2 November 2024: Posted IJN Auxiliary Netlayer SHUKO MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN.(Peter Cundall)

11 October 2024: Posted a major revision by Berend van der Wal of IRO on YUSOSEN! (per Peter Cundall)

5 October 2024: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat SAIKYO MARUon KOKAI HOKAN (Peter Cundall)

3 October 2024: Posted Combinedfleet.com special collaborative article on Battle of Surigao Strait Battleships at Surigao Strait: Revelations of the Wrecks and Records (Anthony Tully)

2 September 2024: Posted IJN Auxiliary Netlayer SHOFUKU MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN.(Peter Cundall)

3 August 2024: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat PEKING MARUon KOKAI HOKAN (Peter Cundall)

30 July 2024: Posted a total of 68 revisions to existing TROMs listing ship movements through the Panama Canal in the period 1936-41. This is too large a number to specifically list but readers can find most of the updates on ZATSUYOSEN. and YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

2 July 2024: Posted IJN Auxiliary Netlayer SHOEKI MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN.(Peter Cundall)

18 June 2024: Posted a major revision by Berend van der Wal of SATA on YUSOSEN! (per Peter Cundall)

3 June 2024: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat OKUYO MARUon KOKAI HOKAN (Peter Cundall)

5 May 2024: Posted IJN Auxiliary Netlayer SEIKO MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN.(Peter Cundall)

1 April 2024: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat NISSHO MARU No. 12on KOKAI HOKAN (Peter Cundall)

3 March 2024: Posted IJN Auxiliary Netlayer SANSUI MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN.(Peter Cundall)

28 February 2024: Posted Revised TROM of destroyer KAMIKAZE on Long Lancers! (A. Tully)

1 February 2024: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat NAMPO MARU on KOKAI HOKAN (Peter Cundall)

7 January 2024: Happy New Year. Posted IJN Auxiliary Netlayer OSEI MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN.(Peter Cundall)

1 January 2024: Posted Revised TROMS of destroyers NOKAZE, MURASAME and MOMO on Long Lancers! (A. Tully)

2 December 2023: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat MYOKEN MARU on KOKAI HOKAN (Peter Cundall)

3 November 2023: Posted IJN Auxiliary Netlayer NISSHO MARU No. 3 on KYUSETSUMOKAN.(Peter Cundall)

2 October 2023: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat MANYO MARU on KOKAI HOKAN (Peter Cundall)

2 September 2023: Posted IJN Auxiliary Netlayer NAGARA MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN.(Peter Cundall)

6 August 2023: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat MAGANE MARU on KOKAI HOKAN (Peter Cundall)

6 July 2023: Posted IJN Auxiliary Netlayer MATSU MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN.(Peter Cundall)

19 June 2023: Revised TROMS of destroyers YUGUMO and MOMI on Long Lancers! (A. Tully)

18 June 2023: Added missing information for some of the incomplete sections for NAGATO, HIEI and CHOKAI and translation of MUTSU photo caption to IJN Shipwrecks page SHIPWRECKS OF THE RISING SUN (Anthony Tully)

4 June 2023: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat KONGOSAN MARU on KOKAI HOKAN (Peter Cundall)

30 May 2023: Revised TROMS of destroyers ISOKAZE, NAGATSUKI, NATSUSHIO, NENOHI, SHIMOTSUKI, and TAKE on Long Lancers! (A. Tully)

Memorial Day 2023: Redesignated IJN Shipwrecks page and detached from `Mysteries' to be its own Category Block SHIPWRECKS OF THE RISING SUN on Nihon Kaigun Home Page (Anthony Tully)

6 May 2023: Posted IJN Auxiliary Netlayer KUMANO MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN.(Peter Cundall)

6 April 2023: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat KEIKO MARU on KOKAI HOKAN (Peter Cundall)

19 March 2023: Posted major revisions to TROMs of tankers KYOKUHO MARU, HAYATOMO, ONDO and SHIRETOKO on YUSOSEN!, and and IJN transports HIROTAMA MARU and NAGATA MARU on ZATSUYOSEN. and finally a revision to TROM of target ship HAKACHI on HYOTEKIKAN. (Peter Cundall)

5 March 2023: Posted IJN Auxiliary Netlayer KOTOBUKI MARU No. 5 on KYUSETSUMOKAN.(Peter Cundall)

1 February 2023: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat KAZAN MARU on KOKAI HOKAN (Peter Cundall)

3 January 2023: Happy New Year to all. Posted IJN Auxiliary Netlayer KOTOBUKI MARU No. 3 on KYUSETSUMOKAN.(Peter Cundall)

5 December 2022: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat KASAGI MARU on KOKAI HOKAN (Peter Cundall)

4 November 2022: Posted IJN Auxiliary Netlayer KOKKO MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN.(Peter Cundall)

2 October 2022: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat KANKO MARU on KOKAI HOKAN (Peter Cundall)

3 September 2022: On this anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War in Europe, posted IJN Auxiliary Netlayer KOGI MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN.(Peter Cundall)

27 August 2022: Posted revisions to TROMs of tankers HISHI MARU No. 2, KYUEI MARU, NISSHO MARU and RYOEI MARU on YUSOSEN!, and Axis merchant ships TEIBI MARU, TEIFU MARU, andTEIKA MARU on SEMPAKU UNEIKAI SIYOSEN Thanks to Berend Van der Wal for the tanker revisions.(Peter Cundall)

3 August 2022: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat KAMITSU MARU on KOKAI HOKAN (Peter Cundall)

2 July 2022: Posted IJN Auxiliary Netlayer KOGA MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN.(Peter Cundall)

3 June 2022: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat KAHOKU MARU on KOKAI HOKAN (Peter Cundall)

3 May 2022: Posted IJN Auxiliary Netlayer KOEI MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN.(Peter Cundall)

2 April 2022: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat IKUTA MARU on KOKAI HOKAN (Peter Cundall)

2 March 2022: Posted IJN Auxiliary Netlayer KISHIN MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN.(Peter Cundall)

8 February 2022: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat HONG KONG MARU on KOKAI HOKAN (Peter Cundall)

3 January 2022: Happy new 2022 to all. Posted IJN Auxiliary Netlayer KIRI MARU No. 1 Go on KYUSETSUMOKAN.(Peter Cundall)

8 December 2021: On this 80th Anniversary of the outbreak of the Pacific War (as measured in Asian time not on the other side of international dateline) posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat HOKOKU MARU on KOKAI HOKAN (Peter Cundall)

10 November 2021: Posted IJN Auxiliary Netlayer KASHIWA MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN.(Peter Cundall)

1 October 2021: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat HAKKAISAN MARU on KOKAI HOKAN (Peter Cundall)

3 September 2021: Posted IJN Auxiliary Netlayer KANKO MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN.(Peter Cundall)

2 August 2021: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat HAKKAI MARU on KOKAI HOKAN (Peter Cundall)

2 July 2021: Posted IJN Auxiliary Netlayer HIRO MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN.(Peter Cundall)

2 June 2021: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat EIFUKU MARU on KOKAI HOKAN (Peter Cundall)

5 May 2021: Posted IJN Auxiliary Netlayer HINOKI MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN.(Peter Cundall)

6 April 2021: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat EDO MARU on KOKAI HOKAN (Peter Cundall)

23 March 2021. Posted revisions to TROMs of tankers ARIMA MARU, AZUMA MARU, HASHIDATE MARU, ISSHIN MARU, NISSHIN MARU, SHUNTEN MARU and KYOEI MARU on YUSOSEN!, (Peter Cundall)

10 March 2021: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat DELHI MARU on KOKAI HOKAN and IJN Auxiliary Netlayer EIRYU MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN.(Peter Cundall)

12 February 2021. Posted revisions to TROMs of tankers AZUSA MARU, KYOKUYO MARU, SAN PEDRO MARU and TOEN MARU on YUSOSEN!, axis merchant ship TEIRYU MARU on SEMPAKU UNEIKAI SIYOSEN; , and submarine chasers CH-3 and CH-4 on KUSENTEI! (Peter Cundall)

3 February 2021: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat DAIDO MARU on KOKAI HOKAN and IJN Auxiliary Netlayer CHOKO MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN.(Peter Cundall)

7 December 2020: On this commemoration of the outbreak of the Pacific War (US time) Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat CHOSA MARU on KOKAI HOKAN and IJN Auxiliary Netlayer CHOKI MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN.(Peter Cundall)

9 November 2020. Posted revisions to TROMs of tankers HISHI MARU, KINREI MARU, KIYO MARU, KYOEI MARU No. 2, SHINKOKU MARU, SHOYO MARU, and TSURUMI on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

3 November 2020: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat CHOJUSAN MARU on KOKAI HOKAN and IJN Auxiliary Netlayer WAKAMIYA MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN.(Peter Cundall)

19 October 2020. Posted revisions to TROMs of tankers AKATSUKI MARU, SEIYO MARU, and SHINKOKU MARU on YUSOSEN; IJN transport TATSUHO MARU on ZATSUYOSEN; IJN Ammunition Ships HIDE MARU and KASHINO on KYUHEIKAN!, and Auxiliary Storeship MINATO MARU on KYURYOSEN. (Peter Cundall)

5 October 2020. Posted revisions to TROMs of tankers MUROTSU MARU and RYUEI MARU on YUSOSEN; IJN transports NIKKAI MARU, and SEIKYO MARU on ZATSUYOSEN; IJN torpedo recovery ships KAMIKAZE MARU and SHINSHO MARU on SUIRAI-BOKAN; and IJN Storeship HAYASAKI on KYURYOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

24 September 2020. Posted revisions to TROMs of tankers SHIMPO MARU and TARAKAN MARU on YUSOSEN; collier tanker MIKAGE MARU No. 18 on KYUTANYUSEN; IJN torpedo recovery ship SHURI MARU on SUIRAI-BOKAN; and IJN transports ANSHU MARU, PARAN MARU and SHINKYO MARU on ZATSUYOSEN. (Peter Cundall)

14 September 2020. Posted revisions to TROMs of tankers AMATSU MARU, BOKUEI MARU, EIYO MARU No. 2, KAMOI, OMINESAN MARU, SAN CLEMENTE MARU, and SAN RAMON MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

6 September 2020. Posted revisions to TROMs of tankers JUKO MARU, KORYU MARU, KUROSHIO MARU, KYOEI MARU No. 3, MANJU MARU, MOJI MARU, and SHINKOKU MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

2 September 2020: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat CHOHAKUSAN MARU on KOKAI HOKAN and IJN Auxiliary Netlayer KOA MARU No. 2 GO on KYUSETSUMOKAN. We (Berend, Gilbert and I) will take a break from posting for a month with next new postings scheduled for early November. Revisions will still be published in this time. (Peter Cundall)

20 August 2020: Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN Aircraft Transports FUJIKAWA MARU, GOSHU MARU, LYONS MARU and MOGAMIGAWA MARU onKOKUKI-UMPANSEN!; IJN submarine depot ship NACHI MARU on SENSUI-BOKAN!; Gunboat OKITSU on HOKAN! and IJN Storeship SHIRASAKI on KYURYOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

4 August 2020: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat CHITOSE MARU on KOKAI HOKAN and IJN Auxiliary Netlayer SHOSEI MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN. (Peter Cundall)

10 July 2020: Posted revisions to TROMs of tankers FUJISAN MARU, KOKUYO MARU, SAN DIEGO MARU, and YUHO MARU on YUSOSEN!; TEIRYU MARU on SEMPAKU UNEIKAI SIYOSEN; minesweeper W-24 on SOKAITEI!, and IJN Seaplane Tender KIYOKAWA MARU on SUIJOKI-BOKAN!(Peter Cundall)

3 July 2020: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat KISO MARU on KOKAI HOKAN and IJN Auxiliary Netlayer KUDAMATSU MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN. (Peter Cundall)

24 June 2020. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan ETOROFU, FUKUE, HACHIJO, ISHIGAKI and KUNASHIRI on KAIBOKAN! and submarine-chasers CH-8 and CH-9 on KUSENTEI! (Peter Cundall)

2 June 2020: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat ASO MARU on KOKAI HOKAN; IJN Auxiliary Netlayer DAIKOKUTEN MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN. and as a one-off SHOHO MARU on ZATSUYOSEN. (Peter Cundall)

5 May 2020: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat KOSHO MARU on KOKAI HOKAN. Also published Auxiliary Storeship HYUGA MARU on KYURYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

1 May 2020: Posted a revision to TROM of IJN cruiser YUBARI on JUNYOKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

3 April 2020: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat KATSURA MARU No. 2 GO on KOKAI HOKAN. Also published Auxiliary Storeship TOKO MARU No. 2 GO on KYURYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

1 April 2020: Posted revisions to TROM of IJN cruiser IZUMO on JUNYOKAN! and a revision of the feature Midget Submarines Based in the Marianas on Stories and Battle Histories of the IJN's Midget Submarines (Sander Kingsepp)

5 March 2020: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat KEIJO MARU on KOKAI HOKAN. Also published Auxiliary Storeship HOKKAI MARU on KYURYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

1 March 2020: Posted a revision to TROM of IJN cruiser TOKIWA on JUNYOKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

3 February 2020: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat HEIJO MARU on KOKAI HOKAN. Also published Auxiliary Storeship HAKUREI MARU on KYURYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

1 February 2020: Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN cruisers NOSHIRO and YAKUMO on JUNYOKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

10 January 2020: Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN battleships FUSO and YAMASHIRO on SENKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

5 January 2020: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat KEISHIN MARU on KOKAI HOKAN. Also published Auxiliary Storeship TENYO MARU No. 2 GO on KYURYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

23 December 2019: Posted revisions to TROMs of second class destroyer HASU on KUCHIKUKAN! and patrol boat PB-105 on SHOKAITEI!; hospital ship TAKASAGO MARU on BYOINSEN; minesweepers W-5 and W-8 on SOKAITEI!; and IJN Seaplane Tender KINUGASA MARU on SUIJOKI-BOKAN!(Peter Cundall)

3 December 2019. Posted IJN Auxiliary Netlayer KYOSEI MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN. Also published Auxiliary Storeship TAIYO MARU on KYURYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

12 November 2019. Posted revisions to TROMs of Minelayer YAEYAMA on FUSETSUKAN!; tankers FUJISAN MARU, KOKUYO MARU, SAN DIEGO MARU, and TONAN MARU on YUSOSEN!; and submarine chasers CH-53 and CH-60 on KUSENTEI! (Peter Cundall)

5 November 2019. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan CD-112, CD-205, MATSUWA and SHIMUSHU on KAIBOKAN! and IJN minelayers KAMOME, TSUBAME and KYOSAI on FUSETSUKAN!(Peter Cundall)

3 November 2019: Posted IJN tanker HOZAN MARU on YUSOSEN! Also published Auxiliary Storeship CHIYO MARU on KYURYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

1 November 2019: Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN cruisers ATAGO and MAYA on JUNYOKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

23 October 2019. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan CD-6, CD-9, CD-36, CD-49, CD-55, CD-57 and CD-65 on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

4 October 2019: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat RAMON MARU on KOKAI HOKAN. Also published Auxiliary Storeship SUMIYOSHI MARU on KYURYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

1 October 2019: Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN cruisers FURUTAKA, MAYA, MOGAMI and JINTSU on JUNYOKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

20 September 2019: After a hiatus of a few months posted revisions of Kaibokan AGUNI, TSUSHIMA, CD-13, and CD-87 on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

3 September 2019: On the 80th Anniversary of the outbreak of World War II posted IJN Auxiliary Minelayer TAKACHIHO MARU on FUSETSUTEI Also published Auxiliary Storeship SENDAI MARU on KYURYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

1 September 2019. Posted update to special feature Ohka Type 11 rocket-assisted suicide glide bomb Operations at Okinawa - 1944-1945 on the WWII Imperial Japanese Naval Aviation Page (Sander Kingsepp)

6 August 2019: Posted IJN Auxiliary Minelayer URARA MARU on FUSETSUTEI Also published Auxiliary Storeship MINOO MARU on KYURYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

29 July 2019. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN cruiser TAKAO on JUNYOKAN!, submarines I-12 and RO-37 on SENSUIKAN! and a revision of the feature Midget Submarines Based in the Philippines on Stories and Battle Histories of the IJN's Midget Submarines (Sander Kingsepp)

1 July 2019. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN cruisers MOGAMI and MIKUMA on JUNYOKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

6 June 2019: Honour those on all sides who died at the 75th anniversary of D Day today (as well as those killed in Operation Bagration on the Eastern Front from 23 June). Posted IJN Auxiliary Minelayer IJN Auxiliary Minelayer MINSEI MARU on FUSETSUTEI Also published Auxiliary Storeship TAKUNAN MARU on KYURYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

1 June 2019. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN submarines I-34, I-35, I-45 and RO-100 on SENSUIKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

2 May 2019: Posted IJN Auxiliary Minelayer KOSEI MARU on FUSETSUTEI Also published Auxiliary Storeship ZUIHO MARU on KYURYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

1 May 2019. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN cruisers TONE and CHIKUMA on JUNYOKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

9 April 2019. Posted IJN Auxiliary Netlayer KASHIMA MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN. Also published Auxiliary Storeship MINATO MARU on KYURYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

6 April 2019. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN cruisers AOBA and KINUGASA on JUNYOKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

5 March 2019. Posted IJN Auxiliary Netlayer FUKUEI MARU No. 15 on KYUSETSUMOKAN. Also published Auxiliary Storeship SENKAI MARU on KYURYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

1 March 2019. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN cruisers FURUTAKA and KAKO on JUNYOKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

23 February 2019. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN submarines HA-201, HA-202, HA-203, HA-204, HA-205, HA-206, HA-207, HA-208, HA-209, HA-210 and HA-216 on SENSUIKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

17 February 2019 Posted Enhanced Edition TROM of destroyer SHINONOME and destroyer MAKIGUMO on Long Lancer! destroyer troms (Anthony Tully with Allyn Nevitt)

3 February 2019. Posted IJN Auxiliary Netlayer SHINTO MARU No. 2 on KYUSETSUMOKAN. Also published Auxiliary Storeship KOSOKU MARU No. 3 on KYURYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

15 January 2019. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN submarines I-47, I-48 and I-53 on SENSUIKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

