Japanese Auxiliary Gunboats

KOKAI HOKAN!

(DELHI MARU, in wartime- Berend van der Wal collection)

IJN DELHI MARU:
Tabular Record of Movement

© 2021 Gilbert Casse, Berend van der Wal and Peter Cundall

E 1922:
Innoshima. Laid down by Osaka Tekkosho K.K. shipyard as a passenger/cargo ship for Osaka Shosen K.K. (OSK).
12 June 1922:
Launched and named DELHI MARU.
10 August 1922:
Completed and registered in Osaka. Her Gross Registered Tonnage (GRT) and Net Registered Tonnage (NRT) respectively are 2,170-tons and 1,290-tons. [2]
13 August 1922:
Departs Kobe for Surabaya, Java, Netherlands East Indies (now Indonesia).
January 1923:
Placed on OSK’s Hanoi, French Indochina (now Vietnam)/Bangkok, Siam (now Thailand) line.
April 1926:
Placed on OSK’s Takao, Formosa (now Kaoshiung, Taiwan)/Dairen, Manchuria (now Dalian, northern China) line.
1927:
Her GRT and NRT are respectively changed to 2,173-tons and 1,292-tons. [2]
June 1927:
Placed on OSK’s Takao/Canton (now Guangzhou), China line.
21 September 1929:
Attacked by pirates on the Swatow (now Shantou), China/Hong Kong, China route.
26 October 1933:
Departs Takao.
1935:
Her GRT and NRT are respectively changed to 2,182-tons and 1,296-tons. [2]
1936:
Her NRT is changed to 1,331-tons. [2]
July 1937:
Block ship during the campaign to seize Canton.
19 August 1937:
Requisitioned by the IJN. Registered as an auxiliary gunboat attached to the Yokosuka Naval district.
31 October 1937:
Aioi. Conversion to military duty begins at Harima Zosensho K.K. shipyard.
7 November 1937:
Attached to 2d Gunboat Division.
15 November 1937:
Navy Capt Morino Sorokuro (40) is appointed CO.
23 November 1937:
Conversion is completed.
24 November 1937:
Departs Aioi on trials and returns there later that day.
25 November 1937:
Departs Aioi and arrives at Kobe later this day.
26 November 1937:
Departs Kobe and arrives at Kure. Moors at S (2nd) buoy.
27 November 1937:
Attached to Vice Admiral (later Admiral) Toyoda Soemu’s (33) Fourth Fleet, 2nd Gunboat Division. 0640 ~ 1500: lines up aft of a water ship’s starboard. 1400 ~ 1845: loads coal.
28 November 1937:
At 0635, a coal ship comes alongside. 0640 ~1715: loads coal.
29 November 1937:
0650 ~ 1730: alongside of a water ship’s port side. 1100 ~ 1730: loads ammunition.
30 November 1937:
0540 ~ 1615: loads coal.
1 December 1937:
Departs Kure. 1650 ~ 1654: performs MG test firing.
6 December 1937:
Arrives at Ryojun (Port-Arthur), Manchuria (now Lushun and part of Dalian, northern China) E port.
8 December 1937:
Transfers from E coast anchorage to S coast anchorage.
9 December 1937:
Transfers from S coast anchorage to auxiliary gunboat CHOHAKUSAN MARU’s starboard side.
10 December 1937:
Transfers from CHOHAKUSAN MARU to W No. 3 buoy.
11 December 1937:
At 1045, auxiliary gunboat SENKAI MARU lies alongside to starboard.
12 December 1937:
1400 ~ 1640: lines up aft of a water ship’s starboard side and replenishes fresh water.
14 December 1937:
At 1820, a water ship comes alongside to port. At 1830, begins loading bombs, engine parts, aircraft parts etc.
15 December 1937:
At 0200, completes loading and the water ship departs. Subsequently departs Ryojun.
16 December 1937:
Arrives at Dagu (now Tianjin), China. At 1640, a water ship comes alongside to starboard. 1650 ~ 2400: unloads bombs, engine parts, aircraft parts, etc.
17 December 1937:
At 0112, the water ship separates. Subsequently departs Dagu.
18 December 1937:
At Ryojun, moors alongside auxiliary gunboat CHOHEI MARU. At 1220, begins loading coal.
19 December 1937:
Departs Ryojun.
21 December 1937:
Arrives at Hangchow (now Hangzhou) Bay.
23 December 1937:
Departs Hangchow Bay. 1326 ~ 1345: lies alongside a junk’s port side and inspects it.
26 December 1937:
At 1232, an auxiliary gunboat CHOHAKUSAN MARU’s cutter comes alongside and delivers mail, various items and two passengers.
28 December 1937:
Arrives at Ryojun. 1000 ~ 1830: loads coal.
29 December 1937:
Weighs anchor to transfer to auxiliary gunboat SENKAI MARU.
31 December 1937:
At 1345, loads fresh food.
2 January 1938:
At 1043, attaches the towing line from tugboat No. 4 on starboard stern. At 1046, attaches the towing line of tugboat KAIYO on starboard bow. At 1054, towing starts. At 1100, releases the stern towing line and at 1105, releases the bow towing line. At 1109, comes alongside to tugboat KAIYO’s starboard center. At 1113, departs Ryojun.
3 January 1938:
0842 ~1155: anchors.
5 January 1938:
At 0934, anchors 51° E Dagong Island. 1000 ~ 1315: Off Seito (Tsingtao, now Qindao), China dispatches an inspection team to Dagong Island lighthouse. Anchors at 1723.
6 January 1938:
At 0916, anchors 53° E Dagong Island S lighthouse and 88° E Xiao Gong Island lighthouse.
8 January 1938:
At 1303, departs anchorage. At 1725, anchors 55° S Qianli Yan and 52° W Zhangmen Yan.
9 January 1938:
At 1420, departs anchorage. At 1826, anchors 300° and 12 nautical miles off Qianli Yan.
At 0354, departs anchorage. At 0523 anchors 18° N Taizi Ding Shanbei, 72° W Fushanbei and 36° of Chiyue Nan. At 0843, begins shelling (1st and 4th bombardment off Gundam Island). At 0847, stops fire. At 1512, departs anchorage. At 1537, anchors 30° E Taizi Ding shanbei, 70° W Fushanbei and 64° of Chiyue Nan. At 1746, departs anchorage. At 1846, anchors 140° and 1.7 nautical miles of Hui Quan Jiao lighthouse.
11 January 1938:
At 1234, departs anchorage.
13 January 1938:
At 0935, towing of tugboat KAIYO and No. 1 begins. At 0946, arrives at Ryojun at W bank of Donggang’s S bank. At 0950, towing ends. 1400 ~ 1820: loads coal.
14 January 1938:
At 1100, tugboats No. 1, KAIYO and No. 4 comes respectively to bow, center and stern. At 1115, towing starts. At 1126, comes alongside auxiliary gunboat CHOHAKUSAN MARU. At 1129, tugboats end towing.
15 January 1938:
1616 ~ 1636: tugboats No. 4 and No. 3 tow DELHI MARU out of Ryojun harbor. At 1709, anchors outside Ryojun harbor, 223° and 2,550 meters off Mo Zhu Yan.
17 January 1938:
At 1510, anchors. At 1539, tugboat KAIYO lies alongside starboard bow and tugboat No. 1 lies alongside starboard stern, and start towing. At 1550, comes alongside to auxiliary gunboat CHOHEI MARU’s starboard.
19 January 1938:
Departs Ryojun.
20 January 1938:
Arrives at Tsingtao at 48° and 1,900 meters of floating buoy No. 14.
23 January 1938:
Departs Seito.
24 January 1938:
Arrives at Weihai Wei (now Weihai), China. Departs later this day and arrives at Chefoo (now Zhifu), 222° and 2,150 meters off Xiaoshan Zi Island later that day.
27 January 1938:
Departs Chefoo and returns later that day to 222° and 2,150 meters off Xiaoshan Zi Island.
28 January 1938:
Departs Chefoo on an exercise and returns later this day to 31° and 3,560 meters off Yantai Shan lighthouse.
30 January 1938:
Departs Chefoo and arrives at Ryojun later that day along eastern harbor’s W bank.
31 January 1938:
Auxiliary gunboat CHOHEI MARU comes alongside to starboard. 1045 ~ 1115: loads food.
1 February 1938:
1100 ~ 1620: loads coal. 1735 ~ 1825: loads army luggage.
2 February 1938:
At 1638, auxiliary gunboat CHOHEI MARU departs. At 1647, tugboats No. 1 and No. 2 come alongside to respectively bow and stern. 1652 ~ 1701: they tow DELHI MARU out of Ryojun harbor. At 1719, anchors outside Ryojun harbor at 251° and 1,730 meters off Mo Zhu Yan. At 1755, auxiliary gunboat SENKAI MARU embarks army soldiers. At 1805, light cruiser KUMA embarks army soldiers and at 1910, destroyer HISHI embarks army soldiers. Departs Ryojun later that same day.
3 February 1938:
Arrives at Chefoo at 333° and 530 meters off Yantai. At 0940, land inspectors depart. At 0953, 1st land platoon disembarks. At 1010, 2nd land platoon disembarks departs. At 1030, completes disembarking of land platoons.
5 February 1938:
Land platoons returns.
