shimizu, Shizuoka Prefecture. Departs later in the day for Osaka.
23 June 1944:
Arrives at Osaka.
25 June 1944:
Departs Osaka.
26 June 1944:
Arrives at Kure.
27 June 1944:
Departs Kure.
28 June 1944:
Arrives at Yawata.
29 June 1944:
Departs Yawata.
30 June 1944:
Arrives at Nagasaki.
3 July 1944:
Transfers to Sasebo.
8 July 1944:
Departs Sasebo.
9 July 1944:
Arrives at Kure.
11 July 1944:
Departs Kure.
12 July 1944:
Arrives at Osaka.
14 July 1944:
Departs Osaka.
16 July 1944:
Arrives at Nagoya. Departs later that same day for Yokosuka.
18 July 1944:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
24 July 1944:
Departs Yokosuka.
26 July 1944:
Arrives at Osaka.
28 July 1944:
Departs Osaka.
29 July 1944:
Arrives at Kure.
30 July 1944:
Departs Kure.
1 August 1944:
Arrives at Sasebo.
6 August 1944:
Transfers to Nagasaki. Departs later in the day for Kure.
8 August 1944:
Arrives at Kure.
9 August 1944:
Departs Kure.
10 August 1944:
Arrives at Osaka.
11 August 1944:
Departs Osaka.
14 August 1944:
Arrives at Nagoya.
15 August 1944:
Departs Nagoya.
17 August 1944:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
22 August 1944:
Departs Yokosuka.
23 August 1944:
Arrives at Nagoya.
25 August 1944:
Departs Nagoya.
27 August 1944:
Arrives at Osaka.
29 August 1944:
Departs Osaka.
30 August 1944:
Arrives at Kure.
2 September 1944:
Departs Kure.
4 September 1944:
Arrives at Sasebo.
6 September 1944:
Transfers to Nagasaki.
7 September 1944:
Departs Nagasaki.
8 September 1944:
Arrives at Kure.
10 September 1944:
Departs Kure.
12 September 1944:
Arrives at Nagasaki.
13 September 1944:
Transfers to Sasebo.
16 September 1944:
Departs Sasebo.
19 September 1944:
Arrives at Kure.
20 September 1944:
Departs Kure.
22 September 1944:
Arrives at Maizuru. Unloads steel ingots totaling 919-tons.
23 September 1944:
Unloads depth charges totaling 100-tons.
24 September 1944:
Loads 730-tons of steel, vehicles, shells and 1,370 cans.
25 September 1944:
Departs Maizuru.
27 September 1944:
Arrives at Kure.
29 September 1944:
Departs Kure.
30 September 1944:
Arrives at Kobe.
2 October 1944:
Transfers to Gobo, Wakayama Prefecture.
3 October 1944:
Departs Gobo.
6 October 1944:
Arrives at Yokohama.
10 October 1944:
Transfers to Yokosuka.
14 October 1944:
Departs Yokosuka.
17 October 1944:
Arrives at Osaka.
18 October 1944:
Departs Osaka.
19 October 1944:
Arrives at Aioi, Hyogo Prefecture.
20 October 1944:
Departs Aioi.
21 October 1944:
Arrives at Kure.
25 October 1944:
Transfers to Sasebo.
29 October 1944:
Transfers to Nagasaki.
31 October 1944:
Departs Nagasaki.
2 November 1944:
Arrives at Maizuru.
5 November 1944:
Departs Maizuru.
8 November 1944:
Arrives at Kure.
11 November 1944:
Departs Kure.
12 November 1944:
Arrives at Osaka.
14 November 1944:
Enters Naniwa Zosensho K.K. shipyard for maintenance and repairs.
23 November 1944:
Undocked. Departs Osaka and arrives later in the day at Kobe.
27 November 1944:
Departs Kobe.
27 December 1944:
At 1420, steams off Esuzaki heading W.
E December 1944 – January 1945:
Calls at Sasebo ~ Nagasaki and Maizuru.
13 January 1945:
Unloads aircraft and other sundries totaling 718-tons. Loads 208-tons of steel plates.
14 January 1945:
Loads 552-tons of steel plates.
E January 1945:
Departs Maizuru.
4 February 1945:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
10 February 1945:
Departs Yokosuka.
E March 1945:
Arrives at Shimizu.
9 March 1945:
Departs Shimizu.
10 March 1945:
Escorted by auxiliary minesweeper KEIJIN MARU No. 2.
11 March 1945:
Arrives at Owase.
E March 1945:
Departs Owase.
E March 1945:
Arrives at Kure.
19 March 1945:
Vice Admiral (later Admiral) Marc A. Mitscher's (USNA ’10) Task Force 58 carriers make the first carrier attack on the Kure Naval Arsenal. More than 240 aircraft (SB2C "Helldivers", F4U "Corsairs" and F6F "Hellcats") attack battleships HYUGA, ISE, YAMATO, HARUNA, carriers AMAGI, KATSURAGI, RYUHO, KAIYO and other ships. Moored at Kure No. 4 buoy, TAIRYU MARU is not hit. 118 25mm gun shells, 200 13mm bullets and ten 7.7mm bullets are expanded against the attacking aircraft.
E March 1945:
Departs Kure.
E March 1945:
Calls at Sasebo.
E April 1945:
Arrives at Maizuru.
4 April 1945:
Unloads 122-tons of explosives.
5 April 1945:
Unloads 269-tons of steel.
6 April 1945:
Unloads 41-tons of steel.
10 April 1945:
Loads 248 empty drums.
14 April 1945:
Loads wooden boats totaling 82-tons and boats equipped with turret totaling 589-tons.
E April 1945:
Departs Maizuru. Calls at Kure ~ Osaka and Yokosuka.
17 May 1945:
Departs Osaka for Kure. Later, three nautical miles SE of Wada Misaki lighthouse, strikes a mine and sinks at 34-36N, 135-13E in shallow waters. Only one crewman is KIA.
10 June 1945:
Removed from the Navy’s list under internal order No. 526.
Postwar:
Salvaged after the war. Broken up in Japan, in 1964.

Authors' Notes:
[1] Not to be confused with (4,994-tons, ’07) and (2,215-tons, ’19) Army transports.
[2] 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.
[3] 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, Berend van der Wal and Peter Cundall

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