9 January 2019. Happy New Year to one and all. Posted IJN Auxiliary Netlayer KOREI MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN. Also published Auxiliary Storeship SHINSEI MARU on KYURYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

3 December 2018. Posted IJN Auxiliary Netlayer KOKAI MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN. Also published Auxiliary Storeship SURUGA MARU on KYURYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

1 December 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of cruisers AGANO and HAGURO on JUNYOKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

18 November 2018. Announcement- Temporary Suspension of Weekly Revisions by Peter Cundall.

15 November 2018. Posted revisions to TROM of submarine chasers CH-9 and CH-19 on KUSENTEI! and Kaibokan ETOROFU, MATSUWA, SADO, WAKAMIYA, CD-10 and CD-11 on KAIBOKAN! and patrol boat PB-2, PB-36 and PB-39 on SHOKAITEI! (Peter Cundall)

14 November 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of tankers SHINKOKU MARU, TACHIBANA MARU, TAKASAKI, TOA MARU, YAMAMIZU MARU No. 2, YUHO MARU, and ZUIHO MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

13 November 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of tankers NAMPO MARU, NIPPO MARU, NOTORO, OGURA MARU No. 1, OKIKAWA MARU, OTORISAN MARU, and OTOWASAN MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

12 November 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of tankers ASASHIO MARU, CHIHAYA MARU, EIHO MARU, EIYO MARU, KUMAGAWA MARU, KUROSHIO MARU, and MANEI MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

11 November 2018. Remembrance Day for all Commonwealth and many other Countries. Please remember and honour the members of the armed services who died in the line of duty. We mark the event by posting revisions to TROMS of hospital ships ASAHI MARU and TACHIBANA MARU on BYOINSEN; ex Axis merchant ships TEIHOKU MARU, TEIKAI MARU and TEIRITSU MARU on SEMPAKU UNEIKAI SIYOSEN; and Minelayers HATSUTAKA and NATSUSHIMA on FUSETSUKAN!, and patrol boat PB-31 on SHOKAITEI! (Peter Cundall)

8 November 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of salvage tugs ARABATO MARU, HARUTA MARU and HOREI MARU on KYUNANSEN and IJN stores ships MAMIYA and MUROTO on KYURYOKAN! and IJN Aircraft Transport LYONS MARU on KOKUKI-UMPANSEN!; and IJA Prisoner of War Relief Supply Ship AWA MARU on RYOSHOKUSEN. (Peter Cundall)

2 November 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN transports CHIHAYA MARU, HAKOZAKI MARU, HAKUSAN MARU, MANKO MARU, NAGATA MARU, NANKAI MARU and TOEI MARU on ZATSUYOSEN. (Peter Cundall)

1 November 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN submarines I-503, I-504 and RO-67 on SENSUIKAN!, a revision to TROM of Kaibokan CD-45 on KAIBOKAN! and a revision to TROM of cruiser MYOKO on JUNYOKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

1 November 2018. Posted IJN Auxiliary Netlayer KATSURA MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN. Also published Auxiliary Storeship SHINYO MARU on KYURYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

31 October 2018 Posted Enhanced Edition TROM for MIZUHO on Kido Butai Carrier Troms. (Anthony Tully)

26 October 2018. Posted revisions to TROM of submarine chaser CH-4 on KUSENTEI! and Kaibokan SHIMUSHU, CD-10, CD-11, CD-12, CD-18 and CD-26 on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

19 October 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN submarine depot ships HEIAN MARU and SANTOS MARU on SENSUI-BOKAN!; patrol boat PB-31 on SHOKAITEI! minesweeper W-24 on SOKAITEI!, and submarine chasers CH-3, CH-6 and CH-12 on KUSENTEI! (Peter Cundall)

14 October 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN minelayers HATSUTAKA, NATSUSHIMA and TAKASHIMA on FUSETSUKAN!; Water tanker TATEYAMA MARUon KYUSUISEN!; Collier tanker KORYU MARU on KYUTANYUSEN; Ammunition ship ARATAMA MARU on KYUHEIKAN!, and IJN survey ship TSUKUSHI on SOKURYOSEN. (Peter Cundall)

7 October 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of tankers TATEKAWA MARU, TEIYO MARU, and YUHO MARU on YUSOSEN! Auxiliary Storeship BANSHU MARU No. 16 on KYURYOSEN and IJN stores ships ARASAKI, MUROTO and SHIRASAKI on KYURYOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

4 October 2018: Posted IJN Auxiliary Minelayer IJN Auxiliary Netlayer AGATA MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN. Also published Auxiliary Storeship KOSEI MARU on KYURYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

1 October 2018: Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN cruisers ASHIGARA, KUMANO and SUZUYA on JUNYOKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

1 October 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of tankers CHIYODA MARU, GENYO MARU, KIYO MARU, KYOEI MARU, MATSUMOTO MARU, NISSHO MARU, and OGURA MARU No. 3 on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

23 September 2018: Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN transports SHOSEI MARU, TATSUWA MARU, TOSHO MARU, TOYO MARU No. 3, TOYOSAKA MARU and UNKAI MARU No. 10 on ZATSUYOSEN. and TEIRYU MARU on SEMPAKU UNEIKAI SIYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

1 September 2018: Posted revisions to TROMs of LST T.9, T.13, T.127, and T.153 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN! and a revision to TROM of target ship SETTSU on HYOTEKIKAN. (Sander Kingsepp)

22 August 2018: Posted IJN Auxiliary Minelayer IJN Auxiliary Netlayer ZUISHO MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN. Also published Auxiliary Storeship KOA MARU on KYURYOSEN I'll be away a month so posting slighly early. (Peter Cundall)

22 August 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN transports KUNITSU MARU, MANKO MARU, NIPPONKAI MARU, PARAN MARU, RAKUTO MARU, SENZAN MARU and SHINKO MARU No. 1 GO on ZATSUYOSEN. (Peter Cundall)

17 August 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN transports AKASHISAN MARU, DAIGEN MARU No. 7, FUKUEI MARU No. 10, HIYOSHI MARU, HYAKUFUKU MARU, IKUSHIMA MARU and KOGANE MARU on ZATSUYOSEN. (Peter Cundall)

10 August 2018. Posted TROMs for second class destroyer TSUGA on KUCHIKUKAN!, IJN auxiliary repair ships HAKKAI MARU and YAMASHIMO MARU on KOSAKUKAN!, salvage tugs KASASHIMA and NAGAURA on KYUNANSEN and NARUMI and TATARA on HOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

6 August 2018 Posted Enhanced Edition TROM of destroyer INAZUMA and destroyer OSHIO on Long Lancer! destroyer troms (Anthony Tully with Allyn Nevitt)

3 August 2018. Posted TROMs for second class destroyers ASAGAO, FUYO, HASU, KARUKAYA, KURETAKE, KURI and WAKATAKE on KUCHIKUKAN! (Peter Cundall)

1 August 2018: Posted IJN Auxiliary Minelayer IJN Auxiliary Minelayer CHOAN MARU on FUSETSUTEI Also published Auxiliary Storeship HOKO MARU on KYURYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

27 July 2018. Posted TROMs for Type 103 Landing Ship Tanks (LST) T.160, T.172, T.173, T.174, T.175, and T.176 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN! and revisions to TROMs of LST T.159, submarines I-121, RO-68, and RO-500 on SENSUIKAN! and a revision to TROM of cruiser NACHI on JUNYOKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

27 July 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of tankers OGURA MARU No. 2, OTOWASAN MARU, SAN LUIS MARU, SHOYU MARU, TERUKAWA MARU, TOEN MARU, and HOKKI MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

21 July 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of tankers KYOKUTO MARU, MARIFU MARU, MATSUMOTO MARU, NARUTO, NIPPON MARU, NOTORO, and ONDO on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

13 July 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of tankers JAMBI MARU, KAMOI, KENYO MARU, KINREI MARU, KOKUYO MARU, KOSHIN MARU, and KYOKO MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

10 July 2018. Posted in Articles of Interest (.docx file): "State of the Art: The Japanese Attacks on Hermes, Vampire,Hollyhock, Athelstane, British Sergeant, and Norviken, 9 April 1942" Written by Robert Stuart.- - (Tully)

6 July 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of tankers CHIHAYA MARU, ENOSHIMA MARU, ERIMO, GENYO MARU, GOYO MARU, HAYATOMO, and IRO on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

1 July 2018. Posted a new Book Review on "INDIANAPOLIS: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man."(Bob Hackett)

1 July 2018. Posted TROMs for Type 103 Landing Ship Tanks (LST) T.157, T.158, T.159, T.161, T.164, and T.165 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN! and a revision to TROM of submarine I-46 on SENSUIKAN! Sander Kingsepp)

30 June 2018: Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat CHOUN MARU on KOKAI HOKAN. Also published Auxiliary Storeship HARUNA MARU on KYURYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

29 June 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of ex Axis merchant ships TEIKAI MARU, TEIRYU MARU and TEIYO MARU on SEMPAKU UNEIKAI SIYOSEN; collier tankers SHINSEI MARU No. 6 and SOYO MARU on KYUTANYUSEN; IJA Landing Craft Depot Ship SHINSHU MARU on TETSUSEI DAI HATSUDOTEI; and IJN stores ships MUROTO on KYURYOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

27 June 2017 Posted Enhanced Edition TROM of destroyer HAYASHIO and destroyer MICHISHIO on Long Lancer! destroyer troms (Anthony Tully with Allyn Nevitt)

23 June 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of Submarine chaser CH-56 on KUSENTEI!; minesweepers W-11, W-21 and W-24 on SOKAITEI!, IJN Auxiliary Netlayer SUMANOURA MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN and IJN auxiliary repair ships SHOEI MARU and YAMABIKO MARU on KOSAKUKAN! (Peter Cundall)

15 June 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of Submarine chasers CH-23, CH-24, CH-26, CH-35, CH-41, CH-43 and CH-44 on KUSENTEI! (Peter Cundall)

9 June 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of Submarine chasers CH-5, CH-7, CH-8, CH-11, CH-12, CH-20 and CH-21 on KUSENTEI! (Peter Cundall)

2 June 2018: Posted IJA Landing Craft Depot Ship AKITSU MARU on TETSUSEI DAI HATSUDOTEI; IJN submarine depot ship TSUKUSHI MARU on SENSUI-BOKAN!; TAKASAGO MARU on BYOINSEN; IJN minelayers SHINKO MARU and TATSUMIYA MARU on FUSETSUKAN! and IJN stores ships IRAKO and SHIRASAKI on KYURYOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

2 June 2018: Marking the beginning of a new era, post Bob, posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat MEIJI MARU No. 1 GO on KOKAI HOKAN. Also published Auxiliary Storeship CHOKO MARU on KYURYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

1 June 2018. Combined Fleet Editorial Announcement:

Three years ago, on 1 Jun '15, I announced that I would be retiring as Co-Managing Editor and a Principal Contributor to Combinedfleet.com (CF). That “retirement” followed a fall in which I fractured a lumbar vertebrae. I was on pain and sleep meds and bed ridden for a couple of months. Later, after successful spinal surgery and physical therapy, I fully recovered and returned to CF, my principal avocation.

It has been fun, but now, as an octogenarian, after almost 18 years and well over a 1,000 new TROMs on IJN submarines, cruisers, battleships, smaller combatants, IJN auxiliaries and IJA auxiliaries (primarily transports), Special Features on IJN naval aviation, the IJN and China 1931-1941, captured and domestic oil facilities, 1942-1945 and many reviews of books pertaining to the IJN, I have decided to retire from regular postings. (Kevin Denlay - N.B. - I really mean it this time!)

I have enjoyed working with all the hard working volunteer members devoting hundreds, if not thousands of unpaid hours to CF, and with many of our readers, both living and deceased. I especially want to again thank Pete Chen, CF’s Technical Manager, for his patience in assisting me untangle numerous and weird problems with html in posting our TROMs. I also wish to thank Erich Muehlthaler of Germany, a premier researcher, for his generous assistance over the past years. I want to thank Allyn Nevitt for inspiring me and Tony Tully for inviting me to join CF back in year 2000 and CF's founder Jon Parshall for giving me virtual freedom to post on his site.

Here are some nice words from some of the fine CF guys:

"I wish there was some suitable way to commemorate and show special thanks for your contributions all these years, and I congratulate you both on your recovery from your fractured lumbar vertebrae, and now on your second and official retirement. It is a well earned transition, not least for your service long before there ever was a Nihon Kaigun/ CF site. I remember very well when you first contacted me wanting to add battleships troms. Mutsu was among one of the early ones and a special one. ;-) Salutations also, on the organization and schedule you embarked upon, and the arrangement of your collaborative efforts. Your role is a lasting one. Fair Seas and earned leisure in your retirement phase, and profound thanks,
Anthony "Tony" Tully"

"I share the same sentiments, Bob. I really appreciate everything you’ve contributed to the site. I never would have anticipated how your efforts and the efforts of our volunteers have transformed the site from just an IJN technical data site, into this living collection of TROMs. It is a truly unique repository of information, and you played a pivotal role in that evolution. I am grateful for that, and sort of stand in awe of what the site’s become. Because, frankly, I didn’t have the cycles to really actively maintain it—I was busy writing Shattered Sword, and then that all sort of evolved into other things—teaching, and more writing, and working on the next book, and blah blah blah. If it hadn’t been for you, Bob, and of course Tony and all the rest of the people on this email, the site would probably have withered and died. So, thank you, sincerely, for keeping it a living, breathing thing for all these years—I’m astonished at its longevity and relevance, and that’s not my doing, it’s yours. Glad to hear, too, that your health issues have in large part cleared up—that’s great news. So, I wish you a happy retirement, and of course you’re welcome to continue posting as you see fit. With Sincere Gratitude,
Jon (Parshall)"

No, we can't lose you yet, there's much work to be done! But in all seriousness, you have really done some awesome work, providing the rest of the community some great data to work off of. Thank you. Fair winds and following seas!"
Pete (Chen)"

"I am greatly saddened by that news. I hope that those occasional postings appear more and more frequently. I enjoyed working with you myself and I am sure I will miss your thoughtful guidance for many years to come. Still, I can well understand the reasons behind your retirement. I hope to hear from you soon! With best regards and thanks,
Sander (Kingsepp)"

"It has always been a great honor and pleasure for me to work with you. Your contribution over the many years on this topic is immeasurable and will forever be the ultimate database for future historians. I only wish I have had more time to discuss all the ship´s stories with you. I have a huge pile of data, not only about the Japanese ships, but also about thousands of ships and boats that were captured or confiscated by the Japanese. Being an electrical engineer in a large chemical company, I am a full time employee and can only pursue my historical research and studies in my limited free time. I wish you all the very best, but above all health.
Erich (Muehlthaler)"

I am turning over all the TROMs that I have authored and co-authored to my longtime friend and co-author Sander Kingsepp of Estonia. Although I may occasionally post something in the future, here are my last regular postings:

New TROMs for:
IJN Type 103 Landing Ship Tank (LST) T.154 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN! and
IJA transports KENNICHI MARU, NITTAI MARU and RYUSEI MARU on RIKUGUN-YUSOSEN!

Good bye and good luck to all,
Bob Hackett, Colonel, USAF (Ret)

1 June 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of cruisers KUMA, NACHI on JUNYOKAN! and a revision of the feature Midget Submarines in Japan on Stories and Battle Histories of the IJN's Midget Submarines (Sander Kingsepp)

25 May 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN patrol boats PB-1, PB-31, PB-34, PB-36, PB-38 and PB-39 on SHOKAITEI! and and AMAKUSA on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

19 May 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN Seaplane Tender KINUGASA MARU on SUIJOKI-BOKAN! Also posted IJN Auxiliary Collier SHIN YUBARI MARU and TOKACHI MARU on KYUTANSEN! and IJN Auxiliary Collier Tankers KOSEI MARU, NISSAN MARU, TONEI MARU and YODOGAWA MARU on KYUTANYUSEN (Peter Cundall)

12 May 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN transports NICHIEI MARU and NIPPONKAI MARU on ZATSUYOSEN; Also posted IJN Aircraft Transports GOSHU MARU LYONS MARU and MOGAMIGAWA MARU on KOKUKI-UMPANSEN!; and IJN Ammunition ships KOGYO MARU and TATSUTAKE MARU on KYUHEIKAN! (Peter Cundall)

6 May 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN transports NICHIYU MARU, OTORI MARU, RAKUTO MARU, SANTO MARU, SENKO MARU, SHOEI MARU (1986 gt) and TENRYU MARU on ZATSUYOSEN. (Peter Cundall)

2 May 2018. Posted IJN Auxiliary Gunboat KAIHO MARU on KOKAI HOKAN. Also published Storeship CHICHIBU MARU on KYURYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

1 May 2018. Posted new TROMs for:
IJN Type 103 Landing Ship Tanks (LST) T.152 and T.153 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN! and
IJA transports ECHIZEN MARU, HOKURYU MARU, HORAI MARU, KAIMEI MARU, KURAMA MARU, MEIKAI MARU, MIYAURA MARU, SHINTOKU MARU, TOKUSHIMA MARU and TORO MARU on RIKUGUN YUSOSEN! and

posted a revision to TROM of:
IJA transport LISBON MARU on RIKUGUN YUSOSEN! (Bob Hackett)

1 May 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of cruisers CHOKAI, NAGARA, NAKA and TAKAO on JUNYOKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

28 April 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN transports IMIZU MARU, JUZAN MARU, KENYO MARU, KIKUKAWA MARU, NAGATA MARU, NANIWA MARU and NANKAI MARU on ZATSUYOSEN. (Peter Cundall)

21 April 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN transports AMAGISAN MARU, ANAN MARU, CHOI MARU, DAICHO MARU, EIKO MARU No. 2 GO, HAKONESAN MARU and HAKOZAKI MARU on ZATSUYOSEN. (Peter Cundall)

14 April 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of minelayers AOTAKA, EIJO, HATSUTAKA, ITSUKUSHIMA, TSUBAME, WAKATAKA and YAEYAMA on FUSETSUKAN! (Peter Cundall)

6 April 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of Water Tankers ASAYAMA MARU, KOAN MARU and WAYO MARUon KYUSUISEN! Also posted IJN seaplane tenders KUNIKAWA MARU, SAGARA MARU, SANYO MARU, and SANUKI MARU on SUIJOKI-BOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

