Japanese Auxiliary Storeships

KYURYOSEN!

(TESHIO MARU, prewar)

IJN TESHIO MARU:
Tabular Record of Movement

© 2017-2018 Gilbert Casse, Berend van der Wal and Peter Cundall

3 June 1930:
Hikoshima. Laid down by Mitsubishi Zosen K.K. Hikoshima Zosensho shipyard as a 361-tons trawler for Kyodo Gyogyo K.K.
9 August 1930:
Launched and named TESHIO MARU.
27 September 1930.
Completed and registered at Shimonoseki with Gross Registered Tonnage (GRT) and Net Registered Tonnage (NRT) respectively of 361-tons and 152-tons. [1]
25 October 1930:
Kyodo Gyogyo K.K receives a steamer trawl fishing permit (No. 1-6) available for 10 years. Operation areas include: (A) Tokai and Yellow Sea, (B) Bering Sea E of 160E, within the line from Cape Olutluski to Cape Nawalin excluding sea level within 60 depths of water, (C) South China Sea.
Harvesting ports are: Tobata, Shimonoseki, Nagasaki, Osaka, Aomori and Hakodate.
Operations in Tokai and Yellow Sea are forbidden: 1 June ~ 31 August.
4 June ~ August 1931:
Operations in Tokai and Yellow Sea are forbidden.
11 March 1932:
Harvesting ports are changed to: Tobata, Shimonoseki, Nagasaki, Osaka, Aomori, Hakodate and Hong Kong.
1 July 1934:
Kyodo Gyogyo K.K. steamer trawl fishing permit is renewed. Company name is changed to Hiroshi Gyogyo K.K.
16 August 1934:
Steamer trawl fishing permit is renewed. Company name is reverted to Kyodo Gyogyo K.K.
23 May 1935:
Departs Tokyo and arrives at Tateyama later that day.
25 May 1935:
Departs Tateyama.
28 May 1935:
Arrives at Hakodate.
1 June 1935:
Departs Hakodate.
7 June 1935:
Arrives at Shipunsky Point, Kamchatka.
8 June 1935:
Departs Shipunsky Point.
9 June 1935:
Arrives at Kronotsky Point, Kamchatka.
10 June 1935:
Depars Kronotsky Point.
11 June 1935:
Arrives at Uskam, Kamchatka.
15 June 1935:
Departs Uskam and arrives at Kamchatsky Point, Kamchatka later this day.
16 June 1935:
Departs Kamchatsky Point and arrives at Kronotsky Point later in the day.
20 June 1935:
Departs Kronotsky Point.
21 June 1935:
Arrives at Shipunsky Point.
25 June 1935:
Departs Shipunsky Point.
1 July 1935:
Arrives at Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka.
3 July 1935:
Departs Petropavlovsk and arrives at Shipunsky Point later that day.
5 July 1935:
Departs Shipunsky Point.
10 July 1935:
Arrives at Uskam.
12 July 1935:
Departs Uskam.
15 July 1935:
Arrives at Karaga, Kamchatka.
16 July 1935:
Departs Karaga.
18 July 1935:
Arrives at Cape Orina, Kamchatka.
20 July 1935:
Departs Cape Orina.
25 July 1935:
Arrives at Petropavlovsk.
26 July 1935:
Departs Petropavlovsk.
28 July 1935:
Arrives at Kataoka Wan, Shimushu Island, Kuriles (now Zaliv Kozyrevskogo, Ostrov Shumushu).
30 July 1935:
Departs Kataoka Wan and arrives at Yavina River, Kamchatka later this day.
31 July 1935:
Departs Yavina River.
1 August 1935:
Arrives at Kishika River, Kamchatka.
3 August 1935:
Departs Kishika River.
5 August 1935:
Arrives at Krutogorova River, Kamchatka.
7 August 1935:
Departs Krutogorova River.
8 August 1935:
Arrives at Sopochnaya River, Kamchatka.
10 August 1935:
Departs Sopochnaya River and arrives at Ptitichii Island, Kamchatka later this day.
15 August 1935:
Departs Ptitichii Island and arrives at Utkoloka River, Kamchatka later this day.
18 August 1935:
Departs Utkoloka River.
25 August 1935:
Arrives at Oblukovina River, Kamchatka.
1 September 1935:
Departs Oblukovina River.
4 September 1935:
Arrives at Utka River, Kamchatka.
5 September 1935:
Departs Utka River.
10 September 1935:
Arrives at Otaru.
12 September 1935:
Departs Otaru.
13 September 1935:
Arrives at Hakodate.
15 September 1935:
Departs Hakodate.
18 September 1935:
Arrives at Tateyama.
20 September 1935:
Departs Tateyama and arrives at Tokyo later this day.
1936:
Her GRT and NRT are respectively changed to 397-tons and 198-tons. [1]
31 March 1936:
Kyodo Gyogyo K.K. steamer trawl fishing permit is renewed. Operation areas include: (A) Tokai and Yellow Sea, (B) South China Sea.
