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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. | ||
| Agata Maru 縣丸 タガア | ||
| Type: Anti-submarine Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Fujinagata Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Kyushu Yusen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JJWF | ||
| Official Number: 37048 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 01.10.1931 | |
| Completed (302 GRT): | 01.11.1931 | |
| Requisitioned: | 10.11.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ||
Fate: Sunk 11.04.45 by aircraft from British No. 203 Squadron NE of Nicobar Island in Andaman Sea (08°57'N, 93°38'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 03.05.1947 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt Yoshida Takeo | 吉田武雄 | 07.42– |
| Choki Maru 朝輝丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Indicator Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Nakata Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Daicho Kisen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JPHN | ||
| Official Number: 45871 | ||
| Laid Down: | 01.09.1938 | |
| Launched: | 01.03.1939 | |
| Completed (926 GRT): | 01.06.1939 | |
| Requisitioned: | 01.02.1942 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ||
| Fate: ? | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 03.05.1947 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Lt Yoshida [?] | 吉田日郎璽 | 01.03.1945 |
| Choko Maru 長江丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Indicator Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Nakata Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Sanko Kisen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JYVN | ||
| Official Number: 46915 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 25.12.1939 | |
| Completed (889 GRT): | 30.04.1940 | |
| Requisitioned: | 05.10.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
Fate: Sunk 12.02.44 by British submarine HMS Stonehenge off the coast of Malaya (05°46'N, 99°52'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 03.05.1947 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt(jg) Kutsuna Kageyoshi | 沓名景義 | 05.10.41–10.09.42 |
| Resv Lt(jg) Maehara Izuru | 前原 出 | 10.09.42– |
| Daikokuten Maru 大黒天丸 | ||
| Type: Anti-submarine Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Kobeseikosho Harima Zosen Kojo | ||
| Owner: Iino Kaiun Sangyo KK | ||
| Call Sign: JAQC | ||
| Official Number: 30536 | ||
| Laid Down: | 21.03.1927 | |
| Launched: | 23.05.1927 | |
| Completed (647 GRT): | 01.06.1927 | |
| Requisitioned: | 10.12.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: ? | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 03.05.1947 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt(jg) Kanao Gaku | 金尾 學 | 13.12.41–04.42 |
| Resv Lt(jg) Asano Ginichi | 淺野銀一 | 08.42–06.43 |
| Lt(jg) Saeki Takeshi | 佐伯 雄 | 06.43–07.43 |
| Mid Iwamoto Asajiro | 岩本 朝次郎 | 07.43–08.43 |
| Resv Lt(jg) Hakozaki Kisuke | 箱崎喜介 | 08.43–11.43 |
| Lt(jg) Sasaki Masaru | 佐々木 勝 | 11.43–09.44 |
| Lt Saito | 齊藤万郎 | 09.44–2.45 |
| Mid Ikegawa Shizuki | 池川静樹 | 02.45– |
| Eifuku Maru No. 15 第十五福榮丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Mihara Zosen Tekkosho | ||
| Owner: Mansen Unyu KK | ||
| Call Sign: JYJN | ||
| Official Number: 46382 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched as Fukuei Maru No.15 | 09.08.1939 | |
| Completed (867 GRT): | 08.12.1939 | |
| Requisitioned: | 15.05.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| SC Div 52 as Eifuku Maru No. 15 | 12.41–25.08.42 | |
| Fate: Sunk 10.08.42 by torpedo off Timor. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 25.08.1942 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt(jg) Tashiro [?] | 田代鷹次 | 15.05.41–25.08.42 |
| Eiryu Maru 永隆丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Indicator Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Endo Tekkosho | ||
| Owner: Sanriku Kisen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JEMI | ||
| Official Number: 33217 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 01.04.1928 | |
| Completed (758 GRT): | ? | |
| Requisitioned: | 01.02.1942 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: Sunk 04.05.44 by USS Pargo (SS-264) E of Monanao (07°14'N, 129°12'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.07.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt Asano Kinji | 淺野金治 | 01.06.42–01.07.42 |
| Resv Lt Kanaizuka Saburo | 金井塚三郎 | 01.07.42– |
| Fukuei Maru No. 10 第十福榮丸 イエクフ | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Mihara Zosen Tekkosho | ||
| Owner: Kashima Kisen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JGKL | ||
| Official Number: 42056 | ||
| Laid Down: | 01.03.1936 | |
| Launched: | 21.08.1936 | |
| Completed(847 GRT): | 01.09.1936 | |
| Requisitioned: | 20.12.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Reclassed Gunboat | 20.03.1942 | |