6 February 1938:
At 0845, embarks a police officer and an interpreter. Thereafter, departs Chefoo and arrives at Weihai Wei later that day.
7 February 1938:
At 1843, the police officer and the interpreter disembark.
10 February 1938:
Departs Weihai Wei and arrives at Chefoo later this day. Anchors 155° and 4,000 meters off Yantai Shan lighthouse. Thereafter, anchors at 55° and 850 meters off Yantai Shan lighthouse. At 1340, 1st land platoon departs. Changes anchorage again and now anchors at 355° and 550 meters off Yantai Shan lighthouse.
13 February 1938:
At 2143, 2nd land platoon consisting of 14 people, disembarks.
15 February 1938:
At 1753, 2nd land platoon returns to ship.
16 February 1938:
At 1800, 1st land platoon returns. Thereafter, departs Chefoo.
17 February 1938:
Arrives at Dairen, anchors at buoy No. 2. 1100 ~ 1450: a water ship comes alongside to starboard. Loads boiler water.
18 February 1938:
Transfers to quay No. 4. 1045 ~ 1830: loads 400-tons of boiler water. 1215 ~ 1400: loads food. 1530 ~ 1950: a coal ship lies alongside. Loads 150-tons of coal. At 2330, tugboat No. 3 lies on port center and tugboat No. 13 lies on port. Leaves the pier. At 2345, towing starts. Tugboat No. 13 tows at the bow.
19 February 1938:
At 0015, anchors at 150° and 500m off Bei Fangbodi Beikou lighthouse. Departs there later that day.
20 February 1938:
Arrives at Chefoo, 46° and 1,500 meters off Yantai Shan Lighthouse. Later that day anchors 300° and 550 meters off Yantai Shan lighthouse.
21 February 1938:
Anchors at 316° and 410 meters off Yantai Shan Lighthouse.
25 February 1938:
Departs Chefoo and arrives at Lungkou (now Longkou), China.
26 February 1938:
Departs Lungkou and arrives at Chefoo, 36° and 1,200 meters off Yantai Shan lighthouse later this day.
27 February 1938:
Departs Chefoo and arrives at Ryojun, E bank.
28 February 1938:
1400 ~ 1600: loads boiler water.
3 March 1938:
Transfers to W quay, E ports, S shore. 1005 ~ 1400: loads coal. Thereafter, departs Ryojun.
4 March 1938:
Arrives at Chefoo, 22° and 1,300 meters off Yantai Shan lighthouse.
5 March 1938:
Departs Chefoo.
6 March 1938:
Arrives at Tsingtao, 199° and 1,100 meters off Seito lighthouse.
13 March 1938:
Departs Seito.
17 March 1938:
Arrives at Kirun, Formosa (now Keelung, Taiwan) and moors alongside quay No. 6. At 0900, begins loading boiler water and embarks 25 passengers from 1st Gunboat Division. 1315 ~ 1950: alongside a coal ship’s port center. 1400 ~ 1600: loads food.
18 March 1938:
At 0915, completes loading boiler water. Thereafter, departs Kirun.
19 March 1938:
Arrives at Quemoy (now Kinmen) Island, China, at 178° and 2,200 meters of Quemoy Pagoda. At 0920, transfers 15 passengers to auxiliary gunboats SHURI and CHOJUSAN MARUs and at 1840, transfers 10 passengers to auxiliary gunboat KAZAN MARU.
20 March 1938:
1710 ~ 1835: at anchor alongside HAYABUSA MARU ’s stern.
21 March 1938:
Departs Quemoy Island and arrives At Pinghai Bay, China, 297° and 2,300 meters off Niao Qiu Yu Lighthouse.
22 March 1938:
Departs Pinghai Bay and arrives off Haitan (Pingtan) Island, China at 125° and 4,200 meters off Cao Yan later that day.
23 March 1938:
Departs Haitan Island waters and arrives at Bai Quan Liedao Chong, China at 180° and 3,300 meters off Xi Quandao Xiduan later this day.
24 March 1938:
Detached from 2nd Gunboat Division and attached to Vice Admiral (later Admiral) Shiozawa Koichi’s (32) Fifth Fleet, 1st Gunboat Division under Gunboat Division instruction No. 203. Departs Bai Quan Liedao Chong and arrives at Qiu Zhou Pu, China, at 1° and 4,000 meter off Xiao Zhai Shan.
25 March 1938:
Departs Qiu Zhou Pu and arrives at Quanzhou harbor, China, at 353° and 2,800 meters off Chong Wu lighthouse later that day.
26 March 1938:
Departs Quanzhou harbor and arrives at Quemoy Island, at 183° and 2,100 meters off Quemoy Pagoda later this day.
28 March 1938:
Departs Quemoy Island and arrives at Amoy ((Hsia Men), now Xiamen), China at 156° and 6,300 meters off Dan Qi lighthouse.
1 April 1938:
At anchor.
3 April 1938:
Departs Amoy and arrives at Quemoy Island, 171° and 2,600 meters off Quemoy Pagoda. Departs there and arrives at Mako, Pescadores (now Magong, Penghu Islands, Taiwan) later that same day. Moors at anchorage D, floating buoy No. 11.
4 April 1938:
0800 ~ 0930: a lighter lies alongside and unloads ammunition. Thereafter, departs Mako and arrives at Kirun later that day. Moors at quay No. 4.
8 April 1938:
0745 ~ 1900: unloads ballast.
9 April 1938:
0745 ~ 1345: unloads ballast.
11 April 1938:
0800 ~ 1310: unloads ballast. Thereafter, transfers to quay No. 6.
13 April 1938:
Enters Taiwan Dockyard’s drydock.
23 April 1938:
Undocked. At 1545, moors alongside quay No. 8. At 1735, loads boiler water.
24 April 1938:
0830 ~ 1005: loads ballast. 1100 ~ 2000: loads coal.
25 April 1938:
0845 ~1030: loads coal. 1035 ~ 1245: loads ballast.
27 April 1938:
Departs Kirun.
28 April 1938:
Arrives at Mako. 0730 ~ 1050: a pontoon lies anchored alongside to port. 0955 ~ 1050: lies alongside the pontoon’s port center. Loads ammunition. 1530 ~1650: loads coal and canteen goods. Departs Mako later this day.
29 April 1938: < BR> Arrives at Quemoy Island. 0735 ~ 0810: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to port stern. Transfers consignment goods. 0800 ~ 1935: dressed up for the Emperor’s Birthday. 1100 ~ 1225: minelayer ENOSHIMA lies alongside to starboard. Transfers consignment goods. Thereafter, departs Quemoy Island and arrives at Amoy at 156° and 6,730 meters off Dan Qi lighthouse later that day.
30 April 1938:
Departs Amoy harbor mouth and arrives at Quemoy Island inner harbor, at 188° and 2,200 meters off Wu Shazhou temple later this day.
2 May 1938:
At anchor at Quemoy Island. Thereafter, transfers to 168° and 3,300 meters off Quemoy Island. Departs there and arrives at Amoy harbor entrance later this day.
5 May 1938:
Departs Amoy harbor mouth and arrives at Quemoy Island later that day. 0920 ~ 0945: unloads ammunition to NANSHIN MARU No. 31 which lies alongside to starboard. 1155 ~1205: loads fresh food from NANSHIN MARU No. Then departs Quemoy Island and arrives at Liao Lo Wan (now Liao Luo Wan), China later this day.
6 May 1938:
Departs Liao Lo Wan and arrives at Quemoy Island later that day. There and returns to port later this day.
7 May 1938:
Departs Quemoy Island and returns there later that day. Anchors at 340° and 410 meters of Quemoy Island. At 1310, disembarks 11 army soldiers. Thereafter, departs there and arrives at Quemoy Island inner harbor at 282° and 1,700 meters off Wu Shazou temple later this day.
9 May 1938:
1021 ~ 1025: NANSHIN MARU No. 31 lies alongside. Departs Quemoy Island inner harbor and arrives at North Reef (now Beijiao Island), Paracel Islands, 24° and 4,500 meters off North Reef lighthouse later that day.
10 May 1938:
At anchor in Huitow Bay (now Wei Tou Ao), China, at 25° and 10,600 meters off Huitow Island. Later, transfers to 29° and 10,100 meters off Huitow Island.
12 May 1938:
Anchors in Huitow Bay at 230° and 1,000 meters off Huitow Island. At 0840, 1st landing platoon returns to KAZAN MARU and at 0907, 2nd landing platoon returns to DELHI MARU. Transfers to 6° and 8,300 meters off Huitow Island. Later, transfers to 212° and 1,400 meters off Huitow Island. At 1520, embarks 14 army soldiers transferring from CHOJUSAN MARU. Transfers to 212° and 800 meters off Huitow Island. Departs there and arrives at Amoy, 75° and 920 meters off Xing Qi. At 2350, NANSHIN MARU No. 31 comes alongside to stern.
13 May 1938:
0400 ~0502: NANSHIN MARU lies alongside to starboard. 0412 ~ 0502: HAYABUSHA MARU lies alongside to port. At 0503, land platoon disembarks. Anchors 87° and 2,400 meters off Qinglan Island lighthouse. At 0608, posts occupation flag off Dan Qi and Qing Qi lighthouses. Transfers to 297° and 1,700 meters off Qinlan Island lighthouse. At 1300, fires 18 rounds with deck guns.
