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World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 06.01.2015 |
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World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 06.01.2015 |
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The format for names is Japanese style: rank; last name, first name; Japanese name in Kaji;
(and in brackets the officer's graduating class of the Naval Academy at Etajima, if applicable). (M) Behind the name indicates a merchant marine (civilian) officer. Rank as was at the date he took command, whether as supervisor or captain. If an officer is shown as being in command before the ship was commissioned, he was Chief Equipping Officer, becoming Commanding Officer on the date the ship was commissioned. Dates are given thus: day.month.year Commanders marked with * are known to have died. | ||
| Arasaki 荒埼 キサラア | AF | |
| Type: Refrigerated Stores Ship | ||
| Class: Kinesaki | ||
| Builder: Hitachi Zosen, Sakurajima | ||
| Ordered under the 4th Supplementary Program of 1940 as No. 264 | ||
| Laid Down: | 10.11.1942 | |
| Launched: | 27.02.1943 | |
| Completed (925 GRT): | 29.05.1943 | |
| Service: | ||
| Maizuru ND | 29.05.43– | |
| Allied Repatriation Service | 1946–1947 | |
Fate: Surrendered. Handed over to US Navy 03.10.47 and sold to same day to Japanese Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry as fishery training ship. Renamed Umitaka Maru 04.48. Scrapped 1969. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 05.10.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Lt Umehara Tadae | 梅原忠衛 | 16.06.43– |
| Azuchi (Aduchi) Maru 安土丸 | AK | |
| Town of Azuchi , Gamō District, Shiga Prefecture | ||
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Hikoshima | ||
| Owner: Nippon Suisen | ||
| Call Sign: JHEC | ||
| Official Number: 36445 | ||
| Laid Down: | 28.06.1930 | |
| Launched: | 22.09.1930 | |
| Completed (397 GRT): | 01.11.1930 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian | 01.11.30–15.10.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 15.10.1941 | |
| Sasebo ND | 10.15.41– | |
Fate: Sunk 26.09.43 | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 01.12.1943 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Banshu Maru No. 2 第二播州丸 | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Fujinagata, Osaka | ||
| Owner: Hayashikane Shoten | ||
| Call Sign: JJWP | ||
| Official Number: 48395 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 01.07.1941 | |
| Completed (998 GRT): | 20.08.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| Requisitioned | 05.09.1941 | |
| Maizuru ND | 15.10.41–25.12.42 | |
Fate: Sunk 25.12.42 by USS Tautog (SS-199) | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 01.02.1943 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Banshu Maru No. 3 第三播州丸 | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Mihara, Osaka | ||
| Owner: Hayashikane Shoten | ||
| Call Sign: JOVJ | ||
| Official Number: 39195 | ||
| Laid Down: | 01.12.1933 | |
| Launched: | 01.03.1934 | |
| Completed (725 GRT): | 01.07.1934 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian | 01.07.34–20.09.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 20.09.1941 | |
Fate: ? | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 30.06.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Banshu Maru No. 5 第五播州丸 | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Yokohama Dock Co. | ||
| Owner: Hayashikane Shoten | ||
| Call Sign: JPRH | ||
| Official Number: 38079 | ||
| Laid Down: | 01.04.1933 | |
| Launched: | 01.06.1933 | |
| Completed (389 GRT): | 01.08.1933 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian | 01.08.33–15.10.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 15.10.1941 | |
Fate: Sunk 15.04.43 | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 01.09.1943 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Banshu Maru No. 21 第二十一播州丸 | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Kobe Steel Works, Toba | ||
| Owner: Hayashikane Shoten | ||
| Call Sign: JOAH | ||
| Official Number: 29102 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 01.03.1923 | |
