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18 November 1943:
Tsurumi. Laid down at Nippon Kokan.
9 February 1944:
Launched and numbered CD-13
26 April 1944:
Completed and commissioned in the IJN.
3 May 1944:
A 0445, CD-13 departs Moji for Singapore via Manila with
escort carrier TAIYO, destroyers ASAGAO, HIBIKI and INAZUMA, kaibokan SADO, CD-5
and CD-7 escorting convoy HI-61 consisting of empty tankers AKANE, TATEKAWA,
NICHIEI, AZUSA, JINEI, EIYO, OTORISAN, SARAWAK and ASANAGI MARUs, transport
MIZUHO and fleet oiler HAYASUI.
7 May 1944:
JINEI MARU develops engine troubles and is detached for
Takao.
8 May 1944:
LtCdr Victor B. McCrea's USS HOE (SS-258) attacks convoy
HI-61. AKANE MARU suffers minor damage.
9 May 1944:
At 2055, HI-61 arrives at Manila. TATEKAWA, NICHIEI and
AZUSA MARUs are detached. Kaibokan KURAHASHI, that had previously escorted
convoys MATA-19 and MI-03, probably joins HI-61 at this point.
12 May 1944:
HI-61 departs Manila for Singapore.
18 May 1944:
Arrives at Singapore.
23 May 1944:
A 0700, CD-13 departs Singapore for Moji with escort
carrier TAIYO and kaibokan KURAHASHI, SADO, CD-5 and CD-7 escorting convoy HI-62
consisting of transports KINUGASA, NOSHIRO, NISSHO, TAMATSU and TEIRITSU
(ex-French LECONTE DE LISLE) MARUs and tankers OTORISAN, SARAWAK and NICHINAN
MARUs.
29 May 1944:
HI-62 arrives at Manila.
1 June 1944:
At 0400, HI-62 departs Manila.
8 June 1944:
Arrives at Mutsure anchorage, later proceeds to Moji
arriving at 0230.
20 June 1944:
At 1930, CD-13 departs Moji for Singapore with
destroyers ASAGAO and KURETAKE and kaibokan KURAHASHI, HIRADO, CD-2 and CD-5,
minelayer SHIRATAKA and submarine chaser CH-61 escorting convoy HI-67 consisting
of transports MANJU, NANKAI, KINUGASA, ASAKA, ASAHISAN, GOKOKU and HAKOZAKI
MARUs and oilers MIRI, OTORISAN, SARAWAK and SHINEI MARUs and NICHINAN MARU No.
2.
E 26 June 1944:
Destroyer ASAGAO and kaibokan CD-2, both of which had
escorted convoy MI-02, join convoy HI-67 at sea.
29 June 1944:
LtCdr Anton R. Gallaher's USS BANG (SS-385) torpedoes
and damages MIRI and SARAWAK MARUs at 17-13N. 118-18E. Both tankers are hit in
the bow, but each manages to proceed to Manila.
30 June 1944:
The main convoy arrives at Manila. SARAWAK, MIRI, GOKOKU
and ASAHISAN MARUs are detached.
3 July 1944:
At 0600, CD-13 departs Manila for Singapore with
destroyers ASAGAO and KURETAKE and kaibokan HIRADO, KURAHASHI, CD-2 and CD-5 and
minelayer SHIRATAKA and submarine chaser CH-61 escorting convoy HI-67 consisting
of transports MANJU, NANKAI, KINUGASA, ASAKA, ASAHISAN and HAKOZAKI MARUs and
oilers OTORISAN and SHINEI MARUs and No. 2 NICHINAN MARU.
9 July 1944:
Arrives at Singapore at 1640.
14 July 1944:
At 0730, CD-13, departs Singapore for Moji via Manila
with minelayer SHIRATAKA and kaibokan KURAHASHI, HIRADO, CD-20 and CD-28
escorting convoy HI-68 consisting of transports KIYOKAWA and MANILA MARUs and
tankers TOA, SHIMPO, NICHINAN No. 2, TOHO and OTORISAN MARUs.
20 July 1944:
At 1300, arrives at Manila. SHIRATAKA had detached en
route.
25 July 1944:
CD-13 departs Manila with escort carrier SHINYO, light
cruiser KASHII, kaibokan SADO, CHIBURI, CD-7, CD-9 and CD-19 escorting the final
leg of convoy HI-69 consisting of tankers OTOWASAN, OMUROSAN, SERIA, KUROSHIO,
TENEI, HAKKO MARUs and transports KACHIDOKI and KIMIKAWA MARUs.