14 May 1938:
At anchor. Transfers to 200° and 1,950 meters off Dan Qi Island. 1550 ~ 1641: auxiliary stores ship HOKKAI MARU lies alongside to port aft and provisions fresh food. At 2035, land platoon returns.
15 May 1938:
1111 ~ 1113: NANSHIN MARU No. 31 comes alongside to rear port. Departs Amoy and arrives at Huitow Bay, 290° and 1,500 meters off Huitow square tower later this day. At 1555, fires 40 rounds and destroys nine bunkers. Anchors at 193° and 1,800 meters off Huitow square tower. Later this day anchors at 6° and 8,000 meters off Bei Zheng Island lighthouse.
16 May 1938:
Departs Huitow Bay and arrives at Quanzhou Bay. At 1035, fires 27 rounds and destroys nine bunkers in Quanzhou Bay area. Thereafter, returns to Huitow Bay and arrives at 38° and 6,000 meters off Bei Zheng Island lighthouse.
17 May 1938:
Departs Huitow Bay and arrives at 150° and 3,800 meters off Quemoy Island. At 1110, auxiliary gunboat KAZAN MARU separates. Thereafter, anchors at 157° and 2,800 meters off Quemoy gate tower. Lies alongside to auxiliary transport MANKO MARU’s port (4,471 GRT). 1215 ~1810: loads boiler water.1420 ~ 1510: loads ammunition. Departs Quemoy Island and returns to Huitow Bay.
19 May 1938:
Departs Huitow Bay and arrives at Qi Kou Yang later this day.
20 May 1938:
Departs Qi Kou Yang and arrives at Huitow Bay , 305° and 9,800 meters off Lu Qi Shan. At 0920, comes alongside auxiliary transport NACHISAN MARU. At 0955, loads coal and boiler water. At 1125, completes loading coal. At 1409, departs and at 1418, anchors at 308° and 7,000 meters off Lu Qi Shan.
25 May 1938:
1120 ~ 1225: HOKKAI MARU lies alongside to starboard center and supplies fresh food.
26 May 1938:
1815 ~ 1845: a survey team inspects Portuguese merchant ship FESTA .
27 May 1938:
0845 ~ 0920: a survey team inspects Portuguese merchant ship SANTAROSA.
29 May 1938:
At 1509, weighs anchor but at 1620, stops. At 1630, comes alongside to port of Fleet oiler TSURUMI. 1645 ~ 2000: loads 100-tons of coal. At 2014, departs. At 2104, anchors at 292° and 2,500 meters off S end of Heng Zhi Shan.
3 June 1938:
Departs Huitow Bay.
5 June 1938:
Arrives at Mako. Anchors in the inner harbor at No. 1 floating buoy. 0920 ~ 2000: loads coal. 1307 ~ 1735: lies alongside to a water vessel’s starboard and loads boiler water.
6 June 1938:
0700 ~ 1950: loads 660-tons of boiler water. 0830 ~ 1545: loads 270-tons of coal.
8 June 1938:
0840 ~ 0940: loads fresh food.
9 June 1938:
Departs Mako.
10 June 1938:
Arrives at Huitow Bay at 308° and 100 meters off Lu Qi Shan.
14 June 1938:
Anchors at 295° and 4,000 meters off Lu Qi Shan. Later this day, anchors at 300° and 7,200 meters off Lu Qi Shan.
15 June 1938:
0935 ~ 1025: HOKKAI MARU come alongside to starboard and supplies rice and fresh food.
22 June 1938:
0756 ~ 0840: HOKKAI MARU comes alongside to starboard and supplies fresh food and commodities.
23 June 1938:
Anchors at 301° and 9,300 meters off Lu Qi Shan.
25 June 1938:
Departs Huitow Bay.
27 June 1938:
Arrives at Amoy, at 229° and 2,580 meters off Riguang Yan.
28 June 1938:
0703 ~ 0805: HOKKAI MARU comes alongside to port and supplies fresh food. 0930 ~ 1208: two Daihatsu type landing craft come alongside and load commodities.
29 June 1938:
Departs Amoy.
30 June 1938:
Arrives at Chaoan Bay (now Zhaoan Bay). Departs there and arrives at Nanao Island (now Nanao Dao). 0710 ~ 1055: unloads. At 0840, embarks 153 army soldiers.
1 July 1938:
Departs Nanao Island and arrives at 292° and 8,900 meters off Gibson Island. Departs there and calls at Shantou, 214° and 4,600 meters off Feng Island. Departs there later that day.
2 July 1938:
Arrives at Manshan Islands. Departs there later that day.
5 July 1938:
Arrives at Kirun and moors alongside Taisho quay. At 0920, loads boiler water.
6 July 1938:
0610 ~ 1700: a coal ship comes alongside to port and supplies coal.
9 July 1938:
0745 ~ 0820: loads fresh food. 0845 ~ 1045: loads ice. Thereafter, departs Kirun.
10 July 1938:
Arrives at Foochow (now Fuzhou) at 217° and 2,000 meters off Foochow entrance buoy.
11 July 1938:
1325 ~ 1408: HOKKAI MARU comes alongside to starboard and supplies fresh food and ice.
17 July 1938:
Departs Foochow.
18 July 1938:
Arrives at Amoy outer harbor, No. 2 anchorage.
19 July 1938:
0900 ~ 0950: HOKKAI MARU comes alongside to starboard and supplies fresh food.
20 July 1938:
Departs Amoy and arrives at Hao Ao (Matsu Islands), at 287° and 3,100 meters off Crab Island. 2115 ~ 2122, 2230 ~ 2240 and 2340 ~ 2355: switches on searchlights.
21 July 1938:
0040 ~0050: switches on searchlights. At 0215, launches a cutter to capture a Matsu Island’s junk. 0230 ~ 0555: switches on searchlights. 0320 ~ 0500: Shoots with rifles at a bamboo raft. At 0430, the cutter disposes of Matsu Island’s junk and returns to ship. At 0445, a cutter starts capturing a bamboo raft off Hao Ao coast. At 0600, the bamboo raft is towed to shore by the cutter. 2130 ~ 2140, 2230 ~ 2240 and 2300 ~ 2340: switches on searchlights.
22 July 1938:
0030 ~ 0045, 0130 ~ 0143, 0230 ~ 0240, 0330 ~ 0345, 0430 ~ 0440, 0530 ~ 0540, 2055 ~ 2102, 2200 ~ 2220, 2250 ~ 2305, 2315 ~ 2325 and 2345 ~ 2355: switches on searchlights.
23 July 1938:
0035 ~ 0050, 0215 ~ 0225, 0330 ~ 0340, 0430 ~ 0445 and 0535 ~ 0545: switches on searchlights. 1715 ~ 1740: launches a cutter to capture a Hao Ao’s junk. 2125 ~ 2142, 2227 ~ 2240 and 2325 ~ 2335: switches on searchlights.
24 July 1938:
0030 ~ 0042, 0145 ~ 0155, 0230 ~ 0240, 0430 ~ 0440 and 0530 ~ 0548: switches on searchlights. 0840 ~ 0913: launches a cutter to capture a Hao Ao’s bamboo raft. 2050 ~ 2115 and 2325 ~ 2340: switches on searchlights.
25 July 1938:
0035 ~ 0045, 0132 ~ 0142, 0238 ~ 0250, 0335 ~ 0347, 0435 ~ 0442 and 0535 ~ 0545: switches on searchlights. 0830 ~ 0918: HOKKAI MARU lies alongside to starboard center and supplies fresh food and ice. 2140 ~ 2150, 2230 ~ 2240 and 2335 ~ 2348: switches on searchlights.
26 July 1938:
0030 ~ 0040, 0130 ~ 0140, 0230 ~ 0238, 0335 ~ 0420, 0440 ~ 0450, 0530 ~ 0537, 2125 ~ 2140, 2227 ~ 2247 and 2325 ~ 2340: switches on searchlights.
27 July 1938:
0100 ~ 0110, 0215 ~ 0230, 0330 ~ 0340, 0430 ~ 0445 and 0535 ~ 0542: switches on searchlights. 1710 ~ 1725: HAYABUSHA MARU lies alongside to port aft. 2130 ~ 2145, 2228 ~ 2246 and 2330 ~ 2343: switches on searchlights.
28 July 1938:
0028 ~ 0038, 0130 ~ 0140, 0230 ~ 0240, 0330 ~ 0335, 0430 ~ 0442, 0530 ~ 0545, 2115 ~ 2120, 2220 ~ 2230 and 2327 ~ 2337: switches on searchlights.
29 July 1938:
0030 ~ 0040, 0120 ~ 0127, 0230 ~ 0240, 0327 ~ 0334, 0428 ~ 0433, 0530 ~ 0540, 2130 ~ 2140, 2230 ~ 2240 and 2330 ~ 2340: switches on searchlights.
30 July 1938:
0030 ~ 0037, 0130 ~ 0135, 0230 ~ 0235, 0330 ~ 0337, 0450 ~ 0500, 0530 ~ 0540, 2130 ~ 2145, 2230 ~ 2237 and 2330 ~ 2340: switches on searchlights.