| Reclassed as Transport | 01.10.1943 | |
| ? | ? | |
Fate: Sunk 24.07.45 aircraft of US Navy TF 38 in the Bungo Suido, Inland Sea (33°00'N, 132°10'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 30.06.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt Ito Toshio | 伊藤俊雄 | 20.03.42–20.11.43 |
| Capt Ogura Eiji (M) | 小倉 榮治 | 20.11.43– |
| Hino Maru No.2 第二日の丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kobe Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Nippon Shokuen Kaiso KK | ||
| Call Sign: JGXJ | ||
| Official Number: 41347 | ||
| Laid Down: | 16.05.1935 | |
| Launched: | 16.09.1935 | |
| Completed (987 GRT): | 14.12.1935 | |
| Requisitioned: | 01.12.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Reclassed Gunboat | 20.03.1942 | |
| Reclassed as Transport | 01.10.1943 | |
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: Sunk 04.05.44 by aircraft of US Navy TF 58 W of Truk anchorage (07°18'N, 151°53'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.07.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt Takada Matao | 高田又男 | 20.03.42–01.04.43 |
| Resv Lt Shibata Seizo | 柴田清三 | 01.04.43–01.10.43 |
| Capt Nawa Gisaburo (M) | 名和 義三郎 | 01.10.43–12.12.43 |
| Capt Natsuka Tatsugoro (M) | 長束 辰五郎 | 12.12.43–04.05.44 |
| Hinoki Maru 檜丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Saizaki Dock | ||
| Owner: Uwajima Unyu KK | ||
| Call Sign: JWFM | ||
| Official Number: 45115 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 01.10.1938 | |
| Completed (599 GRT): | 29.08.1939 | |
| Requisitioned: | 20.09.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| SC Div 125 | 29.12.43–15.09.44 | |
| Fate: Sunk 11.09.44 by USS Pargo in Java Sea (06°17'S, 116°24'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.11.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt(jg) Okita Ichiro | 大北 一郎 | 01.12.41–06.42 |
| Resv Lt Yamada Mitsuru | 山田 満 | 06.42–29.12.42 |
| Resv Lt Kaumi Naotosh | 楠見直俊 | 29.12.42–08.01.44 |
| Resv Lt Hachiyanagi Kichinosuke | 八柳吉之助 | 08.01.44–17.05.44 |
| Resv Lt Nakamura Kouichi | 中村孝一 | 17.05.44–11.09.44 |
| Hiro Maru 博丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Namura Zosen Tekkosho | ||
| Owner: Kyushu Yusen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JOJJ | ||
| Official Number: 32826 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 01.05.1927 | |
| Completed (549 GRT): | ? | |
| Requisitioned: | 20.12.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: Sunk 31.01.44 by USS Tullibee (SS-284) NNW of Saipan (15°23'N, 145°35'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.06.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt(jg) Takano Gunji | 高野軍司 | 15.01.42–01.43 |
| Resv Lt(jg) Makino Taro | 牧野太郎 | 01.43–05.43 |
| Resv Lt Okuno Fujio | 奥野藤夫 | 05.43–07.43 |
| Resv Lt(jg) Kunishi Setsuji | 國司節二 | 07.43–09.43 |
| Resv Lt Minagawa Tadashi | 皆川 忠 | 09.43–31.01.44 |
| Iwato Maru 岩戸丸 トワイ | ||
| Type: Anti-submarine Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Nakata Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Kunjiro Okubo | ||
| Call Sign: JXYM | ||
| Official Number: 45330 | ||
| Laid Down: | 01.11.1938 | |
| Launched: | 20.02.1939 | |
| Completed (526 GRT): | 18.04.1939 | |
| Requisitioned: | 20.12.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Reclassed as Transport | 01.10.1943 | |
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: Sunk 04.01.45 by aircraft of US Navy TF 58 NE of Taiwan. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.03.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Lt [?] | 牧崎藤吾 | 01.10.43– |
| Kanko Maru 漢江丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Nakata Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Sanko Kisen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JBLP | ||
| Official Number: 47973 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 26.12.1940 | |
| Completed (909 GRT): | 01.05.1941 | |
| Requisitioned: | 20.12.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: Sunk 05.01.45 by USS Cavella (SS-244)in Java Sea (05°00'S, 112°16'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.04.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Kashi Maru 樫丸 シカ | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Sanoyasu Dock | ||
| Owner: Setsuyo Shosen KK | ||
| Call Sign: na | ||
| Official Number: 48509 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 01.04.1941 | |
| Completed (544 GRT): | 01.08.1941 | |
| Requisitioned: | 10.12.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: Sunk 02.07.43 by USAAF and USN aircraft off New Georgia. [ or 17.02.44? ] | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 30.04.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt Watanabe Shigetaka | 渡部重孝 | 22.07.42– |
| Kashima Maru 鹿島丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Mihara Zosen Tekkosho | ||
| Owner: Kashima Kisen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JCVM | ||
