Japanese Auxiliary Minelayers

FUSETSUTEI!

(TAKACHIHO MARU, prewar – AWM collection)

IJN TAKACHIHO MARU :
Tabular Record of Movement

© 2019 Gilbert Casse, Berend van der Wal and Peter Cundall

January 1937:
Osaka. Laid down by Harada Zosen K.K. for Tokaisha K.K. as a 343-tons cargo ship with some cargo space refrigerated.
10 April 1937:
Launched and named TAKACHIHO MARU. [1]
May 1937:
Completed and registered at Tokyo.
7 April 1939:
Her ownership is changed to Nanbo Kisen K.K.
20 August 1941:
Requisitioned by the IJN. Registered as an auxiliary small minelayer attached to the Yokosuka Naval District under instruction No. 1093.
15 October 1941:
Attached to Yokosuka Guard Force under instruction No. 1253.
5 December 1941:
Arrives at Uraga.
6 December 1941:
Attached to Yokosuka Local Defense Squadron under Yokosuka Naval District order No. 14. Departs Uraga to monitor Uraga Channel. Returns to port later this day.
8 December 1941:
Departs Uraga and returns there later that day.
9 December 1941:
Assigned to a 10 days patrol deployment, 130° and about five nautical miles of Tsurugisaki, under Yokosuka Local Defense Squadron telegram No. 092330.
10 December 1941:
Attached to the Yokosuka Guard Force, Yokosuka Local Defense Squadron. Departs Uraga and arrives at Tsurugisaki patrol area later this day.
11 December 1941:
Arrives off Uraga.
13 December 1941:
Assigned to anti-submarine sweep SE Tsurigisaki under Yokosuka Local Defense Squadron wireless message No. 243.
17 December 1941:
Departs Uraga and returns there later that day.
1 January 1942:
Departs Uraga on patrol in Tokyo Bay.
6 January 1942:
Arrives at Uraga.
7 January 1942:
Depart Uraga on patrol off Izu Peninsula.
22 January 1942:
Arrives at Uraga.
24 January 1942:
Departs Uraga on anti-submarine sweep within 20 nautical miles of Niijima.
28 January 1942:
Attached to Yokosuka Guard Force, Yokosuka Local Defense Squadron under Yokosuka Naval District instruction No. 45.
2 February 1942:
Arrives at Niijima.
11 February 1942:
Departs Niijima and arrives at Nagaura later this day.
13 February 1942:
Departs Nagaura on patrol off Nojima.
16 February 1942:
Arrives at Uraga.
17 February 1942:
Departs Uraga.
19 February 1942:
Arrives at Toba. Attached temporarily to Ise Bay Guard Force Command.
8 March 1942:
Detached from Ise Bay Guard Force Command.
9 March 1942:
Departs Toba.
10 March 1942:
Arrives at Uraga, departs there and arrives at Nagaura later this day.
12 March 1942:
Departs Nagaura.
14 March 1942: Arrives at Tateyama.
15 March 1942:
Arrives at Uraga.
17 March 1942:
Departs Uraga and arrives at Nojima patrol area later that day.
18 March 1942:
Continues to patrol Nojima area. Arrives S Izu Peninsula to guard training cruiser KATORI.
19 March 1942:
Patrols O area.
21 March 1942:
Patrols O area.
22 March 1942:
Patrols O area.
23 March 1942:
Arrives at Nagaura.
24 March ~ 31 March 1942:
Undergoes repairs.
1 April 1942:
Attached to Yokosuka Guard Force, Yokosuka Local Defense Squadron under Yokosuka Naval District instruction No. 72. Departs Nagaura on training. Returns there later this day.
4 April 1942:
Assigned to anti-submarine warfare (ASW) between Niijima and Omaezaki and based at Shimoda and Niijima. Departs Uraga on ASW patrol between Niijima and Omaezaki. Reassigned to search for SEIYO MARU No. 1 (41, 265 GRT) and bring her to the nearest port under Yokosuka Local Defense Squadron instruction No. 821.
5 April 1942:
Search mission is cancelled under Yokosuka Local Defense Squadron instruction No. 823.
6 April 1942:
Patrols between Niijima and Omaezaki. Due to stormy weather a wire gets entangled in the propeller of auxiliary patrol boat SHIROHIGE MARU No. 1. In the morning meets up with SHIROHIGE MARU No. 1 to assist with removing the wire. At 2100, the wire is removed.
7 April 1942:
Patrols off Izu Peninsula. Assigned to tow SHIROHIGE MARU No. 1 to Shimoda under Yokosuka Local Defense Squadron instruction No. 841. At 1300, begins towing SHIROHIGE MARU No. 1 from Ito Harbor. At 1800, arrives at Shimoda. Thereafter departs Shimoda to resume her patrol.
8 April 1942:
Patrols off Izu Peninsula.
9 April 1942:
Patrols off Izu Peninsula. Arrives at Nagaiso later that day. Assigned to return to Uraga on 10 Apr ‘42 under Yokosuka Local Defense Squadron instruction No. 854.