31 July 1938:
0020 ~ 0028 and 0030 ~ 0040: switches on searchlights. Departs Hao Ao. At 2000, discovers two bamboo rafts near unknown bay and fires at them with rifles and MGs. 2127 ~ 2137, 2145 ~ 2155 and 2200 ~ 2225: switches on searchlights. Arrives at Nanao, Santuao Island.
1 August 1938:
0008 ~ 0018: switches on searchlights. 0204 ~ 0248: HAYABUSHA MARU comes alongside to port and transfers army soldiers. Thereafter, departs Nanao.
2 August 1938:
Arrives at Manshan Archipelago, at 18° and 434 meters off Lao Wan Shan Island. At 1215, land platoon returns to heavy cruiser MYOKO. Thereafter, departs Manshan Islands.
4 August 1938:
Arrives at Mako. Anchors at floating buoy D 12. 0745 ~ 1715: alongside to a water tanker’s port and loads boiler water. At 0855, two coal lighters come alongside port center. At 0915, two coal lighters come alongside to starboard center. At 1010, starts loading coal.
5 August 1938:
At 0035, completes loading 230-tons of coal. At 0105, coal lighters cast away. Departs Mako later this day.
6 august 1938:
Arrives at Wenchow (now Wenzhou) Bay, China.
9 August 1938:
2023 ~ 2028: switches on searchlights.
10 August 1938:
2035 ~ 2045 and 2300 ~ 2305: switches on searchlights.
14 August 1938:
1740 ~ 1840: alongside to SAISHU MARU ’s port center. Takes food and ice on board.
15 August 1945:
1245 ~ 1250: alongside to SAISHU MARU ’s port.
17 August 1938:
At 1100, a survey team departs for an inspection of 4 ships. Burn two middle size ships loaded with salt. Transferred crew to two smaller ships and released these. At 1200, survey team returns. At 1500, survey team departs for an inspection of 5 ships. Burn three middle sized ships loaded with bamboo board material. Transferred crew to two smaller ships and released these. At 1710, survey team returns to ship.
20 august 1938:
0800 ~ 0930: alongside to SAISHU MARU’s starboard. Takes aboard fresh food and ice.
21 august 1938:
Departs Wenchow Bay.
24 August 1938:
Arrives at Sasebo, D anchorage, No. 6 buoy. 1645 ~ 1820: alongside to a freighter’s port and unloads ammunition.
25 August 1938:
Transfers from D anchorage No. 6 buoy to dock No. 1. Later that day, enters drydock.
29 August 1938:
Undocked from dock No. 1 and transfers to quay No. 2.
30 August 1938:
1430 ~ 2100: loads boiler water.
31 August 1938:
0810 ~ 2215: loads boiler water.
1 September 1938:
0720 ~ 2030: loads boiler water.
3 September 1938:
Transfers from quay No. 2 to D anchorage, No. 6 buoy.
4 September 1938:
At 0700, coal lighters are coming alongside on both center sides. Loads coal. 1150 ~ 1205: provisions food. At 1955, starboard center side coal lighter departs. At 2025, completes loading coal. At 2035, port center side coal lighter departs.
5 September 1938:
1010 ~ 1140: provisions food. 1030 ~ 1200: loads boiler water. 1520 ~ 1625: loads ammunition.
6 September 1938:
Departs Sasebo.
9 September 1938:
Arrives at Wenchow Bay, at 278° and 2,800 meters off Heng Zhi Shan.
10 September 1938:
1615 ~ 1737: SAISHU MARU lies alongside to starboard. Loads fresh food.
11 September 1938:
Anchors at 207° and 3,900 meters off Lu Qi Shan.
12 September 1938:
Anchors at 307° and 7,500 meters off Lu Qi Shan.
14 September 1938:
Anchors at 249° and 2,000 meters off Lu Qi Shan. Later this day, anchors at 274° and 3,400 meters off Heng Zhi Shan.
15 September 1938:
Detached from 1st Gunboat Division under Auxiliary Gunboat Division Command instruction No. 785. Attached to Vice Admiral (later Admiral) Shiozawa Koichi’s (32) Fifth Fleet, 2nd Base Force.
18 September 1938:
Anchors at 277° and 3,900 meters off Heng Zhi Shan. 2220 ~ 2325: sends a survey team to Portuguese merchant ship MARIA FRANCISCA.
19 September 1938:
Anchors at 233° and 3,000 meters off Lu Qi Shan, next to auxiliary transport IKUTA MARU. 0845 ~ 1025: loads 40-tons of coal. 1000 ~ 1035: loads 23-tons of boiler water. Anchors at 270° and 3,000 meters off Heng Zhi Shan.
22 September 1938:
Anchors at 243° and 2,600 meters off Lu Qi Shan. 1740 ~ 1840: auxiliary stores ship KITAMI MARU lies alongside to starboard center. Loads fresh food.
23 September 1938:
0830 ~ 0835: SAISHU MARU No. 9 comes alongside to starboard. Anchors at 273° and 3,600 meters off Heng Zhi Shan.
24 September 1938:
Departs Wenchow Bay.
27 September 1938:
Arrives at Sasebo D anchorage, buoy No. 12.
28 September 1938:
0622 ~ 1140: a coal lighter lies alongside to starboard. 0730 ~ 1140: a coal lighter lies alongside to port center. 0805 ~ 1400: loads coal. 0950 ~ 1830: loads boiler water. 1125 ~ 1320: loads food. 1140 ~ 1725: a barge lies alongside to port. Fitted with minesweeping equipment. 1230 ~ 1620: loads fresh food. At 1825, the water tanker departs.
29 September 1938:
0900 ~ 1530: a water tanker lies alongside. Loads boiler water. Departs Sasebo later that day.
2 October 1938:
Arrives at Wenchow Bay at 268° and 2,700 meters off Lu Qi Shan.
3 October 1938:
Departs Wenchow Bay.
5 October 1938:
Arrives at Nanao Island, at 119° and 4,300 meters off Hou Jiao. Anchors at 64° and 3,800 meters off Ao Island. 1105 ~ 1142: SAISHU MARU No. 9 lies alongside to port. Departs Nanao Island and arrives at Zangshan (Changshan) anchorage, at 112° and 2,000 meters off Feng Yu. 2005 ~ 2010 and 2200 ~ 2210: switches on searchlights.
6 October 1938:
0005 ~ 0010, 0200 ~ 0215 and 0410 ~ 0415: switches on searchlights. 1340 ~ 1415: TORAI MARU (1912) lies alongside to starboard. Loads food. 2010 ~ 2025: switches on searchlights.
7 October 1938:
1725 ~ 1728: SAISHU MARU comes alongside to port.
8 October 1928:
1120 ~ 1138: SAISHU MARU lies alongside to starboard center.
9 October 1938:
2110 ~ 2115: SAISHU MARU lies alongside to starboard center.
10 October 1938:
Anchors next to auxiliary transport SHINSHO MARU . 1455 ~ 1700 : loads 60-tons of boiler water. 1455 ~ 1700: loads 30-tons of coal. Departs Zangshan anchorage and arrives at Nanao Island, at 29° and 6,000 meters off Biao Jiao later this day.
12 October 1938:
Departs Nanao Island and arrives off Swatow. At 0612, prepares for battle and raises battle flag. At 0622, fires with No. 4 gun. At 0650, stops firing after firing 7 times. Takes down battle flag. Then, anchors at 81° and 8,100 meters off Haimen Jiao. At 1902, prepares for battle and raises battle flag. At 1905, fires with No. 2 gun. At 1918, stops firing after firing 8 times. At 1919, takes down battle flag. 1934 ~ 2000, 2030 ~ 2045, 2130 ~ 2145, 2230 ~ 2245 and 2330 ~ 2345: switches on searchlights.
13 October 1938:
0030 ~ 0045, 0130 ~ 0145, 0230 ~ 0245 and 0335 ~ 0350: switches on searchlights. Departs Swatow and arrives at Nanao Island, at 310° and 3,500 meters off Ta Island. Moors next to auxiliary transport TAIJIN MARU. 1240 ~ 1430: loads 45-tons of coal. 1250 ~ 1517: loads boiler water. Depart Nanao Island and arrives at Zangshan anchorage, at 303° and 3,900 meters off Zhangshan later this day.
14 October 1938:
0720 ~ 0725: SAISHU MARU comes alongside to port. 2022 ~ 2024: SAISHU MARU comes alongside to port.
15 October 1938:
Departs Zangshan anchorage and arrives off Swatow, 29° and 6,000 meters off Bia Jiao. Departs there later that day.
16 October 1938:
Arrives at Bias Bay (now Daya Bay), 104° and 1,800 meters off Low Island, China.
17 October 1938:
At 0955, loads fresh food. Departs Bias Bay and arrives at Bias Bay W coast, at 318° and 1,900 meters off Liu Ke Island later this day.
18 October 1938:
0945 ~ 1130: a Daihatsu type landing craft comes alongside to port stern and unloads minesweeping equipment. 1255 ~ 1350: NANSHIN MARU lies alongside to port.
21 October 1938: 0950 ~ 1115: NANSHIN MARU No. 16 lies alongside to port. 1307 ~ 1418: HAKUREI MARU lies alongside to starboard bow. Loads food. Departs Bias Bay W coast.
22 October 1938:
Arrives at 230° and 3,100 meters off Lingding Island (now Lingding Dao), China. 1115 ~ 1230: NANSHIN MARU lies alongside to port.