Harvesting ports are: Tobata, Shimonoseki, Nagasaki, Osaka and Hong Kong.
Operations in Tokai and Yellow Sea are forbidden: 1 May ~ 31 August.
30 September 1936:
Kyodo Gyogyo K.K. steamer trawl fishing permit is discontinued. New steamer trawl fishing permit (No. 1-0) is issued and available till 24 October 1946.
Operation areas include: (A) Tokai and Yellow Sea, (B) South China Sea.
Harvesting ports are: Tobata, Shimonoseki, Nagasaki, Osaka and Hong Kong.
Operations in Tokai and Yellow Sea are forbidden: 1 May ~ 31 August.
7 May 1937:
Her owners are changed to Nippon Suisan K.K.
4 June 1937:
Kyodo Gyogyo K.K steamer trawl fishing permit is transferred to Nippon Suisan K.K.
27 October 1937:
Requisitioned by the IJN.
29 October 1937:
Registered as an auxiliary minesweeper attached to the Kure Naval district under instruction No. 761.
7 November 1937:
Attached to Second Minesweeping Corps under instruction No. 798.
13 November 1937:
Navy Reserve Captain Sakuma Koichi is appointed CO.
1 December 1937:
Departs Kure for Mid China waters.
5 April 1938:
Nippon Suisan K.K. steamer trawl fishing permit is renewed.
Harvesting ports are: Tobata, Shimonoseki, Nagasaki, Osaka, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
18 May 1938:
Arrives at Osaka.
2 June 1938:
Removed from the Navy list under instruction No. 443. Derequisitioned that same day.
4 June 1938:
Requisitioned again as a general stores ship (Ippan Choyosen).
1938:
Arrives at Xinzhou.
2 September 1938:
1445 ~ 1515: alongside to starboard aft of auxiliary minesweeper tender NIPPONKAI MARU and provisions her with fresh food.
14 September 1938:
1000 ~ 1040: alongside to port of auxiliary minesweeper tender NIPPONKAI MARU and provisions her with fresh food.
15 September 1938:
Departs Xinzhou for Wu Xue.
3 October 1938:
1350 ~ 1435: alongside to port of auxiliary minesweeper tender NIPPONKAI MARU and provisions her with fresh food and drinking water. At 1925, alongside minelayer YAEYAMA which lies alongside to port of auxiliary minesweeper tender NIPPONKAI MARU and receives a new gun barrel.
E 3 ~ 4 October 1938:
Departs Wu Xue for Huangdhi Gang.
4 October 1938:
1045 ~ 1200 alongside to starboard of auxiliary minesweeper tender NIPPONKAI MARU and transfers 14 IJA wounded soldiers.
E 5 ~ 20 October 1938:
Departs Huangdhi Gang for Huangshi Gang.
21 October 1938:
0817 ~ 0847: alongside to port of auxiliary minesweeper tender NIPPONKAI MARU and provisions her with fresh food.
E 22 October ~ 6 November 1938:
Departs Huangshi Gang for Tuan Feng Shuidao.
7 November 1938:
1505 ~ 1535: alongside to port of auxiliary minesweeper tender NIPPONKAI MARU and provisions her with fresh food.
E 8 ~ 27 November 193:
Departs Tuan Feng Shuidao for Jiujiang.
28 November 1938:
1215 ~ 1230: alongside to port of auxiliary minesweeper tender NIPPONKAI MARU and provisions her with fresh food.
E 29 ~ 30 November 1938:
Departs Jiujiang for Hankow (now Hankou).
1 December 1938:
1645 ~ 1912: alongside to port of auxiliary minesweeper tender NIPPONKAI MARU and provisions her with frozen meat.
E 2 ~ 31 December 1938:
Departs Hankow for Jinkow (now Zhenjiang).
14 June 1939:
At 1615, alongside to port of auxiliary gunboat NANKAI MARU No. 1 and provisions her with fresh food.
E 15 June ~ 1 July 1939:
Departs Jinkow for Shang Sanshan.
2 July 1939:
1010 ~ 1035: alongside auxiliary gunboat NANKAI MARU No. 1 and provisions her with fresh food. Later departs Shang Sanshan for Nanking (now Nanjing).
20 July 1939:
1605 ~ 1620: alongside auxiliary gunboat NANKAI MARU No. 1 and provisions her with fresh food.
21 July 1939:
Departs Nanking for Jinkow.
6 August 1939:
1845 ~ 1900: alongside auxiliary gunboat NANKAI MARU No. 1 and provisions her with fresh food.
7 August 1939:
Departs Jinkow for Wuhu.
26 August 1939:
1525 ~ 1545: alongside to starboard of auxiliary gunboat NANKAI MARU No. 1 and provisions her with fresh food.