10 April 1942:
Attached to Yokosuka Guard Force, Yokosuka Local Defense Squadron under Yokosuka Naval District instruction No. 74. Assigned to patrol No. 6 area under Yokosuka Local Defense Squadron instruction No. 858. Departs Nagaiso. At 2125, drops three depth charges at 296° and nine nautical miles of Sunosaki LH (lighthouse).
11 April 1942:
Patrols No. 6 area. Arrives at Uraga later this day.
12 April 1942:
Assigned to relieve auxiliary gunboat HIYOSHI MARU No. 2 GO on patrol in area O at 0900 on 13 Apr ‘42 under Yokosuka Local Defense Squadron instruction No. 880.
13 April 1942:
Departs Uraga. Arrives at area O later that day and begins to patrol there.
15 April 1942:
Assigned to patrol area OQ under Yokosuka Local Defense Squadron instruction No. 894. Arrives at OQ area and begins to patrol there.
16 April 1942:
Patrols patrol area OQ.
18 April 1942:
Assigned to air warning and patrol at No. 4 area, 160° and 70 nautical miles of Inobuzaki under Yokosuka Local Defense Squadron instruction No. 930. Arrives SE Inobuzaki for assigned missions.
19 April 1942:
Hit by a bomb at 35° and 14 nautical miles of Miyakejima but is not damaged (probably bomb did not explode).
22 April 1942:
Arrives at Nagaura.
24 April 1942:
Departs Uraga and returns to port later that day.
25 April 1942:
Departs Uraga.
28 April 1942:
Arrives S Izu Peninsula for a surface guard mission.
29 April 1942:
Assigned to guard seaplane tender AKITSUSHIMA near Ishirozaki under Yokosuka Guard Force instruction No. 39. Guards AKITSUSHIMA and her guard ship, destroyer OKIKAZE.
30 April 1942:
Arrives at S Izu Peninsula on surface guard mission.
1 May 1942:
Attached to Yokosuka Guard Force, Yokosuka Local Defense Squadron under Yokosuka Naval District instruction No. 78. Arrives at OQ area for a patrol which is later aborted to assist torpedoed seaplane tender MIZUHO. [2]
2 May 1942:
Assigned to an ASW mission under Yokosuka Guard Force instruction No. 58. Assigned to sweep the area surrounded by the Omaezaki, Kitakami, Mikurajima, Tozai line, Ishirozaki, Nanboku line and the Tozai line under Yokosuka Guard Force instruction No. 60. Arrives there later this day and begins assigned mission.
3 May 1942:
Continues assigned mission. Scheduled to resupply at 1000, 4 May in Nagaura area under Yokosuka Guard Force instruction No. 70.
4 May 1942:
Continues assigned mission and arrives at Uraga later in the day.
E 5 May 1942:
Departs there for Nagaura.
6 May 1942:
Departs Nagaura and arrives at Uraga later that day. Assigned to depart Uraga at 1200 with auxiliary gunboat HIYOSHI MARU No. 2 GO to meet up with and escort oiler KAMOI MARU and auxiliary collier/oiler IWASHIRO MARU under Yokosuka Guard Force instruction No. 108. Thereafter on escort mission and patrol in OP area to protect shipping with Shimoda, Nioshima, etc. as base. Departs Uraga and arrives off Futtsu. Later that day, departs for indirect escort of KAMOI and IWASHIRO MARUs and on patrol in OQ area.
7 May 1942:
Provides indirect escort of KAMOI and IWASHIRO MARUs and patrol OQ area. Arrives off Niijima, Niijima Island later that day.
8 May 1942:
Departs Niijima and arrives later this day in OQ area and begins patrol.
9 May 1942:
Patrols OQ area.
10 May 1942:
Patrols OQ area.
11 May 1942:
Heads towards Izu Peninsula. Identifies German blockade runner TANNENFELS at 160° and five nautical miles of Mikomotojima (Rock Island). Escorts her to Tateyama.
12 May 1942:
Patrols OQ area.
13 May 1942:
Departs Minato waters with auxiliary netlayer KOKAI MARU escorting auxiliary oiler SAN DIEGO MARU. At 1055, carries out an anti-submarine sweep.
14 May 1942:
Arrives at Nagaura. Later departs for Futtsu.
15 May 1942:
Rated as Yokosuka Local Defense Squadron escort ship under Yokosuka Naval District instruction No. 39. Departs Futtsu and arrives S escorting auxiliary stores ship UNKAI MARU No. 3 and cargo-passenger ship SHIBAZONO MARU.
16 May 1942:
At 0200, at 146° and 11 nautical miles of Mikurashima ends escort.
17 May 1942:
Departs off Futtsu initially escorting a W bound convoy with destroyer SAWAKAZE consisting of NANMAN, TOUN, TOYO (4,165 GRT), SHORYU and THAMES MARUs. Then begin escorting S bound convoy consisting of SHINYO MARU only.
18 May 1942:
Departs Oshima and arrives at Tateyama. Departs there and arrives at Nagaura later in the day.
22 May 1942:
Departs Nagaura and arrives at Uraga later that day.