23 October 1938:
Departs Lingding Island. Arrives at Sanbanzhou lighthouse anchorage, at 139° and 10,900 meters off Sanbanzhou lighthouse later that day. 1905 ~ 2000: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard.
24 October 1938:
Departs Sanbanzhou lighthouse anchorage and arrives at Chuan Bishui Waterway entrance, at 138° and 5,000 meters off Shanbanzhou lighthouse, China. 1520 ~ 1627: auxiliary stores ship CHIYO MARU lies alongside to starboard and provisions fresh food. 1708 ~ 1728: CHOUN MARU No. 10 lies alongside to starboard center. 1730 ~ 1805: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard.
25 October 1938:
0615 ~ 0623: SHINURA MARU lies alongside to starboard. 0800 ~ 0830: JITAKA MARU lies alongside to starboard. 0915 ~ 1120: JITAKA MARU lies alongside to starboard. Transfers minesweeping equipment to JITAKA MARU. 1425 ~ 1555: a trawler lies alongside to starboard rear. 1644 ~ 1713: NANSHIN MARU No. 31 lies alongside to starboard.
26 October 1938:
At 0850, auxiliary transport KINUGASA MARU lies alongside to starboard. 0900 ~ 1750: loads 230-tons of boiler water. 1435 ~ 1645: minesweeper W-16 lies alongside to starboard. Departs Chuanbi Waterway road entrance and arrives at Humen, Pearl River estuary, at 292° and 3,000 meters of Chuanbi Island signal station later that same day.
27 October 1938:
0905 ~ 1025: NANSHIN MARU No. 31 lies alongside to starboard. 1520 ~ 1755: CHOUN MARU lies alongside to starboard. Transfers minesweeping equipment to CHOUN MARU. 1818 ~ 1825: NANSHIN MARU No. 31 lies alongside to starboard.
28 October 1938:
0705 ~ 0720: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard. Transfers minesweeping equipment to CHOUN MARU No. 11. 0840 ~ 0855: NANSHIN MARU lies alongside to starboard center. Transfers minesweeping equipment to NANSHIN MARU.
29 October 1938:
0845 ~ 0950: NANSHIN MARU No. 31 lies alongside to starboard. Transfers minesweeping equipment to NANSHIN MARU No. 31. 1055 ~ 1220: HAKUREI MARU lies alongside to starboard and provisions food.
30 October 1938:
1310 ~ 1340: NANSHIN MARU No. 31 lies alongside to starboard. While transferring minesweeping equipment to NANSHIN MARU No. 31, an explosion occurs.
31 October 1938:
1820 ~ 1836: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to port.
1 November 1938:
1550 ~ 1610: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard center. 1953 ~ 2024: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard center.
2 November 1938:
0730 ~ 0737: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard center. 1100 ~ 1145: a Daihatsu type landing craft lies alongside to starboard. Transfers minesweeping equipment to Daihatsu.
3 November 1938:
Departs Humen and arrives at Chusan anchorage, 350° and 5,650 meters off San Hu. 1805 ~ 1825: CHIYO MARU lies alongside to starboard bow and provisions fresh food and Navy shirts.
4 November 1938:
BANSHU MARU No. 58 lies alongside to starboard bow.
5 November 1938:
1900 ~ 1920: MARUSHIN MARU lies alongside to starboard center and transfers external oil.
6 November 1938:
At 0955, lies next to two large ships and loads boiler water. 1150 ~ 1200: MARUSHIN MARU lies alongside to starboard center. 1733 ~ 1738: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard.
7 November 1938:
MARUSHIN MARU lies alongside to starboard center.
8 November 1938:
0750 ~ 0800: MARUSHIN MARU lies alongside to starboard stern. 1410 ~ 1450: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard.
9 November 1938:
At 1115, auxiliary gunboat KAZAN MARU is provisioned with canteen goods. 1450 ~ 1510: MARUSHIN MARU lies alongside to starboard. 1520 ~ 1620: NANSHIN MARU No. 13 lies alongside to starboard. Transfers gunboat fuel, 400 lubricating oil boxes and 40 smoke cylinders boxes to NANSHIN MARU No. 13.
10 November 1938:
0805 ~ 0825: MARUSHIN MARU lies alongside to starboard. 1335 ~ 1405: CHOUN MARU lies alongside to starboard. 1407 ~ 1428: Army soldiers test-fire their MGs. 1940 ~ 2000: SATOSHIKU MARU lies alongside to starboard.
11 November 1938:
At 0648, army soldiers disembark. 1345 ~ 1520: HAKUREI MARU lies alongside to starboard and provisions food. 1605 ~ 1625: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard. 1725 ~ 1924: MARUSHIN MARU lies alongside to starboard center.
12 November 1938:
0725 ~ 0726: MARUSHIN MARU lies alongside to starboard. 0825 ~ 0840: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard. At 1015, gunboats are provisioned with food. At 1030, provisioned with food. 1424 ~ 1435: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside. 1910 ~ 1920: MARUSHIN MARU lies alongside to starboard.
13 November 1938:
0750 ~ 0805: MARUSHIN MARU lies alongside to starboard. At 1025, a Daihatsu type landing craft lies alongside to starboard. Loads a minesweeping device. 1252 ~ 1856: ROKKOSAN MARU lies alongside to starboard, loads 100-tons of coal and 120-tons of boiler water.
14 November 1938:
1425 ~ 1515: a ship lies alongside to starboard. Unloads minesweeping device.
15 November 1938:
Capt Morino is confirmed as CO. 1520 ~ 1545: ASAHI MARU No. 3 lies alongside to starboard. Gun crew is disembarked.
16 November 1938:
0911 ~ 1508: IJA transport CALCUTTA MARU lies alongside to starboard. 0930 ~ 1110: loads supplies. 0945 ~ 1335: loads 100-tons of boiler water. Anchors at 342° and 2,200 meters off San Hu. 1635 ~ 1730: CHIYO MARU lies alongside to starboard and provisions fresh food. At 1738, NANKAI MARU lies alongside to starboard center.
17 November 1938:
At 0805, NANKAI MARU lies alongside. Departs Chusan anchorage and arrives at Huangpu, Shanghai later that day. 1116 ~ 1200: NANKAI MARU lies alongside. At 1300, a Daihatsu type landing craft comes alongside. Loads daily necessities. At 1500, survey ship KATSURIKI lies alongside and transfers minesweeping equipment. At 1610, loads boiler water.
19 November 1938:
At 0915, loads boiler water. At 1800, NANSHIN MARU lies alongside to starboard.
20 November 1938: BR> At 0810, NANSHIN MARU lies alongside. 1320 ~ 1335: NANSHIN MARU lies alongside to starboard.
21 November 1938:
0915 ~ 1025: a Daihatsu type landing craft lies alongside to starboard. Unloads minesweeping equipment. 1045 ~ 1615: loads food, boiler water and unloads weapons.
22 November 1938:
0940 ~ 1007: a Daihatsu type landing craft lies alongside. Unloads lubricating oil. 1020 ~ 1030: MARUSHIN MARU lies alongside to starboard. 1517 ~ 1535: a Daihatsu type landing craft lies alongside. Unloads lubricating oil. At 1740, loads boiler water.
23 November 1938:
At 1025, Army soldiers depart, and loads boiler water. 1200 ~ 1250: NANKAI MARU lies alongside to port. Loads boiler water.
24 November 1938:
At 1010, a Daihatsu type landing craft loads boiler water.
25 November 1938:
1738 ~ 1740: NANSHIN MARU No. 17 lies alongside to starboard. At 1750, loads boiler water. At 1910, NANSHIN MARU No. 17 lies alongside to starboard.
26 November 1938:
At 0930, NANSHIN MARU No. 17 lies alongside.
27 November 1938:
1312 ~ 1415: NANSHIN MARU No. 17 lies alongside to starboard.
28 November 1938:
At 0935, loads boiler water. 1330 ~ 1450: BANSHU MARU No. 58 lies alongside to starboard and provisions fresh food. 1500 ~ 1550: a Daihatsu type landing craft lies alongside. Unloads minesweeping equipment. At 1645, a ship lies alongside to starboard. Unloads rifles ammunition.
29 November 1938:
0830 ~ 1130: a Daihatsu type landing craft lies alongside to starboard. Unloads minesweeping equipment. 1230 ~ 1240: NANSHIN MARU No. 17 lies alongside to starboard center. At 1400, a Daihatsu type landing craft lies alongside to starboard. Loads gunpowder. 1410 ~ 1540: a Daihatsu type landing craft lies alongside to port. Loads boiler water and unloads minesweeping equipment. At 1735, loads boiler water.
30 November 1938:
At 0815, a Daihatsu type landing craft lies alongside to starboard. At 1155, Army soldiers return to ship.
1 December 1938:
At 1855, loads boiler water.
3 December 1938:
1340 ~ 1455: Unloads minesweeping equipment.
4 December 1938:
1030 ~ 1035: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard. Departs Huangpu later that day.
6 December 1938:
Arrives at Takao. Moors to quay No. 7, starboard. At 1730, loads boiler water.
7 December 1938:
0900 ~ 1825: loads 180-tons of coal.
8 December 1938:
1120 ~ 1200: loads ice and 1230 ~ 1300: loads fresh food.
