KYURYOSEN!
(TOKO MARU, prewar – Peter Cundall Collection)
IJN TOKO MARU No. 2 GO :
Tabular Record of Movement
© 2020 Gilbert Casse, Berend van der Wal and Peter Cundall
12 September 1933:
Kobe. Laid down by Mitsubishi Zosen K.K. as a 398-tons deep sea trawler for Shinko Suisan K.K.
28 February 1934:
Launched and named TOKO MARU. [1]
25 April 1934:
Shinko Suisan K.K. receives a steamer trawl fishing permit (No. 28) available for 10 years. Operation areas include: The North Pacific Ocean, including the Bering Sea, NE of latitude 166-00E and N of latitude 50-00N from Cape Olyutrsky to Cape Nawarin and excluding the line from Cape Kronoskie to Cape Africa.
Harvesting ports are: Hakodate, Tokyo and Osaka.
9 May 1934:
Completed and registered at Tokyo with a GRT (registered gross tonnage) of 398-tons and a NRT (registered net tonnage) of 212-tons. [2]
25 May 1934:
Chartered by Nihon Godo Kosen K.K.
1935:
GRT and NRT are respectively changed to 407-tons and 218-tons. [2]
15 April 1935:
Her owners are changed to Kyodo Gyogyo K.K.
22 October 1935:
Kyodo Gyogyo K.K. steamer trawl fishing permit is changed.
Operating areas include: (A) Tokai and Yellow Sea, (B) The North Pacific Ocean, including the Bering Sea, E of longitude 166-00E and N of latitude 50-00N from Cape Olyutrsky to Cape Nawarin and excluding the line from Cape Kronoskie to Cape Africa. (C) South China Sea S of latitude 21-00.
Harvesting ports are: Hakodate, Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe and Tobata.
Restrictions or conditions: From April 1 to September 30, operations are restricted to South China Sea only.
7 May 1937:
Her owners are changed to Nippon Suisan K.K.
1937:
Requisitioned by the IJN as a general requisitioned transport (Ippan Choyosen).
17 December 1937:
Arrives at Tong Ao Island, China.
18 December 1937:
At 0900, alongside portside of seaplane tender KAMOI. From 0910 till 1000 provisions KAMOI with fresh food. At 1015, departs KAMOI. Departs Tong Ao Island and returns there. Departs again later that day.
19 December 1937:
Arrives at Tong Ao Island. Departs later that day.
25 December 1937:
Arrives at Tong Ao Island. Departs later that same day.
26 December 1937:
Arrives at Tong Ao Island. Departs later that day.
27 December 1937:
Arrives at Tong Ao Island.
1938:
Departs Tong Ao Island and arrives at Jiujiang, China later that day.
27 August 1938:
Alongside portside of minesweeper tender NIPPONKAI MARU and provisions her with fresh food.
1938:
Departs Jiujiang for Shinshu (Xinzhou), China.
1 September 1938:
Navy (Resv.) officer (rank unknown) Yoshida Komao is appointed supervisor.
9 September 1938:
From 1250 till 1315 lies alongside starboard side of minesweeper tender NIPPONKAI MARU and provisions her with fresh food.
September 1938:
Departs Shinshu for San Weishan, China.
24 September 1938:
From 1345 till 1410 lies alongside portside of minesweeper tender NIPPONKAI MARU and provisions her with fresh food.
1938:
Departs San Weishan for Hou Er Ji, China.
11 October 1938:
From 1648 till 1655 lies alongside portside of minesweeper tender NIPPONKAI MARU and provisions her with fresh food.
1938:
Departs Hou Er Ji for Hankow (Hankou), China.
3 December 1938:
From 1040 till 1215 lies alongside portside of minesweeper tender NIPPONKAI MARU and provisions her with fresh food.
December 1938:
Departs Hankow for Zhenjiang, China.
15 December 1938:
Alonside to portside of auxiliary gunboat NANKAI MARU No. 1 and provisions food.
December 1938:
Released to her owners.
7 March 1939:
Requisitioned by the IJN and attached to Vice Admiral (later Admiral) Kondo Nobutake’s (35) 5th Fleet. That same day, Navy (Resv.) officer (rank unknown) Hamamoto Nagakawa is appointed supervisor.
7 April 1939:
Arrives at Haikow (Haikou), Hainan Island, China.
1939:
Released to her owners.
27 August 1941:
Osaka. Conversion to military duty starts at Kizugawa Senkyo K.K. shipyard.