23 May 1942:
Departs Uraga escorting S bound convoy consisting of passenger/cargo ship SAIPAN MARU, later this day joined by IJN auxiliary transport TOYO MARU No. 2. Returns there later this day.
24 May 1942:
Meets up and escorts liner KAMAKURA MARU S before detaching.
26 May 1942:
Departs Uraga and arrives at Oshima Ishirozaki patrol area.
27 May 1942:
Patrols Oshima Ishirozaki area.
30 May 1942:
At 2250, drops three depth charges at 146° and 15 nautical miles of Kazehayasaki, Oshima Island. At 2300, discovers a periscope at bearing 235° and drops five depth charges.
31 May 1942:
Departs escorting auxiliary oiler KYOEI MARU No. 5 bound for Shanghai. At 1430, ends escort.
1 June 1942:
Arrives at Nagaura.
3 June 1942:
Departs Nagaura, arrives off the coast and departs there escorting N bound ship, TEIZAN MARU (ex-Swedish MIRAMAR).
7 June 1942:
Departs Uraga, arrives at Oshima Mojima area later this day and begins her patrol.
8 June 1942: Arrives at Ise Bay and departs there later this day.
10 June 1942:
Patrols Oshima Ishirozaki area.
13 June 1942:
Hospitalship HIKAWA MARU departs Yokosuka for Hashirajima.
Assigned to search with auxiliary netlayer TATSU MARU in the 5th and 6th patrol areas for the type 97 attack aircraft that crash landed during escorting the hospital ship HIKAWA MARU and auxilary netlayer MATSU MARU is assigned to search for it in the 1th and 4th patrol areas under Sea Surface Defense Force instruction No. 422.
14 June 1942:
Scheduled to end training deployment and resupply at Nagaura. Arrives at Nagaura later that day.
15 June 1942:
Attached to Yokosuka Guard Force, Yokosuka Local Defense Squadron under Yokosuka Naval District instruction No. 99. Rated as Yokosuka Local Defense Squadron escort ship under Yokosuka Naval District instruction No. 42.
16 June 1942:
Departs Nagaura and arrives at Uraga later this day.
17 June 1942:
Departs Uraga, arrives at the Mikimotojima Oshima area later that day and begins her patrol.
18 June 1942:
Patrols Mikimotojima Oshima area.
19 June 1942:
Guards light cruisers YUBARI and NAKA off Oshima during her patrol in Oshima area.
20 June 1942:
Patrols Mikimotojima Oshima area.
21 June 1942:
Guards auxiliary transport ARGENTINA MARU during her patrol in the Mikimotojima Oshima area.
22 June 1942:
Patrols Mikimotojima Oshima area.
23 June 1942:
Under Yokosuka Local Defense Squadron instruction No. 492, guides German merchant blockade runner DRESDEN and lets it anchor off the coast.
25 June 1942:
Arrives at Nagaura.
4 July 1942:
Enters drydock.
5 July 1942:
Attached to Yokosuka Guard Force, Yokosuka Local Defense Squadron under Yokosuka Naval District instruction No. 105. Attached to Ise Bay Area Unit. Assigned first to 3rd Patrol Unit as patrol boat No. 2 and then to 2nd Patrol Unit under Yokosuka Local Defense Squadron instruction No. 567. Departs Nagaura later that same day.
6 July 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
20 July 1942:
Attached to Ise Bay Area under Yokosuka Naval District instruction No. 105, Ise Bay Guard Unit under Yokosuka Local Defense Squadron instruction No. 1337.
21 July 1942:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
22 July 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
22 July 1942:
Navy Resv.Lt(jg) Sonoda Mitsugu is appointed CO.
25 July 1942:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
27 July 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
28 July 1942:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
30 July 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
31 July 1942:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
1 August 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
2 August 1942:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
3 August 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
6 August 1942:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
10 August 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
12 August 1942:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
16 August 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
18 August 1942:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
22 August 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
24 August 1942:
Departs Toba escorting a convoy.
27 August 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
28 August 1942:
A typhoon causes damage to one of the ship’s boats.
2 September 1942:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
3 September 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
5 September 1942:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
6 September 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
7 September 1942:
Departs Toba for the first gunnery exercise.
8 September 1942:
Arrives at Toba. Departs there later this day to patrol vicinity area.
9 September 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
10 September 1942:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
12 September 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
15 September 1942:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
17 September 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
19 September 1942:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
21 September 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
24 September 1942:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
25 September 1942:
Arrives at Toba. Attached to Ise Bay Area, Ise Bay Guard Unit under Yokosuka Naval District instruction No. 126.
27 September 1942:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
29 September 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
1 October 1942:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep.
3 October 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
5 October 1942:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
7 October:
Arrives at Toba.
8 October 1942:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep.
13 October 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
14 October 1942:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep.
17 October 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
19 October 1942:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep.
21 October 1942:
On ASW mission. Drops depth charges. Arrives at Toba later that day.
23 October 1942:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep.
26 October 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
28 October 1942:
Departs Toba.
30 October 1942:
On depth charge throwing training.
31 October 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
1 November 1942:
Attached to the Ise Bay Guard Unit, 1st Patrol Unit.