| Completed (128 GRT) | ? | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian | 01.03.23–15.10.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 15.10.1941 | |
Fate: ? | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 03.05.1947 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Chichibu Maru 秩父丸 ブチチ | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Yokohama Dock Co. | ||
| Owner: Nichiro Gyogyo | ||
| Call Sign: JNVA | ||
| Official Number: 29395 | ||
| Laid Down: | 12.02.1923 | |
| Launched: | 23.05.1923 | |
| Completed (1,525 GRT): | 20.08.1923 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian | 20.08.23–15.10.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 15.10.1941 | |
Fate: Sunk 12.03.42 | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 01.04.1942 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Chiyo Maru 千代丸 ヨチ | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Hikoshima | ||
| Owner: Hayashikane Shoten | ||
| Call Sign: JCCK | ||
| Official Number: 40682 | ||
| Laid Down: | 08.02.1935 | |
| Launched: | 01.06.1935 | |
| Completed (657 GRT): | 07.08.1935 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian | 07.08.35–15.10.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 15.10.1941 | |
Fate: Sunk 26.05.44 | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.07.1944 | |
| LtCdr Hodate Takeshi 14.08.39- | 甫立 健 | |
| Choko Maru 長光丸 | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | ||
| Owner: Nichiro Gyogyo | ||
| Call Sign: JOSA | ||
| Official Number: 29670 | ||
| Laid Down: | 15.09.1923 | |
| Launched: | 26.12.1923 | |
| Completed (1,794 GRT): | 12.04.1924 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian | 12.04.24–05.09.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 05.09.1941 | |
Fate: Sunk 25.02.44 | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 31.03.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Hakurei Maru 白令丸 | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Kobe | ||
| Owner: Nippon Suisen | ||
| Call Sign: JERJ | ||
| Official Number: 39091 | ||
| Laid Down: | 12.09.1933 | |
| Launched: | 15.03.1934 | |
| Completed (407 GRT): | 15.05.1934 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian | 15.05.34–15.10.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 15.10.1941 | |
| Sasebo ND | 15.10.41– | |
Fate: Sunk 16.02.45 | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 30.06.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Haruna Maru 榛名丸 ナルハ | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Yokohama Dock Co. | ||
| Owner: Nichiro Gyogyo | ||
| Call Sign: JNWA | ||
| Official Number: 29173 | ||
| Laid Down: | 16.12.1922 | |
| Launched: | 07.05.1923 | |
| Completed (1,549 GRT): | 20.06.1923 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian | 20.06.23–15.10.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 15.10.1941 | |
Fate: Sunk 16.01.44 | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.03.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Hayasaki 早埼 キサヤハ | AF | |
| Type: Refrigerated Stores Ship | ||
| Class: Kinesaki | ||
| Builder: Osaka Iron Works, Sakurajima | ||
| Ordered under the 4th Supplementary Program of 1940 as No. 262 | ||
| Laid Down: | 02.12.1941 | |
| Launched: | 12.05.1942 | |
| Completed (925 GRT): | 31.08.1942 | |
| Service: | ||
| Yokosuka ND | 31.08.43– | |
| Allied Repatriation Service | 1946–1947 | |
Fate: Surrendered. Handed over to USSR on 03.10.47 as Olekma at Nakhodka, USSR. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 05.10.1945 | |
| ? | ? | |
| Hokkai Maru 北開丸 | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Kobe | ||
| Owner: Nippon Suisan | ||
| Call Sign: JRDJ | ||
| Official Number: 39090 | ||
| Laid Down: | 12.09.1933 | |
| Launched: | 15.03.1934 | |
| Completed (407 GRT): | 09.05.1934 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian | 05.09.34–15.10.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 15.10.1941 | |
| Yokosuka ND | 15.10.41– | |