28 August 1941:
Requisitioned by the IJN. That same day, Navy (Resv.) officer (rank unknown) Suzuki Kaoru is appointed supervisor.
5 September 1941:
Registered as an auxiliary stores ship attached to the Maizuru Naval District under instruction No. 1025.
20 September 1941:
Renamed TOKO MARU No. 2 GO under instruction No. 8630.
27 September 1941:
The conversion is completed.
1941:
Attached to Vice Admiral Hosogaya Boshiro’s (36) Fifth Fleet as an auxiliary stores ship, (Otsu) category. [3]
13 October 1941:
Departs Yokosuka for Southern Chinese Waters.
5 November 1941:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
26 November 1941:
Departs Yokosuka for Akkeshi.
1 December 1941:
Arrives at Akkeshi. Assigned to Northern Unit, Supply Unit.
4 December 1941:
Departs Akkeshi.
6 December 1941:
Arrives at Matsuwa To (now Ostrov Matsua, Russia), Kuril Islands.
7 December 1941:
Departs Matsuwa To.
8 December 1941:
Arrives at Paramushiro (now Paramushir, Russia), Kuril Islands and departs there later that day.
13 December 1941:
Arrives at Muroran.
17 December 1941:
Departs Muroran and arrives at Akkeshi later in the day.
19 December 1941:
Departs Akkeshi.
25 December 1941:
Arrives at Paramushiro.
28 December 1941:
Departs Paramushiro.
2 January 1942:
Arrives at Muroran.
12 January 1942:
Departs Muroran and arrives at Hakodate later that day.
13 January 1942:
Departs Hakodate and arrives at Ominato later that same day.
15 January 1942:
Departs Ominato and arrives at Hakodate later in the day.
17 January 1942:
Departs Hakodate.
1 February 1942:
Arrives at Hakodate. Assigned that same day to Northern Unit, Supply Unit under Northern Command instruction No. 14.
2 February 1942:
Departs Hakodate and arrives later in the day at Muroran.
6 February 1942:
Departs Muroran.
7 February 1942:
Arrives at Akkeshi.
15 February 1942:
Departs Akkeshi.
16 February 1942:
Arrives at Muroran.
20 February 1942:
Departs Muroran.
21 February 1942:
Arrives at Akkeshi.
1 March 1942:
Assigned to the Northern Command, Supply Unit under Northern Command instruction No. 17.
5 March 1942:
Departs Akkeshi.
6 March 1942:
Arrives at Ominato.
10 March 1942:
Departs Ominato and arrives at Hakodate later that day.
12 March 1942:
Departs Hakodate and arrives at Muroran later that same day.
16 March 1942:
Departs Muroran.
17 March 1942:
Arrives at Akkeshi.
18 March 1942:
Departs Akkeshi.
23 March 1942:
Arrives at Kushiro. Provisions auxiliary gunboat SHOEI MARU (1,986 GRT) with fresh food. Departs thereafter and arrives at Akkeshi later in the day.
24 March 1942:
Departs Akkeshi.
25 March 1942:
Arrives at Kushiro.
28 March 1942:
Departs Kushiro.
29 March 1942:
Arrives at Muroran.
2 April 1942:
Departs Muroran.
3 April 1942:
Arrives at Akkeshi.
6 April 1942:
Departs Akkeshi and arrives at Kushiro later that day.
12 April 1942:
At Kushiro. Provisions auxiliary gunboat SHOEI MARU (1,986 GRT) with fresh food.
15 April 1942:
Departs Kushiro and arrives at Akkeshi later that same day.
16 April 1942:
Departs Akkeshi and arrives at Kushiro later that day.
19 April 1942:
Departs Kushiro.
20 April 1942:
Arrives at Muroran.
23 April 1942:
Departs Muroran.
24 April 1942:
Arrives at Akkeshi.
26 April 1942:
Departs Akkeshi and arrives at Kushiro later that day.
2 May 1942:
Departs Kushiro and arrives at Akkeshi later that same day.
5 May 1942:
Rated as an Aleutian Supply Unit in Aleutian Invasion Operation "AL".
13 May 1942:
Departs Akkeshi.
14 May 1942:
Arrives at Ominato.
17 May 1942:
Departs Ominato and arrives at Muroran later in the day.
20 May 1942:
Departs Muroran and arrives at Aomori later that day.
21 May 1942:
Departs Aomori and arrives at Ominato later that same day.
