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World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 25.11.2014 |
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World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 25.11.2014 |
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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 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. | ||
| Choan Maru 長安丸 | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi Jukogyo Hikoshima Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Nishinihon Kisen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JIDG | ||
| Official Number: C1875 | ||
| Laid Down: | 23.10.1934 | |
| Launched: | 16.01.1935 | |
| Completed (330 GRT): | 25.04.1935 | |
| Requisitioned: | 12.09.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: Sunk 12.10.44 | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.02.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Eijo Maru 永城丸 エイジョウ | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi Jukogyo Konan Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Toa Kaiun KK | ||
| Call Sign: JZLU | ||
| Official Number: 51950 | ||
| Laid Down: | 27.04.1905 | |
| Launched: | 11.08.1944 | |
| Completed (2,274 GRT): | 02.09.1944 | |
| Requisitioned: | 10.03.1945 | |
| Service: | ||
| 1st Escort Fleet.7th Fleet | 10.03.45\10.04.45 | |
| 18 Escort Sqd.7th Fleet | 10.04.45\05.06.45 | |
| 7th Fleet | 05.06.45\ | |
Fate: Sunk 07.06.45 at 01:45 by USS Spadefish (SS-411) off Motsutanozaki (42°43'N, 139°57'E); ? dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.08.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| LtCdr Sonoda Hajime (60) | 薗田 肇 | 07.04.45\15.04.45 |
| LtCdr Saimu Motoi (66) | 宰務 礎 | 15.04.45\ |
| Kinjo Maru 金城丸 | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi Jukogyo Hikoshima Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Nishinihon Kisen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JICG | ||
| Official Number: C1839 | ||
| Laid Down: | 23.10.1934 | |
| Launched: | 10.01.1935 | |
| Completed (330 GRT): | 02.04.1935 | |
| Requisitioned: | 01.03.1939 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: ? | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 03.05.1947 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Lt Nonaka Tsuyoshi | 野中 強 | 01.11.43\09.44 |
| Lt Arai Yuzo | 荒井勇三 | 09.44\03.45 |
| Lt Kamata Motoo | 鎌田元夫 | 03.45\ |
| Koei Maru 高榮丸 イエコ | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi Zosen Nagasaki Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Takachiho Shosen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JORI | ||
| Official Number: 38564 | ||
| Laid Down: | 11.02.1933 | |
| Launched: | 03.09.1933 | |
| Completed (6,774 GRT): | 10.01.1934 | |
| Requisitioned: | 15.08.41\ | |
| Service: | ||
| 4th Base Force, 4th Fleet | 12.41\20.01.44 | |
| 18th Escort Squadron, General Escort | 20.01.44\10.04.45 | |
| 7th Fleet | 05.06.45\10.06.45 | |
| General Escort Command | 10.07.45\9.45 | |
| Fate: ? | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 01.12.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Suzuki Kozo (36) | 鈴木幸三 | 15.08.41\17.01.43 |
| Capt [?] | 17.01.43\28.06.44 | |
| Capt Takahashi Eikichi | 高橋栄吉 | 28.06.44\01.05.45 |
| Capt Nakagaki Yoshiyuki (50) | 中垣義幸 | 01.05.45\26.09.45 |
| Capt Sato Shigekichi (51) | 佐藤重吉 | 26.09.45\ |
| Koryu Maru 光隆丸 | ||
| Builder: Kawaminami Kogyo Urasaki Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Daiko Shosen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JRST | ||
| Official Number: 52949 | ||
| Laid Down | ||
| Launched: | 22.06.1944 | |
| Completed (873 GRT): | 16.07.1944 | |
| Requisitioned: | 05.07.1945 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: Sunk 28.07.45 | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 03.05.1947 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt Kawashima Jun | 川島 淳 | 05.07.45\28.07.45 |
| Minsei Maru 民星丸 | ||
| Builder: Nakata Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Toko Shoji KK | ||
| Call Sign: JBAP | ||
| Official Number: 47594 | ||
| Laid Down | ||
| Launched: | 29.11.1940 | |
| Completed (378 GRT): | 07.03.1941 | |
| Requisitioned: | 20.09.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: Sunk 10.06.44 | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.06.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt Tsutsumi Yukio | 堤 幸男 | 15.09.41\10.06.44 |
| Nichiyu Maru 日祐丸 | ||
| Builder: Kawaminami Kogyo Koyagijima Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Nissan Kisen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JUVM | ||
| Official Number: 45497 | ||
| Laid Down: | 11.11.1937 | |
| Launched: | 24.08.1938 | |
| Completed (6,817 GRT): | 28.12.1938 | |
| Requisitioned: | 16.12.1940 | |
| Service: | ||
| Maizuru ND | 16.12.1940 | |
| 2nd Base Force, 3rd Fleet | 21.01.42\10.03.42 | |
| 3rd Southern Exp Fleet | 10.03.42\10.04.42 | |
| 3rd South, SW Area Fleet | 10.04.42\01.08.42 | |
| Reclassified as Transport | 20.07.1942 | |
| Supply | 01.08.42\ | |