2 April 2018. Posted IJN Auxiliary Netlayer KASHI MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN. Also published Storeship MANKO MARU on KYURYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

1 April 2018. Posted new TROMs for:
IJN Type 103 Landing Ship Tank (LST) T.151 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN! and
IJA transports EDOGAWA MARU, EJIRI MARU, NARUO MARU, SHUYO MARU, TAIAN MARU, TAKAO MARU, DAIBOSHI MARU, FUKUYAMA (ex-British FEDEROCK) MARU, GYOEI (ex-British SUI SANG) MARU, and FUJIKAWA MARU, on RIKUGUN YUSOSEN! and

posted a new Special Feature for:
IJN Tenrai ("Heavenly Thunder") - 1943-1945 on the WWII Imperial Japanese Naval Aviation Page. (Bob Hackett)

1 April 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of submarine I-183 on SENSUIKAN! and cruisers KASHII, TATSUTA, TENRYU and YUBARI on JUNYOKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

30 March 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of Minesweepers W-17, W-20, W-21, W-22, W-23, W-28 and W-34 on SOKAITEI! (Peter Cundall)

23 March 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN torpedo recovery ship KAMIKAZE MARU on SUIRAI-BOKAN!. Also posted revisions to TROMs of Minesweepers W-1, W-7, W-10, W-12, W-15 and W-16 on SOKAITEI! (Peter Cundall)

17 March 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan CD-27, CD-30, CD-47, CD-76, CD-112 and CD-205 on KAIBOKAN! and IJA Landing Craft Depot Ship AKITSU MARU on TETSUSEI DAI HATSUDOTEI (Peter Cundall)

10 March 2018 Posted Enhanced Edition TROM for SHINYO on Kido Butai Carrier Troms. (Anthony Tully)

9 March 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan YASHIRO, CD-2, CD-4, CD-14, CD-18, CD-25 and CD-26 on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

6 March 2018. Announcing a new series on Auxiliary Minelayers or Fusetsutei. Posting the first of these: IJN Auxiliary Minelayer KINJO MARU on FUSETSUTEI (Peter Cundall on behalf of Berend van der Wal and Gilbert Casse)

5 March 2018. Posted Auxiliary Storeship BANSHU MARU No. 21 on KYURYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

3 March 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan CHIBURI, ETOROFU, KANJU, MATSUWA, SADO, SHIMUSHU and TSUSHIMA on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

1 March 2018. Posted new TROMs for:
IJN Type 103 Landing Ship Tank (LST) T.147 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN! and
IJA transports CHINKAI MARU, SHIROHAMA MARU, SHIROTAE MARU, DOKAN MARU, DOSHI MARU, KASHU MARU, TAKAO MARU, NIKKIN MARU, NIKKI MARU, and KEIFUKU MARU on RIKUGUN YUSOSEN! and

posted a new Special Feature for:
IJN Shinden ("Magnificent Lightning") - 1943-1945 on the WWII Imperial Japanese Naval Aviation Page.

posted revisions to TROMs of:
IJA transport SASAKO MARU on RIKUGUN YUSOSEN! and
IJA cable layer HARUSHIMA on DENSENFUSETSUSEN! (Bob Hackett)

11 February 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of tankers OKIKAWA MARU, OTORISAN MARU, OTOWASAN MARU, SHINEI MARU, SHINKOKU MARU, TACHIBANA MARU, and TENSHIN MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

2 February 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of tankers NICHIEI MARU, NIKKAKU MARU, NIPPON MARU, NISSHIN MARU, NOTORO, OGURA MARU No. 1, and OGURA MARU No. 2 on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

1 February 2018. Announcing a new series on Auxiliary Netlayers or Kyusetsumosen which fall into three sub-series. Posting the first of these: IJN Auxiliary Netlayer SUMANOURA MARU on KYUSETSUMOKAN (Peter Cundall on behalf of Berend van der Wal and Gilbert Casse)

Also published Storeship KITAMI MARU on KYURYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

1 February 2018. Posted new TROMs for:
IJN Type 103 Landing Ship Tank (LST) T.146 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN! and
IJA transports AKIURA MARU, BATAVIA MARU, KENSEI (ex-British HINSANG) MARU, KINKA MARU, MADRAS MARU, MEISEI MARU, RYOCHI MARU, TAISOKU MARU, WAKATSU ex-Greek ANDREAS) MARU and YAMAYURI (ex-Chinese SHO SING) MARU on RIKUGUN YUSOSEN! and

posted a new Special Feature for:
IJN Kikka ("Orange Blossom") - 1942-1945 on the WWII Imperial Japanese Naval Aviation Page. (Bob Hackett)

1 February 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN cruisers KITAKAMI, KINU and OI on JUNYOKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

27 January 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of tankers KENYO MARU, KOKUYO MARU, KYOEI MARU No. 2, KYOKUTO MARU, MATSUMOTO MARU, MIRI MARU, and MUROTSU MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

21 January 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of tankers AZUSA MARU, HAKKO MARU, IRO, JAMBI MARU, JINEI MARU, KAIJO MARU No. 2 GO, and KANATSU MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

14 January 2018. Posted revisions to TROMs of tankers AKEBONO MARU, CHORAN MARU, FUJISAN MARU, GENYO MARU, GOYO MARU, HISHI MARU No. 2, and HOYO MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

10 January 2018. Posted new IJN Auxiliary Storeship TESHIO MARU on KYURYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

7 January 2018. Happy New Year. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kusentei CH-49 and CH-58 on KUSENTEI!, ex Axis merchant ship TEIBI MARU on SEMPAKU UNEIKAI SIYOSEN; second class destroyers HASU, KARUKAYA, SANAE and WAKATAKE on KUCHIKUKAN! (Peter Cundall)

1 January 2018. HAPPY NEW YEAR to all! Posted new TROMs for:
IJN Type 103 Landing Ship Tank (LST) T.145 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN! and
IJA transports BUNZAN MARU, DOGO MARU, GYOKU MARU, HAKUSHIKA MARU, HASSHO MARU, HIBURI MARU, KOGA MARU, NANKA MARU, TAKAMISAN MARU and TENCHO MARU on RIKUGUN YUSOSEN! and

posted a new Special Feature for:
IJN J8M SHUSUI ("Sword Stroke") - 1943-1945 on the WWII Imperial Japanese Naval Aviation Page. (Bob Hackett)

26 December 2017 Posted Enhanced Edition TROM of destroyer YAMAGUMO on Long Lancer! destroyer troms (Anthony Tully with Allyn Nevitt)

1 December 2017. Posted new TROMs for:
IJN Type 103 Landing Ship Tank (LST) T.144 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN! and
IJA transports YAMAMIYA MARU, KUSUYAMA MARU, MIYADONO MARU, MOMOYAMA MARU, UCHIDE MARU, YAMAGIKU MARU, KIRIHA MARU, MOMOHA MARU, SATSUMA MARU, YASUKUNI MARU and YOKOHAMA MARU on RIKUGUN YUSOSEN! and

Posted revisions to TROMs of:
IJN minesweeperW-19 on SOKAITEI! (Bob Hackett)

17 November 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN Auxiliary Water Tankers GORYU MARU, KOAN MARU, NIPPO MARU and TATEYAMA MARU on KYUSUISEN; IJN submarine depot ship HEIAN MARU on SENSUI-BOKAN!; IJN Aircraft Transport KEIYO MARU on KOKUKI-UMPANSEN!; and IJN Ammunition ship SOYA on KYUHEIKAN! (Peter Cundall)

11 November 2017. Today, remember all of our veterans, both living and dead, on America's Memorial Day! Especially support our disabled vets in anyway that you can throughout the year. (Col. Bob Hackett, USAF-Ret)

11 November 2017. Remembrance Day for all Commonwealth and many other Countries. Please remember and honour the members of the armed services who died in the line of duty. We mark the injured by posting revisions to TROMS of hospital ships ASAHI MARU, HIKAWA MARU, HIKAWA MARU No. 2 and TAKASAGO MARU on BYOINSEN; and also IJN patrol boats PB-2, PB-34 and PB-46 on SHOKAITEI! (Peter Cundall)

3 November 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of Minesweepers W-24, W-29, W-33, W-38, W-39, W-41 and W-101 on SOKAITEI! (Peter Cundall)

2 November 2017. Posted new IJN Auxiliary Storeships BANSHU MARU No. 5 and AZUCHI MARU on KYURYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

1 November 2017. Posted new TROMs for:
IJN Type 103 Landing Ship Tank (LST) T.143 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN! and
IJA transports AIZAN MARU, DAIKEI MARU, JINZAN MARU, JUNYO MARU, KAKOGAWA MARU, SURAKARUTA MARU, TOUN MARU and YUKI MARU on RIKUGUN YUSOSEN! and

Posted revisions to TROMs of:
IJN cruisers ATAGO and CHOKAI on JUNYOKAN!,
IJN minesweeperW-2 on SOKAITEI!,
IJN Type 103 Landing Ship Tank (LST) T.135 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN!
IJA transports: DAIGO MARU, FRANCE MARU, JUNYO MARU, MIKAGE MARU, on RIKUGUN YUSOSEN! and
IJN ore carrier YASUKUNI MARU on KOSEKI UMPANSEN and
Special Feature IJN No. 1 Naval Construction and Repair Department at Shanghai on IJN Overseas Naval Construction and Repair Departments on KOSAKUKAN! (Bob Hackett)

1 November 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of Battleships HARUNA and MUTSU on SENKAN! and submarines RO-64 and RO-68 on SENSUIKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

27 October 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of Minesweepers W-9, W-11, W-12, W-15, W-16, W-21 and W-23 on SOKAITEI! (Peter Cundall)

20 October 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of Minesweepers W-1, W-2, W-3, W-4, W-5, W-7 and W-8 on SOKAITEI! (Peter Cundall)

15 October 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan CD-19, CD-20, CD-25, CD-29, CD-32, CD-39 and CD-52 on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

7 October 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan ETOROFU, MIKURA, TAKANE, TSUSHIMA, UKURU, CD-8 and CD-13 on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

2 October 2017. Posted new IJN Auxiliary Storeships BANSHU MARU No. 3 and OI MARU No. 2 GO on KYURYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

1 October 2017. Posted new TROMs for:
IJN Type 103 Landing Ship Tank (LST) T.142 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN! and
IJA transports YOZAN MARU, MINO MARU, SHIRANESAN MARU, SHIROGANESAN MARU, AIYO MARU, SHINKOKU MARU, SHOZAN MARU, CHINZEI MARU, HOZUKAWA MARU, and SHOYU MARU on RIKUGUN YUSOSEN! and

Posted revision to TROM of:
IJN submarine I-58, including a pic of recent Japanese find of I-58's wreck on SENSUIKAN! (Bob Hackett)

1 October 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of of submarines I-40, I-41, I-164, I-180 and I-351 on SENSUIKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

30 September 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan CHIKUBU, DAITO, FUKUE, MATSUWA, NOMI, SADO and SHIMUSHU on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

23 September 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN transports KAISHO MARU, MITAKESAN MARU, NANKAI MARU No. 2, NISSHO MARU No. 18, OGASHIMA MARU, SHOEI MARU and TOA MARU No. 2 GO on ZATSUYOSEN. (Peter Cundall)

17 September 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN transports AMAGISAN MARU, CHIHAYA MARU, CHOAN MARU No. 2 GO, EIKO MARU No. 2 GO, HINO MARU No. 5, HOKKAI MARU and KENYO MARU on ZATSUYOSEN. (Peter Cundall)

10 September 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of minelayers ITSUKUSHIMA, SHIRATAKA, TAKASHIMA, TATSUHARU MARU, and TSUGARU on FUSETSUKAN! and IJN repair ships YAMABIKO MARU and YAMASHIMO MARU on KOSAKUKAN! (Peter Cundall)

2 September 2017. Posted revisions of IJN second class destroyers ASAGAO, FUYO, HASU, SANAE, TSUGA and WAKATAKE on KUCHIKUKAN! and salvage tug KASASHIMA on KYUNANSEN (Peter Cundall)

2 September 2017. Posted new IJN Auxiliary Storeships BANSHU MARU No. 2 and UNKAI MARU No. 3 on KYURYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

1 September 2017. Posted new TROMs for:
IJN Type 103 Landing Ship Tank (LST) T.141 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN! and
IJA transports KOYU MARU, NANKING MARU, SHUNSEI MARU, MIYO MARU, ENJU MARU, ANNAN MARU, CHOSEN MARU, KOCHI MARU, SHUNSHO MARU, and TENKAI MARU on RIKUGUN YUSOSEN! and

Posted revision to TROMs of:
IJN submarine I-58, including pics of Paul Allen's recent find of USS INDIANAPOLIS (CA-35) on SENSUIKAN! and
IJN submarine depot ship HIE MARU on SENSUI-BOKAN! (Bob Hackett)

1 September 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of of submarines I-28, I-39 on SENSUIKAN!, a revision of the feature Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 1941 on Stories and Battle Histories of the IJN's Midget Submarines, and a revision to TROM of Kaibokan CD-82 on KAIBOKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

27 August 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs IJN Ammunition Ships ARATAMA MARU, KOGYO MARU, NARUTO MARU, NICHII MARU, NICHIRO MARU, SOYA and TATSUTAKE MARU on KYUHEIKAN! (Peter Cundall)

19 August 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of tankers SHOYO MARU, TAKETSU MARU, YAMASACHI MARU, and ZUIHO MARU on YUSOSEN! IJN torpedo recovery ship KAMIKAZE MARU on SUIRAI-BOKAN!; storeship IRAKO on KYURYOKAN; and NARUMI on HOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

11 August 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of tankers TOEN MARU, TOHO MARU, TOJO MARU, TONAN MARU, TONAN MARU No. 2, TONAN MARU No. 3, and TSURUMI on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

4 August 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of tankers SHINKOKU MARU, TACHIBANA MARU, TATEKAWA MARU, TEIYO MARU, TERUKAWA MARU, TOA MARU, and TOEI MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

2 August 2017. Beginning a new series of IJN requisitioned Storeships and posted new IJN Auxiliary Storeship SAPPORO MARU on KYURYOSEN
Also posted a new TROM for KANATSU MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

1 August 2017. Posted new TROMs for:
IJN Type 103 Landing Ship Tank (LST) T.140 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN! and
IJA transports TAIBUN (Ex-ETNA) MARU, SHINAI MARU, KYOKUSEI MARU, TAIMEI MARU, KENBU MARU, DJOKJA MARU, KENWA MARU, MITSUKI MARU, NICHIYO MARU and OIGAWA MARU on RIKUGUN YUSOSEN! and

Posted revision to TROM of:
IJA transport/repair ship TOHO MARU on RIKUGUN YUSOSEN! (Bob Hackett)

30 July 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of tankers CHIHAYA MARU, CHIYODA MARU, KAMOI, MATSUMOTO MARU, SAN LUIS MARU, SAN RAMON MARU, and SEIYO MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

23 July 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of tankers OGURA MARU No. 1, OGURA MARU No. 2, OGURA MARU No. 3, OTOWASAN MARU, RYOEI MARU, SAN CLEMENTE MARU, and SAN DIEGO MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

20 July 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of submarines I-16, I-18, I-20, I-22 and I-24 on SENSUIKAN! and revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan CD-20 on KAIBOKAN! and armed merchant cruiser BANGKOK MARU on TOKUSETSU JUNYOKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

14 July 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of tankers MUROTSU MARU, NICHIEI MARU, NIPPON MARU, NISSHIN MARU, NOTORO, OKIKAWA MARU, and OMUROSAN MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

8 July 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of tankers KUROSHIO MARU, KYOEI MARU No. 2, KYOKUTO MARU, KYUEI MARU, MIRI MARU, NAMPO MARU, and NARUTO on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

8 July 2017 Posted Enhanced Edition TROM for AMAGI on Kido Butai Carrier Troms. (Anthony Tully)

7 July 2017 Posted Enhanced Edition TROM for UNRYU on Kido Butai Carrier Troms. (Anthony Tully)

3 July 2017. Posted new IJN Auxiliary Collier ISHIKARI MARU on KYUTANSEN
Also posted a new TROM for NITTATSU MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

Also on behalf of Gilbert Casse posted a revision for IJA AAA transport ZENYO MARU, on RIKUGUN BOKU KIKANSEN! (Peter Cundall for Gilbert Casse)

1 July 2017. Posted new TROMs for:
IJN Type 103 Landing Ship Tank (LST) T.139 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN! and
IJA transports SEKINO MARU, KOSHU MARU, KOSHU (TEISHU) MARU, NICHIUN MARU, TOKO MARU, SANKO MARU, ORYOKU MARU, TSUYAMA MARU, MIKAGE MARU and GETSUYO MARU on RIKUGUN YUSOSEN! and
IJA transport/repair ship TOHO MARU and

revisions to TROMs of:
IJN minelayer OKINOSHIMA on FUSETSUKAN! and
IJN fleet oiler SATA on YUSOSEN! (Bob Hackett)

1 July 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN submarines RO-60, RO-61, RO-62, RO-63, RO-64, RO-500 and RO-501 on SENSUIKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

30 June 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of tankers IRO, ITSUKUSHIMA MARU, KAIJO MARU No. 2 GO, KENYO MARU, KIRISHIMA MARU, KOKUYO MARU, and KUMAGAWA MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

25 June 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of tankers AKEBONO MARU, ASHIZURI, FUJISAN MARU, GENYO MARU, GOYO MARU, HAYATOMO, and HOYO MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

16 June 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of minelayers AOTAKA, ITSUKUSHIMA, SHIRATAKA, TATSUHARU MARU, TATSUMIYA MARU, and TSUGARU on FUSETSUKAN! and salvage tug NAGAURA on KYUNANSEN (Peter Cundall)

9 June 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN transports NOJIMA MARU, OKITSU MARU, SHINSEI MARU No. 18, TAITO MARU, TOA MARU No. 2 GO, YAMAFUKU MARU and YAMAGIRI MARU on ZATSUYOSEN. (Peter Cundall)

2 June 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN transports AMAGISAN MARU, BRASIL MARU, CHIHAYA MARU, HOKUROKU MARU, KANO MARU, KIKUKAWA MARU and NANKAI MARU on ZATSUYOSEN. (Peter Cundall)