9 December 1938:
Departs Takao.
11 December 1938:
Arrives at Michireishima (now Dao Ling Dao).
12 December 1938:
1335 ~ 1350: loads a Daihatsu type landing craft.
14 December 1938:
At 0800, loads boiler water. 1150 ~ 1225: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard. 1335 ~ 1338: KOJI MARU lies alongside to starboard. 1555 ~ 1721: ASAHI MARU lies alongside to starboard. 1925 ~ 0700: CHOUN MARU No. 8 lies alongside to starboard.
15 December 1938:
0915 ~ 0930: NANSHIN MARU lies alongside to starboard. Navy Capt. Sasaki Kiyoharu is appointed CO.
16 December 1938:
0835 ~ 1000: auxiliary stores ship CHIYO MARU lies alongside to starboard and provisions fresh food. 0845 ~ 0920: lies alongside to port of hospital ship ASAHI MARU. 1005 ~ 1536: ASAHI MARU No. 2 lies alongside to port. 1445 ~ 1520: NANSHIN MARU No. 16 lies alongside to starboard. At 1610, ASAHI MARU lies alongside.
17 December 1938:
0935 ~ 1120: NOTAKA MARU lies alongside to port and supplies boiler water. 1515 ~ 1530: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside.
18 December 1938:
At 1300, loads boiler water.
19 December 1938:
1612 ~ 1715: ASAHI MARU lies alongside to starboard and loads boiler water. At 1827, CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard. 2110 ~ 2125, 2145 ~ 2155 and 2210 ~ 2235: switches on searchlights.
20 December 1938:
At 1025, ends unloading minesweeping equipment. At 1030, CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside. At 2025, Capt. Sasaki embarks.
21 December 1938:
0825 ~ 0910: ASAHI MARU lies alongside to starboard. 1150 ~ 1205: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard. 1245 ~ 1305: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard. Capt. Morino departs.
22 December 1938:
1020 ~ 1505: NANSHIN MARU No. 16 lies alongside to starboard and loads boiler water. 1155 ~ 1255: ASAHI MARU No. 3 lies alongside to starboard. 1215 ~ 1230: HOKUTO MARU lies alongside to starboard.
23 December 1938:
1350 ~ 1700: CHOUN MARU No. 8 lies alongside to starboard. 1503 ~ 1508: JITAKA MARU lies alongside to starboard.
24 December 1938:
1015 ~ 1020: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard. 1530 ~ 1540: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard.
25 December 1938:
0835 ~ 0905: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to port. Evacuation .
26 December 1938:
0830 ~ 1436: minesweeper W-17 lies alongside to starboard. 0915 ~ 1418: minesweeper W-18 lies alongside to starboard. 1430 ~ 1500: NANSHIN MARU No. 17 lies alongside to port. 1525 ~ 1537: JITAKA MARU lies alongside to starboard. 1537 ~ 1550: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to port. At 1735, loads boiler water.
27 December 1938:
0730 ~ 0750: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard. 0810 ~ 1120: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard. Unloads minesweeping equipment. 1120 ~ 1125: ASAHI MARU No 3 lies alongside to starboard. 1243 ~ 1245: MARUSHIN MARU lies alongside to port. Rotates anchor later this day.
28 December 1938:
0852 ~ 1135: NOTAKA MARU lies alongside to starboard and loads food. 1030 ~ 1128: auxiliary stores ship CHIYO MARU lies alongside to starboard and provisions food.
29 December 1938:
0810 ~ 1728: ROKKOSAN MARU lies alongside to starboard and supplies 200-tons of boiler water. 1350 ~ 1758: ASAHI MARU No 3 lies alongside to port.
31 December 1938:
1030 ~ 1345: ASAHI MARU No. 3 lies alongside to port. At 1405, inspect a junk. 1536 ~ 1543: SHINKO MARU No. 6 lies alongside to port. 2030 ~ 2036: switches on searchlights.
1 January 1939:
1450 ~ 1510: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard.
2 January 1939:
0415 ~ 0423: switches on searchlights and aims seven rifles on three junks as they depart. At 2000, ASAHI MARU No. 3 lies alongside to starboard.
3 January 1939:
0340 ~ 0345: switches on searchlights. At 1100, fires at one ship. At 1120, ASAHI MARU No. 3 comes alongside. At 1412, ROKKOSAN MARU lies alongside to starboard and loads boiler water.
4 January 1939:
At 0910, Army soldiers disembark. At 1220, ROKKOSAN MARU lies alongside. At 1658, NANKAI MARU No. 2 lies alongside to starboard.
5 January 1939:
At 0950, NANKAI MARU No. 2 lies alongside. 0955 ~ 1035: ASAHI MARU No. 3 lies alongside to starboard. Anchors 345° and 4,800 meters miles off San Hu. At 1515, NANKAI MARU No. 2 lies alongside to starboard. At 1720, CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard. At 2300, Army soldiers return to ship.
6 January 1939:
At 0500, Army soldiers depart. 0805 ~ 0830: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard. At 0910, NANKAI MARU No. 2 lies alongside. 1245 ~ 1325: ASAHI MARU No. 3 lies alongside to starboard. 1620 ~ 1835: ASAHI MARU No. 3 lies alongside to port. At 1900, Army soldiers return aboard.
7 January 1939:
0830 ~ 1215: KIRI MARU No. 2 lies alongside to starboard. 1322 ~ 1413: CHOUN MARU No. 8 lies alongside to starboard. 1340 ~ 1412: ASAHI MARU No. 3 lies alongside to CHOUN MARU No. 8. At 1420, ASAHI MARU No. 3 lies alongside to port.
8 January 1939:
At 0700, 54 Cantonese visitors depart on HAYABUSA MARU. 1920 ~ 1933: lies alongside to starboard, then returns to Guangdong.
9 January 1939:
At 0700, 48 people who visited Guangdong on HAYABUSA MARU depart. 1115 ~ 1242: NANSHIN MARU No. 16 lies alongside. 1115 ~ 1500: NANSHIN MARU No. 17 lies alongside. 1437 ~ 1625: a tugboat lies alongside and loads boiler water. 1905 ~ 1918 HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard then returns to Guangdong.
10 January 1939:
At 1150, ASAHI MARU No. 3 departs. 1220 ~ 1350: two tugboats lie alongside to starboard and load boiler water. 1325 ~ 1425: CHOUN MARU No. 8 lies alongside and loads boiler water. Departs Michireishima and arrives at Chuanbijiao anchorage. 1845 ~ 1905: ASAHI MARU No. 3 lies alongside to starboard center.
11 January 1939:
At 1420, 15 Army soldiers from river gunboat SAGA arrive. At 1825, auxiliary transport SHOKEI MARU lies alongside to starboard.
12 January 1939:
0637 ~ 1145: loads 108-tons of coal. 0650 ~ 1145: loads 135-tons of boiler water. At 0755, Army soldiers including SAGA soldiers depart. 0835 ~ 1000: auxiliary transport HARUNA MARU lies alongside to port and supplies fresh food. At 1155, SHOKEI MARU departs. Departs Chuanbijiao anchorage and arrives at Michireishima, 349° and 2.5 nautical miles off Sanhu. At 1820, Army soldiers return to ship. 4 kasso tei barges, 7 hotei barges and 5 Daihatsus lie alongside.
13 January 1939:
At 0805, 1st and 2nd Army support squad depart. At 1054, 3d and 4th Army support squad depart. 1210 ~ 1230: ASAHI MARU No. 7 lies alongside to starboard. 1304 ~ 1323: ASAHI MARU No. 7 lies alongside to starboard. 1630 ~ 1635: NANKAI MARU No. 2 lies alongside to starboard.
14 January 1939:
At 0855, Army soldiers depart. Departs Michireishima and arrives at Humen, 120° and one nautical mile of Chenrok lighthouse. 0810 ~ 1830: dispatches minesweeping unit. 1010 ~ 1125: ASAHI MARU No. 3 lies alongside to starboard. At 1130, Army soldiers return aboard.
15 January 1939:
At 0820, Army 2nd support squad departs. 0830 ~ 1830: dispatches gunboat minesweeping unit. At 0915, Army 1st, 3rd and 4th support squad depart. 0930 ~ 1015: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to port. At 1750, Army soldiers return to ship.
16 January 1939:
At 0755, Army soldiers depart. 0845 ~ 1705: auxiliary transport SHOKEI MARU lies alongside to starboard. Loads 135-tons of coal and loads boiler water. At 1925, Army soldiers return aboard. At 1950, gunboat minesweeping unit returns to ship.
17 January 1939:
At 0730, part of Army soldiers depart. At 0800, remaining Army soldiers depart. At 0820, gunboat minesweeping unit departs. At 0925, KIRI MARU No. 2 lies alongside to starboard and supplies boiler water. At 1020, ASAHI MARU No. 3 lies alongside to port and supplies boiler water. At 1116, HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to KIRI MARU No. 2. At 1255, CHOUN MARU No. 8 lies alongside to stern port. At 1300, ASAHI MARU No. 3 lies alongside HAYABUSA MARU. At 1320, ASAHI MARU No. 3 departs. At 1325, HAYABUSA MARU departs. At 1328, ASAHI MARU No. 3 lies alongside to port. 1330 ~ 1350: exercises how to unload minesweeping gear. At 1405, CHOUN MARU No. 8 loads volatile oil. At 1450, KIRI MARU No. 2 departs. At 1600, CHOUN MARU No. 8 departs. At 1615, ASAHI MARU No. 3 departs. At 1910, gunboat minesweeping unit returns. At 1945, Army soldiers return aboard.
