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World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 24.12.2014 |
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World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 24.12.2014 |
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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 theNaval 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. | ||
| Aiten Maru | AOT | |
| Type: Merchant tanker | ||
| Builder: Gusto Scheepswerf, Schiedam, Netherlands | ||
| Owner: Nederlandsch-Indische Tankstoomboot Mij. | ||
| Call Sign: JWJY | ||
| Official Number: na | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched | 01.03.1931 | |
| Completed for N.I.T. as S/S Aldegonda (2,086 GRT): | 14.04.1905 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, N.I.T. | 1931–1939 | |
| Requisitioned by GGM | 22.04.1939 | |
| GGM as Auxiliary Tanker HrMs TAN 5 | 1939–1942 | |
| Scuttled in Soerabaja, Java | 02.03.1942 | |
| Raised and salvaged by Japanese: | 07.09.42–01.01.43 | |
| Redesignated as Aiten Maru | ? | |
| ? | 1943–1945 | |
Fate: Surrendered 02.09.45 while undergoing repairs at Tandjong Priok. Returned to original owners 30.11.45, again as S/S Aldegonda . Scrapped 1955. | ||
| Removed from NavyList: | 03.05.1947 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Civilian captains | ? | |
| Capt Nagayama Masaru | ? | |
| Capt Hasebe Ichizou | 20.07.45– | |
| Capt Tsunekichi Sato | ? | –30.11.45 |
| Akatsuki Maru あかつき丸 キツカア | AOT | |
| Class: Akatsuki Maru merchant tanker | ||
| Builder: Harima Zosen, Aioi Factory | ||
| Owner: Nippon Suisan Kaisha (Japan Line) Ltd. | ||
| Call Sign: ? | ||
| Official Number: ? | ||
| Laid Down: | 21.06.1937 | |
| Launched: | 20.08.1938 | |
| Completed (10,216 GRT): | 31.10.1938 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Nippon Yusen | 31.10.38–17.11.41 | |
| Requisitioned by IJN | 17.11.1941 | |
| Converted to military use at Kure | 18.11.41–10.12.41 | |
| ? | 1941–1943 | |
Fate: Sunk 28.05.43 by USS Saury (SS-189) 270 nm NW Naha, Okinawa (27°40'N, 125°55'E). 37 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 30.06.1943 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Akebono Maru あけぼの丸 ノボケ | AOT | |
| Class: Akatsuki Maru merchant tanker | ||
| Builder: Harima Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Nihon Kaiun | ||
| Call Sign: JGEM | ||
| Official Number: 46207 | ||
| Laid Down: | 25.01.1938 | |
| Launched: | 10.06.1939 | |
| Completed (10,182 GRT): | 15.08.1939 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Nihon Kaiun | 15.08.39–05.09.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 05.09.1941 | |
| Yokosuka ND | 05.09.41–15.11.41 | |
| 1st Air Fleet | 05.09.41– | |
| ? | ? | |
Fate: Sunk 30.03.44 at 06:00 by aircraft from US Navy TF 58 at Palau. 5 dead; ? saved. Raised, but then sunk 12.10.57 while under tow to Japan. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.05.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| *Capt Shibata Tsutomu (39) | 柴田 力 | 27.12.41–19.01.42 |
| Capt Otsuka Miki (39) | 大塚 幹 | 01.02.42–09.09.43 |
| Capt Yamamura [?] | 山村 實 | 09.09.43–30.03.44 |
| Amatsu Maru あまつ丸 アマツ | AOT | |
| Class: Standard Merchant Tanker 1TM | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki | ||
| Owner: Ishihara Kisen | ||
| Call Sign: JGBS | ||
| Official Number: 50239 | ||
| Laid Down: | 08.11.1942 | |
| Launched: | 23.03.1943 | |
| Completed for Nippon Kaiun (10,567 GRT): | 10.06.1943 | |
| Service: | ||
| Nippon Kaiun | 10.06.43–07.12.43 | |
| Requisitioned | 07.12.1943 | |
| Combined Fleet | 07.12.43– | |
Fate: Sunk 30.03.44 by aircraft of USS Enterprise (CV-6), TF 58, at Palau (07°20'N, 134°26'E). 10 dead; ? saved. Scrapped 1947. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.05.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Arima Maru | AP / AOT | |
| Class: Arima Maru merchant tanker | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki | ||
| Owner: Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) Line | ||
| Call Sign: JIZK | ||
| Official Number: 42355 | ||
| Laid Down: | 03.05.1937 | |
| Launched: | 23.10.1937 | |
| Completed as passenger/cargo vessel (GRT 6,645): | 10.03.1939 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, NYK Line | 1939–1942 | |
| Requisitioned as Army supply vessel: | 06.07.1942 | |
| Army; then returned to owner: | 06.07.42–12.42 | |
| Requisitioned by Navy | 29.12.1942 | |
| Converted to tanker | 30.12.42–20.02.43 | |
| Department of the Navy | 15.02.43–03.04.43 | |
Fate: Sunk 03.04.43 by USS Haddock (SS-231) north of Palau (10°12'N, 134°35'E). ? dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 01.05.1943 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Civilian captains | 1939–1942 | |
| Capt Taguchi Suguru (M) | 06.07.42–15.02.43 | |
| Capt Ozawa Satoru | 15.02.43–03.04.43 | |
| Asanagi Maru あさなぎ丸 ギナサア | AOT | |
| Class: Standard Merchant Tanker 1TM | ||
| Builder: Harima Dock Co., Harima | ||
| Owner: Ishihara Kisen | ||
| Call Sign: JUSS | ||
| Offical Number: 47949 | ||
| Laid Down: | 02.08.1943 | |
| Launched: | 30.11.1943 | |
| Completed (5,141 GRT) | 30.12.1943 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Ishihara Kisen, chartered by IJN | 30.12.43–18.05.44 | |
| Requsitioned by IJN, modified at Seletar, Singapore | 18.05.44–24.05.44 | |
| Sasebo ND | 18.05.44–10.08.44 | |
Fate: Beached after being badly damaged 11.06.44 by USS Redfin (SS-272); about 1,000 yards off Jolo, Philippines (06°00'N, 120°50'E). 0 dead; all saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.08.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Asashio Maru あさしほ丸 | AOT | |
| Class: Standard Merchant Tanker 1TM | ||
| Builder: Harima Dock Co., Harima | ||
| Owner: Nippon Kaiun, Tokyo. | ||
| Call Sign: JURS | ||
| Official Number: 47946 | ||
| Laid Down: | 08.07.1943 | |
| Launched: | 30.09.1943 | |
| Completed (5,141 GRT) | 15.11.1943 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Nippon Kaiun, chartered by IJN | 17.11.43–01.03.44 | |
| Requsitioned by IJN, assigned to Yokosuka ND | 01.03.44–10.05.44 | |
Fate: Sunk 30.03.44 by aircraft of US Navy TF 58 off Babelthuap, Palau (07°25'N, 134°25'E). 18 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.05.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Civilian captain | ? | |
| Capt Kawano [?] | 河野專太 | 01.03.44–30.03.44 |
| Azusa Maru あづさ丸 サズア | AOT | |
| Class: Standard Merchant Tanker 1TM | ||
| Builder: Kawaski Heavy Industries | ||
| Owner: Ishihara Kisen | ||
| Call Sign: JQXS | ||
| Official Number: 51392 | ||
| Laid Down: | 09.08.1943 | |
| Launched: | 10.02.1944 | |
| Completed (11,177 GRT) | 25.03.1944 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Ishihara Kisen | 25.03.44–16.05.44 | |
| Requisitioned | 16.05.1944 | |
| Kure ND | 16.05.44–10.11.44 | |
Fate: Sunk 16.09.44 by USS Barb (SS-220) at 220 nm SE of Hong Kong (19°08'N, 116°36'E). ? dead; 0 saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.11.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| *Capt [?] | ? | |
| Bokuei Maru 睦榮丸 | AOT | |
| Class: Standard Merchant Tanker 1TM Class | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi Shipbuilding | ||
| Owner: Nitto Kisen | ||
| Call Sign: JGHT | ||
| Official Number: 49713 | ||
| Laid Down: | 21.06.1943 | |
| Launched: | 28.09.1943 | |
| Completed (5,135 GRT) | 31.10.1943 | |
| Requisitioned | 31.10.1943 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