2 June 2017. Posted new IJN Auxiliary Collier UNKAI MARU No. 1 on KYUTANSEN
Also posted a new TROM for SHOEI MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

1 June 2017. Posted new TROMs for:
IJN Type 103 Landing Ship Tank (LST) T.138 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN!
IJA transports DAIFUKU MARU , FUKUJU MARU, GENKAI MARU, GYOTEN (ex-British EMPIRE PAGODA) MARU, KOKURYU MARU, SHOHO MARU and UMEKAWA MARU on RIKUGUN YUSOSEN!, and

posted revisions to
Special Feature IJN No. 8 Naval Construction and Repair Department at Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarcks on IJN Overseas Naval Construction and Repair Departments on KOSAKUKAN! and

posted revisions to TROMs of:
IJN armed merchant cruiser AWATA MARU,
IJA tanker KIKUSUI MARU,
IJA transports HAKONE MARU, MAEBASHI MARU, MATSUKAWA MARU and MOJI MARU

Please honor those veterans, both living and deceased, who fought in the turning point Battle of Midway between 4 -7 June 1942, as it reaches its 75th "diamond jubilee" anniversary. (Bob Hackett)

1 June 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN light cruiser OYODO on JUNYOKAN! and IJN submarines I-361, I-362, I-363, I-364, I-365, I-371, I-372 and I-373 on SENSUIKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

26 May 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN aircraft transports KATSURAGI MARU and LYONS MARU on KOKUKI-UMPANSEN!; ex Axis merchant ship TEIYO MARU on SEMPAKU UNEIKAI SIYOSEN; IJN survey ship TSUKUSHI on SOKURYOSEN; IJN torpedo recovery ship KAMIKAZE MARU on SUIRAI-BOKAN!; and IJN Auxiliary Collier Tankers SOYO MARU and YODOGAWA MARU on KYUTANYUSEN. (Peter Cundall)

20 May 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of Auxiliary submarine tenders HIE MARU, SANTOS MARU and YASUKUNI MARU on SENSUI-BOKAN!; IJN repair ships HAKKAI MARU and YAMASHIMO MARU on KOSAKUKAN! and IJN seaplane tenders KUNIKAWA MARU and SANYO MARU on SENSUI-BOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

14 May 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan CD-8 and CD-9 on KAIBOKAN!; armed merchant cruisers BANGKOK MARU and SAIGON MARU on TOKUSETSU JUNYOKAN!; and JN second class destroyers ASAGAO, FUYO, and SANAE on KUCHIKUKAN! (Peter Cundall)

6 May 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan ETOROFU, HACHIJO, IKI, ISHIGAKI, KUNASHIRI, TSUSHIMA and WAKAMIYA on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

2 May 2017. Posted new IJN Auxiliary Collier SANSEI MARU on KYUTANSEN
Also posted a new TROM for UNKAI MARU No. 12 on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

1 May 2017. Posted new TROMs for:
IJN Type 103 Landing Ship Tank (LST) T.137 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN!
IJA transports HOTEN MARU, TSINGTAO (CHOSUN) MARU, SHINTEN MARU, TAKEKAWA MARU, ODATSUKI MARU, DAINICHI MARU, YAWATA MARU, YAMAURA MARU, TSUKIKAWA MARU, and MYOYO MARU, on RIKUGUN YUSOSEN!, and

posted revisions to TROMs of:
IJN battleship HIEI on SENKAN!,
IJN Type 103 Landing Ship Tank (LST) T.136 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN! and picture replacements on
IJN submarines RO-36, RO-37, RO-38, RO-39, RO-40, RO-41, RO-42, RO-43, RO-44, RO-45, RO-46, RO-47, RO-48, RO-50, and RO-55, on SENSUIKAN! (Bob Hackett)

1 May 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN submarines I-157, I-158, RO-35, RO-49 and RO-56 on SENSUIKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

29 April 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN transports HINO MARU No. 5, NAGATA MARU, NANIWA MARU, NITTEI MARU, RAKUTO MARU, TOYOSAKA MARU and WAYO MARU on ZATSUYOSEN. (Peter Cundall)

22 April 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN transports AKASHISAN MARU, ARGENTINA MARU, HAKUSAN MARU, HINO MARU No. 3, HOKKAI MARU, IKUSHIMA MARU and IMIZU MARU on ZATSUYOSEN. (Peter Cundall)

17 April 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of storeship SHIRASAKI on KYURYOKAN; IJN Ammunition Ship NICHIRO MARU on KYUHEIKAN!; IJN hospital ship KIKU MARU on BYOINSEN; IJN (ex-Axis) transports TEIHOKU MARU and TEISHO MARU on SEMPAKU UNEIKAI SIYOSEN; and IJN sub tenders NACHI MARU and TSUKUSHI MARU on SENSUI-BOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

9 April 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kusentei CH-38, CH-39, CH-45, CH-58 and CH-61 on KUSENTEI! Also posted revisions to TROMs of IJN aircraft transport MOGAMIGAWA MARU, on KOKUKI-UMPANSEN! and minesweeper W-20 on SOKAITEI! (Peter Cundall)

2 April 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kusentei CH-18, CH-19, CH-21, CH-26, CH-31, CH-36 and CH-37 on KUSENTEI! (Peter Cundall)

1 April 2017. Posted new TROMs for:
IJA transports KATSURAGISAN MARU, TONEGAWA MARU, ROKKO MARU, RYOKAI MARU, and RYUYO MARU, on RIKUGUN YUSOSEN!,
IJN tankers AYAGIRI MARU,AYANAMI MARU, AYAYUKI MARU,AYAZONO MARU,BAIEI MARU and TAIEI MARU on YUSOSEN!, and
IJN Type 103 Landing Ship Tank (LST) T.136 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN! and

posted revisions to TROMs of:
IJA hospital ships/transports BUENOS AIRES MARU, URAL MARU, SIBERIA MARU, and ARABIA MARU on Rikugun-Byoinsen,
IJA transports HAMBURG MARU and MURORAN MARU on RIKUGUN YUSOSEN!,
IJN oiler TAKETOYO MARUon YUSOSEN!,
Axis merchant ship TEIRITSU MARU on SENPAKU UNEIKAI SIYOSEN and
ore carriers BATOPAHAT MARUand DAIZEN MARU on KOSEKI UMPANSEN (Bob Hackett)

26 March 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kusentei CH-1, CH-2, CH-3, CH-5, CH-6, CH-8 and CH-16 on KUSENTEI! (Peter Cundall)

19 March 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN second class destroyers ASAGAO, HASU, KARUKAYA, KURI, KURETAKE, and WAKATAKE on KUCHIKUKAN! and PB-105 on SHOKAITEI (Peter Cundall)

18 March 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN submarines I-10, HA-208, HA-209, HA-210 and HA-216 on SENSUIKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

13 March 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan OKI, SHIMUSHU and YASHIRO on KAIBOKAN!; IJN stores ships MUROTO and NOZAKI on KYURYOKAN; and IJN sub tenders CHOGEI and JINGEI on SENSUIKAN! (Peter Cundall)

5 March 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan CD-219, ETOROFU, FUKUE, HACHIJO, KASADO, KUNASHIRI and MIKURA on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

1 March 2017. Posted new TROMs for:
IJA transports KACHOSAN MARU (2,197 tons), MYOHO MARU, TONEGAWA MARU, TSURUGA MARU, and YAKUMO MARU on RIKUGUN YUSOSEN! and
IJA hospital ship HARBIN MARU on Rikugun-Byoinsen,
IJN Type 103 Landing Ship Tank (LST) T.135 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN! and

posted new Special Feature for:
IJN No. 102 Naval Construction and Repair Department at Surabaya, Java, Netherlands East Indies on IJN Overseas Naval Construction and Repair Departments on KOSAKUKAN! and also

posted revisions to TROMs of:
IJN submarine I-42 on SENSUIKAN!,
IJN tanker SUNOSAKI on YUSOSEN!,
IJA hospital ship TAIEI MARU on Rikugun-Byoinsen,
IJN hospital ship ASAHI MARU on BYOINSEN,
IJA transports ENGLAND MARU, FRANCE MARU, GLASGOW MARU, HAMBURG MARU and
IJN survey ship TSUKUSHI on SOKURYOSEN. (Bob Hackett)

1 March 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN submarines I-26, I-48, I-56, RO-34, RO-100, RO-111, RO-112, RO-114, RO-116 and HA-207 on SENSUIKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

25 February 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan CD-40, CD-55, CD-57, CD-60, CD-67, CD-74 and CD-215 on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

13 February 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan CD-2, CD-12, CD-25, CD-33, CD-34, CD-36 and CD-39 on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

2 February 2017. Posted revisions of minelayers NIIZAKI, NUWAJIMA, SAISHU, SHINKO MARU, TAKASHIMA, TENYO MARU, TSUGARU, and WAKATAKA on FUSETSUKAN! (Peter Cundall)

1 February 2017. Posted new TROMs for:
IJA transports KENKON MARU, HAKUSAN MARU (2,197 tons), MOMOKAWA MARU, SHINFUKU MARU, SHINRYU MARU, TOYAMA MARU and YAMAGATA MARU on RIKUGUN YUSOSEN! and
IJN Type 103 Landing Ship Tank (LST) T.134 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN! and

posted new Special Feature for:
IJN No. 101 Naval Construction and Repair Department at Singapore on IJN Overseas Naval Construction and Repair Departments on KOSAKUKAN! and

also posted revisions to TROMs of:
IJA transports KOHO MARU and MOJI MARU, on RIKUGUN YUSOSEN!,
IJA tankers ASHIZURI and SHIOYA on YUSOSEN! and
IJA Prisoner of War Relief Supply Ship HAKUSAN MARU (4,351 tons) on RYOSHOKUSEN. (Bob Hackett)

1 February 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN submarines I-17, I-38, I-168, RO-101, RO-102, RO-103, RO-104 and RO-105 on SENSUIKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

30 January 2017. Posted revisions of IJN (ex-Axis) transports TEISHUN MARU, TEIYO MARU and IKUTAGAWA MARU (ex-Italian CALITEA II ex RAMB II) on SEMPAKU UNEIKAI SIYOSEN; and minelayers AOTAKA, EIJO, ITSUKUSHIMA, and KYOSAI on FUSETSUKAN! (Peter Cundall)

29 January 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN transports NIKKAI MARU and NISSHO MARU No. 18 on ZATSUYOSEN; Armed merchant cruiser ASAKA MARU, KONGO MARU SAIGON MARU and UKISHIMA MARU on TOKUSETSU JUNYOKAN!; and IJN repair ship HAKKAI MARU on KOSAKUKAN! (Peter Cundall)

24 January 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN transports NACHISAN MARU, NITTEI MARU, NOJIMA MARU, SHINKYO MARU, SHOEI MARU, SHOKO MARU and YOSHINOGAWA MARU on ZATSUYOSEN. (Peter Cundall)

22 January 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN transports ANSHU MARU, AZUMASAN MARU, FUKUEI MARU No. 10, HAKOZAKI MARU, IKUSHIMA MARU, MANKO MARU and MEITEN MARU on ZATSUYOSEN. (Peter Cundall)

15 January 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of Minesweepers W-15, W-16, W-17, W-25, W-38, W-39 and W-41 on SOKAITEI! (Peter Cundall)

8 January 2017. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan DAITO and TSUSHIMA on KAIBOKAN! and minesweepers W-1, W-3, W-4, W-11 and W-12 on SOKAITEI! (Peter Cundall)

1 January 2017. Happy New Year to all!
Posted new TROMs for:
IJA transports SASAKO MARU, TASMANIA MARU, TOMIURA MARU, TOKIWA MARU and TOYOHASHI MARU on RIKUGUN YUSOSEN! and
IJN Type 103 Landing Ship Tank (LST) T.133 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN! and

posted new Special Feature for:
IJN 30 Naval Construction and Repair Department at Palau, Carolines on IJN Overseas Naval Construction and Repair Departments on KOSAKUKAN! and

also posted revisions to TROMs of:
IJN battleships FUSO, HYUGA and ISE on SENKAN!,
IJN submarines I-45, I-54, I-60, I-124, I-159, and RO-108 on SENSUIKAN!, (Sander Kingsepp)
IJN kaibokan IKI and YAKU on KAIBOKAN!
IJN sub tender JINGEI on SENSUIKAN!,
IJN Type 1 fast transport T.17 on DAI 1 GO-GATA YUSOKAN!,
IJA transport TAGA MARU on Rikugun-Yusosen and
IJN cable-minelayer ODATE on DENSENFUSETSUSEN!(Bob Hackett)

31 December 2016. Happy New Year to all our readers. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan CD-1, CD-19, CD-22, CD-29, CD-34, CD-44 and CD-134 on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

24 December 2016. Merry Xmas to all readers. Posted revisions of tankers with revised TROMs of NICHIEI MARU, OGURA MARU No. 2, OKIKAWA MARU, SAN CLEMENTE MARU, SAN PEDRO MARU, SHINKOKU MARU, and TSURUMI on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

17 December 2016. Posted revisions of tankers with revised TROMs of AKEBONO MARU, ASHIZURI, GENYO MARU, KOKUYO MARU, KUMAGAWA MARU, KUROSHIO MARU, and MIRI MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

11 December 2016. Posted revisions of IJN Auxiliary Collier Tanker ASAKAZE MARU on KYUTANYUSEN; IJN seaplane tenders KAGU MARU, KAMOI, KIYOKAWA MARU and SANYO MARU on SUIJOKI-BOKAN! and IJN transports KIMISHIMA MARU and SENKO MARU on ZATSUYOSEN. (Peter Cundall)

4 December 2016. Posted revisions of IJN patrol boats PB-34 and PB-36 on SHOKAITEI! and minelayers HATSUTAKA, MAESHIMA, TATSUMIYA MARU, WAKATAKA, and YAEYAMA on FUSETSUKAN! (Peter Cundall)

1 December 2016. Posted new TROMs for:
IJA transports HAYO MARU, KOZAN MARU, REIYO MARU, SAGAMI MARU and TOBA MARU on RIKUGUN YUSOSEN! and
IJN Type 103 Landing Ship Tanks (LST) T.130, T.131 and T.132 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN! and

posted new
Special Feature IJN No. 8 Naval Construction and Repair Department at Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarcks on IJN Overseas Naval Construction and Repair Departments on KOSAKUKAN! and

also posted revisions to TROMS of:
IJN light cruisers YAHAGI and YURA ,
IJN ex-armored cruisers IZUMO, IWATE and YAKUMO on JUNYOKAN!
IJN kaibokan DAITO, HACHIJO, and KURAHASHI, CD-2, CD-3, CD-4, CD-6, CD-8, CD-10, CD-11, CD-13, CD-14, CD-16, CD-17, CD-18 and CD-21 on KAIBOKAN!
IJN minelayer TOKIWA on FUSETSUKAN!,
IJN submarine I-43 on SENSUIKAN! and
IJN seaplane tender SANYO MARU on SENSUI-BOKAN!,
IJA transports SHUNKO MARU, and identically named, but different SHUNKO MARU on RIKUGUN YUSOSEN!
IJN tanker NICHIEI MARU on YUSOSEN!
IJN repair ship ASAHI on KOSAKUKAN! and
IJN river gunboats FUSHIMI and KARATSU on HOKAN! (Bob Hackett and Sander Kingsepp)

29 November 2016 Posted Enhanced Edition TROM of destroyer NOKAZE (Anthony Tully with Allyn Nevitt)

28 November 2016 Posted Updates to IJN Shipwrecks IJN Shipwrecks (Anthony Tully)

27 November 2016. Posted revisions of IJN Ammunition Ship NARUTO MARU on KYUHEIKAN!, IJN Auxiliary Water Tankers ASAYAMA MARU and KISOGAWA MARU on KYUSUISEN; and IJN transports HINO MARU No. 5, IKUSHIMA MARU, MUKO MARU and NANKAI MARU No. 2 on ZATSUYOSEN. (Peter Cundall)

20 November 2016. Posted revisions of IJN Auxiliary Collier Tankers ASAKAZE MARU and YODOGAWA MARU on KYUTANYUSEN; IJN torpedo recovery ships KAMIKAZE MARU and SHINSHO MARU on SUIRAI-BOKAN!; auxiliary submarine depot ship NACHI MARU on SENSUI-BOKAN! and IJN seaplane tender KUNIKAWA MARU and SANUKI MARU on SUIJOKI-BOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

14 November 2016. Posted in Articles of Interest: "The Third Mobile Operation in the Indian Ocean" by Koichiro Kageyama, RAdm (retired), JMSDF. (Tully)

13 November 2016. Posted revisions of IJN (ex-Axis) transports TEIKAI MARU, TEIRYU MARU, TEIYO MARU and TEIYU MARU (ex-Italian CARIGNANO) on SEMPAKU UNEIKAI SIYOSEN; Armed merchant cruiser ASAKA MARU on TOKUSETSU JUNYOKAN! and IJN stores ships IRAKO and MAMIYA on KYURYOKAN (Peter Cundall)

6 November 2016. Posted revisions of tankers with revised TROMs of NIPPO MARU, TATEKAWA MARU, TOEI MARU, TOHO MARU, and TONAN MARU No. 3 on YUSOSEN! and IJN patrol boats PB-36 and PB-37 on SHOKAITEI! (Peter Cundall)

1 November 2016. Posted new TROMs for:
IJA transports GOZAN MARU, KURAMASAN MARU, MATSUKAWA MARU, NICHIMEI MARU and YAMATSUKI MARU on RIKUGUN YUSOSEN! and

posted new
Special Feature IJN No. 4 Naval Construction and Repair Department at Truk on IJN Overseas Naval Construction and Repair Departmentson KOSAKUKAN! and

also posted revisions to
Special Feature IJN No. 1 Naval Construction and Repair Department at Shanghai on IJN Overseas Naval Construction and Repair Departmentson KOSAKUKAN! and
Special Feature IJN No. 2 Naval Construction and Repair Department at Hong Kong. on IJN Overseas Naval Construction and Repair Departments on KOSAKUKAN! and

