© 2006-2007 Bob Hackett, Sander Kingsepp and Peter Cundall
23 October 1943:
Tsurumi. Laid down at Nihon Kokan, K. K.’s shipyard.
15 January 1944:
Launched and numbered CD-5.
19 March 1944:
Completed and registered in the IJN.
3 May 1944:
A 0445, CD-5 departs Moji for Singapore via Manila with
escort carrier TAIYO, destroyers ASAGAO, HIBIKI and INAZUMA, kaibokan KURAHASHI,
SADO, CD-7, CD-13, escorting convy HI-61 consisting of tankers AKANE, TATEKAWA,
NICHIEI, AZUSA, JINEI, EIYO, OTORISAN, SARAWAK and ASANAGI MARUs, transport
MIZUHO MARU 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.
12 May 1944:
HI-61 departs Manila for Singapore.
18 May 1944:
Arrives at Singapore.
23 May 1944:
A 0700, CD-5 departs Singapore for Moji with escort
carrier TAIYO and kaibokans KURAHASHI, SADO, CD-7 and CD-13 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-5 departs Moji for Singapore with destroyers
ASAGAO and KURETAKE and kaibokans KURAHASHI, HIRADO, CD-2 and CD-13, 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.
29 June 1944:
LtCdr Anton R. Gallaher's USS BANG (SS-385) torpedoes
and damages MIRI and SARAWAK MARUs. Both tankers are hit in the bow, but each
manages to proceed to Manila. During the action, CD-5 suffers some unspecified
damage.
30 June 1944:
The main convoy arrives at Manila.
3 July 1944:
At 0600, HI-67 departs Manila. CD-5 and ASAHISAN, GOKOKU,
SARAWAK and MIRI MARUs are detached from the convoy at Manila.
31 August 1944:
At 0400, CD-5 departs the Terajima Strait, NW Kyushu
with CD-1 and C-3 escorting convoy MOTA-25 consisting of MIZUHO, KOKURYU and
ARABIA MARUs.
3 September 1944:
At 1630, the convoy arrives at Keelung, Formosa.
19 September 1944:
A 0800, CD-5 departs Manila for Cebu, Philippines
with kaibokan SADO, CD-7, CD-1, CD-3, CD-7 and minelayer ENOSHIMA escorting
convoy MATA-27 consisting of SURAKARUTA, YUKI, HOFUKU, SHICHIYO and NANSEI MARUs
and OGURA MARU No. 1. That evening, the convoy arrives and anchors at Subic Bay.
21 September 1944:
Departs Subic Bay. At 1028, N of the Masinloc Sea,
about 40 carrier-based aircraft of Vice Admiral (later Admiral) Marc A.
Mitscher’s Task Force 38 attack the convoy and sink HOFUKU MARU.
At 1056, a second raid begins. OGURA MARU No. 1 is bombed about 1130 and later abandoned.
At 1515, a third raid by 40 aircraft begins. YUKI, SHICHIYO and NANSEI MARUs are
bombed and set afire and later sink.
At 1634, a fourth raid begins. SURAKARUTA MARU is bombed and sunk. At 1650, CD-5 is bombed
and set afire. Later, she explodes and sinks at 15-30N, 119-50E.
25 May 1945:
Removed from the Navy List.
Authors' Note:
Thanks for assistance go to Dr. Higuchi Tatsuhiro of Japan.
-Bob Hackett, Sander Kingsepp and Peter Cundall
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