| Official Number: 44150 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 24.12.1927 | |
| Completed (876 GRT): | 28.02.1928 | |
| Requisitioned: | 20.09.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| SC Div 64, 6th Base Force, 4th Fleet | 12.41–15.02.42 | |
| Fate: Sunk 01.02.42 by aircraft from USS Enterprise (CV-6) at Kwajalein (09°27'N, 170°13'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 15.02.1942 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt(jg) Matsui [?] | 松井藏雄 | 20.09.41–01.02.42 |
| Kashiwa Maru 柏丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Ohara Zosen Tekkosho | ||
| Owner: Uwajima Unyu KK | ||
| Call Sign: JWCM | ||
| Official Number: 45108 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 25.10.1938 | |
| Completed (515 GRT): | 16.12.1938 | |
| Requisitioned: | 20.11.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
Fate: Sunk 21.12.43 by USS Greyback (SS-208) SSW of Kagoshima, Japan in position (30°26'N, 129°58'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.04.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt Ishikawa Sadao | 石川貞雄 | 07.42–01.43 |
| Resv Lt(jg) Tominaga Kumao | 富永熊男 | 01.43–11.02.43 |
| Resv Lt Shimazaki Naoshi | 島崎 侃 | 11.02.43–21.12.43 |
| Katsura Maru 桂丸 ラツカ | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Sanoyasu Dock | ||
| Owner: Setsuyo Shosen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JPUM | ||
| Official Number: 45369 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 24.12.1938 | |
| Completed (540 GRT): | 31.01.1939 | |
| Requisitioned: | 25.12.1940 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
Fate: Sunk 31.01.44 by US aircraft from US Navy TF 58 and USS Harrison (DD-573) off Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 31.03.1944 | |
| Resv Lt(jg) Sakaguchi Saburo | 坂口三郎 | 16.12.40–01.10.41 |
| Resv Lt(jg) Hosogaya Eiji | 細萱英二 | 01.10.41–20.09.43 |
| Resv Lt Imai Tetsuo | 今井 哲夫 | 20.09.43–31.01.44 |
| Kiku Maru 菊丸 クキ | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi Zosen Kobe Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Tokyowan Kisen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JRTB | ||
| Official Number: 34534 | ||
| Laid Down: | 29.01.1929 | |
| Launched: | 27.04.1929 | |
| Completed (759 GRT): | 25.06.1929 | |
| Requisitioned: | 12.09.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| Ominato Guard Unit | 25.10.41–01.12.41 | |
| Tsuguru Guard Unit | 01.12.41–20.01.45 | |
| Reclassified as Hospital Ship | 12.01.1945 | |
| Yokosuka ND | 20.01.45–09.45 | |
| Allied Repatriation Service | 1945–1946 | |
| Fate: 02.09.45 surrendered. Returned to her owners 16.08.46. Scrapped 12.06.69 at Utsumi. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 01.12.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt Fukushima Mitsugu | 福島 貢 | 15.09.41–29.06.43 |
| Resv Lt Kusegawa Shinji | 久瀬川晋二 | 29.06.43– |
| Resv Lt Inoue Hideya | 井上英也 | 20.08.44– |
| Kiri Maru No. 1 Go 第一號桐丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Harima Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Tokyowan Kisen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JRUB | ||
| Official Number: 34532 | ||
| Laid Down: | 20.02.1929 | |
| Launched: | 10.05.1929 | |
| Completed (531 GRT): | 26.06.1929 | |
| Requisitioned: | 01.12.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: ? | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 03.05.1947 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt Kuzawa Hiroshi | 熊澤 汪 | 05.42– |
| Lt Horiuchi Masafumi | 堀内雅文 | 03.45– |
| Kishin Maru 紀進丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Nakata Zosensho?? | ||
| Owner: Ryusho Kaiun KK | ||
| Call Sign: JVBQ | ||
| Official Number: 48693 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 03.05.1941 | |
| Completed: | 27.09.1941 | |
| Requisitioned: | 12.09.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: ? | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 05.12.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt Takabayashi Makoto | 高林 信 | 12.41–01.03.43 |
| Resv Lt Shishido Yoshio | 宍戸良雄 | 01.03.43–27.03.43 |
| Resv Lt(jg) Araki Seiichi | 荒木清一 | 27.03.43–06.43 |
| Resv Lt Takatsu Gengo | 高津源吾 | 06.43–27.09.43 |
| Resv Lt(jg) Norisue Minoru | 則末 實 | 27.09.43–01.06.44 |
| Resv Lt Morisawa Ikuo | 森澤郁夫 | 01.06.44–10.44 |
| Lt Igarashi Shounosuke | 五十嵐正之助 | 03.45– |
| Koa Maru No.2 Go 第二號興亞丸 | ||
| Type: Anti-submarine Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Kawakami Zosen | ||
| Owner: Kawakami Zosen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JEFR | ||
| Official Number: 49164 | ||
| Laid Down: | 10.05.1939 | |
| Launched: | 08.09.1941 | |
| Completed (572 GRT): | ? | |
| Requisitioned: | 12.03.1942 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: Sunk 17.11.44 | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 03.05.1947 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Lt(jg) Okita Ichiro | 大北一郎 | 1942–01.43 |