Fate: Sunk 21.11.44 by USS Scabbardfish (SS-397) about 200 nm S of Tokyo, Japan (33°20'N, 142°00'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.01.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Hoko Maru | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Yokohama Dock | ||
| Owner: Nichiro Gyogyo | ||
| Call Sign: JNCA | ||
| Official Number: 29318 | ||
| Laid Down: | 14.11.1922 | |
| Launched: | 07.03.1923 | |
| Completed as cargo ship (1,521 GRT): | 21.04.1923 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian | 21.04.23–15.10.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 15.10.1941 | |
| ? | 15.10.41–10.05.44 | |
Fate: Sunk 20.03.44 by USS Picuda (SS-382) about 40 nm N of Yap, Caroline Islands (10°09'N, 138°10'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List; | 10.05.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Hyuga Maru 日向丸 | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Osaka Iron Works, Innoshima | ||
| Owner: Nippon Suisen | ||
| Call Sign: JAAR | ||
| Official Number: 49285 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 01.04.1941 | |
| Completed (994 GRT): | 06.05.1942 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | 06.05.42–25.05.42 | |
| Requisitioned | 25.05.1942 | |
| ? | 25.05.42–01.04.43 | |
Fate: Sunk 16.02.43 by USS Flying Fish (SS-229) about 24 nm off Pagan, Marianas (18°30'N, 145°57'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 01.04.1943 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Ikutagawa Maru 生田川丸 ワガタクイ | AF | |
| Type: Refrigerated Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Cantieri Riuniti Dell'Adriatico, Trieste, Italy | ||
| Call Sign: JXBY | ||
| Official Number: n/a | ||
| Laid Down: | 14.12.1936 | |
| Launched: | 07.06.1937 | |
| Completed as refrigerated fruit transport as S/S Ram II (3,685 GRT): | 06.09.1937 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Lloyd Triestino, Trieste | 06.09.37–30.11.43 | |
| Requisitioned by Italian Navy as RN Ram II | 09.04.1940 | |
| Massawa, Eritrea. Converted to armed merchant cruiser | 23.04.1905 | |
| Italian Red Sea Flotilla. | 1940–22.01.41 | |
| Japan, interned | 23.03.41–09.42 | |
| Renamed S/S Calitea II | 01.05.1941 | |
| Chartered by Japanese Navy under Italian flag | 09.42–09.09.43 | |
| Scuttled in Kobe at 11:00 by Italian crew | 09.09.1943 | |
| Raised and repaired by Japanese Navy as Ikutagawa Maru | 03.10.43–30.11.43 | |
| Sasebo ND | 30.11.43–01.06.44 | |
| Southwest Area Fleet | 01.06.44–05.02.44 | |
Fate: Sunk 12.01.45 by aircraft from US Navy TF 38 at Saigon harbor (10°20'N, 107°50'E). ? dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 05.02.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Italian Navy, LtCdr C. Mazzella | 09.04.40– | |
| ? | ? | |
| Irako 伊良湖 コライ | AF | |
| Cape Irago, Atsumi Peninsula, Aichi Prefecture. | ||
| Type: Refrigerated Stores Ship | ||
| Class: Irako | ||
| Builder: Kawasaki Jyuko, Kobe | ||
| Call Sign: JGOQ | ||
| Ordered under the 3rd Supplementary Program of 1937 | ||
| Laid Down: | 20.05.1940 | |
| Launched: | 14.02.1941 | |
| Completed (9,724 GRT): | 05.12.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| Supply Unit, Combined Fleet | 05.12.41–05.07.44 | |
| Southwest Area Fleet | 05.07.44–30.11.45 | |
Fate: Sunk 24.09.44 by aircraft from TF 38 in Coron Bay,Calamian Islands, Philippines (11°59'N, 120°02'E). ? dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 30.11.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Tsuji Eisuke (39) | 辻 栄作 | 05.12.41– |
| Capt Okano Keizaburo (40) | 岡野慶三郎 | 15.03.43– |
| Kinesaki 杵埼 キサネキ | AF | |
| Type: Refrigerated Stores Ship | ||
| Class: Kinesaki | ||
| Builder: Osaka Iron Works, Sakurajima | ||
| Ordered under the 4th Supplementary Program of 1940 as No. 261 | ||
| Laid Down: | 07.03.1940 | |
| Launched: | 27.06.1940 | |
| Completed as Nanshin (925 GRT): | 30.09.1940 | |
| Service: | ||
| China Area Fleet [?] | ? | |
| Renamed Kinesaki | 01.04.1942 | |
| ? | ? | |
Fate: Sunk 01.03.34 by aircraft from US Navy TF 58 at Amami-O-Shima (28°10'N, 129°05'E). ? dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 01.05.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Kitakami Maru 北上丸 | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Osaka Iron Works, Honsha | ||