3 November 1942:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep.
5 November 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
6 November 1942:
Departs Toba for Cape Daiozaki and returns to port later this day.
7 November 1942:
Departs Toba for Cape Daiozaki and then Point Miki Zaki.
9 November 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
11 November 1942:
Departs Toba for Cape Daiozaki and then Point Miki Zaki.
13 November 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
14 November 1942:
Departs Toba for Omaezaki, Cape Daiozaki and then Matoya. Departs there later that day.
15 November 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
17 November 1942:
Departs Toba towards Omaezaki.
20 November 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
21 November 1942:
Departs Toba towards Omaezaki.
22 November 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
25 November 1942:
Departs Toba for Cape Daiozaki and heads towards Omaezaki.
27 November 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
29 November 1942:
Departs Toba for Omaezaki.
1 December 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
E 2 December 1942:
Attached to Ise Bay Guard Unit, Patrol Unit.
3 December 1942:
Departs Toba.
4 December 1942:
Escorts convoy No. 34.
5 December 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
7 December 1942:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
9 December 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
10 December 1942:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
12 December 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
15 December 1942:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
17 December 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
19 December 1942:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
21 December 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
23 December 1942:
Departs Toba.
24 December 1942:
Escorts northbound convoy No. 81 consisting of IJN requisitioned cargo ship (B-AK) SHIGANOURA and auxiliary transport KIMISHIMA MARUs and SHINYO MARU No. 8 escorted by subchaser CH-33 bound for Muroran.
25 December 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
27 December 1942:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
29 December 1942:
Arrives at Toba.
31 December 1942:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
2 January 1943:
Arrives at Tenryu River where IJA transport FUKUJU MARU has run aground. Unloads FUKUJU MARU.
3 January 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
4 January 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
6 January 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
8 January 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
10 January 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
12 January 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
14 January 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
15 January 1943:
Navy Resv.Lt(jg) Sonoda is relieved by Navy Resv.Lt(jg) Okuhara Rintaro as CO.
16 January 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
17 January 1943:
At 1025, TENRYUGAWA MARU is attacked by enemy submarine at 34-30N, 137-40E. Subchaser CH-14 and TAKACHIHO MARU are sent there to investigate.
20 January 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
22 January 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
24 January 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
26 January 1943:
Departs Toba. Later this day, carries out anti-submarine sweep at 105° and 18 nautical miles of Oyama (near Omaezaki).
29 January 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
30 January 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
1 February 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
2 February 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
3 February 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
4 February 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
5 February 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
8 February 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
11 February 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
15 February 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
17 February 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
19 February 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
20 February 1943:
Carries out anti-submarine sweep and throws depth charges.
Auxiliary gunboat YOSHIDA MARU sustains an engine breakdown 20 nautical miles SE Oyama Atsumi Peninsula and goes dead in the water. At 1500, reports having being hit by a torpedo (not in US records – likely hit by a drifting mine) in 34-30N, 137-20E.
Later that day with auxiliary netlayer KASHI MARU, takes YOSHIDA MARU under tow.
21 February 1943:
At 0645, destroyer YAMAGUMO arrives and takes over the tow. Arrives at Nagoya. Departs there later that day to patrol vicinity area.
24 February 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
26 February 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
1 March 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
2 March 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
4 March 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
6 March 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
8 March 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
10 March 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
12 March 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
14 March 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
16 March 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
18 March 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
20 March 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
24 March 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
27 March 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
28 March 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
30 March 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
1 April 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
2 April 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
5 April 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
6 April 1943:
145° and 8.5 nautical miles of Oyama, discovers a floating mine. Fires 13 times at the floating mine but it doesn’t explode. Departs there without disposing of that mine.
7 April 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
9 April 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
11 April 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
14 April 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
18 April 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
19 April 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area. Arrives at Nagoya later this day and enters Nagoya shipyard drydock.
27 April 1943:
Undocked. Departs Nagoya and arrives at Toba later that day.
30 April 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
2 May 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
4 May 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
5 May 1943:
Arrives at Toba. Assigned to victims rescue and anti-submarine sweeping about 32 nautical miles S Lake Hamana where auxiliary gunboat HAKKAI MARU has been torpedoed and subsequently sank. [3]
6 May 1943:
Departs Toba and arrives at HAKKAI MARU’s disaster site. Starts anti-submarine sweep.
8 May 1943:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
11 May 1943:
Departs Yokosuka.
12 May 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
14 May 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
16 May 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
18 May 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
20 May 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
23 May 1943:
Departs Toba. Later this day during anti-submarine sweeping, drops four depth charges.
E 24 May 1943:
Meets up with convoy No. 8522 consisting of KIMISHIMA MARU, under tow by NORWAY MARU after being mined at 1700 the previous day off Oyama, together with five unidentified merchant ships escorted by torpedo boat MANAZURU. Later TAKACHIHO MARU is detached.
25 May 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
28 May 1943:
Departs Toba.
29 May 1943:
During anti-submarine sweeping drops 14 depth charges.