Fate: Sunk 04.01.44 by collision with Terukuni Maru W of Moji (34°04'N, 130°32'E). 1 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 31.03.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Choran Maru | AOT | |
| Class: merchant tanker | ||
| Builder: Barclay Curle & Company Glasgow | ||
| Call Sign: ? | ||
| Official Number: ? | ||
| Laid Down: | 13.03.1905 | |
| Launched: | 31.03.1900 | |
| Completed (7,239 GRT): | 03.02.1942 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Elder Dempster & Co., Liverpool as S/S Lake Champlain | 31.03.1900 | |
| Civilian, Canadian Pacific Railway Co. as S/S Ruthenia | 04.06.1903 | |
| British RN charter, under name HMS Regina | 08.14 | |
| British RN charter, used as dummy of battleship HMS King George | 04.11.14-06.07.15 | |
British RN charter, converted to and used as stores ship and water carrier at Scapa Flow, again as S/S Ruthenia | 06.07.15-29.01.16. | |
| British RN, bought outright | 29.01.16 | |
| British RN, rebuilt as tanker | 1918 | |
| British RN, arrives Singapore | 1919 | |
British RN, Singapore, converted and used for service as an oil fuel jetty and pumping station. | 1927 | |
| British RN, scuttled. Captured by Japanese. | 16.02.1942 | |
| Converted to tanker at Seletar, Singapore, as Choran Maru | 02.03.43–10.06.43 | |
| Kure ND | 10.06.43– | |
Fate: Surrendered. Handed over to British. Stranded 1946 in Moesi River, Sumatra. Refloated, towed to Scotland, and arrived 18.06.49 for scrapping at Clydebank. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 03.05.1947 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Eiho Maru 栄邦丸 エイホウ | AOT | |
| Class: Standard Merchant Tanker 1TM | ||
| Builder: Hitachi Shipbuilding, Sakurajima Yard | ||
| Owner: Iino Kaiun Sangyo | ||
| Call Sign: JPVS | ||
| Official Number: 49873 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 01.06.1943 | |
| Completed (5,068 GRT): | 31.07.1943 | |
| Requisitioned | 31.07.1943 | |
| Service: | ||
| Kure ND | 31.07.43– | |
Fate: Sunk 16.10.44 at 16:20 by aircraft from US Navy TF 38 off Takao (22°37'N, 119°34'E). 0 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | ||
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Eiyo Maru No. 2 第2永洋丸 ヨイエ | AOT | |
| Class: Standard Merchant Tanker 1TM | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi Shipbuilding | ||
| Owner: Nippon Yususen | ||
| Call Sign: JLVT | ||
| Official Number: 50969 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 01.12.1943 | |
| Completed (5,061 GRT) and requisitioned same day by Navy: | 31.01.1944 | |
| Service: | ||
| Sasebo ND | 31.01.44– | |
| Kure ND | 20.03.44– | |
Fate: Sunk 12.09.44 by US aircraft at Cebu harbor (08°12'N, 122°37'E). 45 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 11.11.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Enoshima Maru 江ノ島丸 | AOT | |
| Builder: Clyde Shipbuilding Co., Port Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 16.10.1917 | |
| Completed as British Navy tanker RFA Ebonol (1,175 GRT): | 08.12.1917 | |
| Call Sign: JWCY | ||
| Official Number: | ||
| Service: | ||
| British RN service | 12.08.17–04.05.18 | |
| British RFA service | 04.05.18–19.12.41 | |
| Scuttled in Deepwater Bay, Hong Kong: | 20.12.1941 | |
| Raised and repaired by Japanese | 25.04.42–10.08.42 | |
| Renamed Enoshima Maru | 20.10.1942 | |
| Sasebo ND | 20.10.42– | |
| Converted to tanker | 11.11.42–05.12.42 | |
Fate: Surrendered damaged. Handed over to British 18.10.45 at Batavia as RFA Ebonol . Sold in 1947. Sunk in bad weather 24.05.50 while in use as a ferry some 3 nm S of Sugar Loaf Island, Hong Kong. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 03.05.1947 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Lt William Distant, RNR | 12.08.17–08.11.17 | |
| Lt E.W. Russell, RNR | 08.11.17–04.05.18 | |
| Lt Percival K Matheson, RNR | 04.05.18–18.07.19 | |
| Lt William Martin, RNR | 18.07.19–01.11.19 | |
| Capt William Martin, RFA | 01.11.19–09.08.22 | |
| Capt Alexander H Hardy, RFA | 09.08.22–03.06.26 | |
| Capt Robert T. Gallon, RFA | 03.06.26–04.09.27 | |
| Capt Frederick S. Browne, RFA | 04.09.27–28.01.28 | |
| Capt Charles L. Cutsforth, RFA | 28.01.28–02.02.31 | |
| Capt R.R. Ferguson, RFA | 02.02.31–21.12.33 | |
| Capt I. Evans, RFA | 21.12.33–14.02.35 | |
| Capt George F Rutter, RFA | 14.02.35–10.01.38 | |
| Capt Frederick G. Drake, RFA | 10.01.38–01.12.38 | |
| Capt Charles J. Leach, RFA | 01.12.38–01.12.39 | |
| Capt J.H. Phillips, RFA | 01.12.39–07.09.40 | |
| Capt John H. Burman, RFA | 07.09.40–01.07.41 | |
| Capt J. Sonley, RFA | 01.07.41–19.12.41 | |
| ? | ? | |
| Fujisan Maru 富士山丸 ンサジフ | AOT | |
| Class: Fujisan Maru merchant tanker | ||
| Builder: Harima Dock Co., Harima | ||
| Owner: Iino Kaiun Sangyo | ||
| Call Sign: JJZC | ||
| Official Number: 36743 | ||
| Laid Down: | 28.08.1930 | |
| Launched: | 31.05.1931 | |
| Completed as merchant tanker (9,524 GRT) | 27.08.1931 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Iino Kaiun Sangyo | 27.08.31–22.11.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 22.11.1941 | |
| Conversion at Sanoyasu Dockyard, Osaka | 02.12.41–24.12.41 | |
| Kure ND | 22.11.41–20.03.42 | |
| 6th Fleet | 20.03.42–20.08.42 | |
| Combined Fleet | 20.08.42– | |
Fate: Sunk 18.02.44 at 11:00 by aircraft from USS Enterprise (CV-6), US Navy TF 58 , at Truk. 4 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 30.03.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Miki Kikuta (34) | 槇 喜久太 | 10.12.41–13.07.43 |
| Capt Takayama Chuzo (35) | 高山忠三 | 13.07.43– |
| Capt Watanabe Yoshio (50) | –18.02.44 | |
| Genyo Maru 玄洋丸 ウヨンゲ | AOT | |
| Class: Genyo Maru Class merchant tanker | ||
| Builder: Kawasaki Dockyard, Kobe | ||
| Owner: Asano Bussan | ||
| Call Sign: JCZM | ||
| Official Number: 44520 | ||
| Laid Down: | 12.06.1937 | |
| Launched: | 30.12.1937 | |
| Completed as merchant tanker (10,018 GRT): | 28.04.1938 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Asano Bussan | 30.12.37–23.11.41 | |
| Requisitioned by IJN | 23.11.1941 | |
| Converted at Sasebo to navy auxiliary | 23.11.41–15.12.42 | |
| 3rd Fleet | 15.12.41–13.06.42 | |
| 5th Fleet | 13.06.42– | |
Fate: Sunk 19.06.44 at 22:20 by USS Wasp (CV-18) about 950 nm E of Luzon (15°35'N, 133°30'E). ? dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.08.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Ogawa Shigetaro (34) | 小川重太郎 | 10.12.41–01.05.43 |
| Capt Iwahara Morie (36) | 岩原盛恵 | 01.05.43–20.01.44 |
| Cdr Miyata Eizo (49) | 宮田栄造 | 20.01.44–19.06.44 |
| Hishi Maru 菱丸 | AOT | |
| Small coastal tanker | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Kobe | ||
| Call Sign: JCDH | ||
| Official Number: 37279 | ||
| Laid Down: | 14.05.1931 | |
| Launched: | 15.09.1931 | |
| Completed as tanker Mitsubishi Maru (856 GRT) | 15.10.1931 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Mitsubishi Soji, | 15.10.31–1932 | |
| Civilian, Ogimachi Tanker, Yokohama as Hishi Maru | 1932–19.12.40 | |
| Requisitioned | 19.12.1940 | |
| Converted to navy auxiliary | 15.10.41–05.11.41 | |
| Combined Fleet | 05.11.41– | |
Fate: Returned to original owners. Thereafter sold to various other Japanese merchant shipping companies. Scrapped beginning 16.05.66. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 30.06.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Captan Noma Tsunetaro | 乃万 常太郎 | 15.10.41– |
| Hokuan Maru 北安丸 | AP / AOT | |
| Type: Transport | ||
| Builder: Tama Shipyard, Tamano | ||
| Owner: Dairen Steamship Co., Dairen, Manchuria | ||
| Call Sign: JQPG | ||
| Official Number: K 708 | ||
| Laid Down: | 10.01.1938 | |
| Launched: | 16.05.1938 | |