E 27 August ~ 10 September 1939:
Departs Wuhu for Nanking.
11 September 1939:
1810 ~ 1830: alongside to starboard of auxiliary gunboat NANKAI MARU No. 1 and provisions her with fresh food.
E 12 ~ 27 September 1939:
Departs Nanking.
28 September 1939:
Arrives at Jinkow.
29 September 1939:
Departs Jinkow.
11 October 1939:
Arrives at Jinkow.
12 October 1939:
Departs Jinkow.
5 May 1940:
Departs Takao, Formosa (now Kaoshiung, Taiwan) for South China waters.
15 May 1940:
Arrives at Takao.
18 May 1940:
Departs Takao for South China waters.
28 May 1940:
Arrives at Takao.
30 May 1940:
Departs Takao for South China waters.
27 June 1940:
Arrives at Kirun, Formosa (now Keelung, Taiwan).
29 June 1940:
Departs Kirun for South China waters.
26 July 1940:
Arrives at Kirun.
30 July 1940:
Departs Kirun for South China waters.
10 August 1940:
Arrives at Kirun.
13 August 1940:
Departs Kirun for South China waters.
23 August 1940:
Arrives at Kirun.
26 August 1940:
Departs Kirun for for South China waters.
5 September 1940:
Arrives at Kirun.
8 September 1940:
Departs Kirun for Samah (now Sanya), Hainan Island, China.
16 September 1940:
Provisions auxiliary survey ship KYODO MARU No. 36 with fresh food.
E 17 ~ 20 September 1940:
Departs Samah.
21 September 1940:
Arrives at Takao.
24 September 1940:
Departs Takao for South China waters.
7 October 1940:
Arrives at Takao.
12 October 1940:
Departs Takao for South China waters.
23 October 1940:
Arrives at Takao.
9 November 1940:
Departs Takao for South China waters.
19 November 1940:
Arrives at Takao.
30 November 1940:
Departs Takao for South China waters.
8 December 1940:
Arrives at Takao.
12 December 1940:
Departs Takao for South China waters.
23 December 1940:
Arrives at Takao.
26 December 1940:
Departs Takao for South China waters.
1 January 1941:
Arrives at Takao.
10 January 1941:
Departs Takao for South China waters.
20 January 1941:
Arrives at Takao.
23 January 1940:
Departs Takao for South China waters.
6 February 1941:
Arrives at Takao.
9 February 1941:
Departs Takao for South China waters.
20 February 1941:
Arrives at Takao.
22 February 1941:
Departs Takao for South China waters.
6 April 1941:
Arrives at Takao.
9 April 1941:
Departs Takao for South China waters.
19 April 1941:
Arrives at Takao.
22 April 1941:
Departs Takao for South China waters.
3 May 1941
Arrives at Takao.
7 May 1941:
Departs Takao for South China waters.
17 May 1941:
Arrives at Takao.
20 May 1941:
Departs Takao for South China waters.
31 May 1941:
Arrives at Takao.
5 June 1941:
Departs Takao for South China waters.
17 June 1941:
Arrives at Takao.
21 June 1941:
Departs Takao for Bei Li. Provisions there auxiliary survey ship KYODO MARU No. 36 with fresh food.
28 June 1941:
Provisions auxiliary survey ship KYODO MARU No. 36 with fresh food.
E 29 June ~ 7 July 1941:
Departs Bei Li.
8 July 1941:
Arrives at Takao.
10 July 1941:
Departs Takao for South China waters.
26 July 1941:
Arrives at Takao.
31 July 1941:
Departs Takao for South China waters.
14 August 1941
Arrives at Takao.
20 August 1941:
Departs Takao for South China waters.
3 September 1941:
Arrives at Takao.
7 September 1941:
Departs Takao for South China waters.
20 September 1941
Arrives at Takao.
26 September 1941:
Departs Takao for South China waters.
15 October 1941:
Arrives at Takao.
15 October 1941:
Registered as an auxiliary stores ship attached to the Sasebo Naval District under instruction No. 1256.
E 16 ~ 20 October 1941:
Attached to Vice Admiral (Fleet Admiral posthumously) Koga Mineichi’s (34) China Area Fleet as an auxiliary stores ship (Otsu) category. [2]
21 October 1941:
Departs Takao for South China waters.
11 November 1941:
Arrives at Takao.
18 November 1941:
Departs Takao for South China waters.
7 December 1941:
Arrives at Takao.
11 December 1941:
Departs Takao.
16 December 1941:
Arrives at Samah.
17 December 1941:
At 0900, departs Samah for Yulin, Hainan Island.