| Resv Lt(jg) Matsushita Saburo | 松下三郎 | 01.43–11.43 |
| Lt(jg) Sasaki Masaru | 佐々木 勝 | 11.43–10.11.43 |
| Lt(jg) [?] | 袴田徳男 | 10.11.43– |
| Koei Maru 厚榮丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Amasaki Dock | ||
| Owner: Amakasu Sangyo Kisen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JKAO | ||
| Official Number: 48928 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 29.05.1941 | |
| Completed: | ? | 20.09.41 (863 GRT): |
| Service: | ||
| Requisitioned: | 01.12.1941 | |
| SC Div 58, 4th Base Force, 4th Fleet | 12.41–20.10.42 | |
| Fate: Sunk 21.09.42 by USS Trout (SS-202) S of Truk (06°54'N, 151°51'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 20.10.1942 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt Asano Ikuo | 淺野郁雄 | 01.12.41–21.09.42 |
| Koga Maru 黄河丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Nakata Zosensho?? | ||
| Owner: Sanko Kisen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JJVD | ||
| Official Number: 47976 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 22.04.1940 | |
| Completed (909 GRT): | 16.06.1941 | |
| Requisitioned: | 10.12.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: ? | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 03.05.1947 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Lt Alitake | 秋竹 文八 | 01.01.45– |
| Kogi Maru 興義丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Amasaki Dock | ||
| Owner: Sanko Kisen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JJZO | ||
| Official Number: 47377 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 27.03.1940 | |
| Completed (857 GRT): | 14.08.1940 | |
| Requisitioned: | 20.09.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| SC Div 66, 7th Base Force, 5th Fleet | 12.41–14.07.42 | |
| SC Div 66, Chichi Jima Base Force, 5th Fleet | 14.07.42–15.08.42 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: Sunk 05.07.44 by USS Plaice (SS-390) off Ototojima (27°50'N, 141°20'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.09.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt(jg) Adachi Mutsuo | 足立睦雄 | 20.09.41–03.44 |
| Resv Lt Izumi Tsuyoshi | 泉 強 | 03.44–05.07.44 |
| Kokai Maru 興海丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Sanoyasu Dock | ||
| Owner: Sanko Kisen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JHIN | ||
| Official Number: 45710 | ||
| Laid Down: | 01.12.1938 | |
| Launched: | 19.03.1939 | |
| Completed (540 GRT): | 30.04.1939 | |
| Requisitioned: | 12.09.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: Sunk 12.10.44. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 03.05.1947 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Lt Imai Masao | 今井正男 | 1941–10.43 |
| Resv Lt Nagao Akira | 長尾 晃 | 10.43–09.44 |
| Lt Imai Masao | 今井正男 | 09.44–12.10.44 |
| Kokko Maru 國光丸 コッコウKokko | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Nakata Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Sanko Kisen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JXFM | ||
| Official Number: 45312 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 01.11.1938 | |
| Completed (716 GRT): | 24.12.1938 | |
| Requisitioned: | 12.09.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| SC Div 57, 4th Base Force, 4th Fleet | 12.41–18.07.44 | |
| SC Div 57, Yokosuka ND | 18.07.44–10.08.44 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: Sunk 12.06.44 by US aircraft NW of Saipan. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.08.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt(jg) Ono Shigemi | 小野成美 | 12.09.41–12.10.43 |
| Resv Lt Zushi Masafumi | 圖子正文 | 12.10.43–12.06.44 |
| Korei Maru 興嶺丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Indicator Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Sanoyasu Dock | ||
| Owner: Sanko Kisen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JHNN | ||
| Official Number: 45717 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 20.05.1939 | |
| Completed (540 GRT): | 17.07.1939 | |
| Requisitioned: | 16.12.1940 | |
| Service: | ||
| SC Div 53, 2nd Base Force, 3rd Fleet | 12.41–01.02.42 | |
| SC Div 53 | 01.02.42–31.05.42 | |
| Fate: Sunk 12.09.44 by aircraft from US Navy TF 38 off Cebu, Visayas. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.11.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt (jg) Yamaguchi Atsutoshi | 山口篤利 | 16.12.40–31.05.41 |
| Resv Lt Hirano Susumu | 平野 進 | 31.05.41–12.09.44 |
| Kotobuki Maru No. 3 第3寿丸 キブトコ | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Indicator Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Goshi Kaisha Urabe Zosen Tekkosho | ||
| Owner: Sadaichi Fujioka | ||
| Call Sign: JJHL | ||
| Official Number: 42436 | ||
| Laid Down: | ?7.36 | |
| Launched: | 17.10.1936 | |
| Completed (723 GRT): | 01.12.1936 | |
| Requisitioned: | 20.09.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| SC Div 63, 6th Base Force, 4th Fleet | 12.41–04.03.44 | |