| Completed (3;712 GRT): | 31.07.1938 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Dairen Steamship | 31.07.38–03.09.40 | |
| Civilian, Shipping Control Board | 03.09.40–15.10.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 15.10.1941 | |
| Sasebo ND | 15.10.41–31.08.43 | |
| Converted to Navy auxiliary | 15.10.41–21.10.41 | |
| Shimonoseki. Converted to tanker | 17.12.42–14.01.43 | |
| Removed from Navy List: | 31.08.1943 | |
| Returned to owners, but chartered by IJN | 31.08.43–14.02.44 | |
Fate: Sunk 14.02.44 by USS Flasher (SS-249) off Cape Santiago, Luzon, Philippines (13°44'N, 120°29'E). 45 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Hishi Maru No. 2 第二菱丸 | AOT | |
| Small coastal tanker | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Kobe. | ||
| Owner: Ogimachi Tanker | ||
| Call Sign: JKML | ||
| Official Number: 42695 | ||
| Laid Down: | 10.08.1936 | |
| Launched: | 30.11.1936 | |
| Completed (856 GRT): | 01.02.1937 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Ogimachi Tanker, Kobe | 01.10.37–09.09.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 09.09.1941 | |
| Converted to navy configuration | 09.09.41–21.10.41 | |
| Supply Force, Combined Fleet | 09.09.41– | |
Fate: Sunk 09.11.44 at 15:30 by USS Haddo (SS-255) in Mindoro Strait (12°24'N, 120°45'E). 11 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.01.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Noma Tunetaro | 乃万 常 | 01.12.42–30.03.43 |
| Capt Ueda Kichisuke | 植田 吉介 | 30.03.43– |
| Ueda Hironosuke (42) | 植田弘之介 | ? |
| Hoyo Maru 寶洋丸 | AOT | |
| Class: Hoyo Maru merchant tanker | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Yokohama | ||
| Owner: Nitto Kogyo Kisen | ||
| Call Sign: JJGK | ||
| Official Number: 42349 | ||
| Laid Down: | 15.10.1935 | |
| Launched: | 29.08.1936 | |
| Completed as merchant tanker (8,691 GRT) | 05.11.1936 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Nippon Shosen | 05.11.36–25.12.40 | |
| Requisitioned | 25.12.1940 | |
| Kure ND | 1940–1944 | |
| Converted to navy auxiliary | 29.08.41–11.10.41 | |
| 4th Fleet | 07.02.44– | |
Fate: badly damaged 06.11.43 by USS Haddock (SS-231), towed to Truk, not repaired. Sunk 17.02.44 at Truk by aircraft of the USS Enterprise (CV-6), US Navy TF 58 . 6 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 31.03.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Nakamaruo Yoshizo (36) | 中円尾義三 | 15.10.41–25.01.42 |
| Capt Mori Ryo (38) | 毛利 良 | 25.02.42–27.04.42 |
| Capt Takahashi Eikichi (36) | 高橋栄吉 | 27.04.42–10.02.43 |
| Capt Watanabe Tsutomu (34) | 渡部 釗 | 10.02.43–11.05.43 |
| Capt Hojo Rinsaburo (35) | 北条釐三郎 | 01.07.43– |
| Itsukushima Maru 厳島丸 マシクツイ | AOT | |
| Class: Genyo Maru merchant tanker | ||
| Builder: Kawasaki Dockyard, Kobe | ||
| Owner: Kyodo Gyogyo | ||
| Call Sign: JYQL | ||
| Official Number: 44234 | ||
| Laid Down: | 21.04.1937 | |
| Launched: | 04.09.1937 | |
| Completed (10,007 GRT) | 20.12.1937 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Kyodo Gyogyo | 20.12.37–22.11.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 22.11.1941 | |
| Kure ND | 22.11.41–10.12.44 | |
Fate: Badly damaged 27.10.44 by USS Bergall (SS-320). Sunk 01.11.44 about 2 nm W of Pulau Kalampunian, Borneo. (07°02'N, 116°42'E). 41 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.12.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Juko Maru 重興丸 | AOT | |
| Coastal tanker | ||
| Builder: Kanasashi, Shimizu | ||
| Owner: Taiyo Kogyo | ||
| Call Sign: JZIM | ||
| Official Number: 45437 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 01.07.1938 | |
| Completed (478 GRT) | 01.11.1938 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Hayayama Sekiyu, Tokyo | 01.07.38–1940 | |
| Civilian, Taiyo Kogyo, Kobe | 1940–18.02.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 18.02.1941 | |
| China Area Fleet | 18.02.41– | |
Fate: Sunk 09.08.45 by aircraft of US Navy TF 58 at Onagawa Bay, Japan (39°30'N, 142°04'E). ? dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 15.09.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Kaijo Maru | AOT | |
| Merchant tanker | ||
| Builder: Harima Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Dairen Kisen | ||
| Official Number: | ||
| Laid Down: | 08.11.1938 | |
| Launched: | 04.05.1939 | |
| Completed (3,270 GRT): | 12.07.1939 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Dairen Kisen | 12.07.39–20.09.41 | |
| Requisitioned: | 20.09.1941 | |
| ? | ? | |
Fate: Terminally damaged 10.03.43 by aircraft of USAAF 5th Air Force S of Buton Passage, SE Celebes. Run aground and abandoned on Landaila Reef (04°45'S, 123°10'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 01.07.1943 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Sato Keizo (38) | 佐藤慶蔵 | 20.09.41–25.06.42 |
| Capt Nishikawa Hayami (34) | 西川速水 | 25.06.42– |
| Kaijo Maru No. 2 Go 第二號海城丸 | AOT | |
| Merchant tanker | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Yokohama | ||
| Owner: Nitto Kogyo Kisen, Tokyo | ||
| Call Sign: JWGL | ||
| Official Number: 43992 | ||
| Laid Down: | 17.12.1936 | |
| Launched: | 07.08.1937 | |
| Completed as Kaijo Maru (8,632 GRT) | 18.10.1937 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Nitto Kogyo Kisen | 18.10.37–12.11.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 12.11.1941 | |
| Converted at Yokohama as Kaijo Maru No. 2 Go | 15.11.41–01.12.41 | |
| 4th Fleet | 01.12.41–01.04.42 | |
Fate: Sunk 05.03.42 at 23:00 by USS Grampus (SS-207) 130 nm S of Truk (04°52'N, 151°20'E). 89 dead; 0 saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 01.04.1942 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| *Capt Ishikawa Tetsushiro (33) | 石川哲四郎 | 01.12.41–05.03.42 |
| Kinrei Maru 金鈴丸 | AOT | |
| Merchant tanker | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Hikoshima | ||
| Owner: Asahi Sekiyu | ||
| Call Sign: JAPR | ||
| Official Number: 48898 | ||
| Laid Down: | 17.09.1940 | |
| Launched: | 25.07.1941 | |
| Completed (867 GRT): | 15.10.1941 | |
| Requisitioned: | 19.10.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| Kure ND | 01.12.41–01.09.42 | |
| 8th Fleet | 01.09.42–30.12.42 | |
| SW Area Fleet | 30.12.42–10.02.45 | |
| 10th Fleet | 10.02.45–10.06.45 | |
Fate: Sunk 29.04.45 by USS Hammerhead (SS-364) in the Gulf of Siam (08°15'N, 102°00'E). ? missing; 20 dead. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.06.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Kiyo Maru 紀洋丸 ウヨキ | AOT | |
| Merchant tanker | ||
| Builder: Deutsche Werft, Hamburg-Finkenwärder, Germany | ||
| Call Sign: JWXJ | ||
| Official Number: 40771 | ||
| Laid Down: | 13.04.1905 | |
| Launched: | ||
| Completed as tanker M/V Vigrid (7,251 GRT) | 06.12.1996 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Skips-A/S Vigrid, Tønsberg, Norway | 07.30–1935 | |
| Civilian, Asano Bussan, Tokyo as Kiyo Maru | 1935–08.01.42 | |
| Requisitioned for Japanese Navy Department | 08.01.1942 | |
| ? | 08.01.42–31.03.44 | |
Fate: Sunk 05.01.44 at 01:45 by USS Rasher (SS-269) in South China Sea (06°55'N, 108°36'E). 42 dead; 0 saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 31.03.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Koryo Maru 康良丸 | AOT | |
| Type: Coastal tanker | ||
| Builder: Mitsui Bussan Zosembu Tama Kojo | ||
| Owner: Yamashina Kisen | ||
| Call Sign: JILK | ||
| Official Number: 41664 | ||
| Laid Down: | 23.12.1935 | |
| Launched: | 15.04.1936 | |
| Completed (593 GRT): | 19.05.1936 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Yamashina Kisen | 19.05.36–15.10.41 | |
| Requisitioned: | 15.10.1941 | |
| ? | ? | |