1 June 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
5 June 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
7 June 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
11 June 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
13 June 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
17 June 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
19 June 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
22 June 1943:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep.
25 June 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
27 June 1943:
Departs Toba. At seven nautical miles off Hamamatsu, is torpedoed but apparently sustains no damage. During the following anti-submarine sweep, drops 11 depth charges. [4]
29 June 1943:
Arrives at Toba. Navy Resv.Lt(jg) Okuhara is confirmed as CO.
1 July 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
3 July 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
5 July 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
7 July 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
9 July 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
11 July 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
13 July 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
15 July 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
17 July 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
19 July 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
21 July 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
23 July 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
25 July 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
27 July 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
29 July 1943:
Departs Toba to patrol vicinity area.
31 July 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
2 August 1943:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine patrol and thereafter escorts a convoy.
4 August 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
6 August 1943:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine patrol.
8 August 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
10 august 1943:
Departs Toba on training at Momotori Channel. Returns to port later that day.
12 August 1943:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine patrol and thereafter escorts a convoy.
14 August 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
18 August 1943:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine patrol and thereafter escorts a convoy.
20 August 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
23 August 1943:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine patrol.
27 August 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
30 August 1943:
Departs Toba.
31 August 1943:
At 1530, joins the escort of convoy No. 8830 consisting of YAMAKUNI, DAITO and BUSHU MARUs, escorted by patrol boat PB-101 (ex-HMS THRACIAN). At 1700, an enemy submarine is detected. At 1702, a patrol aircraft is launched and drops a bomb at 140° and 4.2 nautical miles of Kaketsuka. Together with PB-101 (ex-HMS THRACIAN), carries out an anti-submarine sweep. Drops 18 depth charges. PB-101 (ex-HMS THRACIAN) claims sinking the enemy submarine. At 1745, the convoy begins to proceed again.
1 September 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
5 September 1943:
Departs Toba escorting a convoy.
7 September 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
11 September 1943:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine patrol and thereafter escorts a convoy.
13 September 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
16 September 1943:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine patrol and thereafter escorts a convoy.
18 September 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
23 September 1943:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine patrol and thereafter escorts a convoy.
26 September 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
27 September 1943:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy.
29 September 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
4 October 1943:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine patrol and thereafter escorts a convoy.
6 October 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
10 October 1943:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine patrol. During patrol attacks an enemy submarine. Thereafter escorts a convoy.
12 October 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
15 October 1943:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine patrol and thereafter escorts a convoy.
18 October 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
21 October 1943:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine patrol and thereafter escorts a convoy.
23 October 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
26 October 1943:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine patrol and thereafter escorts a convoy.
28 October 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
1 ~ 27 November 1943:
Undergoes engine repairs.
28 November 1943:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine patrol and thereafter escorts a convoy.
1 December 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
4 December 1943:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine patrol and thereafter escorts a convoy.
6 December 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
8 December 1943:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine patrol and thereafter escorts a convoy.
10 December 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
13 December 1943:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine patrol and thereafter escorts a convoy.
15 December 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
18 December 1943:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine patrol and thereafter escorts a convoy.
20 December 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
23 December 1943:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy.
27 December 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
29 December 1943:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine patrol and thereafter escorts a convoy.
31 December 1943:
Arrives at Toba.
2 January 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy.
6 January 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
8 January 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy.
10 January 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
12 January 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy.
16 January 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
17 January 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy.
21 January 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
23 January 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy.
25 January 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
28 January 1944:
Departs Toba escorting a convoy.
29 January 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
31 January 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep.
2 February 1944:
Arrives at Toba. Departs there later this day on anti-submarine sweep.
3 February 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
5 February 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy.
6 February 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
8 February 1944:
9 February 1944:
Arrives at Toba. Departs there later that day on rescue mission
11 February 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
13 February 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy.
15 February 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
17 February 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy.
19 February 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
21 February 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy.
23 February 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
28 February 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy.
2 March 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
4 March 1944:
Departs Toba escorting a convoy.
5 March 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
8 March 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy.
11 March 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
14 March 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy.
16 March 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
18 March 1944:
Departs Toba escorting a convoy.
22 March 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
24 March 1944:
Departs Toba escorting a convoy.
25 March 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
28 March 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy.
29 March 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
30 March 1944:
Departs Toba escorting a convoy.
31 March 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
2 April 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy.
4 April 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
6 April 1944:
Departs Toba. Meets up with IJA shared oil tanker MARIFU MARU and starts towing her (probably because of an engine breakdown). At 1720, patrol boat PB-46 arrives, starts monitoring the towing and provides escort.
7 April 1944:
Arrives at Toba while PB-46 heads towards Nagoya, presumably with MARIFU MARU.
10 April 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy.
11 April 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
13 April 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy.
14 April 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
16 April 1944:
Departs Toba escorting a convoy.
17 April 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
20 April 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy.
21 April 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
23 April 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy.
25 April 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
28 April 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy.
30 April 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
2 May 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy.
4 May 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
6 May 1944:
Departs Toba to search for a missing aircraft, then proceeds to anti-submarine sweep and ultimately escorts a convoy.
