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5 October 1943:
Tokyo Bay. Laid down at Yokosuka Navy Yard's Marine Arsenal.
25 January 1944:
Launched and numbered CD-14.
27 March 1944:
Completed and registered in the IJN.
2 June 1944:
CD-14 departs Moji with submarine chasers CH-23, CH-56, auxiliary submarine chasers CHa-90 and CHa-95 escorting convoy MOTA-21 (part 1) consisting of 23 unidentified merchant ships.
7 June 1944:
At 0900, an enemy submarine is sighted at 28-18N, 123-03E.
9 June 1944:
At 0900, an enemy submarine is sighted at 24-50N, 120-30E.
10 June 1944 :
Arrives at Takao. Later that day, CD-14 departs Takao with subchaser CH-23 escorting convoy MOTA-21 (part 2) consisting of 13 unidentified merchant ships.
13 June 1944:
Arrives at Manila.
18 June 1944:
CD-14 departs Manila with kaibokan CD-18, torpedo boat SAGI, patrol boat PB-38, minesweeper W-17, minelayer MAESHIMA, auxiliary subchasers CHa-22 and CHa-95 and two unidentified warships escorting convoy MI-05 consisting of fleet oiler NOTORO, tankers TACHIBANA, SAN DIEGO, BAIEI, KENZUI, ATAGO, JINEI, AYANAMI, CERAM, OEI and TOKUWA MARUs, YAMAMIZU MARU No. 2, and KYOEI MARU No. 8 and cargo/transports ARIMASAN, HINAGA, NIPPO (ex-Chinese NINGPO), TATSUJU, SURAKARUTA, TEIFU, ROKKO, DAIZEN, MIIKESAN, NICHIYO, HIDA and SEIWA MARUs.
27 June 1944:
At 1650, CD-14 departs Miri for Moji with minesweeper W-18 and patrol boat P-38 escorting convoy MI-06 consisting of OGURA MARU No. 2, YAMAMIZU MARU No. 2, UNKAI MARU No. 5, MATSUMOTO, TACHIBANA, TOKUWA, KOTOKU, NICHINAN, NANSEI, ATAGO, ZUIHO and BAIEI MARUs.
2 July 1944:
At 0845, arrives at Manila. Later that day, convoy MI-06 departs Manila now consisting of tankers ATAGO, TACHIBANA, TOKUWA and ZUIHO MARUs, UNKAI MARU No. 5, YAMAMIZU MARU No. 2 and OGURA MARU No. 2 and transports TSUYAMA, AKAGISAN, KANKYO, YAGI and probably PACIFIC and MURORAN MARUs escorted by CD-14, patrol boat P-38 and minesweeper W-18.
10 July 1944:
Arrives at Takao. PACIFIC and MURORAN MARUs detach and CD-8 and patrol boat TAKUNAN MARU No. 3 join the convoy.
17 July 1944:
At 1450 arrives at Moji.
26 July 1944:
At 0600, CD-14 departs Imari Bay with kaibokan MATSUWA,
minesweeper W-18, auxiliary minesweeper TAKUNAN MARU No. 3, auxiliary gunboat
CHOHAKUSAN MARU, patrol boat P-38 and auxiliary patrol boats EIFU, FUYO, KASUGA
and NUNOBIKI MARUs escorting convoy MI-13 consisting of tankers SHINCHO, TEIKON,
TOKUWA, KYOEI and ATAGO MARUs and OGURA MARU No. 2, cargo ships HIYORI, DURBAN,
KIZAN, KUNIYAMA, URAL, SHIROTAE, KOKUSEI, CHINA, HIGANE, MATSUURA, RISSHUN and
ATLAS MARUs and SHINSEI MARU No. 1.
31 July 1944:
The convoy arrives at Takao. SHIROTAE, CHINA and
MATSUURA MARUs are detached and tankers SHIMPO and ZUIYO MARUs and cargo ship
SHINKO MARU join the convoy. TAKUNAN MARU No. 3 and CHOHAKUSAN MARU are detached
from the escort and replaced by kaibokan KUSAGAKI and YASHIRO and destroyer
ASAKAZE. Naval Transport T. 3 also joins.
4 August 1944:
At 0830, the reconstituted convoy departs Takao.