Fate: Sunk 31.10.43 by USS Rasher (SS-269) off the Borneo coast (01°-25'N, 120°46'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 05.01.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Koryu Maru 興隆丸 | AOT | |
| Class: Coastal tanker | ||
| Builder: Naniwa Dock | ||
| Owner: Koa Kisen | ||
| Call Sign: JQGO | ||
| Official Number: 48019 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 01.06.1940 | |
| Completed (974 GRT): | 17.02.1941 | |
| Requisitioned: | 19.02.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| Sasebo ND | 15.10.41– | |
Fate: Sunk 12.06.45 by mine in Shimonoseki Straits (33°55'N, 131°07'E). 14 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.08.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Mizuno Kokichi (37) | 水野孝吉 | 10.12.41–10.07.42 |
| Kuroshio Maru 黒潮丸 オシロク | AOT | |
| Type: Merchant tanker | ||
| Builder: Harima Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Chugai Kaiun | ||
| Call Sign: JZPM | ||
| Official Number: 45674 | ||
| Laid Down: | 21.01.1938 | |
| Launched: | 08.12.1938 | |
| Completed (10,518 GRT): | 28.02.1939 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Nakagai Kaiun, Tokyo | 28.02.39–15.08.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 15.08.1941 | |
| Converted to Navy auxiliary | 22.08.41–17.10.41 | |
| Combined Fleet | 17.10.41–01.05.42 | |
| Removed from Navy List: | 01.05.1942 | |
| Civilian, Nakagai Kaiun, Tokyo | 01.05.42–23.05.42 | |
| Requisitioned by Army | 23.05.42–01.05.45 | |
Fate: Sunk 09.01.45 by aircraft from US Navy TF 38 in Takao harbor, Taiwan (22°00'N, 120°05'E). 10 dead; ? saved. Salvaged 1947 and repaired as Y ung Hao for China Tanker Co., Shanghai. Taken over 05.51 by Britian as RFA Surf Pilot . Striken in 03.60 and sunk as target for warships (02°33'N, 104°40'E). | ||
| Removed from Army List: | 01.05.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Takagi Banjiro (39) | 高木伴治郎 | 05.09.41–07.04.42 |
| Kyoei Maru 共榮丸 | AOT | |
| Type: Coastal tanker | ||
| Builder: Harima Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Kyoei Tanker | ||
| Call Sign: JHNL | ||
| Official Number: 43726 | ||
| Laid Down: | 20.05.1937 | |
| Launched: | 23.09.1937 | |
| Completed (602 GRT): | 28.10.1937 | |
| Service: | ||
| Requisitioned | 15.10.1941 | |
| Civilian, Kyoei Tanker | 28.10.37–15.10.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 15.10.1941 | |
| Kure ND | 15.10.41–10.01.45 | |
Fate: Sunk 16.11.44 by USAAF aircraft off Tarakan, Borneo (03°30'N, 117°00'E). 26 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.01.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Kyoei Maru No. 2 | AOT | |
| Merchant tanker | ||
| Builder: Harima Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Kyoei Tanker, Kobe | ||
| Call Sign: JGVM | ||
| Official Number: 47588 | ||
| Laid Down: | 08.08.1940 | |
| Launched: | 19.11.1940 | |
| Completed (1,192 GRT): | 28.12.1940 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Kyoei Tanker | 28.12.40–28.08.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 28.08.1941 | |
| Converted to auxiliary tanker | 16.09.41–14.10.41 | |
| Kure ND | 14.10.41–01.07.44 | |
| 3rd Southern Exp Fleet | 01.07.44–27.07.44 | |
Fate: Sunk 27.07.44 at 01:00 by USS Dace (SS-247) in Sulu Sea (05°20'N, 121°43'E). 5 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.09.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Kyoei Maru No. 3 第三共榮丸 | AOT | |
| Type: Merchant tanker | ||
| Builder: Harima Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Kyoei Tanker Co., Kobe | ||
| Call Sign: JGZM | ||
| Official Number: 47978 | ||
| Laid Down: | 17.09.1940 | |
| Launched: | 26.02.1941 | |
| Completed (1,189 GRT): | 30.06.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Kyoei Tanker Co. | 30.06.41–23.01.42 | |
| Requisitioned and assigned to Sasebo ND | 23.01.42–15.06.44 | |
| Combined Fleet | 15.06.44–30.06.45 | |
| Civilian, Kyoei Tanker Co. | 30.06.45–20.07.45 | |
Fate: Sunk 20.07.45 by USS Bumper (SS-333) in Gulf of Siam (08°08'N, 103°40'E). 47 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 30.06.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Kyoko Maru 巨港丸 | AOT | |
| Type: Merchant tanker | ||
| Builder: Southwestern Shipbuilding Co., San Pedro, California, U.S.A. | ||
| Call Sign: JWKY | ||
| Official Number: ? | ||
| Laid Down: | 31.03.1905 | |
| Launched: | 04.04.1905 | |
| Completed as tanker Semiramis (5,792 GRT): | 21.09.1921 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, as NIT S/S Semiramis | 21.09.21–15.02.42 | |
| Scuttled by crew off Palembang, Sumatra | 15.02.1942 | |
| Raised and repaired as Kyoko Maru | –22.12.42 | |
| SW Area Fleet | 01.01.43–27.12.43 | |
Fate: Sunk 27.12.43 by USS Ray (SS-271) 14 nm NW of Kabaena Is., Flores Sea (05°07'S, 121°38'E). 41 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 05.02.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Kyokuho Maru 旭邦丸 ホクキョ | AOT | |
| Type: Type 1TL Standard Merchant Tanker | ||
| Builder: Kawasaki Jukogyo | ||
| Owner: Iino Kaiun Sangyo, Fuchu | ||
| Call Sign: JDLS | ||
| Official Number: 50110 | ||
| Laid Down: | 04.06.1943 | |
| Launched: | 27.11.1943 | |
| Completed (10,059 GRT): | 27.01.1944 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Iino Kaiun Sangyo | 27.01.44–12.05.44 | |
| Requisitioned and assigned to Kure ND | 12.05.44–10.12.44 | |
Fate: Sunk 01.10.44 at 11:55 by USS Cabrilla (SS-288) in the South China Sea, W of Luzon, Philippines (16°15'N, 119°43'E). 118 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.12.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Kyokuyo Maru 極洋丸 ヨクキョ | AOT | |
| Arctic Ocean | ||
| Merchant tanker | ||
| Builder: Kawasaki Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Kyokuyo Hogei, Tokyo | ||
| Call Sign: JQFM | ||
| Official Number: 45200 | ||
| Laid Down: | 07.01.1938 | |
| Launched: | 28.06.1938 | |
| Completed as whaling factory ship (17,459 GRT) | 10.12.5.38 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Kyokuyo Hogei | 05.07.38–17.11.41 | |
| Requisitioned, converted to oil tanker | 17.11.1941 | |
| Supply Unit, Combined Fleet | 17.11.41–15.12.43 | |
Fate: Run aground in storm and wrecked 19.09.43 in East China Sea off Naze, Amami-O-Shima (28°20'N, 129°30'E). Abandoned 29.09.43 as constructive total loss. Scrapped 1946. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 15.12.1943 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Mizuno Junichi (37) | 水野準一 | 20.05.39–10.10.39 |
| Capt Kusagawa Kiyoshi (38) | 草川 淳 | 10.10.39–20.12.40 |
| Capt Seki Ikuya (43) | 関 郁乎 | 20.12.40–31.01.41 |
| Capt Ota Masaano (39) | 31.01.41–01.08.42 | |
| Capt Koma Yoshio | 小間芳男 | 10.07.42–25.10.42 |
| Capt Sato Teijiro | 佐藤貞次郎 | 25.10.42– |
| Kyuei Maru 久榮丸 | AOT | |
| Type: Type 1TL Standard Merchant Tanker | ||
| Builder: Kawasaki Jukogyo | ||
| Owner: Nitto Kisen | ||
| Call Sign: JDBS | ||
| Official Number: 50094 | ||
| Laid Down: | 20.11.1942 | |
| Launched: | 03.06.1943 | |
| Completed (10,171 GRT) | 06.09.1943 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Nitto Kisen | 06.09.43–15.10.43 | |
| Requisitioned, assigned Kure ND | 15.10.43–05.02.44 | |
Fate: Sunk 27.12.43 by USS Flying Fish (SS-229) 162 nm WSW of Takao (21°25'N, 118°05'E). 54 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 05.02.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Umehara Keisei (M) | 06.09.43–24.11.43 | |
| Capt Shibata Chokichi (M) | 柴田長吉 | 24.11.43–27.12.43 |
| Manei Maru 万栄丸 イエンマ | AOT | |
| Class: Standard Merchant Tanker 1TM | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi . Nagasaki | ||