| Fate: Sunk 13.07.44 | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.08.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Goto [?] | 後藤 鐡五郎 | 16.12.40\ |
| Capt Inohara Kunichi (33) | 猪原薫一 | 15.02.42\29.09.42 |
| Shinko Maru 新興丸 ウコンシ | ||
| Builder: Yokohama Dock | ||
| Owner: Shinko Shosen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JYNJ | ||
| Official Number: 40512 | ||
| Laid Down: | 26.07.1934 | |
| Launched: | 05.03.1935 | |
| Completed (6,479 GRT): | 03.06.1935 | |
| Requisitioned: | 16.12.1940 | |
| Service: | ||
| Maizuru ND | 03.12.40\14.01.41 | |
| 2nd Base Force, 3rd Fleet | 14.01.41\10.03.42 | |
| Base Force 23.Southwest Area Fleet | 10.03.42\1.2\.44 | |
| 18th Escort Sqd, General Escort | 20.01.44\10.04.44 | |
| Ministry of Supply | 10.04.44\18.10.44 | |
Fate: Sunk 18.10.44 by US aircraft in Solamague Bay, Luzon (18°35'N, 121°40'E). ? dead; 0 saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.12.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Sakai Suminobu (37) | 境 澄信 | 16.12.40\01.09.41 |
| Capt Yamamoto Kyosuke (34) | 山本強介 | 01.09.41\01.10.41 |
| Capt [?] | 01.10.41\03.12.42 | |
| Capt Kamiyama Tokuhei (38) | 神山徳平 | 03.12.42\25.07.44 |
| Capt Oishi Kenshiro (42) | 大石堅志郎 | 25.07.44\05.08.44 |
| Capt Kato Buntaro (43) | 加藤文太郎 | 05.08.44\16.09.44 |
| *Capt Yamataka Matsujiro (44) | 山高松次郎 | 16.09.44\18.10.44 |
| Takachiho Maru 高千穂丸 | ||
| Builder: Harada Zosen | ||
| Owner: Nambo Kisen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JWAL | ||
| Official Number: 43364 | ||
| Laid Down: | 01.01.1937 | |
| Launched: | 10.04.1937 | |
| Completed (342 GRT): | 01.05.1937 | |
| Requisitioned: | 20.09.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: ? | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 03.05.1947 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt(jg) Sonoda Mitsugu | 園田 貢 | 22.07.42\05.01.43 |
| Resv Lt(jg) Okuhara Rintaro | 奥平 麟太郎 | 15.01.43\6.44 |
| Resv Lt Yamamoto Ryouo | 山本了夫 | 06.44\10.44 |
| Lt Hashimoto Masahiro | 橋本正煕 | 10.44\04.45 |
| Resv Lt Matsumoto Nobuto | 松本信人 | 04.45\ |
| Tatsuharu Maru 辰春丸 ルハツタ | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kobe Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Tatsuma Kisen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JXNM | ||
| Official Number: 45329 | ||
| Laid Down: | 25.01.1938 | |
| Launched: | 18.01.1939 | |
| Completed (6,345 GRT): | 15.04.1939 | |
| Requisitioned: | 05.09.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| 17th Squadron, 3rd Fleet | 20.09.41\10.03.42 | |
| 2nd Base Force, 3rd Fleet | 10.03.42\25.08.42 | |
| Reclassified as Tranport | 25.08.1942 | |
| Maizuru ND | 25.08.42\30.06.45 | |
| Fate: Surrendered, scrapped 1970 | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 30.06.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Hirano Takeo (34) | 平野武雄 | 05.09.41\20.09.41 |
| Capt Higuchi Tutatsu (38) | 樋口通達 | 20.09.41\ |
| Tatsumiya Maru 辰宮丸 ヤミツタ | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kobe Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Tatsuma Kisen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JQZM | ||
| Official Number: 44853 | ||
| Laid Down: | 25.01.1938 | |
| Launched: | 14.09.1938 | |
| Completed (6,343 GRT): | 21.11.1938 | |
| Requisitioned 05.09.41 | ||
| Service: | ||
| 17th Squadron, 3rd Fleet | 05.09.41\03.01.42 | |
| 3rd Fleet | 03.01.42\10.03.42 | |
| 21st Base Force, 2nd Southern Exp Fleet | 10.03.42\25.08.42 | |
| Reclassified as Transport | 25.08.1942 | |
| Maizuru ND | 25.08.42\30.06.45 | |
| Under repair | 15.08.43\28.10.44 | |
| Fate: Surrendered, scrapped 1968 | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 30.06.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Hirano Takeo (34) | 平野武雄 | 05.09.41\ |
| Tenyo Maru 天洋丸 ウヨンテ | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi Jukogyo Nagasaki Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Toyo Kisen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JWHJ | ||
| Official Number: 40121 | ||
| Laid Down: | 03.07.1934 | |
| Launched: | 22.01.1935 | |
| Completed (6,843 GRT): | 28.03.1935 | |
| Requisitioned: | 20.09.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: Sunk 11.03.42 | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 01.04.1942 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Ishido Yuzo (36) | 石戸勇三 | 20.09.41\11.03.42 |
| Urara Maru うらら丸 | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kobe Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Awakoku Kisen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JFCH | ||
| Official Number: 39753 | ||
| Laid Down: | 08.07.1934 | |
| Launched: | 24.10.1934 | |
| Completed (407 GRT): | 30.03.1935 | |
| Requisitioned: | 01.12.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: Sunk 30.01.44 | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 31.03.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt Kanaisawa Saburo | 金井塚三郎 | 29.01.42\01.06.42 |
| Resv Lt Kayama Tatsuo | 香山辰雄 | 01.06.42\25.07.42 |
| Resv Lt Minobe Munshige | 美濃部 宗重 | 25.07.42\11.42 |
| Lt(jg) Nakano Fusao | 仲野房男 | 11.42\29.06.43 |
| Resv Lt Sawatari Noboru | 猿渡 登 | 29.06.43\31.07.43 |
| Lt(jg) Ozaki Shuhei | 尾崎修平 | 31.07.43\30.01.44 |