31 July 1944:
At 1745, arrives at Singapore
4 August 1944:
At 2100, CD-13 departs Singapore for Moji with escort
carrier SHINYO, light cruiser KASHII, destroyer SHIMOTSUKI and kaibokan CHIBURI,
SADO and CD-19 escorting convoy HI-70 consisting of MANJU, KINUGASA, ARIMASAN
MARUs and oilers SERIA, KUROSHIO, HAKKO, OMUROSAN and OTOWASAN MARUs.
12 August 1944:
SADO is detached to hunt an enemy submarine. Later,
she proceeds to Kirun separately. CD-13 isjoined by auxiliary minesweeper AOI
MARU and auxiliary patrol boat NITTO MARU No. 22
15 August 1944:
HI-70 arrives at Moji at 1430.
25 August 1944:
CD-13 departs Moji for Singapore with escort carrier
UNYO, light cruiser KASHII and kaibokan CHIBURI, CD-1, CD-19, CD-21 and CD-27
escorting convoy HI-73 consisting of transport/cargo liner KIBITSU MARU,
ex-armed merchant cruiser GOKOKU MARU, ex-seaplane tenders KAGU and SANUKI
MARUs, tankers TOHO, OMUROSAN, OTOWASAN, TAIHO, FUJISAN, HAKKO, AMATO, TOA and
KUROSHIO MARUs and fleet storeship IRAKO. Later that day, the convoy is joined
briefly by transports MIZUHO, ARABIA and KOKURYU MARUs and tanker MANEI MARU
that all depart the following day.
26 August 1944:
At 0900, MIZUHO, ARABIA and KOKURYU MARUs are ordered
away because of excessive smoke. CD 1 also detaches for Sasebo. MANEI MARU
remains at Kyushu because of engine problems.
29 August 1944:
Arrives at Takao, Formosa. Departs that same day and
arrives at Tsoying (near Takao).
1 September 1944:
Off Saei. The convoy splits. KIBITSU, GOKOKU and
KAGU MARUs (and probably IRAKO) head for Manila. The remaining ships head for
Singapore.
3 September 1944:
TOA MARU strikes a mine S of Saigon and is lightly
damaged, but able to continue.
5 September 1944:
At 0954, arrives at Seletar, Singapore.
11 September 1944:
CD-13 departs Seletar for Moji with Rear Admiral
Yoshitomi Setsuzo's (former CO of KAGA and ComSubRon 7) 5th Guard Fleet's escort
carrier UNYO, light cruiser KASHII (F) and kaibokan CHIBURI, CD-19, CD-21 and
CD-27 escorting convoy HI-74 consisting of tankers AZUSA, OTOWASAN, HARIMA,
OMUROSAN and HAKKO MARUs.
16 September 1944:
At 2231, OMUROSAN MARU is hit by a torpedo fired by
Cdr (later Rear Admiral) Charles E. Loughlin's USS QUEENFISH (SS-393). KASHII
fires a red flare signalling a submarine attack, but at 2334, 11,177-ton oiler
AZUSA MARU is hit starboard side by two of a salvo of six bow torpedoes fired by
Cdr (later Rear Admiral) Eugene B. Fluckey's BARB (SS-220) at the overlapping
targets. AZUSA MARU blows up and sinks with all hands. UNYO is hit starboard
side by the other three torpedoes in Fluckey's salvo; one in the stern in the
steering compartment, the other in the engine room. UNYO settles aft.
17 September 1944:
By 0730, UNYO is listing heavily to starboard, and
the order is given to abandon ship. At 0755, UNYO sinks by the stern at 19-10N,
116-35E. More than 900 crewmen and passengers are lost as are 48 aircraft,
including a cargo of 36 Imperial Army planes UNYO was carrying back to Japan for
overhaul and repairs. CHIBURI and CD-27 rescue 55 officers and 706 men.
23 September 1944:
At 1700, arrives at Moji.
5 October 1944:
CD-13 departs Hong Kong with destroyer HASU and auxiliary subchasers CHa-151, CHa-163 escorting convoy TA-02 consisting of 10 unidentified merchant ships.
8 October 1944:
Arrives at Takao.
9 October 1944:
Because of pending air raids the same convoy immediately leaves Takao.
11 October 1944:
Arrives back at Hong Kong.