7 August 1944:
At 2205, LtCdr (later Captain) Enrique D. Haskin's USS
GUITARRO (SS-363) torpedoes and sinks kaibokan KUSAGAKI at 14-50N, 119-57E.
8 August 1944:
At 0900, the convoy arrives Manila. DURBAN, KIZAN,
RISSHUN, KUNIYAMA, SHINKO and ATLAS MARUs are detached. SHOEI MARU joins the
convoy. All of the escorts are detached except CD-14, patrol boat P-38 and subchasers CH-30 and CH-33.
11 August 1944:
At 2100, the convoy departs Manila for Miri.
12 August 1944:
At 0730, LtCdr Frank G. Selby’s USS PUFFER (SS-268) attacks the convoy. Selby torpedoes and damages SHINPO MARU. She is taken under tow by SHOEI and KYOEI MARUs and beached, then abandoned. Selby torpedoes and sinks TEIKON MARU. CD-14 and patrol boat P-38 counter-attack with 37 depth charges, but PUFFER slips away unscathed.
17 August 1944:
CD-14 departs Singapore with subchaser CH-20 escorting convoy SHIMI-09 consisting of four unidentified merchant ship.
18 August 1944:
At 1700, arrives at Miri.
19 August 1944:
CD-14 departs Miri for Kuching, Borneo with patrol boat P-38 escorting convoy MISHI-07 consisting of SHINCHO, KOKUSEI, URAL, HIYORI (NICHIWA), HIGANE, SHOEI and KYOEI MARUs and SHINSEI MARU No. 1.
21 August 1944:
Arrives at Kuching, Borneo to shelter after a torpedo attack on MISHI-07.
24 August 1944:
Departs Kuching.
25 August 1944:
Arrives at Miri, Borneo.
29 August 1944:
At 0830, CD-14, CH-20 and patrol boat P-38 depart
Mir escorting convoy MI-14 consisting of KENSEI, IIDA, JUZAN, CHUKA and
SURAKARUTA MARUs and oilers ATAGO, OGURA MARU No. 2 and TOKUWA MARUs.
5 September 1944:
Arrives at Manila. The convoy is reformed to consist
of TOKUSHIMA, ENOSHIMA, MIHO, KENSEI, KEISHU MARUs and oilers ATAGO, OGURA MARU
No. 2, and TOKUWA MARU with the same escorts.
9 September 1944:
At 1600, departs Manila. Enroute north the convoy is
joined by minesweepers W-38 and W-39.
16 September 1944:
At 0440, departs Basco Bay, Batan Island,
Philippines. At 1355, TOKUSHIMA MARU is torpedoed and sunk by LtCdr (later Vice
Admiral) Glynn R. Donaho‘s USS PICUDA (SS-382) in the Bashi Channel at 21-57N,
121-35E. TOKUSHIMA MARU’s explosion damages nearby oiler OGURA MARU No. 2. She
stops for repairs, but at 1515, is torpedoed and sunk by LtCdr Louis D.
McGregor's USS REDFISH (SS-395) at 21-42N, 121-41E.
17 September 1944:
Arrives at Takao, Formosa. CH-20 is detached from
the convoy.
20 September 1944:
CD-14 Departs Takao with patrol boat P-38 escorting
convoy MI-14 that now consists of tanker ATAGO MARU and cargo ships KENSEI,
CHINKAI, BIYO and ENOSHIMA.
29 September 1944:
Arrives at Moji.
18 October 1944:
At 0700, CD-14 departs Imari Bay near Sasebo via
Cape 8t. Jacques, Indo-China for Miri with kaibokan CD-20, CD-34, CD-39, CD-46
and patrol boats P-102 (ex-USS STEWART, DD-224) and P-38 escorting convoy MI-23
consisting of EBARA, MUNEKATA, HIKACHI (NISSHO), MATSUMOTO, KOSHIN, EININ,
RITSUEI, YAMASONO, ENRYAKU (ENREKI), SHOEI, HIROTA, UNSEN, YOKAI and SHIROTAE
MARUs and YUZAN MARU No. 2 and survey ship HAKUSA.
20 October 1944:
Anchors in a bay off South Korea, .
22 October 1944:
At the Shushan anchorage, E of Shanghai.