23 May 1942:
Departs Ominato and arrives at Muroran later in the day.
25 May 1942:
Departs Muroran.
26 May 1942: Operation "AL" - The Seizure of Attu and Kiska:
Arrives at Mutsu Wan (Bay), Ominato. Attached to Supply Force.
Later that day, Vice Admiral Hosogaya Boshiro's (36) (former CO of MUTSU) Northern Force's Main Body's CruDiv 5's NACHI (F) and destroyers INAZUMA and IKAZUCHI accompanying Rear Admiral (Vice Admiral posthumously) Kakuta Kakuji, (39) (former CO of NAGATO) Second Carrier Striking Force's CarDiv 4's JUNYO (F) and RYUJO, CruDiv 4's TAKAO and MAYA, Desdiv 3 SHIOKAZE and DesDiv 7 AKEBONO, USHIO, and SAZANAMI, auxiliary transport AKASHISAN MARU, auxiliary stores ship TOKO MARU No. 2 GO, oiler FUJISAN MARU, collier/oiler NISSAN MARU and auxiliary cruiser AWATA MARU depart Mutsu Wan (Bay), Ominato for the Aleutians via Paramushiro.
1 June 1942:
The Invasion Force arrives at Paramushiro, Kuriles. Departs the same day for the Aleutians.
7 June 1942:
Vice Admiral Hosogaya's Fifth Fleet captures Attu and Kiska. Departs later for Paramushiro.
12 June 1942:
Scheduled to be equipped with guns for an auxiliary transport, (Otsu) category under instruction No 7246. [3]
21 June 1942:
Departs Paramushiro waters.
22 June 1942:
Scheduled to be fitted with guns shields for an auxiliary transport, (Otsu) category. [3]
25 June 1942:
Arrives at Attu.
27 June 1942:
Departs Attu.
28 June 1942:
Arrives at Kiska. Departs there later that day.
29 June 1942:
Arrives at Attu. Departs there later that day.
10 July 1942:
Arrives at Muroran.
11 July 1942:
Departs Muroran.
16 July 1942:
Arrives at Maizuru.
17 July 1942:
Departs Maizuru.
20 July 1942:
Arrives at Tobata. Departs later.
1 September 1942:
Departs Hikoshima.
3 September 1942:
Arrives at Maizuru.
5 ~ 7 September 1942:
Fitted with sailing navigation equipment.
8 September 1942:
Departs Maizuru.
10 September 1942:
Arrives at Ominato.
13 September 1942:
Departs Ominato and arrives at Muroran later that day.
14 September 1942:
Departs Muroran.
16 September 1942:
Scheduled to be fitted with depth charge equipment under instruction No. 11672.
26 September 1942:
Arrives at Kiska and assists landings.
28 September 1942:
Departs Kiska.
2 October 1942:
Arrives at Kashiwabara now (Severo-Kurilsk), Paramushiro Island.
4 October 1942:
Departs Kashiwabara.
10 October 1942:
Arrives at Ominato.
16 October 1942:
Departs Ominato and arrives at Muroran later that day.
21 October 1942:
Departs Muroran.
25 October 1942:
Arrives at Paramushiro.
9 November 1942:
Departs Paramushiro.
17 November 1942:
Arrives at Ominato.
22 November 1942:
Departs Ominato.
27 November 1942:
Arrives at Paramushiro.
2 December 1942:
Departs Paramushiro.
8 December 1942:
Arrives at Ominato.
14 December 1942:
Departs Ominato.
20 December 1942:
Arrives at Kushiro.
22 December 1942:
Departs Kushiro.
28 December 1942:
Arrives at Kashiwabara.
2 January 1943:
Departs Kashiwabara.
9 January 1943:
Arrives at Ominato.
11 January 1943:
Departs Ominato.
17 January 1943:
Arrives at Kushiro.
20 January 1943:
Departs Kushiro.
25 January 1943:
Strands at 50-39N, 155-51E, about 12 nautical miles WSW Banjo Zaki, N Paramushiro. The hull rolls over and subsequently ship is abandoned. Casualties, if any, are unknown.
1 November 1943:
Removed from the Navy’s list under instruction No. 2288.
Authors' Notes:
[1] Not to be confused with Army transport No. 350 (4,180 GRT, ’08), Army transport No. 971 (2,748 GRT, ’40), Wartime Std. F type (530 GRT, ’45) or Wartime Std. F type (521 GRT, ’42).
[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 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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