| SC Div 63, 6th Base Force, Central Pacific Area Fleet | 04.03.44–31.03.44 | |
| Fate: Sunk 28.01.44. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 31.03.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt(jg) Sugawara Yoshizo | 菅原義藏 | 20.09.41–25.07.43 |
| Resv Lt Senda Yusaku | 千田祐作 | 25.07.43–28.01.44 |
| Kotobuki Maru No. 5 第5寿丸 キブトコ | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Indicator Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Goshi Kaisha Urabe Zosen Tekkosho | ||
| Owner: Sadaichi Fujioka | ||
| Call Sign: JGKN | ||
| Official Number: 45777 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 22.04.1939 | |
| Completed (720 GRT): | 15.07.1939 | |
| Requisitioned: | 25.12.1940 | |
| Service: | ||
| SC Div 56, 4th Base Force, 4th Fleet | 12.41–01.02.42 | |
| SC Div 56, 8th Base Force, 4th Fleet | 01.02.42–14.07.42 | |
| SC Div 56, 8th Base Force, 8th Fleet | 14.07.42–24.12.42 | |
| Fate: Sunk 25.10.42. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 30.11.1942 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt(jg) Tonegi Hajime | 渡木 一 | 25.12.40– |
| Resv Lt(jg) Hirano Bunichi | 平野文一 | 30.06.42–25.10.42 |
| Kudamatsu Maru 下松丸 | ||
| Type: Anti-submarine Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Matsuo Tekkosho | ||
| Owner: Nagasaki Kisen Gomei Kaisha | ||
| Call Sign: JJDL | ||
| Official Number: 42428 | ||
| Laid Down: | 01.01.1936 | |
| Launched: | 31.08.1936 | |
| Completed (295 GRT): | 01.09.1936 | |
| Requisitioned: | 01.02.1942 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: ? | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 28.09.1946 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt Kaumi Naotoshi | 楠見直俊 | 02.42–16.03.42 |
| Resv Lt Otsuka Goro | 大塚吾郎 | 10.42–11.42 |
| Resv Lt Kamata Ryounosuke | 鎌田亮之助 | 11.42–02.43 |
| Resv Lt(jg) Ehara Masata | 江原正太 | 02.43–07.43 |
| Lt(jg) [?] | 奥山四郎 | 07.43–09.43 |
| Lt [?] | 辻 眞一郎 | 09.43– |
| Kumano Maru 熊野丸 ノマク | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Indicator Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Goshi Kaisha Urabe Zosen Tekkosho | ||
| Owner: Sankyo Kisen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JDMP | ||
| Official Number: 48177 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 01.11.1940 | |
| Completed (872 GRT): | 25.04.1941 | |
| Requisitioned: | 10.12.1943 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
Fate: Sunk 28.05.44 by British submarine HMS Terrapin (P.323) in the Strait of Malacca (01°30'N, 103°00'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 03.05.1947 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | 1943–1944 | |
| Resv Lt Kurosaki Mutsumi | 黒崎睦熊 | 21.05.44–28.05.44 |
| Matsu Maru まつ丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Indicator Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Naniwa Dock | ||
| Owner: Nishimoto Kisen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JSFO | ||
| Official Number: 47348 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 01.10.1939 | |
| Completed (509 GRT): | 04.09.1940 | |
| Requisitioned: | 01.12.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: Sunk 25.02.44 at Rabaul., New Britain, Bismarks. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 30.04.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt(jg) Kitagawa Kiyoshi | 北川 清 | 01.12.41– |
| Resv Lt Hirakami Tsunehiro | 平上常廣 | 10.43–25.02.44 |
| Nagara Maru 長良丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Indicator Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Goshi Kaisha Urabe Zosen Tekkosho | ||
| Owner: Sankyo Kaiun KK | ||
| Call Sign: JZVN | ||
| Official Number: 46820 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 01.02.1940 | |
| Completed (855 GRT): | ? | |
| Requisitioned: | 12.09.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| SC Div 54, 2nd Base Force, 3rd Fleet | 12.41–10.03.42 | |
| SC Div 53 | 10.03.42–01.05.43 | |
| Fate: Sunk 05.03.45 by USS Sea Robin (SS 407) in the Java Sea (05°23'S, 114°00'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.05.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt(jg) Takezawa Teizo | 竹澤定三 | 12.09.41– |
| Lt Kato Tooru | 加藤 徹 | 01.01.45–05.03.45 |
| Nissho Maru No. 3 第三日正丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Indicator Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Akai Tsunekichi Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Marusho Kaiun KK | ||
| Call Sign: JIZC | ||
| Official Number: 33561 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 01.05.1928 | |
| Completed (676 GRT): | ? | |
| Requisitioned: | 20.11.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: ? | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 01.12.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt(jg) Tanemura Toshio | 種村俊夫 | 16.11.41–08.42 |
| Resv Lt(jg) Shirakawa Kotobuki | 白川 壽 | 08.43–02.44 |
| Resv Lt Tanemura Toshio | 種村俊夫 | 02.44–12.10.45 |