| Owner: Nippon Suisen | ||
| Call Sign: JUYM | ||
| Official Number: 45432 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 22.09.1938 | |
| Completed as deep-sea trawler (498 GRT): | 05.12.1938 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Nippon Suisen | 05.12.38–20.09.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 20.09.1941 | |
| Nagasaki. Converted to transport | 04.09.41–05.10.41 | |
| Sasebo Guard Force | 20.09.41–05.10.41 | |
| Supply Unit, Combined Fleet | 05.10.41–30.06.45 | |
Fate: Lost 19.03.45. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 30.06.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Koa Maru 興亞丸 | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Sunderland, England | ||
| Owner: Kyokuyo Hogei | ||
| Call Sign: JWXN | ||
| Official Number: 46806 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 01.03.1932 | |
| Completed as cargo ship (2,023 GRT) | 15.04.1905 | |
| Service: | ||
Civilian, Ellerman & Papayanni Line, Liverpool, England as S/S Anatolian | 1932–1033 | |
| Civilian, Ligne Française, Le Havre, France as S/S Grande Terre | 1933–1939 | |
| Civilian, T. B Torgersen, Oslo, Norway known as S/S Pasat | 22.04.1905 | |
| Civilian, Kyokuyo Hogei, Tokyo Koa Maru | 1940–20.09.41 | |
| Requisitioned and converted to stores ship | 20.09.1941 | |
| ? | 20.09.41– | |
Fate: Sunk 04.04.43 by USS Porpoise (SS-172) off the Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands (13°12'N, 161°57'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 01.05.1943 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Kosei Maru 厚生丸 | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Workman, Clark & Co., Belfast, Ireland | ||
| Owner: Nippon Suisen | ||
| Call Sign: JPBN | ||
| Official Number: 45873 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 03.04.1905 | |
| Completed (8,262 GRT) | ? | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Royal Mail Lines, London as S/S Narenta | 1920–1939 | |
| Civilian, Nippon Suisan, Tokyo as Kosei Maru | 1939–1943 | |
| Chartered by Japanese Navy | 20.09.41–25.05.42 | |
| Civilian, Nippon Suisan, Tokyo | 25.05.42–08.04.43 | |
Fate: Sunk 08.04.43 by USS Tunny (SS-282) about 250nm NNW of Truk (08°50'N, 147°06'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 25.05.1942 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Kosoku Maru No. 3 第三高速丸 | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Hikoshima | ||
| Owner: Nippon Suisen | ||
| Call Sign: JJEF | ||
| Official Number: 37948 | ||
| Laid Down: | 09.08.1932 | |
| Launched: | 05.10.1932 | |
| Completed (175 GRT): | 01.12.1932 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian | 01.12.32–15.10.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 15.10.1941 | |
| ? | 15.10.41–30.04.44 | |
Fate: Sunk 03.44 [?] | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 30.04.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Kurasaki 黒埼 | AF | |
| Type: Refrigerated Stores Ship | ||
| Call Sign: JHJQ | ||
| Builder: Kobe Steel, Harima | ||
| Ordered: | ? | |
| Laid Down: | 28.10.1927 | |
| Launched: | 27.01.1928 | |
| Completed as Oha-Maru (2,371 GRT): | 27.03.1928 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian | 27.03.28–1941 | |
| Chartered by Navy | 1941–10.05.44 | |
| Requisitioned and renamed Kurasaki | 10.05.1944 | |
| Maizuru ND | 10.05.44–10.01.45 | |
| Converted to Navy auxiliary | –30.08.44 | |
Fate: Sunk 15.11.44 at 00:35 by USS Raton (SS-270) W of Luzon (17°27'N, 117°43'E). ? dead; 92 saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.01.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Lt Kojima Takeo (?) | 10.05.42–20.08.44 | |
| Capt Nemoto Otomatsu (?) | 20.08.44–15.11.44 | |
| Mamiya 間宮 ヤミマ | AF | |
| Type: Refrigerated Stores Ship with cattle stalls. | ||
| Call Sign: JGLQ | ||
| Builder: Kawasaki, Kobe | ||
| Ordered: | 05.04.1905 | |
| Laid Down: | 25.10.1922 | |
| Launched: | 26.10.1923 | |
| Completed (15,280 GRT): | 14.07.1923 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian | 14.07.23–05.07.24 | |
| Kure ND | 05.07.24–1925 | |
| Supply Unit, Combined Fleet | 1925–10.02.45 | |