18 January 1939:
At 0710, 1st Army support squad departs. At 0745, 2nd army support squad departs. 0745 ~ 0810: exercises how to unload minesweeping gear. At 0820, gunboat minesweeping unit departs. 1120 ~ 1140: ASAHI MARU No. 3 lies alongside to starboard. 1205 ~ 1215: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard. 1220 ~ 1310: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard. 1330 ~ 1410: ASAHI MARU No. 3 lies alongside to stern port. Departs Humen and arrives at Wanshan, 182° and 2,900 meters of Tongao Island later that day.
19 January 1939:
0955 ~ 1037: auxiliary subchaser ROSHU MARU lies alongside to starboard and loads consignments for 23rd and 28th destroyer divisions. 1220 ~ 1230: EGUCHI MARU lies alongside to starboard. Anchors alongside auxiliary oiler KYOKUTO MARU at 213° and 2,900 meters of Tongao Island. 1537 ~ 1810: loads wood. Departs from KYOKUTO MARU and anchors 205° and 2,000 meters of Tangao Island.
20 January 1939:
Departs Wanshan and calls at Mishima. Departs there and arrives at Wanshan, 251° and 2,400 meters of Tongao Island. 1248 ~ 1345: TAKASHIMA MARU No. 6 lies alongside to starboard and loads bombs. 1450 ~ 1615: TORAI MARU lies alongside to starboard and loads food. Departs Wanshan.
21 January 1939:
Arrives at Hainan Strait, 279° and 6 nautical miles off Wei Jiao lighthouse.
22 January 1939:
Departs Hainan Strait and arrives at Zhou, 170° and 3 nautical miles off Zhou.
23 January 1939:
Unloads bombs and wood.
24 January 1939:
At 1500, transfers document to a fireboat on minelayer KATSURIKI’s starboard side. Thereafter departs and arrives at Wei Bay later this day.
25 January 1939:
Departs Wei Bay.
26 January 1939:
Arrives at Wanshan, at 230° and 3,100 meters off Tang Ao Island. Departs there and arrives at Humen later that day.
27 January 1939:
0600 ~ 0625: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard. At 1339, ASAHI MARU No. 3 lies alongside to port. At 1920, unidentified ship type CHAHSING lies alongside to port.
28 January 1939:
At 0500, 68 ASAHI MARU No. 3 crewmembers depart on the river. 0945 ~ 1700: loads coal. 1025 ~ 1230: auxiliary stores ship CHIYO MARU lies alongside to port and supplies food. 1630 ~ 1823: KIRI MARU No. 2 lies alongside to port. At 2125, ASAHI MARU No. 3 lies alongside to port. 68 crewmembers return. 2130 ~ 2145: unloads canteen goods.
29 January 1939:
At 0945, ASAHI MARU No. 3 lies alongside. At 0955, ASAHI MARU No. 3 lies alongside CHAHSING and prepares tugboat. At 1010, lies alongside CHAHSING. At 1125, ASAHI MARU No. 3 lies alongside to starboard and loads boiler water. At 1415, ASAHI MARU No. 3 departs. At 2350, a gunboat lies alongside and transfers the ashes of one war dead.
30 January 1939:
At 0820, creates a runway to gunboat. 1205 ~ 1215: HAYABUSHA MARU departs.
31 January 1939:
0838 ~ 0912: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard. 1508 ~ 1525: JITAKA MARU lies alongside to starboard. At 1928, CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard.
1 February 1939:
At 0812, CHOUN MARU No. 11 departs. 1350 ~ 1355: ASAHI MARU No. 3 lies alongside to port. 1420 ~ 1510: minelayer ENOSHIMA lies alongside to starboard. 1450 ~ 1508: small Army transport TAKI MARU lies alongside to ENOSHIMA port.
2 February 1939:
Departs Humen and arrives at Wanshan, 100° and 2,000 meters off Futai Island. Lies alongside ROKKOSAN MARU. 1720 ~ 2330: loads boiler water. 1815 ~ 1930: loads coal.
3 February 1939:
Anchors 152° and 1,400 meters off Futai Island. Later anchors 279° and 2,000 meters off Tongao Island. 1455 ~ 1520: alongside to starboard of auxiliary subchaser AKITSU MARU and loads consignments. 2000 ~ 2100: AKITSU MARU lies alongside to port.
4 February 1939:
1308 ~ 1355: comes alongside to CHOUN MARU No. 8 starboard. 1917 ~ 2030: alongside CHOUN MARU No. 8 and loads food.
5 February 1939:
1138 ~ 1310: ASAHI MARU No. 3 lies alongside. 1445 ~ 1535: MARUKARA MARU lies alongside to starboard and loads bombs and consignments. Departs Wanshan. At 1711, at Hainan Strait transfers documents to auxiliary subchaser YOBAI MARU.
6 February 1939:
0136 ~ 0144 and 0150 ~ 0157: switches on searchlights. Arrives at Zhou, 154° and 1.5 nautical miles off Wan Tau Ling. 1040 ~ 1200: NANSHIN MARU No. 13 lies alongside to starboard. Unloads consignments. Departs Zhou and arrives at Wei Bay, 310.5° and 6.5 nautical miles off Wei Bay lighthouse.
8 February 1939:
Departs Wei Bay and arrives at Hainan South Channel. 1150 ~ 1153: auxiliary subchaser AKITSU MARU lies alongside to port.
9 February 1939:
Departs Hainan South Channel and arrives at 308° and 4.7 nautical miles off Bao Hu Jiao Li Biao. Departs Bao Hu Jiao Li Biao and arrives at 300° and 6 nautical miles off Bao Hu Jiao Li Biao later this day.
10 February 1939:
Departs Bao Hu Jiao Li Biao and arrives at Cheng Mai Bay, 255° and 8 nautical miles off Zhina Mao Shan Zhi.
11 February 1939:
Carries out Chinese new year decoration. 1650 ~ 1805: TORAI MARU lies alongside to starboard and loads groceries.
12 February 1939:
At 0745, AKITSU MARU departs. Departs Cheng Mai Bay and arrives at Haikow (now Haikou) Bay. At 1600, auxiliary transport SHOKEI MARU lies alongside to starboard and loads boiler water and 140-tons of coal. 1716 ~ 1719 and 1857 ~ 1900: AKITSU MARU lies alongside to port.
13 February 1939:
At 1415, SHOKEI MARU lies alongside. 1620 ~ 1640: auxiliary subchaser ROSHU MARU lies alongside. Transfers consignment goods to minesweeper W-12.
15 February 1939:
Departs Haikow and arrives at Zhou later that day.
16 February 1939:
1050 ~ 2030: loads air base consignments.
17 February 1939:
0930 ~ 1845: loads air base consignments. 1325 ~ 1510: NANSHIN MARU lies alongside to starboard and supplies boiler water. Departs Zhou.
18 February 1939:
Arrives at Haikow. 1425 ~ 1431: MARUYAMA MARU lies alongside to starboard.
19 February 1939:
1015 ~ 1730: unloads consignments.
20 February 1939:
0820 ~ 0945: auxiliary stores ship CHICHIBU MARU lies alongside to starboard and provisions fresh food. Anchors. 1030 ~ 1034: NANSHIN MARU No. 8 lies alongside to starboard. Departs Haikow.
21 February 1939:
Arrives at Wanshan, 152° and 1.7 nautical miles from Tongao Island W end. 1755 ~ 1758: auxiliary subchaser SOZAN MARU lies alongside to starboard.
22 February 1939:
Departs Wanshan and arrives at Huangbu, 40° and 0.5 nautical miles off Shigunaru Hiru (Signal Hill) later that day.
25 February 1939:
Departs Huangbu and arrives at Wanshan, 244° and 0.8 nautical miles off Liang Ye Island (Toba Island).
26 February 1939:
Dismiss 4 Commanders and 2 Chiefs of 2nd Base Squad. Transfers general flag to gunboat SAGA. Departs Wanshan and arrives at Lingding Island, 202° and 0.9 nautical miles off Longding W end. 1341 ~ 1503: NANSHIN MARU No. 16 lies alongside to starboard. 1345 ~ 1503: NANSHIN MARU No. 17 lies alongside to starboard. Departs Lingding Island and arrives at Humen, 65° and 1.3 nautical miles off Scott lighthouse later that day.
27 February 1939:
0800 ~ 1119: ROKKOSAN MARU lies alongside. 0815 ~ 1115: two tugboat lies alongside ROKKOSAN MARU. 0900 ~ 1025: loads 31-tons of coal. 0915 ~ 1015: loads boiler water. 0920 ~ 1000: JITAKA MARU lies alongside to port. Departs Humen and arrives at Lingding Island. 1920 ~ 1928: NANSHIN MARU No. 17 lies alongside to starboard.
28 February 1939:
1107 ~ 1134: NANSHIN MARU No. 17 lies alongside to starboard. 1319 ~ 1325: CHOUN MARU No. 8 lies alongside to starboard.