20 December 1941:
Attached to Hainan military stores unit under Hainan force instruction No. 31.
26 December 1941:
At 1325, departs Yulin.
28 December 1941:
Arrives at Samah.
3 January 1942:
At 1500, departs Samah.
9 January 1942:
At 0910, arrives back at Samah.
10 January 1942:
At 1340, departs Samah.
17 January 1942:
Arrives at Takao.
27 January 1942:
Arrives at Hainan Island.
2 February 1942:
At 0300, departs Samah.
7 February 1942:
At 2030, arrives at Samah. Released from Hainan naval military unit.
8 February 1942:
At 0305, departs Hainan Island.
12 February 1942:
Arrives at Takao.
16 February 1942:
Departs Takao.
24 February 1942:
Arrives at Saigon, French Indochina (now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam).
1 March 1942:
Departs Saigon.
3 April 1942:
Arrives at Takao.
12 April 1942:
Departs Takao.
5 October 1942:
Arrives at Bangkok, Siam (now Thailand).
8 October 1942:
Departs Bangkok.
15 May 1942:
Scheduled to be equipped with one Type 92 7.7mm type A MG and 5 type 38 Arisaka rifles under instruction No. 5990.
12 June 1942:
Scheduled to be equipped with one 8cm/40cal deck gun under instruction No. 7246.
25 August 1942:
Attached to Vice Admiral Takahashi Ibo’s (36) Southwest Area Fleet.
2 January 1943:
Departs Penang, Malaya.
31 March 1943:
Her owners are changed to Nihon Kaiyo Gyogyo Tosei K.K.
22 April 1943:
Arrives at Saigon.
25 April 1943:
Departs Saigon.
1 June 1943:
Arrives at Penang. Departs later.
7 July 1943:
Arrives at Port Blair, Andaman Islands.
8 July 1943:
Departs Port Blair.
25 July 1943:
Arrives at Port Blair.
26 July 1943:
Departs Port Blair.
5 October 1943:
At 1030, due to arrive at Nicobar Islands.
6 October 1944:
Arrives at Penang.
1 November 1944:
At 0126, departs Nankowry, Nicobar Islands escorted by subchaser CH-9.
3 November 1944:
At 1800, arrives at Penang.
31 December 1944:
Departs Port Blair for Singapore in a convoy also consisting of UNRYU MARU (ex-British WULIN) escorted by subchasers CH-34, CH-35 and CH-63. Three hours after leaving port UNRYU MARU is torpedoed and sunk by British Royal Navy submarine HMS SHAKESPEARE with only two watchmen surviving. 149 passengers and the ship's crew are KIA.
23 March 1945:
Departs Penang in a convoy also consisting of stores ship RISUI MARU (ex-British LIPIS) carrying food for the Andaman and Nicobar garrisons escorted by subchasers CH-34 and CH-63. The convoy's initial destination is Port Blair, then Car Nicobar.
25 March 1945:
E of Khota Andaman. At 1030, the convoy is intercepted by Captain (later Admiral Sir) Manley L. Power's 26th Destroyer Flotilla consisting of destroyers HMS SAUMAREZ, HMS VIRAGO, HMS VIGILANT and HMS VOLAGE. At 1059, the destroyers open fire on the convoy with gunfire and launch eight torpedoes, all of which miss.
The undamaged convoy makes for the SW. At 1129, Captain Powers radios for air support. Two RAF Consolidated B-24 “Liberator” bombers soon arrive and in a low-level bombing attack, sink TESHIO MARU at 11-00N, 95-50E, about 178 nautical miles SSE of Port Blair, but one B-24 is caught in the blast of its own bombs and crashes into the sea. 11 passengers and 11 of the crew are killed.
At 1150, the 26th Destroyer Flotilla renews its attack on the convoy and HMS VOLAGE sinks RISUI MARU at 10-38N, 94-42E. 21 of the crew are KIA. HMS SAUMAREZ rescues the downed B-24's crew. At 1230, HMS VIRAGO and HMS VIGILANT open fire at long range on CH-63 and CH-34. HMS VIGILANT closes and fires eight torpedoes at the subchasers, one of which hits and sinks CH-63.
25 May 1945:
Removed from the Navy list under instruction No. 108.

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.
[2] There were two categories of Kyuryosen. (Ko) category with an IJN Captain as supervisor aboard and (Otsu) category without.
Thanks go to Gengoro S. Toda of Japan.

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

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