24 October 1944:
75 miles ENE of Foochow, China. At 1000, HIROTA,
UNSEN and YOKAI MARUs are detached for Takao escorted by P-103 and P-38.
25 October 1944:
Formosa Strait. At 0208, Cdr (later Rear
Admiral-Ret) Richard H. O’Kane’s USS TANG (SS-306), running on the surface,
torpedoes and sinks EBARA MARU at 25-04N, 119-35E.
MATSUMOTO MARU, following behind EBARA MARU, alters course intent on
ramming TANG, but one of the torpedoes fired at EBARA MARU strikes onrushing
MATSUMOTO MARU’s No. 1 hold. Her bow plunges under and she comes to a halt. Two
machine guns on her bridge open fire and drive the submarine under where the
water depth is a mere 131 feet.
The convoy speeds onward. CD-34 drops a few depth-charges. Nine American submariners are found drifting on the surface including Captain O’Kane. CD-34 rescues the survivors and later claims to have sunk TANG, but, in fact, the submarine was sunk by one of BuOrd's defective Mark-18 torpedoes. CD-34 is detached with the POWs for Takao, Formosa. At 2000, convoy MI-23 arrives at Chuanchow Bay where MATSUMOTO MARU is successfully grounded; however, she lists heavily.
26 October 1944:
MATSUMOTO MARU capsizes and becomes a total loss. At
0600, the convoy anchors outside Amoy Harbor, and departs the same day at 1800.
29 October 1944:
At 0700, the convoy departs Amoy for Cape St.
Jacques.
30-31 October 1944:
Aircraft attack the convoy, but no damage is
sustained.
4 November 1944:
At 1803, arrives at Cape St. Jacques.
9 November 1944:
At 0235, departs Cape St. Jacques.
12 November 1944:
Arrives at Singapore.
20 November 1944:
CD-14 departs Saigon for Manila with kaibokan CD-16, CD-38 and CD-46 escorting convoy SAMA-14A consisting of stores ship MAMIYA carrying a full load of ammunition.
25 November 1944:
Off Corregidor, Manila Bay. About 2120, MAMIYA launches a blue signal flare. Just after the signal, kaibokan CD-38 suffers an attack by LtCdr Francis A. Greenup's USS HARDHEAD (SS-365). Greenup hits CD-38 below the bridge and sinks her at 14-22N, 119-57E. CD-46 rescues the survivors.
26 November 1944:
Arrives at Manila.
30 November 1944:
At 2104, CD-14 departs Takao for Manila with
kaibokan TSUSHIMA, DAITO, CD-16, CD-134 and CD-46 and minesweeper W-101
escorting convoy TAMA-33 consisting of SHINSHU and KIBITSU MARUs.
1 December 1944:
As a result of air raids on Manila, convoy TAMA-33
is directed to puts its troops ashore at San Fernando, Luzon. At 2205, the
convoy anchors at Pamocctan.
2 December 1944:
At 0630, the convoy departs Pamocctan for Manila
where it arrives at 2240.
9 December 1944:
CD-14 departs Takao with kaibokan CD-16, CD-46 and
minesweeper W-101. escorting convoy TASA-18 consisting of tankers AMATO, ENKI,
DAIETSU, RYOEI MARUs and TAMON MARU No. 15.
10 December 1944:
TAMON MARU No. 15 has an engine breakdown and is
detached with minesweeper W-101 for Hong Kong.
13 December 1944:
Arrives at Yulin.
17 December 1944:
At 1530, arrives at St Jacques.
20 December 1944:
At 1000, CD-14 departs Cape St. Jacques, Indochina
for Takao and Moji with kaibokan CD-16 and CD-46 escorting convoy SATA-04
consisting of YAMAMURA, TAITO, OJIKASAN, TAIRETSU and DAIEI MARUs and an
unidentified ship.
24 December 1944:
At 0100, the convoy arrives at Batangan Bay. CD-9
and CD-32 join the escort's ranks.
30 December 1944:
Arrives in the Takao area, but at 0633 a radio
message is received warning of possibile air raids on the port. The convoy makes
for Keelung.
31 December 1944:
At 2230, arrives at Keelung, northern Formosa.
2 January 1945:
At 0100, the convoy, now called TAMO-34, departs
Keelung for Moji with destroyer KIRI, minesweeper W-17 and subchaser CH-37 as
additional escorts
4 January 1945:
Aircraft strafe the convoy, but only OJIKASAN MARU
suffers some minor damage and a number of casualties.