| Lt Katayama Goichi (70) | 片山伍一 | 12.10.45–01.12.45 |
| Nissho Maru No. 5 第五日正丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Indicator Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Ohara Zosen Tekkosho | ||
| Owner: Marusho Kaiun KK | ||
| Call Sign: JYFH | ||
| Official Number: 40158 | ||
| Laid Down: | 01.10.1934 | |
| Launched: | 25.01.1935 | |
| Completed (782 GRT): | 01.03.1935 | |
| Requisitioned: | 12.09.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| Reclassed as Transport 01.10.43 | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: Sunk 30.03.45 by aircraft of US Navy TF 58 at Palau. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.05.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Spec Duty Lt(jg) Shikata Shuzo | 志方秀三 | 12.41–12.41 |
| Resv Lt Shigetomi Hideo | 重富秀男 | 15.12.41–24.12.42 |
| Resv Lt Fukigami Kiyomitsu | 吹上清光 | 24.12.42–26.02.43 |
| Resv Lt Uchida Eiichi | 打田榮一 | 26.02.43–10.43 |
| Navy Commision Suzuki | 鈴木 三司郎 | 10.43–10.02.44 |
| Navy Commision Tamai Denzaburo | 玉井傳三 | 10.02.1944 |
| Osei Maru 王星丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Indicator Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Nakata Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Toko Shoji KK | ||
| Call Sign: JVGQ | ||
| Official Number: 48695 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 01.06.1941 | |
| Completed (641 GRT): | 01.10.1941 | |
| Requisitioned: | 20.12.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Reclassed Cable Layer | 15.08.1943 | |
| SE Area Fleet | 15.08.43–10.12.43 | |
| SW Area Fleet | 10.12.43–15.02.44 | |
| Combined Fleet | 15.02.44–10.10.44 | |
| Kure ND | 10.10.44– | |
| Fate: ? | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 03.05.1947 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt Iseki Jingoro | 井関甚五郎 | 23.12.41–7.42 |
| Resv Lt(jg) Kawai Takamichi | 河合孝道 | 7.42–8.42 |
| Resv Lt Suetake Keisuke | 末武圭介 | 8.42–10.43 |
| Resv Lt Kishimoto Shinichi | 岸本信一 | 10.43–20.10.44 |
| Resv Lt Aoyagi Ryoichiro | 青柳良一郎 | 20.10.44– |
| Sansui Maru 山水丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Indicator Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kobe Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Setsuyo Shosen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JXFH | ||
| Official Number: 39278 | ||
| Laid Down: | 13.12.1933 | |
| Launched: | 02.05.1934 | |
| Completed (812 GRT): | 30.06.1934 | |
| Requisitioned: | 20.12.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: ? | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 03.05.1947 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt(jg) Inoue Tetsurou | 井上哲郎 | 1942–03.42 |
| Resv Lt Yamazaki Minoru | 山崎 實 | 03.43–10.43 |
| Resv Lt Tanaka Takeichi | 田中武一 | 10.43–11.43 |
| Resv Lt Takeoka Yoshio | 竹岡良雄 | 11.43–2.44 |
| Resv Lt Sumi Shouzaburo | 角 省三郎 | 02.44–09.4 |
| Resv Lt(jg) Kogai Uji | 小飼卯次 | 09.44– |
| Seian Maru 西安丸 ンアイセ | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Netlayer | ||
| Builder: Tama Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Dairen Kisen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JQOG | ||
| Official Number: K 703 | ||
| Laid Down: | 16.11.1937 | |
| Launched: | 15.04.1938 | |
| Completed (3,712 GRT): | 02.06.1938 | |
| Requisitioned: | 16.12.1940 | |
| Service: | ||
| Maizuru ND | 16.12.40–14.01.41 | |
| 2nd Base Force, 2nd Fleet | 14.01.41–10.04.41 | |
| 2nd Base Force, 3rd Fleet | 10.04.41–10.03.42 | |
| 24th Base Force, 2nd South Exp Fleet | 10.03.42–25.08.42 | |
| Reclassed as Transport: | 25.08.1942 | |
| Maizuru ND | 25.08.42–31.08.43 | |
| Returned to Owners | 31.08.1943 | |
| Fate: Sunk by US aircraft off Subic Bay, Philippines (14°40'N, 120°15'E). 5 dead; ? saved. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 31.08.1943 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Sugimoto Uichi (38) | 杉本宇市 | 16.12.40– |
| Seiko Maru 星光丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Indicator Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Endo Tekkosho | ||
| Owner: Sanko Kisen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JQSM | ||
| Official Number: 44841 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 01.07.1938 | |
| Completed (708 GRT): | 26.09.1938 | |
| Requisitioned: | 20.09.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
Fate: Sunk 03.08.44 by USS Cod (SS-224) off Mangole, in the Molucca Sea (01°47'S, 126°15'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.03.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Lt Oguri Saburo | 小栗三郎 | 7.44–03.08.44 |
| Shinto Maru No. 2 第2新東丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Indicator Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Sanoyasu Dock | ||
| Owner: KK Sawayama Kyodai Shokai | ||
| Call Sign: JCWL | ||
| Official Number: C2262 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 11.10.1938 | |
| Completed (540 GRT): | 02.12.1938 | |