TROMS for:
IJN battleship NAGATO on SENKAN!
IJN light cruisers KISO, TATSUTA and KATORI on JUNYOKAN!,
IJN submarines I-13, I-14, I-176, I-402 and the Sensuikan Bibliography of Sources on SENSUIKAN! (all except I-402 by Sander Kingsepp),
IJN second class destroyers ASAGAO, KARUKAYA, KURI, HASU, and WAKATAKE on KUCHIKUKAN!
IJN seaplane tender KIMIKAWA MARU on SUIJOKI-BOKAN!,
IJN tankers NICHIEI MARU and KUROSHIO MARU on YUSOSEN!
IJN patrol boats PB-35 and PB-46 on SHOKAITEI! and
IJA transport MOJI MARU, on RIKUGUN YUSOSEN! (Bob Hackett)

30 October 2016 Posted revisions of tankers with revised TROMs of KYOKUTO MARU, NARUTO, NICHIEI MARU, NIPPON MARU, SAN DIEGO MARU, SHIRETOKO, and SUNOSAKI on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

23 October 2016. Posted revisions of tankers with revised TROMs of HOYO MARU, IRO, KAIJO MARU No. 2 GO, KENYO MARU, KOKUYO MARU, KUMAGAWA MARU, and KUROSHIO MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

17 October 2016. Posted revisions of tankers with revised TROMs of AZUMA MARU, AZUSA MARU, AKEBONO MARU, FUJISAN MARU, GENYO MARU, HAYATOMO, HISHI MARU, and HISHI MARU No. 2 on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

1 October 2016. Posted new TROMs for:
IJA transports CHOJO MARU, DOVER MARU, ISUZU MARU, KIZAN MARU, KOWA MARU, SHOKYU MARU, TAMAGAWA MARU and TEMPEI (ex-TAIHO) MARU on Rikugun-Yusosen, and

posted new
Special Feature HTMS PHLAI-CHUMPHON on History of Royal Thai Submarines in World War Two, on SENSUIKAN!
Special Feature Oil Refineries and Storage Centers Under Imperial Japanese Army Control on Oil Fields, Refineries Under Japanese Control and
Special Feature IJN No. 2 Naval Working Department at Hong Kong on IJN Overseas Naval Working Departments on KOSAKUKAN! and

also posted revisions to
Special Feature IJN No. 1 Naval Working Department at Shanghai.htm on IJN Overseas Naval Working Departments on KOSAKUKAN! and
Special Feature YU-GO: The Japanese Plan for a Second Pearl Harbor Surprise Attack! on SENSUIKAN! and to TROMs for:
IJN cruiser ASHIGARA,
IJN light cruisers KUMA, NAKA, TENRYU and YUBARI on JUNYOKAN!,
IJN submarine I-12, I-13, I-14, I-15, I-31, I-33 I-162 and I-172 on SENSUIKAN! (all except I-33 by Sander Kingsepp),
IJN second class destroyers FUYO, KURETAKE and TSUGA on KUCHIKUKAN!,
IJA Landing Craft Depot Ship KUMANO MARU on TETSUSEI DAI HATSUDOTEI,
IJN tanker HOSEI MARU (ex-Dutch POSEIDON) on YUSOSEN! and
IJA tanker KAISOKU MARU on Rikgun Yusosen. (Bob Hackett)

8 September 2016. Posted revisions to TROMs of Minesweepers W-1, W-3, W-4, W-20, W-21 and W-22 on SOKAITEI! (Peter Cundall)

4 September 2016. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kusentei CH-30, CH-31, CH-32, CH-34, CH-35, CH-61 and CH-63 on KUSENTEI! (Peter Cundall)

3 September 2016. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kusentei CH-19, CH-22, CH-23, CH-24, CH-26, CH-28 and CH-29 on KUSENTEI! (Peter Cundall)

3 September 2016. Posted new IJN Auxiliary Collier KAMOI MARU on KYUTANSEN
Also posted a new TROM for UNKAI MARU No. 5 on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

1 September 2016. Posted new TROMs for:
IJA transports CHOJUN MARU, HINKO MARU, MAEBASHI MARU, RISSHUN MARU, HOEISAN MARU, KOYO MARU, RYUNAN MARU, SHINSEI MARU, TAIRYU MARU TAJIMA MARU and TSUSHIMA MARU on RIKUGUN YUSOSEN!,
IJN Type 103 Landing Ship Tanks (LST) T.115 and T.129 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN!, and
Royal Thai submarine HTMS WIRUN on our
Special Feature History of Royal Thai Submarines in World War 2 on SENSUIKAN!

29 August 2016. Posting revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan WAKAMIYA, CD-17, and CD-19 on KAIBOKAN!; Minelayers SHIRATAKA, TSUGARU, and YAEYAMA on FUSETSUKAN!; and CH-17 on KUSENTEI! (Peter Cundall)

24 August 2016. I'll be away for much of September so as a result there will be some double postings over the next 3 weeks. As a starting point posting revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan CHIBURI, ETOROFU, IKI, ISHIGAKI, KANJU, KUNASHIRI, and MANJU on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

20 August 2016. Posted revisions of IJN Ammunition ships ARATAMA MARU, NARUTO MARU, NICHII MARU, NICHIRO MARU, HITACHI MARU and ONOE MARU on KYUHEIKAN!, and IJN hospital ship ASAHI MARU on BYOINSEN. (Peter Cundall)

13 August 2016. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN aircraft transports FUJIKAWA MARU, GOSHU MARU, KATSURAGI MARU, KEIYO MARU, KOMAKI MARU, LYONS MARU, and MOGAMIGAWA MARU, on KOKUKI-UMPANSEN! (Peter Cundall)

6 August 2016. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN transports TOEI MARU, and TOYO MARU No. 3 on ZATSUYOSEN; IJN sub tenders HIE MARU and NAGOYA MARU on SENSUI-BOKAN! ; Armed merchant cruiser UKISHIMA MARU on TOKUSETSU JUNYOKAN! and IJN repair ships HAKKAI MARU and URAKAMI MARU on KOSAKUKAN! (Peter Cundall)

6 August 2016.Posted new IJN Auxiliary Collier SHIN YUBARI MARU on KYUTANSEN
Also posted a new TROM for NIKKAKU MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

1 August 2016. Posted new TROMs for:
IJA transports LIMA MARU, CHUKA MARU, MOJI MARU, BIYO MARU, ARGUN MARU and ANYO MARU on RIKUGUN YUSOSEN!,
IJN Type 103 Landing Ship Tanks (LST) T.113 and T.114 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN!,
IJN Type 1 fast transport T.21 on DAI 1 GO-GATA YUSOKAN! and
Royal Thai submarine HTMS SINSAMUT on our
Special Feature History of Royal Thai Submarines in World War 2 on SENSUIKAN!

Also posted revisions to TROMs for:
IJN battleships YAMATO and MUSASHI on SENKAN!,
IJN light cruisers NAGARA, ISUZU, NATORI and ABUKUMA on JUNYOKAN!,
IJN submarines I-7, I-9, I-11, I-48, I-184, RO-42, RO-47, RO-48, HA-205 on SENSUIKAN!, (Bob Hackett and Sander Kingsepp)
IJN Type 1 fast transport T.9 on DAI 1 GO-GATA YUSOKAN!
IJN patrol boat PB-105 on SHOKAITEI and
IJN river gunboats HASHIDATE, KOTAKA, MAIKO and TATARA on HOKAN! (Bob Hackett)

31 July 2016. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN transports NAGISAN MARU, NANA MARU, OKITSU MARU, SENZAN MARU, SHINKOKU MARU, SHINSEI MARU No. 18, and TENZAN MARU on ZATSUYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

24 July 2016. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN transports AMAGISAN MARU, AZUMASAN MARU, EIKO MARU No. 2, HINO MARU No. 5, HOKKAI MARU, HOKUROKU MARU, and KINAI MARU on ZATSUYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

17 July 2016 Posted revisions of tankers with revised TROMs of AZUMA MARU, OGURA MARU No. 3, TOHO MARU, TONAN MARU, TONAN MARU No. 2, TSURUMI, and YUHO MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

9 July 2016 Posted revisions of tankers with revised TROMs of TAKANE MARU, TAKASAKI, TATEKAWA MARU, TEIYO MARU, TERUKAWA MARU, TOA MARU, and TOEI MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

3 July 2016.We begin a new series on IJN requisitioned Colliers (Coal transports, forerunners of today's bulk carriers) commencing with IJN Auxiliary Collier YUBARI MARU an KYUTANSEN
Also posted a new TROM for TENNAN MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

3 July 2016 Posted revisions of tankers with revised TROMs of ERIMO, SAN LUIS MARU, SAN RAMON MARU, SEIYO MARU, SHINKOKU MARU, SHIRETOKO, and SHIRIYA on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

1 July 2016. Posted new TROMs for:
IJA transports NAGANO MARU, AKAGISAN MARU, GINYO MARU, SYDNEY MARU, SHINSHU MARU, KAISHO MARU and GYOZAN (ex-British HOSANG) MARU on Rikugun-Yusosen,
IJA tankers GYORYU MARU (ex-Dutch SUMATRA), KIKUSUI MARU (ex-Dutch IRIS) and YUNO MARU (ex-Dutch JUNO) on RIKUGUN YUSOSEN!,
IJA hospital/cargo Ship HOKUSHIN (ex-HONOLULU) MARU on RIKUGUN BYOINSEN, and
Royal Thai submarine HTMS MATCHANU on our new
Special Feature History of Royal Thai Submarines in World War 2 on SENSUIKAN!

Also posted revisions to TROMs for:
IJN battleships KIRISHIMA and HIEI on SENKAN!,
IJN cruiser MYOKO and
IJN light cruisers AGANO, NOSHIRO, OYODO, SAKAWA, and YAHAGI on JUNYOKAN!
IJN kaibokan SHIMUSHU and CD-13 on KAIBOKAN!
IJN submarines I-8, I-29, I-166 and RO-39 on SENSUIKAN!
IJA landing craft depot ship KUMANO MARU on TETSUSEI DAI HATSUDOTEI,
IJN transport DOWA MARU (ex-TUNG WO) on ZATSUYOSEN and
IJA transports ITALY MARU and SINGAPORE MARU on Rikugun-Yusosen (Bob Hackett)

25 June 2016 Posted revisions of tankers with revised TROMs of GOYO MARU, MATSUMOTO MARU, OMUROSAN MARU, ONDO, OTOWASAN MARU, RYOEI MARU, and SAN CLEMENTE MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

18 June 2016 Posted revisions of tankers with revised TROMs of AKEBONO MARU, GENYO MARU, HISHI MARU, KUROSHIO MARU, NIPPON MARU, NISSHO MARU, and OKIKAWA MARU on YUSOSEN! (Some of these were posted recently but have been reposted with additional information) (Peter Cundall)

12 June 2016 Posted revisions of tankers with revised TROMs of KOKUYO MARU, KYOEI MARU, KYOEI MARU No. 2, KYOKUTO MARU, MANEI MARU, NARUTO, and NICHIEI MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

4 June 2016 Posted revisions of tankers with revised TROMs of HAYATOMO, HISHI MARU No. 2, HOYO MARU, IRO, KAIJO MARU No. 2, KAMOI, and KENYO MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

3 June 2016.Posted new IJN Auxiliary Water Tanker KOAN MARU an KYUSUISEN
Also posted a new TROM for NICHIYOKU MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

3 June 2016.Posted TONEI MARU on IJN Auxiliary Collier Tankers KYUTANYUSEN (Peter Cundall)

1 June 2016. Posted revisions to TROMs for IJN submarines: I-1, I-165, I-166, RO-67 and RO-110 on SENSUIKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

1 June 2016. Posted new TROMs for:
IJA transports HAVRE MARU (5467-tons) HITERU MARU, MILAN MARU, SAKITO MARU, and TATSUHA (TATUHA) MARU on Rikugun-Yusosen,
IJN oiler SHINSHU MARU (4,182-tons) on YUSOSEN!
IJN transport DOWA MARU (ex-TUNG WO) on ZATSUYOSEN and a new
Special Feature First Japanese Night Radar-Assisted Bombing Attack:Combined IJN/IJAAF "Tkogeki Butai" Raid on Task Force 38 off Formosa, 12-14 Oct '42 on our WWII Imperial Japanese Naval Aviation Page

Also posted revisions to TROMs for:
IJN cruisers ATAGO, ASHIGARA,HAGURO, MAYA, MYOKO, NACHI, and TAKAO, on JUNYOKAN!,
IJN kaibokan IKARA and OKINAWA on KAIBOKAN! and
IJA transports CLYDE MARU, HAVRE MARU (5652-tons), KANSAI MARU, KACHIDOKI (ex-PRESIDENT HARRISON), MACASSAR MARU, MAYA MARU MEXICO MARUon Rikugun-Yusosen and
Exchange and repatriation ship KOTOBUKI MARU (ex-Italian CONTE VERDE) on KOKANSEN.

29 May 2016 Posted revisions of tankers with revised TROMs of AKEBONO MARU, ASHIZURI, AZUSA MARU, EIHO MARU, FUJISAN MARU, GENYO MARU, and HAKKO MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

22 May 2016. Posted revisions to TROMs of second class destroyers FUYO, KURETAKE, and TSUGA on KUCHIKUKAN! and Patrol Boats PB-2, PB-39, PB-103, and PB-105 on SHOKAITEI (Peter Cundall)

14 May 2016. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN transports YAMAFUKU MARU, YOKO MARU, and YOSHIDA MARU on ZATSUYOSEN and
IJN survey ship KOMAHASHI on SOKURYOSEN, and IJN repair ships HAKKAI MARU, URAKAMI MARU and YAMASHIMO MARU on KOSAKUKAN! (Peter Cundall)

7 May 2016. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN transports HAKOZAKI MARU, KOWA MARU, NICHIYU MARU, NITTEI MARU, SHINKYO MARU, SHOEI MARU, and SHOKO MARU on ZATSUYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

4 May 2016. Posted further revisions based on new research and suggestions by Rob Stuart and a track map for Operation "C" in the Indian Ocean on TROMs for:
IJN battleships HARUNA, HIEI, KIRISHIMA and KONGO on SENKAN! and
IJN cruisers CHOKAI, CHIKUMA and TONE, MIKUMA, MOGAMI, KUMANO and SUZUYA on JUNYOKAN! and
IJN light cruiser YURA on JUNYOKAN! (Bob Hackett)

2 May 2016. Posted KOSEI MARU, IWASHIRO MARU and MIKAGE MARU No. 18 on IJN Auxiliary Collier Tankers KYUTANYUSEN (Peter Cundall)

2 May 2016.Posted new IJN Auxiliary Water Tanker NIPPO MARU an KYUSUISEN
Also posted a new TROM for TAINAN MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

1 May 2016. Posted new TROMs for:
IJA transports HAKONE MARU, HARUNA MARU, HEI MARU and TAGA MARU on Rikugun-Yusosen.

Posted revisions to reflect new information on Operation "C" in the Indian Ocean on TROMs for:
IJN battleships HARUNA, HIEI, KIRISHIMA and KONGO on SENKAN! and
IJN cruisers CHOKAI, CHIKUMA and TONE, MIKUMA, MOGAMI, KUMANO and SUZUYA on JUNYOKAN! and
IJN light cruiser YURA on JUNYOKAN!

Also posted revisions on TROMs for:
IJN kaibokan KANAWA, OJIKA, OKI on KAIBOKAN!,
IJA transports ADEN MARU, ALASKA MARU, ATLAS MARU, BENGAL MARU, BORNEO MARU and BRAZIL MARU and
TAKACHIHO MARU on Rikugun-Yusosen and finally, completed a major revision of my
Special Feature - Singapore at War! on JUNYOKAN! (Bob Hackett)

1 May 2016. Over the years, our "What's New" page had grown enormously listing almost 20 years of postings. Thanks to the efforts of Pete Chen, CF's Tech guy, we pared the page down to three years of postings and created a new "[Archive] What's New on the IJN Homepage?" for the remainder.(Bob Hackett)

30 April 2016. Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN transports AKASHISAN MARU, ANSHU MARU, FUKUEI MARU No. 10, HAKUSAN MARU, HINO MARU No. 2, HOKI MARU, and KANO MARU on ZATSUYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

30 April 2016. Posted revisions to TROMs for IJN submarines I-154, I-155, I-156, and RO-68, on SENSUIKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

23 April 2016. Posted revisions to TROMs of minelayers HATSUTAKA, ISHIZAKI, and YURIJIMA on FUSETSUKAN! and IJN stores ships ARASAKI, HAYASAKI, MUROTO and SHIRASAKI on KYURYOKAN (Peter Cundall)

16 April 2016 Posted revisions to TROMs of Kusentei CH-58 and CH-60 on KUSENTEI! and MAYASAN MARU and NIGITSU MARU on TETSUSEI DAI HATSUDOTEI! and HEIAN MARU, HIE MARU and YASUKUNI MARU on SENSUI-BOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

10 April 2016 Posted revisions to TROMs of Kusentei CH-41, CH-45, CH-46 CH-48, CH-49, CH-56 and CH-57 on KUSENTEI! (Peter Cundall)

2 April 2016. Posted KORYU MARU, YODOGAWA MARU and TAGONOURA MARU on IJN Auxiliary Collier Tankers KYUTANYUSEN (Peter Cundall)

2 April 2016.Posted new IJN Auxiliary Water Tanker TATEYAMA MARU an KYUSUISEN
Also posted a new TROM for KOTOKU MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

2 April 2016 Posted revisions to TROMs of Kusentei CH-30, CH-32, CH-35 CH-36, CH-37, CH-38 and CH-39 on KUSENTEI! (Peter Cundall)

1 April 2016. Posted new TROMs for:
IJA transports CHOKO (ex-SEINU) MARU, KASHII MARU, KENZAN MARU (Ex-SHOOTER'S ISLAND), KUROHIME MARU (Ex-BOGSTAD), KYOKKO (ex-YPRES) MARU and SHIRAHA MARU(ex-VALVERDA) on Rikugun-Yusosen.