Fate: Sunk 21.12.44 by USS Sealion (SS-315) E of Hainan Island, in South China Sea (17°48'N, 114°09'E). ? dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.02.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Otani Shiro (31) | 大谷四郎 | 01.12.23–25.10.24 |
| Capt Katayama Noboru (32) | 片山 登 | 25.10.24–01.12.25 |
| Capt Yamaguchi Seishichi (32) | 山口清七 | 01.12.25–01.11.26 |
| Capt Irie Irie Fuchihei (33) | 入江淵平 | 01.11.26–10.12.28 |
| Capt Kojima Kentaro (36) | 小島謙太郎 | 30.11.29–15.11.30 |
| Capt Fujimori Seiichiro (37) | 藤森清一郎 | 15.11.30–01.12.31 |
| Capt Tomita Kiichi (33) | 富田貴一 | 01.12.31–01.12.32 |
| Capt Kato Tadashi (37) | 加藤 正 | 01.12.32–15.11.33 |
| Capt Suzuki Yoshio (40) | 鈴木義尾 | 15.11.33–25.05.34 |
| Capt Sasaki Kiyoyasu (38) | 佐々木清恭 | 25.05.34–15.11.34 |
| Capt Aoyagi Muneshige (37) | 青柳宗重 | 15.11.34–02.03.36 |
| Capt Kakimoto Gonichiro (41) | 柿本権一郎 | 02.03.36–01.12.36 |
| Capt Hoshino Masatsugu (41) | 星野応昭 | 01.12.36–15.11.37 |
| Capt Akiyama Monzo (42) | 秋山門造 | 15.11.37–15.12.38 |
| Capt Nomura Tomekichi (46) | 野村留吉 | 15.11.39–15.10.40 |
| Cdr Tamura Yasuro (45) | 田村保郎 | 15.10.40–01.07.41 |
| Capt Fukuyoshi Yasuo (42) | 福吉保夫 | 01.07.41–15.11.41 |
| Capt Manzen Mitsuo (33) | 萬膳三雄 | 05.11.41–03.10.43 |
| Capt Ofuji Nomichi (39) | 大藤正直 | 03.10.43–28.04.44 |
| Capt Shimizu Shousen (43) | 清水正心 | 28.04.44–29.08.44 |
| *Capt Kase Saburo (44) | 加瀬三郎 | 29.08.44–21.12.44 |
| Mamiya Maru 間宮丸 | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Hikoshima | ||
| Owner: Nippon Suisen | ||
| Call Sign: JHCC | ||
| Official Number: 36177 | ||
| Laid Down: | 10.04.1930 | |
| Launched: | 28.06.1930 | |
| Completed as motor trawler (397 GRT): | 23.08.1930 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian | 23.08.30–20.01.44 | |
| Requisitioned | 20.01.1944 | |
| ? | 20.01.44–20.09.44 | |
Fate: Sunk 15.06.44 near Iwo Jima. 7 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 20.09.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Minato Maru 湊丸 | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Osaka Iron Works, Honsha | ||
| Owner: Nippon Suisen | ||
| Call Sign: JMGJ | ||
| Official Number: 40097 | ||
| Laid Down: | 01.07.1934 | |
| Launched: | 20.11.1934 | |
| Completed (664 GRT): | 28.12.1934 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian | 28.12.34–10.12.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 10.12.1941 | |
| ? | 10.12.41– | |
Fate: Sunk 03.11.43 aircraft of U.S. Navy about 19 nm off Ocean Island (00°53'S, 169°35'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 05.01.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Minoo Maru 箕面丸 | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Osaka Iron Works, Honsha | ||
| Owner: Nippon Suisen | ||
| Call Sign: JJKF | ||
| Official Number: 38154 | ||
| Laid Down: | 01.10.1932 | |
| Launched: | 01.12.1932 | |
| Completed as motor trawler (472 GRT): | 15.02.1933 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian | 15.02.23–15.10.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 15.10.1941 | |
| ? | 15.10.41– | |
Fate: Sunk 27.01.44 or 19.03.45 [?] | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.05.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Muroto 室戸 トロム | AF | |
| Cape Muroto, Kochi Prefecture | ||
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Class: Muroto | ||
| Call Sign: JGAQ | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi Zosensho, Kobe | ||
| Ordered: | 01.04.1905 | |
| Laid Down: | 04.07.1918 | |
| Launched: | 23.10.1918 | |
| Completed as collier and supply ship (8,125 GRT): | 07.12.1918 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | 07.12.18–23.02.32 | |
| Kure. Rebuilt as hospital ship | 23.02.32–05.03.32 | |
| Rebuilt as stores ship | 24.04.1905 | |
| Supply Unit, Combined Fleet | 12.41–15.03.43 | |
| Navy Ministry of Supply | 15.03.43–10.12.45 | |
Fate: Sunk 22.10.44 at 07:48 by USS Sea Dog (SS-401) SSW of Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan (29°19'N 129°44'E). ? dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.12.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Hitsuda Kesaichi (29) | 七田今朝一 | 06.04.21–17.09.21 |