12 October 1944:
At noon, CD-13 departs Shanghai, China with Rear Admiral Matsuyama Mitsuharu’s 7th Convoy Escort Group's kaibokan SHIMUSHU (F), OKINAWA and CD-11 escorting convoy MOMA-04 consisting of transports NOTO, KINKA, KASHII and TAKATSU MARUs carrying the IJA’s 1st Division's main body of about 10,000 men plus equipment.
13 October 1944:
ASAMA MARU carrying 5,000 troops joins the convoy off
Chusan (Zhoushan) Island.
26 October 1944:
At 2315, the convoy arrives at Manila.
31 October 1944: Operation TA No. 2:
Rear Admiral Kimura Masatomi's
SHIMUSHU (F) departs Manila with kaibokan CD-13, CD-11 and OKINAWA escorting
transports NOTO, KINKA, KASHII and TAKATSU MARUs.
2 November 1944:
Early in the morning the convoy is attacked by P-38
"Lightning" fighter-bombers. OKINAWA claims shooting down one. During the attack
all kaibokan stream kites loaded with explosives as an AA measure, the first
time this weapon is used in action. In the afternoon, the convoy is attacked by
two dozen B-24 "Liberator" heavy bombers. NOTO MARU, mostly unloaded, suffers a
near miss by a 500-lb bomb that causes her to flood and sink.
4 November 1944:
The convoy arrives back in Manila.
8 November 1944:
At 1030, TAKATSU MARU, KINKA MARU and KASHII MARU,
carrying 10,000 men of the 26th Infantry Division and 3,500 tons of munitions,
depart Manila into typhoon seas escorted by Rear Admiral Matsuyama's kaibokan
OKINAWA and Admiral Kimura's destroyer screen of KASUMI (F), USHIO, AKISHIMO,
ASASHIMO, NAGANAMI and WAKATSUKI. All proceed under the cover of the storm to
Ormoc Bay, Luzon.
9 November 1944:
In the evening, the convoy arrives Ormoc Bay.
10 November 1944:
SHIMUSHU and DesDiv 31's ASASHIMO and NAGANAMI stand
by as KINKA MARU unloads material. About 1000, 30 B-25s hit and sink TAKATSU
MARU with all hands. KASHII MARU is hit several times and explodes after
survivors abandon ship. CD-13 is damaged by near-misses. CD-11 is set afire and
beached. Later, she is scuttled by CD-13 at 10-51N, 124-32E. SHIMUSHU claims a
B-25. N of Cebu. That same day, the convoy is attacked by P-38 fighter-bombers.
AKISHIMO’s bow is blown off.
Sibuyan Sea. That same day, transport CELEBES MARU runs hard aground on a
reef. Subchaser CH-46 is detached to guard CELEBES MARU. Admiral Kimura directs
Admiral Matsuyama to carry CELEBES MARU's troops to Ormoc in CD-13 and SHIMUSHU.
12 November 1944:
CD-13 and SHIMUSHU reach the location of CELEBES
MARU at 1630, but they cannot carry out Admiral Kimura's orders to land the
troops at Ormoc and return to Manila.
17 November 1944:
At 0730, CD-13 departs Singapore for Manila with
kaibokan SHIMUSHU and OKINAWA escorting convoy No. 4118 consisting of DOWA and
GYOSAN MARUs.
20 November 1944:
At 1210, kaibokan OKINAWA is detached.
21 November 1944:
At 1844, in bad weather, LtCdr Richard E. Nichol's
USS BASHAW (SS-241) torpedoes GYOSAN MARU, but she does not sink. Later, the
flaming wreck drifts ashore in Dangerous Ground where it is torpedoed by LtCdr
James E. Steven's FLOUNDER (SS-251) and sinks.
22 November 1944:
At 1947, LtCdr Carl Tiedeman's USS GUAVINA (SS-362)
torpedoes and sinks anchored DOWA MARU at 10-18N, 114-15E. The convoy is
dissolved at this point.
9 December 1944:
At 1731, CD-13 departs Takao with CD-31 escorting
convoy TAMO-31 consisting of transport SANUKI MARU and oiler NICHINAN MARU.
15 December 1944:
At 1640, anchors at Kyokin To, Chosen (Korea) coast.
16 December 1944:
At 0545, departs Kyokin To. At 1905, anchors at
Karatsu Bay.
17 December 1944:
At 1335, arrives at Moji.