7 May 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
9 May 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy.
11 May 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
13 May 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy.
14 May 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
16 May 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy.
18 May 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
20 May 1944:
Reassigned to the Yokosuka Naval Guard Unit, 3rd Surface Escort Division, Ise Guard Force. Departs Toba that same day on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy.
22 May 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
24 May 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy.
25 May 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
27 May 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy.
28 May 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
June 1944:
Attached to Ise Bay Guard Force, 2nd Patrol Unit. Navy Resv.Lt(jg) Okuhara is relieved by Navy Resv.Lt Yamamoto Ryouo as CO.
1 June 1944:
Departs Toba escorting convoy No. 8601 consisting of two unidentified ships.
3 June 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
4 June 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy.
5 June 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
7 June 1944:
Departs Toba escorting convoy No. 7607 consisting of two unidentified merchant ships. At 95° and 13 nautical miles of Cape Daiozaki, disposes of a floating mine. Fires 120 rifle bullets and 275 MG rounds.
8 June 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
11 June 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy, possibly convoy No. 8609 consisting of three unidentified merchant ships and then convoy No.7611A consisting of one unidentified merchant ship.
13 June 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
16 June 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts convoy No. 7616A consisting of three unidentified merchant ships (Cha-251 and KAZUMI MARU are also involved in escort at different stages).
18 June 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
20 June 1944:
Departs Toba.
21 June 1944:
Arrives off Tenryu River estuary for a search and rescue mission.
23 June 1944:
Carries out anti-submarine sweep. Drops depth charges.
26 June 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
28 June 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep.
30 June 1944:
Meets up with elements of convoy No. 7629 consisting of TOKO, OAKITA and SHUNSEN MARUs and starts escort. Later this day, departs on rescue mission of run aground NANMEI MARU No. 6.
1 July 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
3 July 1944:
Departs Toba escorting convoy No. 7704A consisting of one unidentified ship, thereafter carries out anti-submarine sweep.
5 July 1944:
At 66° and six nautical miles of Narogizaki disposes of a floating mine. Fires one round. Arrives at Toba later that day.
8 July 1944:
Departs Toba and arrives at Nagoya later this day.
E 9 ~ 28 July 1944 :
In Nagoya shipyard drydock.
29 July 1944:
Departs Nagoya and arrives at Toba later that day.
31 July 1944:
Departs Toba escorting a convoy.
2 August 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts convoy No. 7802 consisting of TAISHO and MISHIMA MARUs and HAKUUN MARU No. 5, also escorted by auxiliary patrol boat KOGYO MARU No. 12.
4 August 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
5 August 1944:
Departs Toba and arrives at Nagoya later this day.
6 ~ 12 August 1944:
Resupplies water, munitions and fuel.
13 August 1944:
Departs Nagoya and arrives at Toba later that day.
15 August 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy.
19 August 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
22 August 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy, likely No. 8819 consisting of three unidentified ships.
25 August 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
27 August 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy, likely convoy No. 8825 consisting of two unidentified ships, then convoy No. 8826 consisting of two unidentified ships.
30 August 1944:
Assigned to sweep unknown harbor during departure and escorting convoy No. 7830 possibly consisting of DAIMEI MARU under Ise Bay telegram No. 302105.
31 August 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
4 September 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy.
5 September 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
8 September 1944:
Departs Toba escorting a convoy.
10 September 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
12 September 1944:
Departs Toba escorting a convoy.
14 September 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
16 September 1944:
Departs Toba escorting a convoy, possibly convoy No. 8915 consisting of TOSEI MARU No. 1 and possibly others. Patrol boat PB-46 and auxiliary patrol boat KEISHO MARU also escort that convoy.
18 September 1944:
Departs Owase escorting auxiliary harbor affairs vessel HAKOZAKI MARU. Patrol boat PB-46 and auxiliary patrol boat KEISHO MARU also escort the convoy.
20 September 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
22 September 1944:
Departs Toba escorting a convoy, probably convoy No. 8920 consisting of four unidentified merchant ships, and then convoy No. 7923 consisting of five unidentified merchant ships.
24 September 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
27 September 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts convoy No. 8926 consisting of three unidentified merchant ships.
29 September 1944:
Arrives at location of run aground IJN shared tanker HOEI MARU No. 3. Starts towing her.
30 September 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
3 October 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine patrol and thereafter escorts a convoy, likely convoy No. 7929 consisting of three unidentified merchant ships.
5 October 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
10 October 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine patrol and thereafter escorts a convoy No. 7012 consisting of two unidentified merchant ships.
13 October 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
16 October 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine patrol and thereafter escorts a convoy, likely No. 8018 consisting of six unidentified merchant ships also escorted by auxiliary patrol boats SAKAKI, CHIKYU and KAISHO MARUs and TAKASHIMA MARU No. 1.
19 October 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
20 October 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine patrol and thereafter escorts a convoy consisting of KOAN MARU and SHINEI MARU No. 2 also escorted by auxiliary patrol boat KOGYO MARU No. 12. Then escorts with others TAISEI MARU.