| Cdr Ono Hiroshi (32) | 大野 寛 | 10.11.23–01.12.24 |
| Capt Hayashi Sueki (32) | 林 季樹 | 01.12.24– |
| Cdr Nagoya Juro (34) | 名古屋十郎 | 20.04.27–01.12.27 |
| Capt Wada Senzo (34) | 和田専三 | 01.12.27–29.10.28 |
| Capt Araki Sadaaki (35) | 荒木貞亮 | 10.03.29–30.11.29 |
| Cdr Takahashi Hideo (36) | 高橋頴雄 | 30.11.29–01.05.30 |
| Cdr Yamada Mitsuru (37) | 山田 満 | 01.02.32–20.10.32 |
| Cdr Hiraoka Kumeichi (39) | 平岡粂一 | 20.10.32–25.08.33 |
| Capt Kishi Fukuji (40) | 岸 福治 | 25.08.33–20.10.34 |
| Capt Hayashi Sueki (32) | 林 季樹 | 20.10.34– |
| Capt Komazawa Katsumi (42) | 駒沢克己 | 15.12.38–15.11.39 |
| Capt Kobe Yuji (45) | 兄部勇次 | 15.11.39–20.03.40 |
| Capt Miura Tomosaburo (38) | 三浦友三郎 | 10.03.40–15.11.40 |
| Capt Yamataka Matsujiro (44) | 山高松次郎 | 15.11.40–17.04.41 |
| Capt Itakura Tokushi (42) | 板倉得止 | 17.04.41–01.05.41 |
| Capt Togo Minoru (40) | 東郷 実 | 01.05.41–28.10.41 |
| Capt Kishi Yoshiyuki (47) | 岸 良幸 | 28.10.41–01.02.42 |
| Capt Yamagata Masaji (43) | 山形政二 | 01.02.42–20.08.43 |
| Capt Furutani Keiji (43) | 古谷啓次 | 20.08.43–22.10.44 |
| Nojima 野島 マジノ | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Class: Muroto | ||
| Call Sign: JGBQ | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi Zosensho, Kobe | ||
| Ordered: | 01.04.1905 | |
| Laid Down: | 16.07.1918 | |
| Launched: | 03.02.1919 | |
| Completed as collier and supply ship (8,125 GRT): | 31.03.1919 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | 31.03.19–12.41 | |
| Refitted as stores ship | 24.04.1905 | |
| Combined Fleet | 12.41–10.04.43 | |
Fate: Sunk 03.03.43 by US aircraft in the Dampir Strait , 50 nm SE of Finschafen, New Guinea (07°15'S, 148°30'E). ? dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.04.1943 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Kanesaka Takashi (27) | 兼阪 隆 | 01.12.19–01.04.21 |
| Capt Migita Kumagoro (29) | 右田熊五郎 | 01.04.21–01.11.21 |
| Cdr Mihori Denzo (32) | 御堀伝造 | 10.05.24–10.11.24 |
| Cdr Inoue Choji (33) | 井上肇治 | 10.11.24–15.04.25 |
| Capt Idemitsu Manbei (33) | 出光万兵衛 | 15.04.25–10.07.25 |
| ? | ||
| Capt Horie Rokuro (36) | 堀江六郎 | 30.11.29–01.04.30 |
| ? | ||
| Capt Hara Kiyoshi (38) | 原 清 | 30.11.29–01.04.30 |
| ? | ||
| Capt Aihara Aritaka (38) | 藍原有孝 | 16.02.32–01.12.32 |
| Capt Goto Kanzo (??) | 01.12.32– | |
| Capt Sato Genzo (40) | 佐藤源蔵 | 15.11.33–01.11.34 |
| Capt Iwagoe Kanki (38) | 岩越寒季 | 01.11.34–10.07.35 |
| Capt Hino Shouichi (38) | 日野昇一 | 15.11.35 |
| Capt Ito Jotaro (42) | 伊藤尉太郎 | 15.11.38–15.11.39 |
| Vacant | 15.11.39–05.02.40 | |
| Capt Sawa Masao (44) | 沢 正雄 | 05.02.40–01.08.40 |
| Capt Ueda Konosuke (??) | 01.08.40–20.08.40 | |
| Capt Nagao Motoo (42) | 長尾素夫 | 20.08.40–06.11.40 |
| Capt Ohashi Tatsuo (40) | 大橋竜男 | 06.11.40–20.09.41 |
| *Capt Itagaki Koichi (38) | 板垣行一 | 20.09.41–15.09.42 |
| ? | ||
| Capt Matsumoto Kametaro (45) | 松本亀太郎 | 11.42–03.03.43 |
| Nozaki 野埼 キザノ | AF | |
| Type: Refrigerated Stores Ship | ||
| Ordered under the 4th Supplementary Program of 1939 | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi Zosensho, Shimonoseki | ||
| Laid Down: | 08.10.1939 | |
| Launched: | 22.07.1940 | |
| Completed as Nankai (660 GRT): | 18.03.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| Sasebo ND | 18.03.41–01.04.42 | |
| Hainan Guard District, renamed Nozaki | 01.04.42–31.03.45 | |
Fate: Sunk 28.12.44 by USS Dace (SS-247) off Cape Varella, Indochina (12°36'N, 109°38'E). ? dead; 25 saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 31.03.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ||
| Oi Maru No. 2 Go 第二號大井丸 | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Osaka Iron Works, Honsha | ||
| Owner: Nippon Suisen | ||
| Call Sign: JUTM | ||
| Official Number: 45431 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 12.08.1938 | |
| Completed as deep-sea trawler (498 GRT): | 12.11.1938 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian | 12.11.38–10.12.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 10.12.1941 | |
| ? | 10.12.41–01.07.42 | |
Fate: Sunk 30.05.42 [?] | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 01.07.1942 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Sapporo Maru 札幌丸 | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Hikoshima | ||