9 January 1945:
At 1200, arrives safely at Moji.
22 January 1945:
At 0600, CD-14 departs Moji for Keelung with
destroyer KIRI and kaibokan CD-16, CD-46 escorting convoy MOTA-33. The convoy
consists of TEIKO, CLYDE, NIKKO, NANKING, TAKUSAN, SANJIN, MIYAJIMA and SHOKA
MARUs.
29 January 1945:
40 miles N of Keelung. LtCdr Evan T. Shepard’s USS
PICUDA (SS-382) torpedoes and sinks CLYDE MARU at 25-20N, 121-06E. She takes
down over 1,000 IJA troops and crewmen.
30 January 1945:
Arrives at Keelung.
31 January 1945:
At 0600, CD-14 departs Keelung for Moji with kaibokan
CD-16 and CD-46 and subchaser CH-19 escorting convoy TAMO-39. The convoy
consists of AIZAN, SHUNSHO, TAISHUN, AIZUN, TETSUYO and TATSUHARU MARUs.
8 February 1945:
Arrives at Moji.
12 February 1945:
At 2200, CD-14 departs Moji for Keelung with light
cruiser KASHIMA, destroyer SAKURA, kaibokan CD-16 and CD-46 escorting convoy
MOTA-36. The convoy consists of MELBOURNE and NISSHO MARUs.
16 February 1945:
KASHIMA and destroyer SAKURA are detached for
Shanghai, China.
18 February 1945:
Arrives at Keelung.
22 February 1945:
At 2200, CD-14 departs Moji for Keelung with kaibokan CD-16 and CD-46 escorting convoy TAMO-44. The convoy consists of MELBOURNE, NISSHO and KIYOKAWA MARUs. That same day, MELBOURNE MARU hits a mine. She is detached back to Keelung escorted by CD-46.
23 February 1945:
CD-46 rejoins the convoy.
28 February 1945:
Arrives at Moji.
20 June 1945:
CD-14 departs Tsingtao, China for Dairen, Manchukuo
(Manchuria) with kaibokan KANAWA escorting convoy SETA-03 consisting of KONEI
and KYUKO (KIUKIANG) MARUs and SHOEI MARU No. 8.
22 June 1945:
Arrives at Dairen.
25 June 1945:
CD-14 departs Dairen with kaibokan KANAWA, CD-132 and
auxiliary minesweepers Wa-19 and Wa-20 escorting convoy DAFU-05 consisting of
KYUKO, KONEI, HOSHI MARUs and KINYU MARU No. 8. Enroute to Daito Bay, SHOKAI
MARU and SHOEI MARU No. 8 join the convoy.
E 28 June 1945:
At Daito Bay, CD-14, KANAWA and CD-132 are detached.
15 August 1945:
CD-14’s crew receives notification of the termination
of war.
5 October 1945:
Removed from the Navy List.
1 December 1945:
Assigned to the Allied Repatriation Service as a
special cargo ship. [1]
26 October 1945:
Departs Kure on her first repatriation voyage.
3 November 1945:
Arrives at Manila. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated.
8 November 1945:
Departs Manila.
13 November 1945:
Arrives at Kagoshima. Disembarks troops and passengers.
30 November 1945:
Departs Kure.
8 December 1945:
Arrives at Manila. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated.
10 December 1945:
Departs Manila.
17 December 1945:
Arrives at Otaka. Disembarks troops and passengers.
23 December 1945:
Undergoes repairs at Urabe.
31 January 1946:
Repairs are completed.
4 February 1946:
Departs Kure.
6 February 1946:
Arrives at Saeki and departs later that day.
10 February 1946:
Arrives at Amoy. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated and departs later the same day.
13 February 1946:
Arrives at Swatow. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated.
26 February 1946:
Departs Swatow.
2 March 1946:
Arrives at Kagoshima. Disembarks troops and passengers.
10 March 1946:
Departs Kagoshima.
12 March 1946:
Arrives at Kirun. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated and departs later the same day.
15 March 1946:
Arrives at Kagoshima. Disembarks troops and passengers.
18 March 1946:
Departs Kagoshima.