22 October 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
24 October 1944:
Navy Resv.Lt Yamamoto is relieved by Navy Resv.Lt Hashimoto Masahiro as CO.
26 October 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine patrol and thereafter escorts convoy No. 7027 consisting of auxiliary oiler NANKO MARU No. 12 and another unidentified ship.
27 October 1944:
Navy Resv.Lt Yamamoto disembarks.
28 October 1944:
Carries out rescue mission of run aground ship of Tenryu River estuary. Then, carries out anti-submarine patrol and ultimately escorts convoy No. 7101.
4 November 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
7 November 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts convoy No. 8108 consisting of four unidentified merchant ships with auxiliary patrol boats KOGYO MARU No. 12, and KAZUMI and CHIKUZEN MARUs.
13 November 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
15 November 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine patrol and thereafter escorts convoy No. 7111 consisting of NISSEI and KUSUNOKI MARUs also escorted by auxiliary minesweeper MISAGO MARU No. 3 and auxiliary patrol boat KEISHO MARU. Then, escorts SEIKO MARU and ultimately convoy No. 7117B consisting of two unidentified merchant ships with auxiliary patrol boat KOGYO MARU No. 12.
19 November 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
20 November 1944:
Departs Toba and arrives at Nagoya later this day.
21 November 1944:
Undergoes repairs.
22 November 1944:
Departs Nagoya and arrives at Toba later that day.
25 November 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine patrol and thereafter escorts convoy No. 7124 consisting of three unidentified merchant ships also escorted by auxiliary patrol boat CHIKYU MARU and auxiliary minesweeper MISAGO MARU No. 3.
26 November 1944:
Searches for a crashed aircraft. Then carries out anti-submarine patrol.
29 November 1944:
Meets up with auxiliary oiler KANATSU (KANETSU) MARU and begins escorting her. Arrives at Toba later this day.
30 November 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep.
4 December 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
7 December 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep.
8 December 1944:
With auxiliary minesweeper MISAGO MARU No. 3, meets up with auxiliary oiler KANATSU (KANETSU) MARU and begins escorting her. The ships sail at 10 knots.
10 December 1944:
On rescue mission of run aground auxiliary subchaser WABI MARU. Arrives at Sagara later this day.
11 December 1944:
Departs Sagara. At 1230, CO receives a high priority message to head towards 143° and six nautical miles of Onaezaki. At 1609, arrives at specified location. Recognizes auxiliary subchaser CHIKYU MARU in the S. At 1737, drops the first depth charge and marks the spot with a floating buoy. At 1739, ends dropping depth charges.
12 December 1944:
At 0650, recognizes auxiliary minelayer KOSEI MARU in the S. At 0815, second dropping of depth charges begins and marks the spot again with a floating buoy. At 0818, waits for the depth charges’ next dropping. At 0831, third dropping of depth charges begins and marks the spot with floating boys. At 0824, waits for the depth charges’ next dropping. At 0835, begins a forward fast sound listening sweep. At 0914, installs another floating buoy. At 0929, begins fourth dropping of depth charges. At 0818, ends dropping depth charges. At 0932, begins a forward fast sound listening sweep. At 0945, heads towards Toba. At 1200, has to return to the specified location again to confirm the result. At 1420, arrives on specified location. At 1730, arrives at Sagara.
13 December 1944:
Departs Sagara and arrives at Toba later that day.
16 December 1944:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine patrol and thereafter escorts convoy No. 7215B.
20 December 1944:
Arrives at Toba.
22 December 1944:
Departs Toba. At 2000, meets up with auxiliary minesweeper MISAGO MARU No. 3 and auxiliary subchaser WABI MARU for anti-submarine sweep.
23 December 1944:
At 0818, dropping of depth charges begins near the point where an aircraft dropped a bomb. At 0820, ends dropping depth charges. At 0919, begins first dropping of depth charges. At 0921, waits for dropping depth charges. At 0925, begins second dropping of depth charges. At 0928, waits for dropping depth charges. At 0935, begins third dropping of depth charges. At 1251, begins fourth dropping of depth charges. At 1252, ends dropping depth charges. At 1555, begins fifth dropping of depth charges and begins waiting for next dropping of depth charges. At 1600, begins sixth dropping of depth charges and begins waiting for next dropping of depth charges. At 1635, begins seventh dropping of depth charges and thereafter ends dropping of depth charges.
24 December 1944:
Arrives at Shimoda.
25 December 1944:
Anti-submarine sweep ends. Departs Shimoda. At 1500, arrives on sweep site. At 1600, ends mission and heads towards Sagara. Arrives there later this day.
26 December 1944:
Departs Sagara and arrives at Toba later that day.
29 December 1944:
Departs Toba escorting convoy No. 8227.
2 January 1945:
Arrives at Toba.
January 1945:
Attached to Ise Bay Unit Naval forces.
5 January 1945:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy.
6 January 1945:
Arrives at Toba.
7 January 1945:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts convoy No. 7108 consisting of four unidentified merchant ships also escorted by auxiliary subchaser CHa-37 and auxiliary patrol boats SAKAKI MARU and NIPPON MARU No. 2 GO.