| Requisitioned: | 20.12.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: Sunk 05.04.45 by US shore battery in Naha Harbor, Okinawa (26°30'N, 128°00'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.07.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt(jg) Oguchi Yasumasa | 大口保正 | 1944–27.04.44 |
| Resv Lt(jg) Kawanaka Takehiro | 川中毅寛 | 27.04.44– |
| Shoeki Maru 昭益丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Indicator Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Goshi Kaisha Urabe Zosen Tekkosho | ||
| Owner: Towa Kisen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JBIP | ||
| Official Number: 47982 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 01.01.1941 | |
| Completed (898 GRT): | ? | |
| Requisitioned: | 20.12.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: Sunk 20.12.44 by aircraft in the Flores Sea (07°00'S, 120°00'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.03.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt Ishida Kazuo | 石田一男 | 07.44–20.12.44 |
| Shofuku Maru 昭福丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Indicator Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Goshi Kaisha Urabe Zosen Tekkosho | ||
| Owner: Towa Kisen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JJSO | ||
| Official Number: 43767 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 10.04.1940 | |
| Completed: | 20.07.1940 | |
| Requisitioned: | 12.09.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| SC Div 59, 5th Base Force, 4th Fleet | 12.41–25.08.42 | |
Fate: Sunk 07.08.42 by USS Tambor (SS-198) off Wotje, Marshall Islands (09°25'N, 170°11'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 25.08.1942 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt Sakuma Tomonosuke | 佐久間友之助 | 12.09.41–07.08.42 |
| Shosei Maru 昭勢丸 | ||
| Type: Anti-submarine Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Ohara Zosen Tekkosho | ||
| Owner: Shinto Kosen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JJNC | ||
| Official Number: 33610 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 19.08.1928 | |
| CompletedCompleted (773 GRT): | ? | |
| Requisitioned: | 10.12.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: Sunk 30.03.44 by arircraft from US Navy TF 58 at Palau. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 03.05.1947 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt(jg) Tagami | 田上 昇七郎 | 01.42–08.42 |
| Resv Lt Kito Takejiro | 鬼頭 竹次郎 | 08.42–10.42 |
| Resv Lt Suetake Keisuke | 末武圭介 | 10.42–07.43 |
| Navy Lt(jg) | 奥山四郎 | 18.07.43– |
| Resv Lt Minogawa Tadashi | 皆川 忠 | 08.43–09.43 |
| Navy Lt(jg) [?] | 奥山四郎 | 18.09.– |
| Shuko Maru 珠江丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Indicator Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Nakata Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Sanko Kisen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JJLO | ||
| Official Number: 47378 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 04.03.1940 | |
| Completed (889 GRT): | 28.10.1940 | |
| Requisitioned: | 12.09.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
Fate: Sunk 29.01.44 USS Hake (SS-256) off Ambon, Netherlands East Indies (05°50'N, 126°00'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 31.03.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Mid Segawa Yasuyuki | 佐川保之 | 12.09.41– |
| Shunsen Maru 春川丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Indicator Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Namura Zosen Tekkosho | ||
| Owner: Chosen Yusen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JEKG | ||
| Official Number: C1110 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 01.02.1920 | |
| Completed (971 GRT): | ? | |
| Requisitioned: | 10.12.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: Sunk 05.01.45 by USS Cavalla (SS-244) in the Java Sea (05°00'S, 112°16'E.) | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.04.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt Sasaki Souhei | 佐々木 宗平 | 30.09.44–05.01.45 |
| Sumanoura Maru 須磨の浦丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Netlayer | ||
| Builder: Mitsubishi Jukogyo Yokohama Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Mitsubishi Shouji KK | ||
| Call Sign: JWVN | ||
| Official Number: 47051 | ||
| Laid Down: | 20.05.1939 | |
| Launched: | 26.12.1939 | |
| Completed (3,519 GRT): | 31.05.1904 | |
| Requisitioned: | 16.12.1940 | |
| Service: | ||
| 2nd Base Force, 3rd Fleet | 12.41–05.02.42 | |
Fate: Sunk 24.01.42 by USS Parrott (DD-218) off Balikpapan, Borneo in the Makassar Strait (00°10'N, 118°00'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 05.02.1942 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Capt Higuchi Tutatsu (38) | 樋口通達 | 16.12.40–01.09.41 |
| *Capt Shibuya Shunsaku (36) | 渋谷週作 | 01.09.41–24.01.42 |
| Taishu Maru 大衆丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Indicator Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Gomei Kaisha Amasaki Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Gomei Kaisha Amasaki Kisembu | ||