| Owner: Nitto Kisen | ||
| Call Sign: JNOT | ||
| Official Number: 50802 | ||
| Laid Down: | 24.08.1943 | |
| Launched: | 30.11.1943 | |
| Completed (5,228 GRT): | 15.01.1944 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Nitto Kisen | 15.02.44–28.02.44 | |
| Requisitioned | 28.02.1944 | |
| ? | 28.02.44–10.01.45 | |
Fate: Sunk 08.11.44 by USS Hardhead (SS-365) about 100 nm SW of Olongapo, Luzon (13°30'N, 119°25'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.01.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Manju Maru 満珠丸 ジュンマ | AOT | |
| Builder: Kobe Seikosho Harima Zosen Kojo | ||
| Call Sign: JBNA | ||
| Official Number: 28252 | ||
| Laid Down: | 20.12.1920 | |
| Launched: | 23.07.1921 | |
| Completed (6,515 GRT) | 02.09.1921 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Iino Kaiun Kaisha | 02.09.21–1922 | |
| Civilian, Asahi Sekiyu (Oil) Co. | 1922–01.08.42 | |
| Chartered by IJN, Kure ND | 08.08.41–01.08.42 | |
| Civilian, Showa Oil Co. | 01.08.42–01.09.43 | |
| Requisitioned by IJN as supply ship | 01.09.1943 | |
| Kure ND | 01.09.43– | |
Fate: Sunk 09.01.45 at 04:30 after deliberate grounding owing to torpedo damage by USS Queenfish (SS-393) (24°27'N, 120°32'E). 43 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 31.08.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Capt Sukezi Mori | 12.12.43– | |
| Miri Maru みりい丸 | AOT | |
| Class: Standard Merchant Tanker 1TM | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi . Nagasaki | ||
| Call Sign: JGPS | ||
| Official Number: 49919 | ||
| Laid Down: | 01.04.1943 | |
| Launched: | 19.07.1943 | |
| Completed (10,564 GRT) | 04.09.1943 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Mitsubishi Shoji Sekiyu | 04.09.1943 | |
| New owner: Mitsubishi Kisen | 01.06.1943 | |
| Requisitioned and rebuilt, Yokosuka ND | 10.06.44–15.06.44 | |
| Yokosuka ND | 15.06.44– | |
Fate: Sunk 15.01.45 by aircraft of US Navy TF 38 off Takao. 27 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 03.05.1947 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Moji Maru もじ丸 ジモ | AOT | |
| Type: Small coastal tanker | ||
| Builder: Tochigi Shoji, Wakamatsu | ||
| Owner: Tochigi Shoji | ||
| Call Sign: JHPJ | ||
| Official Number: 41364 | ||
| Laid Down: | 01.12.1935 | |
| Launched: | 01.02.1936 | |
| Completed (318 GRT) | 06.03.1936 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Tochigi Shoji | 06.03.36–15.10.40 | |
| Chartered by IJN | 15.10.40–03.01.42 | |
Fate: Sunk 03.01.42 by mine SW of Hong Kong. ? dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 01.05.1942 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Murotsu Maru 室津丸 ツロム | AOT | |
| Class: Standard Merchant Coastal Tanker 2TE | ||
| Builder: Harima Zosensho | ||
| Owner: IJN | ||
| Call Sign: JNNX | ||
| Official Number: | ||
| Laid Down: | 20.09.1943 | |
| Launched: | 09.10.1943 | |
| Requisitioned before completion by Navy | 09.10.43–04.02.44 | |
| Completed (870 GRT) | 29.10.1943 | |
| Converted to auxiliary | 29.10.43–04.02.44 | |
| Service: | ||
| Kure ND | 09.10.43– | |
Fate: Surrendered damaged. Repaired post-war and used commercially. Scrapped 1962. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 21.08.1946 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Lt Samejima Osamu (67) | 鮫島 修 | 01.11.45– |
| Nampo Maru 南邦丸 | AOT | |
| Class: Standard Merchant Tanker 1TL | ||
| Builder: Harima Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Iino Kaiun Sangyo | ||
| Call Sign: JGUP | ||
| Official Number: 49872 | ||
| Laid Down: | 03.12.1942 | |
| Launched: | 14.05.1943 | |
| Completed (10,033 GRT): | 29.07.1943 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Iino Kaiun | 29.07.43–24.09.43 | |
| Requisitioned, and assigned Yokusuka ND | 24.09.43–25.10.43 | |
| Department of the Navy | 25.10.43– | |
Fate: Sunk 24.02.44 by USS Grayback (SS-208) 20 nm E of Taiwan (24°28'N, 122°21'E). ? dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 31.03.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Nichiei Maru 日栄丸 イエチニ | AOT | |
| Class: Genyo Maru Class | ||
| Builder: Kawasaki Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Nitto Kogyo Kisen | ||
| Call Sign: JLPM | ||
| Official Number: 45071 | ||
| Laid Down: | 04.09.1937 | |
| Launched: | 15.04.1938 | |
| Completed (10,020 GRT): | 30.06.1938 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Nitto Kogyo Kisen | 30.06.38–31.10.41 | |
| Requisitioned: | 10.11.1941 | |
| Kobe, convertd to Navy auxiliary | 31.10.41–25.11.41 | |
| Kure ND | 25.11.41–10.03.45 | |
Fate: Sunk 07.01.45 at 22:20 by USS Besugo (SS-321) in Gulf of Thailand, 60 nm NE of Kota Bharu, Malaya (06°57'N, 102°57'E). 71 dead; 134 saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.03.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Yamamoto Matsushi (33) | 山本松四 | 10.11.41–27.01.43 |
| *Capt Okano Ian (36) | 岡野一幹 | 27.01.43–06.01.45 |
| Nippo Maru 日邦丸 | AOT | |
| Class: Standard Merchant Tanker 1TL-13 | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | ||
| Owner: Iino Kaiun Sangyo | ||
| Call Sign: JOVT | ||
| Official Number: 50811 | ||
| Laid Down: | 05.10.1943 | |
| Launched: | 12.01.1944 | |
| Completed (10,528 GRT) and requisitioned by IJN same day | 05.03.1944 | |
| Service: | ||
| Sasebo ND [?] | 05.03.44–10.12.44 | |
Fate: Sunk 27.10.44 at 05:10 by USS Bergall (SS-320) in Balabac Strait (07°17'N, 116°45'E).? dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.12.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Nisshin Maru | AOT | |
| Builder: Kawasaki Zosensho, Kobe | ||
| Owner: | ||
| Call Sign: | ||
| Official Number: | ||
| Laid Down: | 26.02.1936 | |
| Launched: | 01.08.1936 | |
| Completed as whaling factory ship (16,764 GRT): | 28.09.36–1937 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Taiyo Hogei | 28.09.36–1937 | |
| Civilian, Hayashikane Shoten | 1937–25.11.41 | |
| Requisitioned and converted to auxiliary tanker | 25.11.1941 | |
| ? | 25.11.41–21.12.43 | |
| Civilian, returned to owner Nishi Taiyo Gyogyo | 21.12.43–06.05.44 | |
Fate: Sunk 06.05.44 at 0810 by USS Crevelle (SS-291) SW of Balabac Island (07°09'N, 116°52'E). 15 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Nissho Maru 日昌丸 ウショッニ | AOT | |
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Yokohama | ||
| Owner: Showa Tanker | ||
| Call Sign: JMYM | ||
| Official Number: 45446 | ||
| Laid Down: | 10.08.1937 | |
| Launched: | 13.06.1938 | |
| Completed (10,526 GRT): | 29.11.1938 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Showa Tanker | 29.11.38–23.02.42 | |
| Requisitioned | 23.02.1942 | |
| Yokohama, converting to navy auxiliary | 20.04.42–02.07.42 | |
| ? | 02.07.42–31.03.44 | |
Fate: Sunk 25.02.44 at 03:30 by USS Hoe (SS-258) 75 nm S of Davao, Philippines (05°50'N, 126°00'E). 38 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 31.03.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Kurata Shichiro (34) | 倉田七郎 | 10.06.42–09.43 |
| *Capt Tonomura Senzaburo (40) | 殿村干三郎 | 09.43–25.02.44 |
| Ogura Maru No. 2 第2小倉丸 ラグオ | AOT | |
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | ||
| Call Sign: JFVC | ||
| Offical Number: 36353 | ||
| Laid Down: | 11.06.1930 | |
| Launched: | 09.10.1930 | |
| Completed (7,311 GRT): | 17.02.1931 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Ogura Sekiyu | 17.02.31–01.06.41 | |
| Civilian, Nippon Sekiyu | 01.06.41–22.11.41 | |
| Chartered by IJN | 22.11.41–01.08.43 | |
| Requisitioned, and converted at Kobe to Navy auxiliry | 25.07.43–01.08.43 | |
| Kure ND | 01.08.43– | |