Also posted revisions to TROMs for:
IJN heavy cruisers AOBA, FURUTAKA, KAKO and KINUGASA and light cruiser SAKAWA on JUNYOKAN!,
IJN kaibokan HOTAKA, IKARA, KOZU, MIYAKE and MOKUTO on KAIBOKAN!,
IJN submarines I-73, I-153, RO-44, RO-107, and RO-109, on SENSUIKAN!,
IJA AAA transport ARIZONA MARU, on RIKUGUN BOKU KIKANSEN!,
IJA transports HIMALAYA MARU, YONEYAMA (ex-KAIAN) MARU, KONAN MARU, and SUEZ MARU on Rikugun-Yusosen, and finally
Special Feature Ohka Type 11 rocket-assisted suicide glide bomb Operations at Okinawa - 1944-1945 on the WWII Imperial Japanese Naval Aviation Page(Bob Hackett)

27 March 2016 Posted revisions to TROMs of Kusentei CH-23, CH-24, CH-25 CH-26, CH-27, CH-28 and CH-29 on KUSENTEI! (Peter Cundall)

20 March 2016 Posted a new Book Review on The Allied Defense of the Malay Barrier.(Bob Hackett)

20 March 2016 Posted revisions to TROMs of Kusentei CH-15, CH-17, CH-18 CH-19, CH-20, CH-21 and CH-22 on KUSENTEI! (Peter Cundall)

12 March 2016 Back in August 2013, the Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory's (HURL) deep-diving submersible Pisces V located the wreck of Japan’s super submarine I-400, SW of Oahu, Hawaii, then in October 2014, Pisces IV and V returned to the site and researcher Terry Kerby located the ship's bell in the debris field on the seabed. This week, HURL announced that Pisces IV and V again returned and recovered the bell. See the full story and photos provided by diver, and long time CF contributor, Steve Price of HURL at I-400 on SENSUIKAN! You can also watch a video of the bell's recovery at http://www.kitv.com/story/31451707/uh-research-vessels-retrieve-historic-bell-off-sunken-sub (Bob Hackett)

12 March 2016 Posted revisions to TROMs of Kusentei CH-1, CH-3, CH-4, CH-7, CH-9, CH-13 and CH-14 on KUSENTEI! (Peter Cundall)

5 March 2016. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan CD-134, CD-144, CD-150, CD-154, CD-205, CD-207 and KANJU on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

2 March 2016. Posted ASAKAZE MARU, NISSAN MARU and SANKO MARU on IJN Auxiliary Collier Tankers KYUTANYUSEN (Peter Cundall)

2 March 2016.Posted new IJN Auxiliary Water Tanker TAIHOZAN MARU an KYUSUISEN
Also posted a new TROM for TAKETSU MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

1 March 2016. Posted new TROMs for:
IJA transports ASUKA MARU, AKITA MARU, USSURI MARU, TOYOKAWA MARU (Ex-BANGOR) and GYOKO MARU (cx-DEN OF GLAMIS) on Rikugun-Yusosen,

Also posted revisions to TROMs for:
IJN light cruisers ISUZU and YUBARI on JUNYOKAN!,
IJN kaibokan IKARA, OKI and TAKANE on KAIBOKAN!
IJN submarines I-23 (Sander Kingsepp) and I-25, I-26, I-36, I-58, I-152(Sander), I-169, I-181(Sander), RO-33 and RO-34 (both Sander) on SENSUIKAN!,
IJN minesweeper W-26 on SOKAITEI!,
IJN survey ship TSUKUSHI on SOKURYOSEN,
IJA transports DENMARK MARU, SAN FRANCISCO MARU and UNKAI MARU No. 6 on Rikugun-Yusosen,
gave our KAIBOKAN! home page and its seven kaibokan classes/specifications pages a new look by replacing the generic Yuki Takeshi painting of a kaibokan with actual photographs of the appropriate class kaibokan, most of which are digitally colorized, and with Pete Chen’s help,
restored WHAT’S NEW page back to the first 24 May 1996 entry and almost 20 year’s of postings on our Imperial Japanese Navy Page.(Bob Hackett)

27 February 2016. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan CD-82, CD-84, CD-102, CD-106, CD-112, CD-130 and CD-132 on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

22 February 2016. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan CD-64, CD-66, CD-67, CD-69, CD-72, CD-76 and CD-81 on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

14 February 2016. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan CD-53, CD-54, CD-55, CD-57, CD-60, CD-61 and CD-63 on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

6 February 2016. We are pleased to announce a new series on IJN Auxiliary Collier Tankers KYUTANYUSEN principally written by Gilbert Casse with help from myself. The first and second in the series SOYO MARU and SHINSEI MARU No. 6 are published today. (Peter Cundall)

6 February 2016. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan CD-39, CD-40, CD-41, CD-43, CD-46, CD-51 and CD-52 on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

4 February 2016. Posted revision to TROM of kaibokan MANJU on KAIBOKAN! (Bob Hackett)

2 February 2016. Well it has taken over 6 years to complete this series but today we posted the last, being KITA MARU on ZATSUYOSEN Most of the credit for this rests with the principal author, Gilbert Casse who has spent many hours translating the TROMs from Kanji. (Peter Cundall)

2 February 2016.Posted new IJN Auxiliary Water Tanker AMAKASU MARU No. 1 an KYUSUISEN
Also posted a new TROM for NICHINAN MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

1 February 2016 Posted new TROMs for:
IJA transports ASOSAN MARU, ATSUTA MARU, ASAKASAN, KYUSHU MARU and TOSAN MARU on Rikugun-Yusosen,
IJN transports SAN FRANCISCO MARU and UNKAI MARU No. 6 on ZATSUYOSEN.
IJN tankers DAIHO MARU (1944) and TOHO MARU (1944) on YUSOSEN!

Also posted revisions to TROMs for:
IJN battleship YAMATO on SENKAN!,
IJN light cruiser KASHII, on JUNYOKAN!,
IJN kaibokan KANJU, KASADO, MANJU, MIYAKE, NOMI, OKI and YASHIRO on KAIBOKAN!
IJN oilers ATAGO MARU, FUJISAN MARU (1944), KYOKUHO MARU, NICHIEI MARU, YOSEI MARU on YUSOSEN!
IJN (ex-Axis) transport TEIHOKU MARU (ex-Vichy French PERSEE) on SEMPAKU UNEIKAI SIYOSEN
IJN transport KOWA MARU on ZATSUYOSEN,
IJA transports MIIKE MARU, OHIO MARU and OREGON MARU on Rikugun-Yusosen,
IJN repair ship YAMABIKO MARU on KOSAKUKAN!,
IJN survey ship HAKUSA on SOKURYOSEN,
IJN target ship YAKAZE on HYOTEKIAN and
revised the Special Feature on the Imperial Japanese Navy Submarine and IJNAF Base and Marine Oil Terminal at Sabang, Sumatra
on Oil Fields and Refineries Under Japanese Control and on SENSUIKAN! (Bob Hackett)

1 February 2016 Posted revisions to the TROMs of IJN Type 1 fast transports T.1, T.2, T.3, T.4, T.5, T.6, T.7, T.8, T.9 and T.10 on DAI 1 GO-GATA YUSOKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

31 January 2016. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan CD-31, CD-32, CD-33, CD-34, CD-35, CD-36 and CD-38 on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

23 January 2016. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan CD-21, CD-22, CD-23, CD-25, CD-26, CD-27 and CD-28 on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

16 January 2016. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan CD-14, CD-15, CD-16, CD-17, CD-18, CD-19 and CD-20 on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

10 January 2016. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan CD-7, CD-8, CD-9, CD-10, CD-11, CD-12 and CD-13 on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

3 January 2016.Posted new IJN Auxiliary Water Tanker GORYU MARU an KYUSUISEN
Also posted a new TROM for NITTETSU MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

3 January 2016. Posted new transport TROMs CHIHAYA MARU, MANRYU MARU and SUITEN MARU on ZATSUYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

3 January 2016. Happy New Year. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan YASHIRO, CD-1, CD-2, CD-3, CD-4, CD-5, and CD-6 on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

1 January 2016 Happy New Year to one and All! Posted new TROMs for:
IJA transports AKI MARU, CHINA MARU, NANMAN (ex-FUJI) MARU, NORFOLK MARU, VENICE MARU and WALES MARU on Rikugun-Yusosen.

Also posted revisions to TROMs of:
IJN light cruisers KASHII, KINU, SENDAI and YURA on JUNYOKAN!,
IJN Coast Defense Vessels: CD-14, CD-16, CD-38 and CD-46 on KAIBOKAN!
IJA subchasers CH-7, CH-8, CH-9 on KUSENTEI!
IJA transports CELEBES MARU and MONTREAL MARU, on Rikugun-Yusosen and
IJA transport NOJIMA MARU on on ZATSUYOSEN (Bob Hackett)

27 December 2015. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan SHINNAN, SHONAN, TSUSHIMA, UKU, UKURU, WAKAMIYA, and YAKU on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

19 December 2015. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan MIYAKE, NOMI, OKI, OKINAWA, SADO, SAKITO, and SHIMUSHU on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

12 December 2015. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan KANJU, KUGA, KUME, KURAHASHI, MANJU, MATSUWA, and MIKURA on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

6 December 2015. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan HABUSHI, HIBURI, HIRADO, IKI, IKUNA, INAGI, and KASADO on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

3 December 2015.Posted new IJN Auxiliary Water Tanker KISOGAWA MARU an KYUSUISEN (Peter Cundall)

2 December 2015. Posted new transport TROMs KASUMI MARU, KEISHU MARU and RISUI MARU on ZATSUYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

2 December 2015 Posted a new TROM for YAMASACHI MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

1 December 2015 Posted new TROM for ex-IJN armored cruiser ASAMA on JUNYOKAN! Also posted revisions to TROMs of Midget Submarines in the SOLOMONS on SENSUIKAN! and river gunboat SUMA on HOKAN! (Bob Hackett)

1 December 2015. Posted revisions of TROMs for IJN submarines HA-207, HA-208, HA-209, HA-210, and HA-216 on SENSUIKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

29 November 2015. Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan AGUNI, AWAJI, CHIBURI, CHIKUBU, DAITO, ETOROFU, and FUKUE on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

22 November 2015. Posted revisions to TROMs of Minesweepers W-22, W-30, W-38, W-39 and W-101 on SOKAITEI! and AKITSU MARU on TETSUSEI DAI HATSUDOTEI! and YASUKUNI MARU on SENSUI-BOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

15 November 2015. Posted revisions to TROMs of Patrol Boats PB-102, PB-104, and PB-105 on SHOKAITEI and Minesweepers W-17, W-18, W-20 and W-21 on SOKAITEI! (Peter Cundall)

9 November 2015. We are pleased to announce a new series on IJN Auxiliary Water Tankers KYUSUISEN principally written by Berend van der Wal with help from Gilbert Casse and myself. The first in the series ASAYAMA MARU is published today. (Peter Cundall)

9 November 2015. Posted revisions to TROMs of minelayers TSUGARU, and YURIJIMA on FUSETSUKAN! and Patrol Boats PB-2, PB-31, PB-36, PB-38, and PB-39 on SHOKAITEI (Peter Cundall)

7 November 2015. Posted in Articles of Interest: "20 Ships, Not 23: Ozawa's Score 5-6 April 1942" by Robert Stuart. (Tully)

2 November 2015. Posted revisions to TROMs of minelayers HATSUTAKA, NIIZAKI, NUWAJIMA, SHIRATAKA, SOKUTEN, TATSUMIYA MARU, and TENYO MARU on FUSETSUKAN! (Peter Cundall)

2 November 2015. Posted new transport TROMs NICHIRIN MARU, HOKI MARU and KEMBU MARU on ZATSUYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

1 November 2015. Posted revisions of TROMs for IJN battleships KONGO, HIEI, KIRISHIMA, HARUNA, NAGATO, MUTSU, FUSO and YAMASHIRO on SENKAN! (Bob Hackett)

1 November 2015. Posted revisions of TROMs for IJN submarines HA-111, HA-112, HA-201, HA-202, HA-203, HA-204, HA-205 and HA-206 on SENSUIKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

25 October 2015. Posted revisions to TROMs of second class destroyers ASAGAO, FUYO, KARUKAYA, KURETAKE, KURI, SANAE, and WAKATAKE on KUCHIKUKAN! (Peter Cundall)

18 October 2015. Posted revisions to TROMs of ex Axis merchant ships TEIRYU MARU, TEIYO MARU and TEIYU MARU on SENPAKU UNEIKAI SIYOSEN, survey ship TSUKUSHI on SOKURYOSEN, target ship target ship HAKACHI on HYOTEKIAN and auxiliary seaplane carriers KIYOKAWA MARU and KUNIKAWA MARU on SUIJOKI-BOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

1 October 2015 Posted revisions to TROMs of Axis merchant ship TEIBI MARU on SENPAKU UNEIKAI SIYOSEN, target ship YAKAZE on HYOTEKIAN and exchange and repatriation ship KAMAKURA MARU on KOKANSEN, (Bob Hackett)

1 October 2015 Posted revisions of IJN submarines I-36, I-176, HA-101, HA-102, HA-103, HA-104, HA-105, HA-106, HA-107, HA-108, HA-109 and HA-110 on SENSUIKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

27 September 2015 Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN transports KENYO MARU, NANKAI MARU No. 2, SANTO MARU, TATSUTAGAWA MARU, and TOYO MARU No. 2 on ZATSUYOSEN, icebreaker ODOMARI on SAIHYOKAN, and IJN Repair Ship YAMASHIMO MARU on KOSAKUKAN!, (Peter Cundall)

13 September 2015 Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN transports KAISHO MARU, KENRYU MARU, KENSHO MARU, KIRIKAWA MARU, KIZUGAWA MARU, MITAKESAN MARU, and MUKO MARU on ZATSUYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

13 September 2015 Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN transports AKIBASAN MARU, AMAGISAN MARU, CHOAN MARU No. 2 GO, CHOKO MARU, EIKO MARU No. 2 GO, HOKUSHO MARU, and ARGENTINA MARU on ZATSUYOSEN The latter TROM is new in that it transfers data previously on Aircraft carrier KAIYO's TROM to a separate TROM and posts new information. (Peter Cundall)

5 September 2015 Posted revisions of tankers with revised TROMs of AKATSUKI MARU, HISHI MARU No. 2, KUROSHIO MARU, RYUEI MARU, TEIYO MARU, TSURUMI, and YUHO MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

2 September 2015. Posted revisions of IJN submarines I-177, I-178 and I-179 on SENSUIKAN! (Sander Kingsepp)

1 September 2015. Posted new transport TROMs KYUSHU MARU, YAYOI MARU and MATSUYAMA MARU on ZATSUYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

1 September 2015 Posted revisions of IJN sub tender CHOGEI on SENSUIKAN!, IJN river gunboats HIRA and HOZU on HOKAN! and IJN tanker KYOKUHO MARU on YUSOSEN! (Bob Hackett)

31 August 2015 Posted revisions of tankers with revised TROMs of SHIRIYA, SHIRETOKO, SUNOSAKI, TOA MARU, TOEI MARU, TOEN MARU, and TOHO MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

22 August 2015 Posted revisions of tankers with revised TROMs of KUMAGAWA MARU, NOTORO, OKIKAWA MARU, OTORISAN MARU, RYOEI MARU, SAN PEDRO MARU, and SHIOYA on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

17 August 2015 Posted revisions of tankers with revised TROMs of KYOKUTO MARU, KYUEI MARU, MANEI MARU, NARUTO, NICHIEI MARU, NIPPON MARU, and NISSHO MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

9 August 2015 Posted revisions of tankers with revised TROMs of GENYO MARU, HAYATOMO, HOYO MARU, IRO, ITSUKUSHIMA MARU, KOKUYO MARU, and KYOKO MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

2 August 2015 Posted revisions of tankers with revised TROMs of AMATO MARU, ASHIZURI, AZUMA MARU, AZUSA MARU, CHORAN MARU, EIHO MARU, and ENOSHIMA MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

2 August 2015. Posted new transport TROMs SHINKO MARU NO. 1 GO and SHOSEI MARU on ZATSUYOSEN Only two this month, on account of size, a magnificent effort by the principal author, Gilbert Casse. Back to three TROMs next month.(Peter Cundall)

1 August 2015 Posted a new Special Feature Ohka Type 11 rocket-assisted suicide glide bomb Operations at Okinawa - 1944-1945 on the WWII Imperial Japanese Naval Aviation Page that traces the history and development of the Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka Type 11 rocket-assisted suicide glide bomb and its operational deployement against the USN's Fifth Fleet off Okinawa, Ryukuyus, 1944-1945.(Bob Hackett)

1 August 2015 Restored the Special Feature Articles of Interest containing articles by Jonathan Parshall, Combinedfleet.com contributors and reader contributions. (Peter Chen)

1 August 2015 Posted New TROMs for IJN Type 1 fast transports T.17, T.18, T.19 and T.20 on DAI 1 GO-GATA YUSOKAN! (Sander Kingsepp).

26 July 2015 Posted revisions to TROMs of minesweepers W-16, W-17, W-18, W-20, W-21, W-22 and W-30 on SOKAITEI! (Peter Cundall)

20 July 2015 Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan CD-68, CD-132, CD-213, CD-215, and CD-219 on KAIBOKAN! and PB-1, and PB-39 on SHOKAITEI (Peter Cundall)

11 July 2015 Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan CD-33, CD-36, CD-38, CD-44, CD-46, CD-52, and CD-61 on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

4 July 2015 Happy 4th to all Americans, but please remember to be safe while celebrating Independence Day and also remember all those who served our country from the Revolutionary War forward. Posted a revision to TROM of IJN heavy cruiser CHOKAI incorporating new photos of some of the wrecks located by Paul Allen in Ironbottom Sound off Savo Island, Guadalcanal on JUNYOKAN! (Bob Hackett)

4 July 2015. Posted new transport TROMs CHOI MARU, MEISHO MARU and KIRI MARU No. 8 on ZATSUYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

4 July 2015 Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan CD-16, CD-20, CD-22, CD-25, CD-28, CD-29, and CD-32 on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

1 July 2015 Posted New TROMs for IJN Type 1 fast transports T.15 and T.16 on DAI 1 GO-GATA YUSOKAN! (Sander Kingsepp).

28 June 2015 Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan SHIMUSHU, CD-1, CD-3, CD-5, CD-7, CD-8, and CD-14 on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

22 June 2015 Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan ISHIGAKI, KASADO, MANJU, MIKURA, NOMI, OKI, and TSUSHIMA on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

15 June 2015 Concluding the latest series of Kusentai updates we are posting revisions to TROMs of submarine chasers CH-56, CH-58 and CH-60 on KUSENTEI! as well as IJN armed merchant cruisers ASAKA MARU and UKISHIMA MARU on TOKUSETSU JUNYOKAN! and IJN auxiliary submarine tenders HIE MARU and TSUKUSHI MARU on SENSUI-BOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

1 June 2015 Combined Fleet Editorial Announcement: After almost 15 years and about 1,000 TROMs and Special Features, I have decided to retire as Co-Managing Editor and Principal Contributor to Combinedfleet.com. I have enjoyed working with the members of CF and many of our readers. I especially want to thank Pete Chen, Combinedfleet.com’s Technical Manager, for his patience in assisting me with the subtle intricacies in posting TROMs using html using a new platform and a new ftp upload program.