| Call Sign: JUIH | ||
| Official Number: 37490 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 25.02.1932 | |
| Completed (516 GRT): | 01.04.1932 | |
| Requisitioned: | 01.12.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: ? | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 03.05.1947 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt Inomura Tomeo | 磯村留男 | 04.12.41–07.42 |
| Resv Lt Kawashima Jun | 川島 淳 | 07.42–02.43 |
| Resv Lt Sumi Shouzaburo | 角 省三郎 | 02.43–03.43 |
| Resv Lt(jg) Murakami Haruo | 村上治夫 | 03.43–06.43 |
| Resv Lt(jg) Matsui Ginichi | 松尾銀一 | 06.43–09.43 |
| Resv Lt Nomura Isamu | 野村 勇 | 09.43–10.43 |
| Resv Lt(jg) Hakozaki Kisuke | 箱崎喜介 | 10.43–11.43 |
| Resv Lt(jg) Kitazumi Riichi | 北角理一 | 01.43–01.44 |
| Resv Lt Harano Goro | 原野午郎 | 01.44–02.44 |
| Resv Lt Odawara Masao | 小田原 正夫 | 02.44–09.44 |
| Resv Lt Ueki Chiyokichi | 植木 千代吉 | 09.44– |
| Tatsu Maru たつ丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Indicator Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Endo Tekkosho | ||
| Owner: Juhei Nashimoto | ||
| Call Sign: JCBN | ||
| Official Number: 47378 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 11.01.1939 | |
| Completed (500 GRT): | 06.03.1939 | |
| Requisitioned: | 20.09.1941 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: Sunk 24.01.44 by USAAF aircraft off Manus Island (02°05'S, 146°58'E). | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 30.04.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt Kato Yukio | 加藤幸夫 | 10.43–24.01.44 |
| Toko Maru No. 1 Go 第一號東光丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Indicator Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Nakata Zosensho?? | ||
| Owner: Sanko Kisen | ||
| Call Sign: JXAM | ||
| Official Number: 44855 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched (721 GRT): | 10.09.1938 | |
| Completed: | 25.11.1938 | |
| Requisitioned: | 25.12.1940 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: Sunk 19.09.44 by aircraft in Manila Harbor, Luzon.. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.05.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt(jg) Takabayashi Makoto | 高林 信 | 16.12.40–10.11.41 |
| Resv Lt(jg) Suzuki Toshikatsu | 鈴木壽勝 | 10.11.41–10.05.42 |
| Resv Lt Hashimura Naoharu | 橋村直春 | 10.05.42–19.09.44 |
| Toyo Maru No. 3 第三東洋丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Indicator Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Kobeseikosho Harima Zosen Kojo | ||
| Owner: Sawayama Kisen KK | ||
| Call Sign: JUBF | ||
| Official Number: 31084 | ||
| Laid Down: | ?01.04.25 | |
| Launched: | 03.09.1925 | |
| Completed: | ? | 03.10.25 (985 GRT): |
| Requisitioned: | 01.12.1941 | |
| Reclassed as Transport 01.10.43 | ||
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: Sunk 12.06.45 | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 03.05.1947 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Lt [?] | 錦貫有士 | 01.10.43– |
| Uji Maru 宇治丸 | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Indicator Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Goshi Kaisha Urabe Zosen Tekkosho | ||
| Owner: Sankyo Kaiun KK | ||
| Call Sign: JLVO | ||
| Official Number: 47750 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 17.08.1940 | |
| Completed (872 GRT): | 10.12.1940 | |
| Requisitioned: | 12.09.1941 | |
| SC Div 65, 6th Base Force, 4th Fleet | 12.41–04.03.44 | |
| SC Div 65, 6th Base Force, Central Pacific Area Fleet | 04.03.44–31.03.44 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: Sunk 30.01.44 by aircraft of US Navy TF 58 in Marshall Islands. | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 31.03.1944 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt Yamada Jiro | 安田二郎 | 12.09.41–25.09.43 |
| Lt Sumitomo Isamu | 住友 勇 | 25.09.43–30.01.44 |
| Wakamiya Maru 若宮丸 ヤミカワ | ||
| Type: Auxiliary Indicator Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Endo Tekkosho | ||
| Owner: Kazuo Yasuda | ||
| Call Sign: JJXL | ||
| Official Number: 42609 | ||
| Laid Down: | 01.11.1936 | |
| Launched: | 24.02.1937 | |
| Completed (547 GRT): | 01.04.1937 | |
| Requisitioned: | 01.02.1942 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: Sunk 10.07.45 [? or: surrendered 02.09.45 and returned to original owner.] | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 10.07.1945 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Zuisho Maru 瑞祥丸 | ||
| Type: Anti-submarine Net Layer | ||
| Builder: Osaka Zosensho | ||
| Owner: Zenkichi Kawabata | ||
| Call Sign: JCYN | ||
| Official Number: 45793 | ||
| Laid Down: | ? | |
| Launched: | 06.05.1939 | |
| Completed (535 GRT): | ? | 10.08.39 |
| Requisitioned: | 10.01.1942 | |
| Service: | ||
| ? | ? | |
| Fate: ? | ||
| Removed from Navy List: | 20.12.1942 | |
| Commanding Officers: | ||
| Resv Lt(jg) Kouda Akira | 廣田 章 | 15.01.42–08.42 |