Fate: Sunk 16.09.44 at 15:15 by USS Redfish (SS-395) in Bashi Strait, S of Taiwan (21°42'N, 121°41'E). 41 dead; saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 20.03.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Suzuki Keiichiro (Supervisor) | 鈴木 桂一郎 | 1941– |
| Capt Umezu Matsuo (Supervisor) | 梅津松夫 | 01.10.43– |
| Ogura Maru No. 3 第3小倉丸 ラグオ | AOT | |
| Builder: Barclay, Curle & Co., Whiteinch (Glasgow), Scotland. | ||
| Call Sign: JPEB | ||
| Official Number: 32808 | ||
| Laid Down: | ||
| Launched: | ||
| Completed as tanker S/S Limeleaf (7,358 GRT): | 01.12.1916 | |
| Service: | ||
| Royal Navy, RFA Limeleaf | 19.12.1916 | |
| Civilian, Insulinde Tank Stoom, Mij., Bandoeng as S/S California | 12.19– | |
| Civilian, British Molasses Co., London as S/S Atherill | 08.04.1925 | |
| Civilian, United Molasses Co., London | 09.04.1926 | |
| Civilian, Nippon Tanker Co., Tokyo as Koyo Maru | 09.04.1926 | |
| Civilian, Ogura Sekiyu, Tokyo | 12.04.1929 | |
| Renamed Ogura Maru No. 3 | 21.04.1938 | |
| Requisitioned and assigned to Yokosuka ND | 24.03.42–31.03.44 | |
Fate: Sunk 23.02.44 at 23:00 by USS Cod (SS-224) off Halmahera, Dutch East Indies (04°23'N, 129°05'E). 17 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 31.03.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Sakai Takao (39) | 酒井武雄 | 13.04.42–01.06.42 |
| Capt Fukuzawa Tetsushiro (36) | 福沢哲四郎 | 01.06.42–28.01.43 |
| Capt Fukuda Kinzo (37) | 福田均三 | 28.01.43–27.06.43 |
| Capt Koshino Yasaburo (Supervisor) | 越野彌三郎 | 27.06.43–28.12.43 |
| *Capt Niimi Kazutaka (40) | 新美和貴 | 28.12.43–23.02.44 |
| Okikawa Maru 興川丸 ワカキオ | AOT | |
| Builder: Kawasaki Jukogyo | ||
| Owner: Kawasaki Kisen | ||
| Call Sign: JDFS | ||
| Official Number: 50091 | ||
| Class: Standard Merchant Tanker 1TM | ||
| Laid Down: | 05.03.1943 | |
| Launched: | 01.08.1943 | |
| Completed (10,043 GRT): | 31.10.1943 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Kawasaki Kisen | 31.10.43–27.12.43 | |
| Requisitioned | 27.12.1943 | |
| ? | ? | |
Fate: Sunk 09.10.44 by US aircraft in Coron Bay. ? dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.11.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Ominesan Maru 大峯山丸 | AOT | |
| Class: Standard Merchant Tanker 1TM | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | ||
| Owner: Mitsui Senpaku | ||
| Call Sign: JEJT | ||
| Official Number: 50634 | ||
| Laid Down: | 07.06.1943 | |
| Lunched: | 01.10.1943 | |
| Completed (10,568 GRT) and requisitioned by the Navy same day | 27.11.1943 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
Fate: Sunk 04.03.44 by USS Bluefish (SS-222) 300 nm W of Miri, Borneo (05°29'N, 108°46'E). 46 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.05.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Horigome Katsutoshi Supervisor | 堀米勝利 | 1944 |
| Omurosan Maru | AOT | |
| Builder: Mitsui Bussan Zosembu Tama Kojo | ||
| Owner: Mitsui Bussan | ||
| Call Sign: JGRL | ||
| Official Number: 42630 | ||
| Laid Down: | 17.03.38 | |
| Launched: | 17.10.1936 | |
| Completed (9,204 GRT) | 15.01.1937 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Mitsui Bussan | 15.01.37–12.01.42 | |
| Requisitioned by Army | 12.01.42–01.09.43 | |
| Requisitioned by Navy and assigned to Kure ND | 01.09.43-10.02.45 | |
Fate: Sunk 22.12.44 at 05:50 by USS Flasher (SS-249) 25 nm E of Quang Ngai, Indochina (15°07'N, 109°05'E). 2 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.02.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Ryoei Maru 良栄丸 イエウリョ | AOT | |
| Class: Standard Merchant Tanker 1TL | ||
| Builder: Harima Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Nitto Kisen | ||
| Call Sign: JVCT | ||
| Official Number: 51079 | ||
| Laid Down: | 20.09.1943 | |
| Launched: | 21.01.1944 | |
| Service: | ||
| Completed (10,016 GRT) and requisitioned by the Navy | 29.02.44– | |
| Requisitioned again and assigned to Kure ND | 06.05.44–14.05.44 | |
| 1st Supply Group, Combined Fleet | 14.05.44–10.05.45 | |
Fate: Sunk 05.03.45 by USS Bashaw (SS-241) (16°46'N, 108°41E) ? dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.05.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Ryuei Maru 隆栄丸 イエウリュ | AOT | |
| Class: Standard Merchant Tanker 1TM | ||
| Builder: Harima Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Nitto Kisen | ||
| Call Sign: ? | ||
| Official Number: | ||
| Laid Down: | 27.03.43 | |
| Launched: | 05.07.43 | |
| Completed (5,144 GRT) | 30.08.1943 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Nitto Kisen | 30.08.43–27.11.43 | |
| Requisitioned | 27.11.43 | |
| ? | 27.11.43–10.05.45 | |
Fate: Sunk 03.01.44 by USS Kingfish (SS-234) NW of Miri, Borneo (06°03'N, 110°02'E). 46 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.05.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| San Clemente Maru さんくれめんて丸 | AOT | |
| Class: San Ramon Maru large tanker | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | ||
| Owner: Mitsubishi Shoji | ||
| Call Sign: JWTL | ||
| Official Number: 44005 | ||
| Laid Down: | 04.02.1937 | |
| Launched: | 04.09.1937 | |
| Completed (7,355 GRT) | 20.11.37 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Mitsubishi Shoji | 20.11.37–11.09.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 11.09.41 | |
| Osaka, converted to Navy auxiliray | 20.09.41–28.10.41 | |
| ? | 28.10.41–15.07.43 | |
Fate: Sunk 03.05.43 at 2000hrs by USS Seal (SS-183) 50 nm SE of Palau (06°50'N, 134°28'E). 1 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 15.07.1943 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Eguchi Matsuro (40) | 江口松郎 | 20.09.41–12.09.42 |
| Capt Kawahara Kinnosuke (39) | 河原金之助 | 12.09.42– |
| San Diego Maru さんぢゑご丸 | AOT | |
| Class: San Diego Maru large tanker | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | ||
| Owner: Mitsubishi Shoji | ||
| Call Sign: JQJB | ||
| Official Number: 33300 | ||
| Laid Down: | 15.08.1927 | |
| Launched: | 24.01.1928 | |
| Completed (7,269 GRT) | 08.03.1928 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Mitsubishi Shoji | 08.03.28–16.11.41 | |
| Chartered by Navy | 16.11.41–01.09.43 | |
| Requisitioned by Navy. Assigned Kure ND | 01.09.43–20.03.44 | |
| Civilian, Mitsubishi Shoji | 20.03.44–25.03.44 | |
| Requisitioned by Navy. Assigned Kure ND | 25.03.44–31.12.44 | |
| Civilian, Mitsubishi Shoji | 31.12.44–25.03.44 | |
Fate: Surrendered damaged. Repaired post-war, and continued in merchantile service. Scrapped 11.10.61. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 20.03.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Hidehima Chokichi (Supervisor) | 秀島長吉 | 24.04. |
| Capt Miura Sadaichi (Supervisor) | 深浦定一 | 14.01.44– |
| San Luis Maru さんるいす丸 サンルイス | AOT | |
| Class: San Diego Maru large tanker | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | ||
| Owner: Mitsubishi Shoji | ||
| Call Sign: JRDB | ||
| Official Number: 33977 | ||
| Laid Down: | 02.04.1928 | |
| Launched: | 01.10.1928 | |
| Completed (7,269 GRT): | 01.12.1928 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Mitsubishi Shoji | 01.12.28–18.11.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 18.11.1941 | |
| Converted to Navy auxiliary | 18.11.41–10.12.41 | |
| Kure ND | 18.11.41–20.12.41 | |
| 3rd Fleet | 20.12.41–20.03.44 | |
| Civilian, Mitsubishi Shoji | 20.03.44–12.01.45 | |
Fate: Sunk 12.01.45 by US aircraft 25 nm NE Binhdinh, Indochina (14°20'N, 109°09'E). 12 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Nakajima Riyu (M) | 18.11.41– | |
| San Pedro Maru さんぺどろ丸 サンペドロ | AOT | |
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | ||
| Class: San Diego Maru large tanker | ||
| Owner: Mitsubishi Shoji | ||