I'm turning over the TROMs which I have authored and co-authored to my longtime friend and co-author Sander Kingsepp of Estonia. Although I may occasionally post something in the future, here are my last regular postings:

New TROMs for:
IJN tanker TAIEI MARU on YUSOSEN!
IJA transports BORDEAUX MARU, NAKO MARU and MONTREAL MARU on Rikugun-Yusosen,
IJA hospital ship KAZUURA MARU on RIKUGUN-BYOINSEN
IJN Type 1 fast transport T.14 on DAI 1 GO-GATA YUSOKAN! and
IJN Type 103 Landing Ship Tank (LST) T.112 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN!

revisions to TROMs of:
IJN battleship MUSASHI incorporating some new photos of the wreck by her discoverer Paul Allen on SENKAN!,
IJN cruisers HAGURO and MYOKO on JUNYOKAN,!
IJN kaibokan MIYAKE on KAIBOKAN! Co-author Erich Muehlthaler considers this TROM probably the most exciting of all kaibokan TROMs,
IJA transport LISBON MARU on Rikugun-Yusosen, and
IJN submarine I-400 incorporating some new photos of the wreck by HURL on SENSUIKAN! (Bob Hackett)

25 May 2015 Posted revisions to TROMs of submarine chasers CH-44, CH-46, CH-47, CH-48, CH-49, CH-50 and CH-52 on KUSENTEI! (Peter Cundall)

21 May 2015 Posted revisions to TROMs of submarine chasers CH-33, CH-34, CH-35, CH-36, CH-38, CH-41 and CH-42 on KUSENTEI! (Peter Cundall)

17 May 2015 Posted revisions to TROMs of submarine chasers CH-23, CH-26, CH-28, CH-29, CH-30, CH-31 and CH-32 on KUSENTEI! I will be away for three weeks in late May and early June so am publishing extra TROMs in advance. Normal weekly postings will resume after my return. (Peter Cundall)

14 May 2015 Posted revisions to TROMs of submarine chasers CH-12, CH-14, CH-16, CH-17, CH-18, CH-19 and CH-21 on KUSENTEI! (Peter Cundall)

8 May 2015 Posted revisions to TROMs of minelayers TAKASHIMA, TSUBAME, TSUGARU, and YAEYAMA on FUSETSUKAN! and TROMs of submarine chasers CH-1, CH-2 and CH-5 on KUSENTEI! (Peter Cundall)

3 May 2015 Posted revisions to TROMs of minelayers HATSUTAKA, ITSUKUSHIMA, KYOSAI, NIIZAKI, NASAMI, NUWAJIMA, and SAISHU on FUSETSUKAN! (Peter Cundall)

2 May 2015. Posted new transport TROMs HIKOSHIMA MARU, KAIKA MARU and DAICHO MARU on ZATSUYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

25 April 2015 On this ANZAC day, marking the 100th Anniversary of the Gallipoli Landings, posted revisions to TROMs of IJN aircraft transports GOSHU MARU, KATSURAGI MARU, KEIYO MARU, MOGAMIGAWA MARU, and NAGOYA MARU on KOKUKI-UMPANSEN!, ex Vichy French freighter TEIHOKU MARU on SENPAKU UNEIKAI SIYOSEN and survey ship KATSURIKI on SOKURYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

19 April 2015 Posted revisions to TROMs of minesweepers W-34, W-39, W-41 and W-102 on SOKAITEI! and IJN auxiliary submarine tenders RIO DE JANEIRO MARU, SANTOS MARU and TSUKUSHI MARU on SENSUI-BOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

18 April 2015 Posted Enhanced Edition TROM of destroyer YUGURE (Anthony Tully with Allyn Nevitt)

12 April 2015 Posted revisions to TROMs of minesweepers W-25, W-26, W-27, W-28, W-29, W-30 and W-33 on SOKAITEI! (Peter Cundall)

4 April 2015. Posted new transport TROMs NISSHO MARU No. 5, OTORI MARU and KUNITSU MARU on ZATSUYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

3 April 2015 Posted revisions to TROMs of minesweepers W-16, W-17, W-18, W-21, W-22, W-23 and W-24 on SOKAITEI! (Peter Cundall)

29 March 2015 Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN transports YAMAGIRI MARU on ZATSUYOSEN and W-4, W-5, W-8, W-11, W-12 and W-15 on SOKAITEI! (Peter Cundall)

26 March 2015 Posted Enhanced Edition TROM of destroyer TOKITSUKAZE (Anthony Tully with Allyn Nevitt)

2 March 2015. Combined Fleet Editorial Announcement: I am sorry to say that due to a mishap a couple of weeks ago where he badly injured his spine, Bob Hackett will be unable to post for a presently undetermined time. He is able to check email only occasionally. He does assure me he has improved and hopes to get by with Physical Therapy and not have to do surgery. - Please keep Bob in your prayers and thoughts. -- (Anthony Tully)

1 March 2015. Posted new transport TROMs JUZAN MARU, IWATO MARU and TOYO MARU No. 3 on ZATSUYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

1 March 2015 Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN transports AMAGISAN MARU, FUKUEI MARU No. 10, HAKOZAKI MARU, HIYOSHI MARU, HOKKAI MARU, HOKUROKU MARU and IKUSHIMA MARU on ZATSUYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

22 February 2015 Posted revisions of IJN Ammunition ship NICHII MARU on KYUHEIKAN!, IJN hospital ship MURO MARU on BYOINSEN, IJN Aircraft transport LYONS MARU on KOKUKI-UMPANSEN!, IJN Repair Ship YAMASHIMO MARU on KOSAKUKAN!, and IJN armed merchant cruisers BANGKOK MARU, SAIGON MARU and UKISHIMA MARU on TOKUSETSU JUNYOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

15 February 2015 Posted revisions of Storeships ARASAKI, MAMIYA and MUROTO on KYURYOKAN! and auxiliary seaplane carriers KINUGASA MARU, KIYOKAWA MARU, SAGARA MARU and SANUKI MARU on SUIJOKI-BOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

8 February 2015 Posted revisions of patrol boats PB-101, PB-102, PB-103, PB-104, and PB-105 on SHOKAITEI and survey ship TSUKUSHI on SOKURYOSEN, and salvage tug KASASHIMA on KYUNANSEN (Peter Cundall)

1 February 2015. As a new departure, commencing monthly, we will post the new transport TROMs separately commencing with BUSHO MARU, NISSHO MARU No. 2 and NISSHO MARU No. 16 on ZATSUYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

1 February 2015 Posted revisions of PB-31, PB-33, PB-36, PB-37, PB-38, PB-39, and PB-46 on SHOKAITEI (Peter Cundall)

26 January 2015 Posted revisions of second class destroyers ASAGAO, HASU and KURI on KUCHIKUKAN! and ex French and German merchant ships TEIFU MARU, TEIREN MARU, TEIRITSU MARU, and TEIRYU MARU on SENPAKU UNEIKAI SIYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

17 January 2015 Continuing our revisions of tankers with revised TROMs of SUNOSAKI, TONAN MARU, and TSURUMI on YUSOSEN! and posted revisions to TROMs of river gunboats NANYO, OKITSU, SUMA, and TATARA on HOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

10 January 2015 Continuing our revisions of tankers with revised TROMs of SAN LUIS MARU, SARAWAK MARU, SHINKOKU MARU, SHIOYA, SHIRETOKO, TATEKAWA MARU, and TOEN MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

4 January 2015 Happy New Year- Continuing our revisions of tankers with revised TROMs of NICHIEI MARU, NISSHO MARU, NOTORO, OGURA MARU No. 2, OGURA MARU No. 3, OKIKAWA MARU, and OTOWASAN MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

1 January 2015 Happy New Year to All! I took a Christmas break to be with family, so I will not be posting anything until 1 February. (Bob Hackett)

28 December 2014 Continuing our revisions of tankers with revised TROMs of KIYO MARU, KOKUYO MARU, KUROSHIO MARU, KYOEI MARU No. 2, KYOEI MARU No. 3, KYOKUTO MARU, and MARIFU MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

25 December 2014 Merry Xmas! Best wishes to all. We continue to post throughout the festive season with revisions to tankers ASHIZURI, FUJISAN MARU, GENYO MARU, HISHI MARU, HOYO MARU, JINEI MARU, and KAMOI on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

14 December 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of minelayers ITSUKUSHIMA, MAESHIMA, NIIZAKI, TSUBAME, WAKATAKA, and YURIJIMA on FUSETSUKAN! and IJN hospital ship MURO MARU on BYOINSEN (Peter Cundall)

6 December 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN survey ships HAKUSA and KOMAHASHI on SOKURYOSEN, IJN ammunition ships NICHII MARU and TATSUTAKE MARU on KYUHEIKAN!, IJN auxiliary submarine tenders NAGOYA MARU and SANTOS MARU on SENSUI-BOKAN! and IJN auxiliary seaplane tender KAGU MARU on SUIJOKI-BOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

1 December 2014 Posted a new Book Review on Carrier attack - Darwin 1942: The Complete Guide to Australia's own Pearl Harbor. and
new TROMs for:
IJA transports GENOA MARU, NAGARA MARU and PANAMA MARU on Rikugun-Yusosen,
IJN transports HIROTA MARU, YOSHIDA MARU and HIYOSHI MARU No. 2 GO on ZATSUYOSEN
IJN Type 1 fast transport T.13 on DAI 1 GO-GATA YUSOKAN!
IJN Type 103 Landing Ship Tank (LST) T.111 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN!, and
IJN tanker SHUNTEN MARU on YUSOSEN!

Also posted revisions to TROMs of:
IJN cruisers CHIKUMA and TONE on JUNYOKAN!,
IJN light cruiser KUMA on JUNYOKAN!,
IJN tanker ASANAGI MARU and ASASHIO MARU on YUSOSEN! ,
IJA transports ASO MARU, IKOMA MARU and MAYA MARU on Rikugun-Yusosen,
IJN river gunboats HIRA and SETA on HOKAN!,
IJA hospital ships AMERICA MARU and CHICAGO MARU, on RIKUGUN-BYOINSEN and
IJN submarine I-52 on SENSUIKAN! (Bob Hackett)

30 November 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan CD-74, CD-76, CD-81, CD-85, CD-112, CD-154, and CD-194 on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

25 November 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan CD-4, CD-55, CD-59, CD-65, CD-71, CD-72, and CD-73 on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

16 November 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan CD-22, CD-30, CD-34, CD-39, CD-42, CD-45, and CD-47 on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

8 November 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan SHIMUSHU, CD-7, CD-8, CD-9, CD-14, CD-16, and CD-21 on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

3 November 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan IKUNA, KANJU, SHINNAN, YAKU, CD-1, CD-2, and CD-5 on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

1 November 2014 Posted new TROMs for:
IJA transports HOFUKU MARU, MORIOKA MARU and TAKAOKA MARU on Rikugun-Yusosen,
IJN transports CHOAN MARU 2 GO, CHOKO MARU 2 GO and KOWA MARU on ZATSUYOSEN,
IJA tanker KYODO MARU on Rikugun-Yusosen,
IJN Type 1 fast transport T.12 on DAI 1 GO-GATA YUSOKAN!,
IJN Type 103 Landing Ship Tank (LST) T.110 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN! and
IJN tankers SHINSHU MARU and YUYO MARU on YUSOSEN!

Also posted revisions to TROMs of:
IJN battleships KONGO and MUSASHI on SENKAN!,
IJN minesweeper W-1 on SOKAITEI!,
IJA transports FRANCE MARU and HANKOW MARU on Rikugun-Yusosen,
IJN subchaser CH-42 on KUSENTEI!,
IJA hospital ship SIBERIA MARU on RIKUGUN BOYINSEN!
IJN icebreaker ODOMARI on TOKUSETSU KANSEN! and
IJN submarines I-44 and I-122 on SENSUIKAN! (Bob Hackett)

26 October 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan IKINO, MIYAKE, OKINAWA, SADO, UKU, WAKAMIYA, and YASHIRO on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

18 October 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan AMAKUSA, CHIKUBU, DAITO, ETOROFU, KASADO, MANJU, and MATSUWA on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

11 October 2014 Posted revision to TROMs of IJN transport YAMAFUKU MARU on ZATSUYOSEN and old destroyers ASAGAO, HASU, KURETAKE, KURI, TSUGA and WAKATAKE on KUCHIKUKAN! (Peter Cundall)

6 October 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN transports MITAKESAN MARU, MUKO MARU, NANKAI MARU No. 2, OKITSU MARU, SANYO MARU, SUWA MARU and TOA MARU No. 2 GO on ZATSUYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

1 October 2014 Posted new TROMs for:
IJN minelayer KOEI MARU on FUSETSUKAN!,
IJA transports MEIGEN MARU, SHUNKO MARU, UGO MARU and UME MARU on Rikugun-Yusosen,
IJN transports HINO MARU No. 2, UNKAI MARU No. 10, and FUKUEI MARU No. 10 on ZATSUYOSEN,
IJN Type 1 fast transport T.11 on DAI 1 GO-GATA YUSOKAN!
IJN Type 103 Landing Ship Tank (LST) T.108 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN!,
IJN tankers ATAGO MARU and KYOKUUN MARU on YUSOSEN!

Also posted revisions to TROMs of:
IJN cruisers KUMANO, MOGAMI, and SUZUYA on JUNYOKAN!,
IJN light cruiser YURA on JUNYOKAN!,
IJN destroyer tender NIPPONKAI MARU on SUIRAI-BOKAN!
IJN minelayers NUWAJIMA, SAISHU and SOKUTEN on FUSETSUKAN!,
IJN aircraft transport MOGAMIGAWA MARU on KOKUKI-UMPANSEN! and
IJN submarine I-36 on SENSUIKAN! (Bob Hackett)

28 September 2014 Posted revision to TROMs of IJN transports KAISHO MARU, KENSHO MARU, KIKUKAWA MARU, KIMISHIMA MARU, KIROKAWA MARU, KOKAI MARU and KUNISHIMA MARU on ZATSUYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

27 September 2014 Posted Enhanced Edition TROM of destroyer AKIZUKI (Anthony Tully with Allyn Nevitt)

21 September 2014 Posted revision to TROMs of IJN transports AKIBASAN MARU, ASAHISAN MARU, FUKUYAMA MARU, HAKOZAKI MARU, HINO MARU No. 3, HIYOSHI MARU and KAGU MARU on ZATSUYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

14 September 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of river gunboats NARUMI, OKITSU, SUMA, and TATARA on HOKAN! and IJN auxiliary submarine tenders NAGOYA MARU and SANTOS MARU on SENSUI-BOKAN! and IJN auxiliary seaplane tender KUNIKAWA MARU, on SUIJOKI-BOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

7 September 2014 Posted revisions for HAYASAKI, IRAKO, KINEZAKI, MAMIYA and KURASAKI on KYURYOKAN! FUJIKAWA MARU and MOGAMIGAWA MARU on KOKUKI-UMPANSEN! (Peter Cundall)

1 September 2014 Posted new TROMs for:
IJA transports DAKAR MARU, DELAGOA MARU, DURBAN MARU and HANKOW MARU on Rikugun-Yusosen,
IJN transports HYAKUFUKU MARU, TOSHO MARU and DAIGEN MARU No. 7 on ZATSUYOSEN,
IJN Type 1 fast transport T.10 on DAI 1 GO-GATA YUSOKAN!
IJN Type 103 Landing Ship Tank (LST) T.107 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN!,
IJN tankers ATAGO MARU and KYOKUUN MARU on YUSOSEN!

Also posted revisions to TROMs of:
IJN armed merchant cruisers AIKOKU MARU, GOKOKU MARU and KIYOSUMI MARU on TOKUSETSU JUNYOKAN!,
IJA transports OHIO MARU, OREGON MARU and PACIFIC MARU on Rikugun-Yusosen,
IJN tankers TOHO MARU and KOKUYO MARU on YUSOSEN!
IJN supply ship KURASAKI on KYURYOKAN
IJA hospital ships BAIKAL MARU, MIKASA MARU, MIZUHO MARU, NAMINOUE MARU and RYUKO MARU on Rikugun-Byoinsen and
IJN submarine I-53 on SENSUIKAN! (Bob Hackett)

31 August 2014 Posted further revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan CD-12, CD-45, and CD-47 on KAIBOKAN!; tankers ITSUKUSHIMA MARU, and KAMOI on YUSOSEN! and AKITSU MARU and MAYASAN MARU on TETSUSEI DAI HATSUDOTEI! (Peter Cundall)

24 August 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan AMAKUSA, FUKUE, HIRADO, MANJU, MIKURA, OKI, and CD-49 on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

18 August 2014 Concluding our update of tankers we are posting revisions for vessels TOEI MARU, TONAN MARU No. 2, and TONAN MARU No. 3 on YUSOSEN! as well as revisions of minelayers UKISHIMA, and SARUSHIMA on FUSETSUKAN! and minesweeper W-8 on SOKAITEI! and PB-38 on SHOKAITEI! (Peter Cundall)

13 August 2014 Continuing our update of tankers we are posting revisions for vessels OGURA MARU No. 3, ONDO, SAN DIEGO MARU, SHINKOKU MARU, SHIRETOKO, SHOYO MARU, and TATEKAWA MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

9 August 2014 Continuing our update of tankers we are posting revisions for vessels KYOKUYO MARU, NICHIEI MARU, NIPPON MARU, NISSHIN MARU, NISSHO MARU, NOTORO, and OMUROSAN MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

4 August 2014 Continuing our update of tankers we are posting revisions for vessels GENYO MARU, HISHI MARU No. 2, IRO, KENYO MARU, KOKUYO MARU, KYOEI MARU, and KYOKUTO MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

1 August 2014 Posted new TROMs for:
IJA transports COLUMBIA MARU, and OLYMPIA MARU, and
IJA/IJN transport TOTTORI MARU on Rikugun-Yusosen,
IJN transports YOKO MARU, SHOEI MARU and SHOHO MARU and
Civilian transport YAMATO MARU on ZATSUYOSEN,
IJN Type 1 fast transport T.9 on DAI 1 GO-GATA YUSOKAN!
IJN Type 103 Landing Ship Tank (LST) T.106 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN!,
IJN tanker CHIKUMA MARU on YUSOSEN!