| Owner: Nippon Suisen | ||
| Call Sign: JHFC | ||
| Official Number: 36631 | ||
| Laid Down: | 09.08.1930 | |
| Launched: | 24.12.1930 | |
| Completed (400 GRT): | 25.11.1930 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian | 25.11.30–20.01.44 | |
| Requisitioned | 20.01.1944 | |
| ? | 20.01.44–10.06.44 | |
Fate: Sunk 04.05.44 by aircraft of US Navy TF 58 at Truk. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.06.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Sendai Maru 仙臺丸 | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Osaka Iron Works, Honsha | ||
| Owner: Nippon Suisen | ||
| Call Sign: JQPD | ||
| Official Number: 38069 | ||
| Laid Down: | 01.10.1932 | |
| Launched: | 01.03.1933 | |
| Completed (472 GRT): | 28.04.1933 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian | 28.04.33–20.09.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 20.09.1941 | |
| ? | 20.09.41–01.05.43 | |
Fate: Sunk 10.11.42 [?] | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 01.05.1943 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Senkai Maru 鮮海丸 イカンセ | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano | ||
| Owner: Shimatani Kisen | ||
| Call Sign: JKNB | ||
| Official Number: 32487 | ||
| Laid Down: | 19.04.1926 | |
| Launched: | 24.11.1926 | |
| Completed (2,103 GRT): | 28.12.1926 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian | 28.12.26–25.02.42 | |
| Requisitioned | 25.02.1942 | |
| ? | 25.02.42– | |
Fate: Sunk 27.10.42 | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 30.11.1942 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Shinsei Maru 神盛丸 イセンシ | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Uraga Dock Co., Uraga | ||
| Owner: Nippon Suisen | ||
| Call Sign: JEFD | ||
| Official Number: 19787 | ||
| Laid Down: | 05.10.1916 | |
| Launched: | 10.03.1917 | |
| Completed (4,758 GRT): | 30.04.1917 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian | 30.04.17–20.02.43 | |
| Requisitioned | 20.02.1943 | |
| ? | 20.02.43– | |
Fate: Sunk 07.01.45 by aircraft of USAAF 14th Air Force in Formosa Strait, South China Sea (22°40'N, 118°45'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 05.02.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Shinyo Maru 神洋丸 | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Uraga Dock Co., Uraga | ||
| Owner: Nippon Suisen | ||
| Call Sign: JDHD | ||
| Official Number: 7165 | ||
| Laid Down: | 06.12.1917 | |
| Launched: | 12.02.1918 | |
| Completed (4,658 GRT): | 26.03.1918 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian | 26.03.18–15.06.42 | |
| Requisitioned | 15.06.1942 | |
| ? | 20.02.43– | |
Fate: Sunk 24.09.44 off Masbate Island, Philippines (12°21'N, 123°00'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.11.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Tsubata Kiichi (36) | 坪田季一 | 01.07.42– |
| Shirasaki 白埼 キサラシ | AF | |
| Type: Refrigerated Stores Ship | ||
| Class: Kinesaki | ||
| Builder: Sakurajima, Osaka | ||
| Ordered under the 4th Supplementary Program of 1940 as No. 262 | ||
| Laid Down: | 18.05.1942 | |
| Launched: | 05.11.1942 | |
| Completed (925 GRT): | 31.12.1942 | |
| Service: | ||
| Kure ND | 31.12.42–05.10.45 | |
| Allied Repatriation Service | 1945–1947 | |
Fate: Surrendered. Handed over to China 03.10.47 as Wu Ling . Demilitarized 1970. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 05.10.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Sumiyoshi Maru 住吉丸 | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Hikoshima | ||
| Owner: Nippon Suisen | ||
| Call Sign: JJJJ | ||
| Official Number: 38426 | ||
| Laid Down: | 03.12.1933 | |
| Launched: | 01.02.1933 | |
| Completed (113 GRT): | 28.02.1934 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian | 28.02.34–01.08.42 | |
| Requisitioned | 01.08.1942 | |
| ? | 01.08.42–03.05.47 | |
Fate: Sunk 01.10.44 [?] | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 03.05.1947 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Suruga Maru 駿河丸 | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Hikoshima | ||
| Owner: Nippon Suisen | ||
| Call Sign: JWXL | ||
| Official Number: 45206 | ||