| Call Sign: JPVB | ||
| Official Number: 32899 | ||
| Laid Down: | 01.11.1926 | |
| Launched: | 04.05.1927 | |
| Completed (7,268 GRT): | 27.06.1927 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Mitsubishi Shoji | 27.06.27–01.03.42 | |
| Chartered by Navy | 01.03.42–01.09.43 | |
| Requisitioned by Navy, assigned to Kure ND | 01.09.43–20.03.44 | |
| Civilian, Mitsubishi Shoji | 20.03.44–23.04.44 | |
| Chartered by Navy | 23.04.44–25.06.44 | |
Fate: Sunk 25.06.44 at 04:30 by USS Jack (SS-259) off Cape Boliano, Luzon (16°17'N, 119°41'E) | ||
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Nomura [?] (Supervisor) | 野村 三 | 04.03.43– |
| Capt Sato Shinshiro (Supervisor) | 佐藤 信四郎 | 1943–28.12.43 |
| Capt Nakajima Shichitro (Supervisor) | 中島 七太郎 | 28.12.43– |
| San Ramon Maru さんらもん丸 サンラモン | AOT | |
| Class: San Ramon Maru large tanker | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | ||
| Owner: Mitsubishi Shoji | ||
| Call Sign: JWWJ | ||
| Official Number: 41262 | ||
| Laid Down: | 04.02.1935 | |
| Launched: | 14.09.1935 | |
| Completed (7,309 GRT): | ||
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Mitsubishi Shoji | 20.11.35–23.12.41 | |
| Requisitioned. | 23.12.1941 | |
| Kure ND | 23.12.41–05.01.44 | |
Fate: Sunk 27.11.43 at 02:00 by USS Seahorse (SS-304) off Uki Jima (33°35'N, 128°45'E). 31 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 05.01.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Seiyo Maru 淸洋丸 | AOT | |
| Class: Standard Merchant Tanker 1TL | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | ||
| Owner: Kokuyo Kisen | ||
| Call Sign: JOPT | ||
| Official Number: 50810 | ||
| Laid Down: | 24.07.1943 | |
| Launched: | 11.11.1943 | |
| Completed (10,536 GRT): | 15.01.1944 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Mitsubishi Shoji | 15.01.44–20.03.44 | |
| Requisitioned. Assigned to Yokosuka ND | 20.03.44–10.08.44 | |
Fate: Sunk 19.06.44 by US aircraft. 3 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.08.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Kawano Masami (Supervisor) | 川野正美 | 31.03.44–19.06.44 |
| Shimane Maru | AOT | |
| Class: Standard Merchant Tanker 1TL | ||
| Builder: Kawasaki, Kobe | ||
| Owner: Ishihara Kisen | ||
| Call Sign: | ||
| Official Number: | ||
| Laid Down: | 08.06.1944 | |
| Launched: | 19.12.1944 | |
| Completed (10,215 GRT) and requisitioned by Navy same day | 29.02.1945 | |
| Service: | ||
| Under conversion to light aircraft carrier | 29.02.45–24.07.45 | |
Fate: Sunk 24.07.45 while under conversion to light aircraft carrier by aircraft from HMS Victorious in Shido Bay (34°40'N, 134°07'E). 6 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | — | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Shimpo Maru 神鳳丸 | AOT | |
| Class: Standard Merchant Tanker 1TM | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Yokohama | ||
| Owner: Iino Kaiun Sangyo | ||
| Call Sign: JWCT | ||
| Official Number: 50516 | ||
| Laid Down: | 01.11.1943 | |
| Launched: | 25.01.1944 | |
| Completed (5,135 GRT): | 29.02.1944 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Iino Kaiun Kogyo | 29.02.44–04.44 | |
| Requisitioned | 04.44 | |
| Civilian, Iino Kaiun Sangyo | 04.44–04.44 | |
| Chartered by Navy, attached Yokosuka ND | 09.05.44–12.06.44 | |
| Requisitioned. Assigned to Yokosuka ND | 12.06.44–10.02.45 | |
Fate: Badly damaged 12.08.44 by USS Puffer (SS-268), beached on Cape Calavite, Mindoro, as a constructive total loss. 2 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.02.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Shoyo Maru 昭洋丸 ウヨウショ | AOT | |
| Builder: Yokohama Dock | ||
| Owner: Nitto Kogyo Kisen | ||
| Call Sign: JQKB | ||
| Official Number: 33333 | ||
| Laid Down: | 12.06.1927 | |
| Launched: | 24.01.1928 | |
| Completed (7,498 GRT) | 24.03.1928 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Nitto Kogyo Kisen | 24.03.28–28.11.41 | |
| Chartered by Navy. Attached to Kure ND | 28.11.41–01.09.43 | |
| Requisitioned. Assigned to Kure ND | 01.09.43–01.12.43 | |
Fate: Sunk 21.09.43 by USS Trigger (SS-237) NE of Keelung, Taiwan (26°33'N, 123°10'E). 5 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 01.12.1943 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Nakamura Meizo (Supervisor) | 中村明三 | |
| Sunosaki 洲崎 キサノス | AOG | |
| Type ( Class ): aviation gasoline tanker ( Sunosaki ) | ||
| Ordered under 1939 Program, Contract No. 103. | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Yokohama | ||
| Laid Down: | 25.03.1942 | |
| Launched: | 28.12.1942 | |
Completed as aviation gasoline tanker (4,465 GRT) for the Navy. | 15.05.1943 | |
| Service: | ||
| Combined Fleet | 15.05.43–18.07.44 | |
| SW Area Fleet | 18.07.44–21.09.44 | |
Fate: Badly damaged 01.08.44 by USS Puffer (SS-268). Towed to Manila, Luzon. Further damaged in drydock 21.09.44 by aircraft from US Navy TF 38 at Manila. ? dead; ? saved. Towed out to sea 04.10.45 and abandoned in Manila Bay. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 10.12.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Niimi Kazutaka (40) | 新美和貴 | 01.02.43–04.11.43 |
| Capt Shimatsu Nobuo (42) | 島津信夫 | 04.11.43–15.11.43 |
| Capt Togo Jiro (41) | 東郷二郎 | 15.11.43–21.09.44 |
| Takasaki 高崎 キサカタ | AOG | |
| Type ( Class ): aviation gasoline tanker ( Sunosaki ) | ||
| Ordered under 1940 Program, Contract No. 233. | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Yokohama | ||
| Laid Down: | 16.07.1942 | |
| Launched: | 03.05.1943 | |
Completed as aviation gasoline tanker (4,465 GRT) for the Navy. | 23.09.1943 | |
| Service: | ||
| 3rd Fleet | 23.09.43–05.02.44 | |
| Combined Fleet | 05.02.44–10.07.44 | |
Fate: Sunk 05.06.44 by USS Puffer (SS-268) W of Basilan Island, in Sulu Sea (06°44'N, 120°54'E). ? dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List | 10.07.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Yoshida Rikizo (48) | 吉田利喜蔵 | 02.09.43–05.06.44 |
| Tarakan Maru たらかん丸 ンカラタ | AOT | |
| Class: Standard Merchant Tanker 1TM | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Yokohama | ||
| Owner: Mitsubishi Kisen | ||
| Call Sign: JGBT | ||
| Official Number: 49707 | ||
| Laid Down: | 10.05.1943 | |
| Launched: | 27.08.1943 | |
| Completed (5,135 GRT): | 10.10.1943 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Mitsubishi Kisen | 10.10.43–27.12.43 | |
| Requisitioned. Assigned to Kure ND | 27.12.43–01.04.44 | |
| Combined Fleet | 01.04.44–10.03.45 | |
Fate: Sunk 06.01.45 at 03:00 by USS Sea Robin (SS-407) 75 nm NE of Hainan (19°45'N, 111°25'E). 12 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.03.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Tatekawa Maru 建川丸 ワカテタ | AOT | |
| Class: Tatekawa Maru | ||
| Builder: Kawasaki Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Kawasaki Kisen | ||
| Call Sign: JGFJ | ||
| Official Number: 40707 | ||
| Laid Down: | 20.10.1934 | |
| Launched: | 20.04.1935 | |
| Completed (10,009 GRT): | 30.06.1935 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Kawasaki Kisen | 30.06.35–20.12.41 | |
| Requisitioned. Assigned to Kure ND | 20.12.41–20.07.44 | |
Fate: Sunk 24.05.44 by USS Gunnard (SS-254) off Saranagani, Mindanao (05°45'N, 125°43'E). 27 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 20.07.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Teiyo Maru 帝洋丸 ウヨイテ | AOT | |
| Class: Fujisan Maru | ||
| Builder: Yokohama Dock | ||
| Owner: Nitto Kogyo Kisen | ||
| Call Sign: JGHC | ||
| Official Number: 36910 | ||
| Laid Down: | 28.04.1930 | |
| Launched: | 19.01.1931 | |