31 December 1944:
At 0820, CD-13 departs Moji for Singapore with
kaibokan MIKURA, KURAHASHI and YASHIRO, destroyers SHIGURE, HATAKAZE and
DesDiv17’s HAMAKAZE and ISOKAZE escorting convoy HI-87 consisting of fleet oiler
KAMOI and tankers TENEI, KAIHO, KUROSHIO, MATSUSHIMA, MITSUSHIMA, MIRI, MUNAKATA
and SARAWAK MARUs and passenger-cargoman TATSUWA MARU. Light carrier RYUHO
provides air cover.
7 January 1945:
East China Sea. The convoy is sighted by "Loughlin's
Loopers" submarine wolf pack consisting of Cdr (later Rear Admiral/MOH) Eugene
R. Fluckey's USS BARB (SS-220) and LtCdr Evan T. Shepard's PICUDA (SS-382),
later joined by Cdr (later Rear Admiral) Charles E. Loughlin's QUEENFISH
(SS-393).
At 0905, in high seas, Shepard's PICUDA heavily damages MUNAKATA MARU in
the bow. She is assisted by KURAHASHI, then proceeds separately to Kirun
(Keelung). The convoy anchors at Shinchiku roadstead, Formosa. At 1300, the
convoy is sighted by the wolfpack and tracked. RYUHO and SHIGURE are detached
from the convoy and proceed to Kirun. At 1830, in dense fog, the convoy anchors
temporarily on the W Formosan coast. The ships then split up and enter Takao’s
port at different times. MITSUSHIMA MARU suffers an engine breakdown and is
detached to Takao escorted by HATAKAZE.
8 January 1945:
At 1200, CD-13, MIKURA, YASHIRO, KAMOI and KAIHO MARU
enter Takao Port.
9 January 1945:
Vice Admiral (later Admiral) John S. McCain's (former
CO of RANGER, CV-4) Task Force 38 aircraft attack shipping off Takao At 1200, 17
Grumman TBM "Avengers" and F6F "Hellcats" attack and sink KAIHO MARU, heavily damage
KUROSHIO MARU and damage CD-13 and kaibokan YASHIRO and MIYAKE.
10 January 1945:
At 1700, the reformed convoy departs Takao for Mako.
It now consists of KAMOI, SARAWAK, MATSUSHIMA, MITSUSHIMA and HASHIDATE MARUs
escorted by CD-13 with kaibokan CD-60 and CD-205, KURAHASHI, KANJU, NOMI,
SHINNAN, YASHIRO and MIYAKE and destroyer SHIGURE that rejoins from Kirun. RYUHO
and DesDiv 17’s HAMAKAZE and ISOKAZE detach from HI-87 and depart for Japan.
12 January 1945:
The convoy receives a radio report that Kirun is
under air attack and the ships are ordered to head for Hong Kong, not Mako.
13 January 1945:
At 1100, convoy HI-87 enters Hong Kong.
15 January 1945:
At 0915, there is an air attack on Hong Kong. Over
the next two days, all of HI-87's merchants except SARAWAK MARU suffer varying
degrees of battle damage.
17 January 1945:
At 1930, CD-13 departs Hong Kong for Singapore with
destroyer SHIGURE, kaibokan KANJU and MIYAKE escorting tanker SARAWAK MARU to
Singapore as convoy HI-87A.
19 January 1945:
At 2000, arrives at Yulin, Hainan Island.
20 January 1945:
SARAWAK MARU embarks 440 IJA troops. At 1856, convoy
HI-87A departs Yulin.
24 January 1945:
Gulf of Siam, 160 miles E of Khota Bharu, Malaya. At
0709, LtCdr William L. Kitch's USS BLACKFIN (SS-322) torpedoes SHIGURE at 06-N,
103-48 E. She sinks in 10 minutes. KANJU and MIYAKE rescue 270 survivors.
Shortly thereafter, BLACKFIN launches a second attack and torpedoes and damages
SARAWAK MARU at 05-59N, 103-48E. CD-13 and MIYAKE assist the damaged ship.
26 January 1945:
Arrives at Singapore.
4 February 1945:
CD-13 departs Singapore for Moji with kaibokan YAKU
and CD-31 escorting convoy HI-88-D consisting of ENGEN, DAIGYO and HARUYASA
MARUs.
5 February 1945:
A surfaced enemy submarine is sighted at 04-55N,
103-40E. At 0830, the convoy changes course.
6 February 1945:
At 0230, YAKU's lookouts sight a surfaced submarine
and the convoy successfully evades. At 2157, Cdr (later Rear Admiral) Frank W.