20 March 1946:
Arrives at Kirun. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated and departs later the same day.
23 March 1946:
Arrives at Kagoshima. Disembarks troops and passengers.
26 March 1946:
Departs Kagoshima.
28 March 1946:
Arrives at Kirun. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated and departs later the same day.
30 March 1946:
Arrives at Kagoshima. Disembarks troops and passengers.
3 April 1946:
Departs Kagoshima.
5 April 1946:
Arrives at Kwaren (Hua Lien). Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated.
8 April 1946:
Departs Kwaren.
10 April 1946:
Arrives at Kagoshima. Disembarks troops and passengers.
20 April 1946:
Undergoes repairs at Urabe.
13 May 1946:
Repairs are completed.
15 May 1946:
Departs Kure.
16 May 1946:
Arrives at Saeki and departs later the same day.
19 May 1946:
Arrives at Shanghai. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated and departs later that day.
21 May 1946:
Arrives at Kagoshima. Disembarks troops and passengers.
1 June 1946:
Departs Kagoshima.
4 June 1946:
Arrives at Shanghai. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated and departs later that same day.
7 June 1946:
Arrives at Kagoshima. Disembarks troops and passengers.
10 June 1946:
Departs Kagoshima.
13 June 1946:
Arrives at Shanghai. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated.
14 June 1946:
Departs Shanghai.
16 June 1946:
Arrives at Kagoshima. Disembarks troops and passengers.
20 June 1946:
Departs Kagoshima.
24 June 1946:
Arrives at Shanghai. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated.
25 June 1946:
Departs Shanghai.
28 June 1946:
Arrives at Kagoshima. Disembarks troops and passengers.
22 July 1946:
Departs Kure.
23 July 1946:
Arrives at Naze. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated.
24 July 1946 :
Departs Naze.
26 July 1946:
Arrives at Kagoshima. Disembarks troops and passengers.
22 September 1946:
Departs Kagoshima.
25 September 1946:
Arrives at Okinawa. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated and departs later that day.
26 September 1946:
Arrives at Kagoshima. Disembarks troops and passengers.
6 October 1946:
Departs Kagoshima.
8 October 1946:
Arrives at Okinawa. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated.
9 October 1946:
Departs Okinawa.
11 October 1946:
Arrives at Sasebo. Disembarks troops and passengers.
14 October 1946:
Undergoes repairs at Sasebo.
28 October 1946:
Repairs are completed.
23 November 1946:
Departs Sasebo.
24 November 1946:
Arrives at Okinawa. Embarks troops and passengers to be repatriated.
25 November 1946:
Departs Okinawa.
27 November 1946:
Arrives at Sasebo. Disembarks troops and passengers.
6 July 1947:
Shanghai. Ceded to Nationalist China as a war reparation. Renamed TSI NAN.
1949:
Taken over by the communist People’s Republic of China.
Authors' Note:
[1] Allied occupation forces were responsible for the return of six million Japanese military personnel and civilians from Japan's defunct far-flung Empire. In addition, there were over a million Korean and about 40,000 Chinese prisoners and conscript laborers and approximately 7,000 Formosans and 15,000 Ryukyu Islanders to be repatriated.
Some Allied and many former IJN warships, from aircraft carriers to kaibokan, were used to facilitate the enormous repatriation effort. Japanese vessels and crews were used to the fullest extent possible to conserve Allied manpower and accelerate demobilization. Each ex-IJN ship first had to be demilitarized; guns removed or, in the case of large warships, barrels severed, ammunition landed, and radar and catapults removed, if fitted. Repatriation of the Chinese on Japanese ships began early in October from Hakata, but U.S. guard detachments had to be placed on many ships to prevent disorder because the Japanese crews could not control the returnees.
Japanese-run repatriation centers were established at Kagoshima, Hario near Sasebo, and Hakata near Fukuoka. Other reception centers were established and operated at Maizuru, Shimonoseki, Sasebo, Senzaki, Kure, Uraga, Yokohama, Moji and Hakodate. Allied line and medical personnel supervised the centers. Incoming Japanese were sprayed with DDT, examined and inoculated for typhus and smallpox, provided with food, and transported to his final destination in Japan.
-Bob Hackett, Sander Kingsepp and Peter Cundall
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