| Completed (9,849 GRT): | 02.05.1931 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Nippon Tanker | 02.05.31–31.03.41 | |
| Civilian, Nitto Kogyo Kisen | 31.03.41–22.11.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 22.11.1941 | |
| Converted for Navy use | 22.11.41–04.12.41 | |
| Kure ND | 04.12.41–10.12.41 | |
| Supply Unit, Combined Fleet | 10.12.41– | |
Fate: Sunk 19.08.44 by USS Rasher (SS-269) 50 nm W of Vigan, Philippines (17°30'N, 119°30'E). ? dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.10.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Tanaka Katasuke (33) | 田中方助 | 10.12.16–12.04.43 |
| Capt Takagi Banjiro (39) | 高木伴治郎 | 12.04.43–25.05.43 |
| Capt Sakuma Takao (36) | 作間応雄 | 20.04.44–19.08.44 |
| Terukawa Maru 照川丸 | AOT | |
| Builder: Moller A.P. Odense, Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Call Sign: JLGM | ||
| Official Number: 44593 | ||
| Laid Down: | 1933 | |
| Launched: | 01.08.1934 | |
| Completed as cargo vessel Nora Maersk (6,428 GRT) | 1934 | |
| Service: | ||
Civilian, A.P. Möller, Denmark as S/S Nora Maersk. Caught fire at Zamboanga, Philippines. Severely damaged and declared a constructive total loss. Hulk is towed to Hong Kong where it is sold to Kitagawa Shoten. | 1934–19.07.36 | |
| Civilian, Kitagawa Shoten | 1936–09.37 | |
| Civilian, Shimatani Kisen as Hokoku Maru. Then sold same month. | 09.37 | |
| Civilian, Goyo Shosen as Terukawa Maru | 09.37–11.12.42 | |
| Requisitioned, and assigned to Kure ND | 11.12.42–05.02.44 | |
| Kobe. Converted to Navy auxiliary | 12.12.42–15.01.43 | |
Fate: Sunk, 21.12.43 by USS Skat (SS-305) NW Truk, Caroline Islands (09°45'N, 151°56'E). 12+ dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 05.02.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Toa Maru 東亜丸 アウト | AOT | |
| Class: Toa Maru merchant tanker | ||
| Builder: Kawasaki Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Iino Kaiun Sangyo | ||
| Call Sign JVUI | ||
| Official Number: 39204 | ||
| Laid Down: | 24.04.1933 | |
| Launched: | 02.04.1934 | |
| Completed (10,050 GRT): | 23.06.1934 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Iino Shoji Steamship Co. | 23.06.34–01.09.41 | |
| Requisitioned | 01.09.1941 | |
| Kure ND | 01.09.41–05.01.44 | |
| Kure. Converted to Navy auxiliary | 20.09.41–15.10.41 | |
Fate: Sunk 25.11.43 at 12:47 by USS Sea Raven (SS-196) 100 nm N of Ponape (08°22'N, 158°00'E). 18 dead; 117 saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 05.01.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Yokoyama Yataro (38) | 横山弥太郎 | 20.09.41–02.11.42 |
| Capt Kijima Shigeo (40) | 來島茂雄 | 01.11.43–25.11.43 |
| Toei Maru 東栄丸 イエウト | AOT | |
| Class: Genyo Maru Class | ||
| Builder: Kawasaki Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Nitto Kogyo Kisen | ||
| Call Sign: JXHM | ||
| Official Number: 45671 | ||
| Laid Down: | 15.04.1938 | |
| Launched: | 24.10.1938 | |
| Completed (10,022 GRT) | 21.02.1939 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Nitto Kogyo Kisen | 21.02.39–26.12.40 | |
| Chartered by Navy. Merchant crew. Attached to Kure ND | 26.12.40–01.07.41 | |
| Osaka. Converted to Navy auxiliary. | 31.12.40–26.01.41 | |
| Re-rated as navy auxiliary. Navy crew. | 01.07.1941 | |
| Yokohama. Converted to allow refueling at sea | 04.09.41–12.10.41 | |
| Kure ND | 12.10.41– | |
| Re-rated Chartered vessel. Predominatly merchant crew. | 15.10.1941 | |
| Supply Unit, Combined Fleet | 15.10.41–01.04.43 | |
Fate: Sunk 18.01.43 by USS Silversides (SS-236) 100 nm SW of Truk (06°21'N, 150°23'E). 4 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 01.04.1943 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Ishiguro Tarao (37) | 石黒虎雄 | 23.12.40–06.10.41 |
| Capt Kusagawa Kiyoshi (38) | 草川 淳 | 06.10.41–12.11.42 |
| Capt Marao Jiro (39) | 村尾二郎 | 12.11.42–18.01.43 |
| Toen Maru 東園丸 | AOT | |
| Builder: Palmer Brothers & Co., Hebburn, England | ||
| Call Sign: JZPL | ||
| Official Number: 44350 | ||
| Laid Down: | 01.02.1917 | |
| Launched: | 30.08.1917 | |
| Completed as S/S Aungban (5,332 GRT): | 01.02.1918 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Burmah Oil Company, Newcastle, England as Aungban | 01.02.18–13.02.38 | |
| Civilian, Okada Gumi as Toen Maru | 13.02.38–28.03.38 | |
| Chartered by IJN | 28.03.38–15.10.41 | |
| Sasebo ND | 15.10.41–08.12.41 | |
| Sasebo. Converted to Navy auxiliary | 18.11.41–06.12.41 | |
| China Area Fleet | 08.12.41–20.06.42 | |
| 2nd South Exp Fleet | 20.06.42–20.08.42 | |
| Southwest Area Fleet | 20.08.42–30.04.43 | |
Fate: Sunk 02.03.43 by USS Threasher (SS-200) in Makassar Strait (03°29'S, 117°17'E). ? dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 30.04.1943 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Toho Maru 東邦丸 ウホウト | AOT | |
| Class: Tatekawa Maru oil tanker | ||
| Builder: Kawasaki Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Iino Kaiun Sangyo | ||
| Call Sign: JGYL | ||
| Official Number: 42593 | ||
| Laid Down: | 01.05.1936 | |
| Launched: | 31.10.1936 | |
| Completed (9,987 GRT): | 24.12.1936 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Iino Kaiun Sangyo | 24.12.35–20.08.41 | |
| Requisitioned. | 20.08.1941 | |
| Supply Unit, Combined Fleet | 20.08.41–01.05.43 | |
| Yokohama. Converted to allow refueling at sea | 24.09.41–03.10.41 | |
Fate: Sunk 29.03.43 by USS Gudgeon (SS-211) in Makassar Strait (00°30'N, 118°26'E). ? dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 01.05.43 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Niimi Kazutaka (40) | 新美和貴 | 20.09.41–26.11.42 |
| Capt Nakazato Ryuji (39) | 中里隆治 | 26.11.42–29.05.43 |
| Tonan Maru No. 2 第2図南丸 ンナト | AOT | |
| Builder: Osaka Shipbuilding | ||
| Owner: Nippon Suisan | ||
| Call Sign: ? | ||
| Official Number: | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | ? | |
| Completed as whale oil factory ship (19,262 GRT): | 01.08.1937 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Nippon Suisan | 01.08.37 | |
| Requisitioned | 10.11.1941 | |
| Kure ND | 10.11.41–23.12.41 | |
| 3rd Fleet | 23.12.41–31.08.43 | |
| Civilian, Nippon Suisan | 31.08.43–22.08.44 | |
Fate: Sunk 22.08.44 at 22:00 by USS Pinatdo (SS-387) in South China Sea (29°53'N, 125°19'E). 4 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Tonan Maru No. 3 第3図南丸 ンナト | AOT | |
| Builder: Osaka Tekkosho Honsha Kojo | ||
| Owner: Kyodo Gyogyo | ||
| Call Sign: JUJM | ||
| Official Number: 45152 | ||
| Laid Down: | 26.05.1937 | |
| Launched: | 01.05.1938 | |
| Completed (19,209 GRT): | 23.09.1938 | |
| Service: | ||
| Civilian, Kyodo Gyogyo | 29.03.38–04.11.41 | |
| Requisitioned, Assigned to Combined Fleet | 04.11.41–25.09.43 | |
| Reclassified as Transport | 25.09.1943 | |
| Yokosuka ND | 25.09.43–18.02.44 | |
Fate: Sunk 18.02.44 at 14:10 by aircraft from USS Yorktown (CV-10) at Truk. 315 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | ||
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Daidouji Tsutomu (38) | 大道寺 邁 | 20.02.43–18.02.44 |
| Yuho Maru 雄鳳丸 ウホウユ | AOT | |
| Class: Standard Merchant Tanker 1TM | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | ||
| Owner: Iino Kaiun Sangyo | ||
| Call Sign: JEBT | ||
| Official Number: 49920 | ||
| Laid Down: | 01.06.1943 | |
| Launched: | 20.08.1943 | |
| Completed (5,266 GRT), and immediately requisitioned by the Navy: | 11.10.1943 | |
| Service: | ||
| Sasebo ND | 11.10.43–01.03.44 | |
| Combined Fleet | 01.03.44–10.01.45 | |
Fate: Sunk 26.11.44 at 16:11 by USS Pargo (SS-264) 22 nm NNE of Cape Baram, Boreno (04°54'N, 114°07E). 26 dead; 0 saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.01.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