Also posted a major new revision by Sander Kingsepp to the TROM of:
IJN battleships HARUNA and a revision to battleship KIRISHIMA on SENKAN!,
IJA transports BELGIUM MARU, BORNEO MARU, INDIA MARU MEXICO MARU and SINGAPORE MARU on Rikugun-Yusosen and
IJA hospital ship ARABIA MARU on Rikugun-Byoinsen(Bob Hackett)

28 July 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of minelayers SHINKO MARU and TSUGARU on FUSETSUKAN! and W-33 on SOKAITEI! and IJN armed merchant cruiser UKISHIMA MARU on TOKUSETSU JUNYOKAN!, and KURETAKE on KUCHIKUKAN! and finally AKEBONO MARU and HOYO MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

20 July 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of river gunboats NARUMI, SUMA, and TATARA on HOKAN! and IJN ammunition ships HIDE MARU, HITACHI MARU, ONOE MARU and SOYA on KYUHEIKAN! (Peter Cundall)

14 July 2014 Posted Enhanced Edition TROM for SHOHO on Kido Butai Carrier Troms. (Anthony Tully)

13 July 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of Kusentei CH-11, CH-22, CH-25, CH-40, CH-44, CH-47 and CH-48 on KUSENTEI! (Peter Cundall)

7 July 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of transports IKUSHIMA MARU and TOEI MARU on ZATSUYOSEN and tankers SAN DIEGO MARU, SAN LUIS MARU, TERUKAWA MARU and OGURA MARU No.1 on YUSOSEN! and IJN auxiliary seaplane tender SAGARA MARU, on SUIJOKI-BOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

1 July 2014 Posted new TROMs for:
IJA transports CEYLON MARU, FUKUYO MARU and SINGAPORE MARU on Rikugun-Yusosen,
IJN Type 1 fast transport T.8 on DAI 1 GO-GATA YUSOKAN!
IJN Type 103 Landing Ship Tank (LST) T.105 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN!,
IJN tanker TATEKAWA MARU No. 2 on YUSOSEN! and
Special Feature Strange but True Stories on KAIGUN!

Also posted revisions to TROMs of:
IJN cruisers MYOKO and NACHI on JUNYOKAN!,
IJN light cruisers NAGARA and KASHIMA on JUNYOKAN!,
IJN sub tenders JINGEI and CHOGEI on SENSUIKAN!,
IJN tanker KYOKUYO MARU on YUSOSEN!, and (thanks to Sander Kingsepp)
IJN submarines I-361, I-364, I-365, I-366, I-367, I-368, I-369, I-370, I-371, I-373 and RO-63 on SENSUIKAN! (Bob Hackett)

22 June 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of Kusentei CH-37, CH-39, CH-53, CH-58, CH-60 and CH-63 on KUSENTEI! and IJN stores ship HAYASAKI on KYURYOKAN (Peter Cundall)

16 June 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of Kusentei CH-27, CH-31, CH-32, CH-33, CH-34, CH-35 and CH-36 on KUSENTEI! (Peter Cundall)

1 June 2014 We are pleased to announce a new TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN! page on TOKUMU KANSEN! The new page will cover the IJN's Type 103 Landing Ship Tanks (LST) and today posted the first two of 47 such Type 103 LSTs, T.103. and T.104.

Also posted new TROMs for:
IJA transports JOHORE MARU, KURETAKE MARU, HIBI MARU and THAMES MARU on Rikugun-Yusosen,
IJN transports SEIZAN MARU, RYOTOKU MARU and TOZAN MARU on ZATSUYOSEN, and
IJN Type 1 fast transport T.7 on DAI 1 GO-GATA YUSOKAN!

Also posted revisions to TROMs of:
IJN cruisers CHIKUMA and TONE on JUNYOKAN!,
IJN sub tenders JINGEI and CHOGEI on SENSUIKAN!,
IJN subchaser CH-58 on KUSENTEI!
IJA transports BRISBANE MARU, NOTO MARU and SHINSEI MARU No. 1 on Rikugun-Yusosen,
IJA hospital ship ARABIA MARU on RIKUGUN-BYOINSEN,
IJN tanker KUMAGAWA MARU on YUSOSEN! and
IJN submarines I-351, I-361, I-362 and I-363 on SENSUIKAN! (Bob Hackett)

25 May 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of Kusentei CH-18, CH-20, CH-22, CH-23, CH-24, CH-25 and CH-26 on KUSENTEI! (Peter Cundall)

24 May 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of Kusentei CH-10, CH-11, CH-12, CH-13, CH-14, CH-15 and CH-17 on KUSENTEI! (Peter Cundall)

18 May 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of minelayers SHIRATAKA, and TSUGARU on FUSETSUKAN! and HIYOSHI MARU , KENSHO MARU , NAGISAN MARU and SUWA MARU on ZATSUYOSEN and GENYO MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

17 May 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of minelayers NUWAJIMA, SARUSHIMA, SHINKO MARU, TAKASHIMA, TSUBAME, UKISHIMA, and YURIJIMA on FUSETSUKAN! (Peter Cundall)

11 May 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan CD-198, CD-200, and CD-221 on KAIBOKAN! , SEIZAN MARU No. 2 on ZATSUYOSEN , KUMAGAWA MARU on YUSOSEN! and KAMOME, and NIIZAKI on FUSETSUKAN! (Peter Cundall)

5 May 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan HODAKA, IWO, CD-77, CD-150, CD-190, CD-192, and CD-196 on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

1 May 2014 Posted new TROMs for:
IJA escort carrier YAMASHIO MARU on Rikugun-Kokubokan,
IJA transports OHIO MARU, OREGON MARU and SHINSEI MARU No. 1 on Rikugun-Yusosen,
IJN transports FUKUYAMA MARU, NICHIYU MARU and SUWA MARU on ZATSUYOSEN,
IJN transports TEIAN MARU (ex-Yugoslav TOMISLAV) on SEMPAKU UNEIKAI SIYOSEN,
IJN Type 1 fast transport T.6 on DAI 1 GO-GATA YUSOKAN!
IJN Landing Ship Tank (LST) T.150 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN!,
IJN tanker MATSUSHIMA MARU on YUSOSEN!
IJA tankers CERAM MARU and BUKUN MARU (ex-Dutch ANASTASIA) on Rikugun-Yusosen,
IJN stores ship KITAKAMI MARU on KYURYOKAN and
Special Feature Strange but True Stories on KAIGUN!

Also posted revisions to TROMs of:
IJN oiler HAYATOMO on YUSOSEN! ,
IJA tanker ARARE MARU (ex-Dutch PAULA) on Rikugun-Yusosen and
IJN submarine I-19 on SENSUIKAN! (Bob Hackett)

27 April 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN transports MUKO MARU, NANKAI MARU and TOA MARU No. 2 GO on ZATSUYOSEN, IJN ammunition ship HITACHI MARU on KYUHEIKAN!, storeship MUROTO on KYURYOKAN!, and IJN ex Axis transports TEIHOKU MARU (ex-Vichy French PERSEE) and TEIZUI MARU (ex-German MOSEL) on SEMPAKU UNEIKAI SIYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

20 April 2014 Posted revision to TROMs of IJN transports IMIZU MARU, KANAYAMASAN MARU, KIRIKAWA MARU, TOYO MARU No. 2, YAMADORI MARU, YAMAFUKU MARU and YAMAGIRI MARU on ZATSUYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

14 April 2014 Posted Enhanced Edition TROM for HOSHO on Kido Butai! Carrier Troms. (Anthony Tully)

13 April 2014 Posted revisions of PB-1, PB-2, and PB-38 on SHOKAITEI; IJN aircraft transports FUJIKAWA MARU, LYONS MARU and MOGAMIGAWA MARU on KOKUKI-UMPANSEN! and IJN survey ship KOMAHASHI on SOKURYOSEN(Peter Cundall)

6 April 2014 Concluding the update of tankers we are posting revisions for vessels KORYU MARU, TOHO MARU, TONAN MARU, TONAN MARU No. 2, TONAN MARU No.3, TSURUMI, and YAMAMIZU MARU No.2 on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

1 April 2014 Posted new TROMs for:
IJA transports SAMARANG MARU, HAVANA MARU and MELBOURNE MARU on Rikugun-Yusosen,
IJN submarine depot ship TAIGEI (later light carrier RYUHO) on SENSUIKAN!
IJN Type 1 fast transport T.5 on DAI 1 GO-GATA YUSOKAN!
IJN landing ship tank (LST) T.127 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN!,
IJN transports YOSHINOGAWA MARU, BRASIL MARU and NISSEI MARU on ZATSUYOSEN,
IJN tanker AKANE MARU on YUSOSEN!
IJA tanker ARARE MARU (ex-Dutch PAULA) on Rikugun-Yusosen and
Special Feature Strange but True Stories on KAIGUN!

Also posted revisions to TROMs of:
IJN battleships MUSASHI, YAMATO, NAGATO, FUSO and KONGO on SENKAN!,
IJN cruisers AOBA, ATAGO, CHIKUMA, CHOKAI, KUMANO, MYOKO, SUZUYA, TAKAO, TONE on JUNYOKAN!,
IJN light cruisers KINU, NOSHIRO, YURA and YAHAGI, on JUNYOKAN!,
IJN minelayer TSUGARU on FUSETSUKAN!,
IJN auxiliary seaplane tender KAGU MARU, on SUIJOKI-BOKAN!
IJN armed merchant cruiser NOSHIRO MARU on TOKUSETSU JUNYOKAN!,
IJN transport TEIKAI MARU (ex-German FULDA) on SEMPAKU UNEIKAI SIYOSEN,
IJN aircraft transports GOSHU MARU and MOGAMIGAWA MARU on KOKUKI-UMPANSEN!
IJN repair ships YAMABIKO MARU and YAMASHIMO MARU on KOSAKUKAN!,
IJN ammunition ships KOGYO MARU and NICHIRO MARU on KYUHEIKAN!,
IJN torpedo recovery ship KAMIKAZE MARU on SUIRAI-BOKAN!,
IJN hospital ship MURO MARU on BYOINSEN,
IJA hospital ship MIZUHO MARU on Rikugun-Byoinsen,
IJN survey ship TSUKUSHI on SOKURYOSEN and
IJN submarine I-5 on SENSUIKAN! (Bob Hackett)

30 March 2014 Further continuing our update of tankers we are posting revisions for vessels JAMBI MARU, SHIRIYA, SHOYO MARU, SUNOSAKI, TACHIBANA MARU, TATEKAWA MARU, and TOEI MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

24 March 2014 Further continuing our update of tankers we are posting revisions for vessels AKEBONO MARU, OSE, SAN DIEGO MARU, SAN LUIS MARU, SAN PEDRO MARU, SAN RAMON MARU, and SHIRETOKO on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

15 March 2014 Continuing our update of tankers we are posting revisions for vessels GOYO MARU, MANJU MARU, NAMPO MARU, NISSHIN MARU, NOTORO, OGURA MARU No. 2, and OMUROSAN MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

13 March 2014 Posted a new Special Feature "Turning off the Tap: Bombing Japan's Oil Refineries and Storage Centers" on KAIGUN! (Bob Hackett)

11 March 2014 Continuing our update of tankers we are posting revisions for vessels AKATSUKI MARU, HISHI MARU No. 2, ITSUKUSHIMA MARU, KAMOI, KINREI MARU, KIYO MARU, and KYOKUYO MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

1 March 2014 Posted new TROMs for:
IJA transports LONDON MARU, NAGATO MARU and YOSHIDA MARU No. 1 on Rikugun-Yusosen,
IJN Type 1 fast transport T.4 on DAI 1 GO-GATA YUSOKAN!
IJN Landing Ship Tank (LST) T.128 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN!,
IJN transports NISSHO MARU No. 18, HAKUTETSU MARU No. 7 and HAKUTETSU MARU No. 15 on ZATSUYOSEN,
IJN tanker AMATO MARU on YUSOSEN!
IJA tanker SHOSEI MARU (ex-British SOLEN) ) on Rikugun-Yusosen and a new
Special Feature page “Captured Southeast Asian Oil Fields and Refineries Under Japanese Control” on KAIGUN! The page includes a consolidation of articles previously posted on other Kaigun pages and posted a new Feature about the Ceram, Moluccas Oil Field .

Also posted revisions to TROMS of:
IJN light cruiser TENRYU on JUNYOKAN!,
IJN armed merchant cruiser SAIGON MARU on TOKUSETSU JUNYOKAN!,
IJA transport ITALY MARU on Rikugun-Yusosen and
"Black Christmas" - The Fall of Hong Kong – 1941 of our Special Feature RISING STORM - THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY AND CHINA - 1931-1941. (Bob Hackett)

28 February 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN transports AZUMASAN MARU, HOKUROKU MARU, KIMISHIMA MARU and MEIYO MARU on ZATSUYOSEN; IJN Aircraft transport KEIYO MARU on KOKUKI-UMPANSEN!; NIGITSU MARU on TETSUSEI DAI HATSUDOTEI, and IJN tanker AZUMA MARU on YUSOSEN! (Peter Cundall)

21 February 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan CD-14, CD-16, and CD-24 on KAIBOKAN! and W-15, W-17, W-18 and W-33 on SOKAITEI! (Peter Cundall)

18 February 2014 Posted fast transport T.3 on DAI 1 GO-GATA YUSOKAN! and Landing Ships Tank (LST) T.102 and T.149 on TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN! (Bob Hackett)

17 February 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of PB-31, PB-34, PB-35, and PB-46 on SHOKAITEI. Also posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan IKI, MUTSURE, and WAKAMIYA on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

9 February 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of TATSUHARU MARU on FUSETSUKAN!, and Ammunition Ships KASHINO and KOGYO MARU on KYUHEIKAN!, and Second Class Destroyers ASAGAO, KURETAKE, SANAE and WAKATAKE on KUCHIKUKAN! (Peter Cundall)

4 Febuary 2014 We are pleased to announce a new TOKUSETSU-YUSOKAN ! page on TOKUMU KANSEN! The new page will cover the Imperial Japanese Navy’s (IJN) Type 101 Landing Ship Tanks (LST) and today posted the first of six such LSTs, T.101. (Bob Hackett)

1 Febuary 2014 Posted new TROMs for:
IJA transports HAGUE MARU, NAPLES MARU and OYO MARU on Rikugun-Yusosen,
IJN Type 1 fast transport T.2 on DAI 1 GO-GATA YUSOKAN!
IJN transports SHOEI MARU, TOYOSAKA MARU and SHINYO MARU No. 8 on ZATSUYOSEN
IJN tanker AKASHI MARU on YUSOSEN! and
IJA tanker NANSEI MARU (ex-PLEIODON) on Rikugun-Yusosen and
Special Feature Strange but True Stories on KAIGUN!

Also posted revisions to TROMS of:
IJN light cruisers NAGARA, NATORI and IZUMO on JUNYOKAN!,
IJN submarine I-156 on SENSUIKAN!,
IJA transports CELEBES MARU, on Rikugun-Yusosen,
IJA AA transports ARIZONA MARU on RIKUGUN-BOKUSEN!,
Axis merchant ship TEIHOKU MARU (former Vichy French PERSEE) on SENPAKU UNEIKAI SIYOSEN(Bob Hackett)

31 January 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of IJN Supply and Special Service Ships NOJIMA and SHIRASAKI on KYURYOKAN!, minesweepers W-38 and W-39 on SOKAITEI!, minelayers SAISHU and TSUGARU on FUSETSUKAN!, and submarine tender NAGOYA MARU on SENSUI-BOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

27 January 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan CD-112, CD-196, CD-205, CD-215, and CD-219 on KAIBOKAN! Also posted revisions of survey ships KATSURIKI and KOMAHASHI on SOKURYOSEN (Peter Cundall)

1/26/2014 We are pleased to announce a new DAI 1 GO-GATA YUSOKAN! page on TOKUMU KANSEN! The new page will cover the Imperial Japanese Navy’s (IJN) Type 1 fast transports and today we posted the first of 21 such transports, T.1. (Bob Hackett)

19 January 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan CD-48, CD-49, CD-55, CD-57, CD-65, CD-74, and CD-77 on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

12 January 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan NOMI, SHIMUSHU, YASHIRO, CD-6, CD-30, CD-36, and CD-47 on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

6 January 2014 Posted revisions to TROMs of Kaibokan ETOROFU, FUKUE, HACHIJO, ISHIGAKI, KASADO, KUNASHIRI, and KURAHASHI on KAIBOKAN! (Peter Cundall)

1 January 2014 Happy New Year to All! Posted new TROMs for:
IJA transports BRISBANE MARU, HAWAII MARU and CHERIBON MARU on Rikugun-Yusosen,
IJN transports HAKUSAN MARU, HAKOZAKI MARU and KEISHO MARU on ZATSUYOSEN
IJN tanker MUNAKATA MARU on YUSOSEN! and
IJA tanker HONAN MARU (ex-WAR SIRDAR) on Rikugun-Yusosen.

Also posted revisions to TROMS of:
IJN light cruisers JINTSU, NAKA, and NATORI on JUNYOKAN!,
IJN seaplane tender SANUKI MARU, on SUIJOKI-BOKAN!
IJA transports MIIKE MARU, and NOTO MARU on Rikugun-Yusosen,
IJA AA transports ARIZONA MARU and SADO MARU on RIKUGUN-BOKUSEN!,
IJN Hospital Ship TAKASAGO MARU on BYOINSEN,
IJN Supply and Special Service Ship NOJIMA on KYURYOKAN!,
IJN Aircraft transport KEIYO MARU on KOKUKI-UMPANSEN!
IJN Submarines I-23 and I-156 on SENSUIKAN! and finally, posted a new
Special Feature Strange but True Stories on KAIGUN! (Bob Hackett)

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