Fenno's USS PAMPANITO (USS-383) fires six torpedoes and sinks ENGEN MARU at
06-31N, 106-12E. DAIGYO MARU drops a few depth charges while YAKU searches
unsuccessfully for the submarine. CD-31 rescues survivors and returns to
Singapore.
7 February 1945:
At 0300, YAKU detects PAMPANITO off the port side.
The convoy turns away. At 0454, a second submarine, LtCdr Ralph H. Lockwood's
USS GUAVINA (USS-362) fires six torpedoes at the convoy and sinks DAIGYO MARU at
06-58N, 106-08E. At about 0800, YASHIRO finds and rescues the survivors of
TAIGYO MARU.
8 February 1945:
The convoy makes port at Cape St. Jacques, Indochina
where it is dissolved.
16 February 1945:
At 2100, CD-13 departs Singapore with kaibokan YAKU
and subchaser CH-57 escorting convoy HI-88-H consisting of HONAN MARU, oilers
EISHO and NICHIYOKU MARUs.
22 February 1945:
At 1045, NICHIYOKU MARU is torpedoed and sunk by
LtCdr Henry D. Sturr's USS BECUNA (SS-319) at 11-30N 109-06E. The escorts
counterattack dropping 65 depth charges, but are unsuccessful. At 1900, the
convoy seeks refuge in Nha Trang Bay, Indochina.
23 February 1945:
In the morning, departs Nha Trang Bay. At 1210, YAKU
is torpedoed and sunk by LtCdr George H. Laird's USS HAMMERHEAD (SS-364) at
12-44N, 109-29E.
25 February 1945:
Convoy HI-88-G arrives at Tourane, Indochina and
merges with convoy HI-88-H. The convoy now consists of HONAN MARU and oilers
EISHO MARU, YAEI MARU No. 1 and TAKASAGO MARU No. 2 escorted by CD-13, CD-31 and
subchasers CH-20 and CH-57.
27 February 1945:
At 0800, departs Tourane.
28 February 1945:
At 1600, arrives at Yulin, Hainan Island, China.
1 March 1945:
At 1100, departs Yulin. At 2300, the convoy is attacked
by a single large bomber. At 2314, EISHO MARU is bombed and sunk at 18-32N,
108-16E.
2 March 1945:
Arrives at Linkao Bay, Hainan Island.
3 March 1945:
At 0115, while still in Linkao Bay preparing to leave,
three aircraft attack. YAEI MARU No. 1 is bombed and sunk at 20-10N, 109-31E.
17 March 1945:
At 0300, arrives at Moji.
2 June 1945:
At 1700, CD-13 departs Pusan, Korea with kaibokan OKI for
Tsingtao, China escorting convoy FUTA-01 consisting of YAHIKO MARU.
3 June 1945:
At 1015, the convoy is attacked by aircraft, but does not
sustain damage. At 1355, the convoy anchors at Kai Island, SW Korea. OKI is
detached and returns to Pusan.
7 June 1945:
Arrives at Tsingtao.
24 June 1945:
At 1930, CD-13 departs Gainichiwan (Yongil Bay), Chosen
(Korea) with kaibokan CD-2 and YASHIRO and escorting convoy SEINAI-04 consisting
of ENRYAKU, MATSUURA MARUs and tanker YAMANAMI MARU.
26 June 1945:
At 0758, arrives at Hagi.
27 June 1945:
At 1045, arrives Maizuru. The convoy is dissolved.
14 August 1945:
Near Maizuru. At 1035, Cdr (later Rear Admiral-Ret)
Bafford E. Lwellen’s USS TORSK (SS-423) fires experimental Mark 28 acoustic
torpedoes that sink CD-47 off Kasumi Ko at 35-41N, 134-38E. The kaibokan had
been escorting a medium-size freighter. As the freighter enters the harbor half
an hour later, TORSK attempts to sink her, but is unsuccessful.
Around noon, another kaibokan appears and detects TORSK 's presence.
Lwellen submerges to 400 feet and launches two new Mark 27 “Cutie” acoustic
torpedoes by sonar bearings that find and sink CD-13 at 35-41N, 134-38E. TORSK
is held down by enemy planes and patrol vessels for more than seven hours.
Later, TORSK is credited with sinking the last Japanese warship sunk in World
War II.
15 September 1945:
Removed from the Navy List.
-Bob Hackett, Sander Kingsepp and Peter Cundall
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