11 January 1945:
Arrives at Toba.
15 January 1945:
Departs Toba escorting a convoy.
20 January 1945:
Arrives at Toba.
23 January 1945:
Departs Toba escorting convoy No. 8122 consisting of four unidentified merchant ships also escorted by auxiliary minesweeper SHOWA MARU No. 10, then MISAGO M ARU No. 3 and auxiliary patrol boats WABI, CHIKYU MARUs and NIPPON MARU No. 2 GO.
29 January 1945:
Surveys run aground IJN auxiliary oiler HORAI MARU No. 10 in Matoya Harbor.
30 January 1945:
Attempt to tow HORAI MARU No. 10 fails. Thereafter, departs to escort auxiliary oiler HORAI MARU No. 13. Arrives at Toba later this day.
3 February 1945:
Departs Toba escorting a convoy.
8 February 1945:
Arrives at Toba.
10 February 1945:
Departs Toba and arrives at Nagoya later that day.
21 February 1945:
Departs Nagoya and arrives at Toba later this day.
23 February 1945:
Departs Toba escorting a convoy.
1 March 1945:
Arrives at Toba.
March 1945:
Attached to Ise Bay Unit, Guard Unit, 1st Patrol Unit.
5 March 1945:
Departs Toba on anti-submarine sweep and thereafter escorts a convoy.
6 March 1945:
With kaibokan CD-45, auxiliary minesweeper MISAGO MARU No. 3 and minesweeper W-27 begins escorting a convoy in Ise Bay area.
7 March 1945:
Arrives at Toba with the convoy.
8 March 1945:
Departs Toba for Shimizu with the convoy.
18 March 1945:
Departs Shimizu escorting convoy No. 7313 and arrives at Toba later that day. The convoy consists of AITOKU, DAIJI and DAIU MARU and HORAI MARU No. 3 and UNYO MARU No.10. Auxiliary patrol boats KEIJIN MARU No. 1 and KEIJIN MARU No. 2 had escorted the ships in the Kumano Nada area.
22 March 1945:
Departs Toba escorting a convoy.
24 March 1945:
Arrives at Toba.
27 March 1945:
Departs Toba escorting a convoy.
1 April 1945:
Arrives at Toba.
April 1945:
Navy Resv.Lt Hashimoto is relieved by Navy Resv.Lt Matsumoto Nobuto as CO.
6 April 1945:
Departs Toba escorting a convoy.
7 April 1945:
Arrives at Toba.
12 April 1945:
Departs Toba on evacuation mission and returns later this day.
13 April 1945:
Departs Toba escorting a convoy.
15 April 1945:
Arrives at Toba. Attached to Yokosuka Naval District, 4th Special Attack Division, Ise Bay Guard Unit under Yokosuka Naval District instruction No. 93.
26 April 1945:
Departs Toba escorting a convoy.
30 April 1945:
Arrives at Toba escorting tanker KINYU MARU No. 10. Auxiliary subchaser Cha-219 was part of escort at some point. Departs there on evacuation mission and returns to port later that same day.
May 1945:
Attached to Ise Bay Guard Unit.
4 May 1945:
Departs Toba and returns there later that day.
6 May 1945:
Departs Toba escorting a convoy (possibly consisting of SUGI, KATSURA and YOZUI MARUs and NISSHIN MARU No. 2) also escorted part way by auxiliary patrol boats SENYU MARU No. 2 and HAYATOMO MARU.
14 May 1945:
Arrives at Toba.
21 May 1945:
Departs Toba escorting a convoy and thereafter employed as an air defense ship.
25 May 1945:
Tows patrol craft No. 191.
26 May 1945:
Arrives at Toba.
15 August 1945:
Remains in service at cessation of hostilities.
3 May 1947:
Removed from the Navy list under instruction No. 327. Reverted to commercial trading under previous owners.
1952:
Sold to Kyodo Kaiun K.K., Tokyo.
1954:
Sold to Kyushu Yusen K.K., Fukuoka.
1961:
Sold to E. Yamamoto, Hekinan.
1966:
Sold to T. Miwa, Shimizu.
1971:
Scrapped in Japan.

Authors' Notes:
[1] Not to be confused with IJA transport No. 290 (8,154 GRT, ’32).
[2] MIZUHO was torpedoed at 2315 1 May and hit in port side aft of amidships by one torpedo of two fired by LtCdr (later Rear Admiral) Robert H. Rice's (USNA '27) USS DRUM (SS- 228). She sank at 0416 2 May with the loss of 101 of her crew.
[3] HAKKAI MARU (2921 GRT, ’40) was torpedoed circa 1825 enroute from Kure to Yokosuka by LtCdr Eugene T. Sands' (USNA '30) USS SAWFISH (SS-276). She sank circa 1900 at 34-05N, 137-35E with the loss of 121 members of Nankai Detachment and three crewmen.
[4] No submarine attack listed in Allied records.
Thanks go to Gengoro S. Toda of Japan.

- Gilbert Casse, Berend van der Wal and Peter Cundall.

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