| Laid Down: | 13.06.1938 | |
| Launched: | 28.07.1938 | |
| Completed (991 GRT): | 12.10.1938 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian | 12.10.38–20.09.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 20.09.1941 | |
| ? | 20.09.41–01.04.43 | |
Fate: Sunk 15.02.43 USS Gato (SS-212) in Bougainville Strait (06°27'S, 156°02'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 01.04.1943 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Takunan Maru 拓南丸 | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Asano, Osaka | ||
| Owner: Taiwan Kaiun | ||
| Call Sign: JXRL | ||
| Official Number: T 368 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 24.03.1939 | |
| Completed (751 GRT): | 01.06.1940 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian | 01.06.40–15.11.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 15.11.1941 | |
| ? | 15.11.41–10.12.44 | |
Fate: Sunk 01.10.44 Trepang (SS-412) N of Bonin Islands (Ogasawara Islands), 25°30'N, 142°30'E. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.12.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Tenyo Maru No. 2 Go 第二號天洋丸 | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Hikoshima | ||
| Owner: Hayashikane Shoten | ||
| Call Sign: JXQL | ||
| Official Number: 40323 | ||
| Laid Down: | 22.05.1934 | |
| Launched: | 02.10.1934 | |
| Completed (657 GRT): | 25.04.1935 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian | 25.04.35–05.09.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 05.09.1941 | |
| ? | 05.09.41–10.08.44 | |
Fate: Sunk 03.03.44 by storm S of Paramushiro, Kuriles (50°17'N, 155°55'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.08.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Teisho Maru 天塩丸 | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Hikoshima | ||
| Owner: Nippon Suisen | ||
| Call Sign: JHDC | ||
| Official Number: 36440 | ||
| Laid Down: | 03.06.1930 | |
| Launched: | 09.08.1930 | |
| Completed (397 GRT): | 27.09.1930 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian | 27.09.30–15.10.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 15.10.1941 | |
| ? | 15.10.41–25.05.45 | |
Fate: Sunk 26.03.45 by HMS Venus (R.50), HMS Verulam (R.28) and HMS Virago (R.75) (26th Destroyer Flotilla) E of Khota Andaman (10°38'N, 94°42'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 25.05.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Toko Maru No. 2 Go 第二號東光丸 | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Hikoshima | ||
| Owner: Nippon Suisan | ||
| Call Sign: JRCJ | ||
| Official Number: 39089 | ||
| Laid Down: | 12.09.1933 | |
| Launched: | 28.02.1934 | |
| Completed (407 GRT): | 09.05.1934 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian | 09.05.34–05.09.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 05.09.1941 | |
| Supply Unit, 5th Fleet? | 05.09.41–? | |
Fate: Sunk 25.01.43 [?] | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 01.11.1943 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Unkai Maru No. 3 第3雲海丸 イカンウ | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Yokohama Dock Co. | ||
| Owner: Nakamura Kisen | ||
| Call Sign: JJPC | ||
| Official Number: 24648 | ||
| Laid Down: | 09.08.1918 | |
| Launched: | 25.12.1918 | |
| Completed (3,023 GRT): | 31.01.1919 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian | 31.01.19–15.04.42 | |
| Requisitioned | 15.04.1942 | |
| ? | 15.04.42–01.07.43 | |
Fate: Sunk 15.11.42 by USAAF at Rabaul (04°12'S, 152°00'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 01.07.1943 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Zuiho Maru 瑞芳丸 | AK | |
| Type: Stores Ship | ||
| Builder: Ishigawajima, Tokyo | ||
| Owner: Nippon Suisen | ||
| Call Sign: JDPM | ||
| Official Number: 44499 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 28.02.1938 | |
| Completed (222 GRT): | 28.03.1938 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian | 28.03.38–15.10.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 15.10.1941 | |
| ? | 15.10.41– | |
Fate: ? | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 01.08.1942 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