1 March 1939:
1120 ~ 1135: minelayer ENOSHIMA lies alongside to starboard. 1300 ~ 1640: NANSHIN MARU No. 16 lies alongside to starboard.
2 March 1939:
0900 ~ 0925: NANSHIN MARU No. 17 lies alongside to starboard. 1205 ~ 1214: CHOUN MARU No. 8 lies alongside to starboard. 1700 ~ 2215: ROKKOSAN MARU lies alongside to starboard and replenishes boiler water. 1915 ~ 1955: NANSHIN MARU No. 16 lies alongside to starboard.
3 March 1939:
1415 ~ 1527: TORAI MARU lies alongside to port and loads food. 1558 ~ 1715: NANSHIN MARU No. 16 lies alongside to starboard. 1710 ~ 1807: NANSHIN MARU No. 17 lies alongside to starboard.
4 March 1939:
At 1748, NANSHIN MARU No. 16 lies alongside to starboard. Departs Lingding Island and arrives at Wanshan, 336° and 2 nautical miles off Liang Ye Island (Toba Island). 1545 ~ 1625: MARUSHIN MARU lies alongside to starboard. Departs Wanshan.
5 March 1939:
Arrives at Haikow. Departs there later this day.
6 March 1939:
Arrives at Zhou, 132° and 1.2 nautical miles off Zhu Zai Zui. At 0930, Daihatsus come alongside. Army soldiers start disembarking and food unloading begins. At 1135, completes food unloading and Army soldiers disembarking. Depart Zhou.
7 February 1939:
Arrives at 208° and 11.7 nautical miles off Wei Jiao lighthouse. Departs there later this day.
8 February 1939:
Arrives at Wanshan, 123° and 1.7 nautical miles off Liang Ye Island (Toba Island). 1115 ~ 1138: MARUSHIN MARU lies alongside to starboard. Departs Wanshan and arrives at Lingding Island, 252° and 1.5 nautical miles off Lingding Island N end. Departs there and arrives at Humen. 2030 ~ 2040: NANSHIN MARU No. 16 lies alongside.
9 March 1939:
1010 ~ 1225: NANSHIN MARU No. 17 lies alongside to starboard. 1030 ~ 1200: NANSHIN MARU No. 16 lies alongside to starboard. Departs Humen and arrives at Huangbu, 57° and 0.85 nautical miles off Shiengaru Hiru (Shiengar Hill).
10 March 1939:
Departs Huangbu and arrives at Humen. 2045 ~ 2300: loads coal and 2050 ~ 2240: loads boiler water.
11 March 1939:
0845 ~ 1025: loads 110-tons of coal. 1256 ~ 1257: ASAHI MARU No. 3 lies alongside to starboard. Departs Humen and arrives at Dai Ubushima (Big Island). 1530 ~ 1535: CHOUN MARU No. 8 lies alongside to starboard. Anchors 292° and one nautical mile off Dai Ubushima.
12 March 1939:
0907 ~ 1015: dispatches a land platoon.
13 March 1939:
Departs Dai Ubushima and arrives at Humen later that day.
14 March 1939:
0905 ~ 0925: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to port. 1025 ~ 1548: NANSHIN MARU No. 17 lies alongside to port. 1420 ~ 1640: JITAKA MARU lies alongside to starboard.
15 March 1939:
0825 ~ 0827: NANSHIN MARU No. 17 lies alongside to port. 1330 ~ 1728: ROKKOSAN MARU lies alongside to starboard and supplies coal and boiler water. At 2000, HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard and two boats come alongside.
16 March 1939:
1424 ~ 1448: JITAKA MARU lies alongside to starboard. 1500 ~ 1645: SHINAN MARU No. 17 lies alongside to starboard.
17 March 1939:
0910 ~ 1235: ASAHI MARU No. 3 lies alongside to starboard. At 1235, HAYABUSA MARU departs. 1252 ~ 1455: auxiliary stores ship HARUNA MARU lies alongside to starboard. Loads food. At 1350, ASAHI MARU No. 3 lies alongside to starboard. 1420 ~ 1500: BANSHU MARU No. 58 lies alongside to port. At 1630, HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard.
18 March 1939:
At 0805, HAYABUSA MARU departs. 1247 ~ 1252: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard. 1530 ~ 1535: NOTAKA MARU lies alongside to starboard. 1815 ~ 1833: CHOUN MARU No. 8 lies alongside to starboard. Loads supplies. At 2015, auxiliary transport SHOKEI MARU lies alongside to starboard. Loads coal and boiler water.
19 March 1939:
At 1010, ASAHI MARU No 3’s Naika Type high speed boat returns and comes alongside. At 1750, auxiliary transport SHOKEI MARU departs.
20 March 1939:
1130 ~ 1145: auxiliary minesweeper SHINPO MARU lies alongside to starboard. 1354 ~ 1545: NANSHIN MARU No. 17 lies alongside. At 1356, a junk moors at the stern. At 2050, NOTAKA MARU towing a junk, moors at the stern. At 2110, a junk moors at the stern. At 2120, NOTAKA MARU departs.
21 March 1939:
0835 ~ 0840: NANSHIN MARU No. 17 lies alongside to port. 1030 ~ 1414: ASAHI MARU No. 3 lies alongside to port. 1145 ~ 1150: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard. 1243 ~ 1310: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside. At 1602, NOTAKA MARU towing a junk, moors at the stern. 1610 ~ 1700: NOTAKA MARU lies alongside.
22 March 1939:
1330 ~ 1410: NOTAKA MARU towing a junk, moors at the stern. 1440 ~ 1450: NOTAKA MARU proceeds to departure.
24 March 1939:
0900 ~ 1030: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard.
25 March 1939:
0830 ~ 0910: BANSHU MARU No. 31 and BANSHU MARU No. 32 lie alongside to starboard. At 1040, ASAHI MARU No. 3 lies alongside to starboard.
26 March 1939:
1220 ~ 1225: CHOUN MARU No. 8 lies alongside to starboard.
27 March 1939:
0740 ~ 1235: lies alongside to ROKKOSAN MARU’s starboard and replenishes fresh water. 1430 ~ 1522: AKASHI MARU No. 31 lies alongside to starboard. At 1700, BANSHU MARU No. 31 lies alongside to port. 1705 ~ 1810: auxiliary stores ship HARUNA MARU lies alongside to port. Loads groceries.
29 March 1939:
1340 ~ 1345: JITAKA MARU lies alongside to starboard.
1 April 1939:
0640 ~ 0700: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard center. 1030 ~ 1640: BANSHU MARU No. 31 lies alongside to port. At 1040, BANSHU MARU No. 31 towing a junk, moors at the stern. 1130 ~ 1135: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard. 1830 ~ 1845: JITAKA MARU lies alongside to port. 1917 ~ 2015: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard. 1941 ~ 1945: NOTAKA MARU lies alongside to port.
2 April 1939:
1340 ~ 1410: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard. At 1915, ASAHI MARU No. 7 lies alongside to starboard stern.
4 April 1939:
Departs Humen towing ASAHI MARU No. 7.
5 April 1939:
At 1130, ASAHI MARU No. 7’s towing rope is cut. At 1549, arrives at Pinghai Bay. At 1705, ASAHI MARU No. 7 lies alongside to starboard.
6 April 1939:
Departs Pinghai Bay towing ASAHI MARU No. 7.
7 April 1939:
At 1705, ASAHI MARU No. 7’s towing line is released. Arrives at Nanao Island, 268° and 3,900 meters off Zhangshan (Changshan).
9 April 1939:
Departs Nanao Island towing ASAHI MARU No. 7.
10 April 1939:
At 0645, stops towing ASAHI MARU No. 7. Arrives at Amoy, 347° and 1.6 nautical miles off Qinqi lighthouse. At 0720, ASAHI MARU No. 7 lies alongside to starboard. Departs Amoy towing ASAHI MARU No. 7 later that day.
11 April 1939:
At 2135, switches on searchlights. At 2150, ASAHI MARU No. 7’s towing line is released. At 2205, turns off searchlights. 2244 ~ 2247: switches on searchlights. At 2254 switches on searchlights. Arrives at Kirun, 162° and 800 meters off Wan Ren Dui Bi lighthouse. At 2313, turns off searchlights.
12 April 1939:
Anchors at quay No. 9, with shore to port. 0830 ~ 2200: loads boiler water. At 0855, ASAHI MARU No. 7 lies alongside to starboard. At 0900, ASAHI MARU No. 3 lies alongside to starboard. 0907 ~ 1515: loads coal.
13 April 1939:
At 0650, loads boiler water.
14 April 1939:
At 1515, ASAHI MARU No. 3 and ASAHI MARU No. 7 lie alongside.
15 April 1939:
At 0810, loads food. Departs Kirun later this day.
17 April 1939:
Arrives at Zhu Tu An Island.
18 April 1939:
Departs Zhu Tu An Island and arrives at Humen, 161° and 1.4 nautical miles off Ya Niang Ya Peak. 1124 ~ 1434: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard. 1225 ~ 1250: CHOUN MARU No. 8 lies alongside to starboard. At 1345, general flag is displayed as 2nd Base Division Commander comes aboard. Departs Humen and arrives at Lindgding Island. Departs there and arrives at Sanjiao Island (Triangle island), 155° and 3 nautical miles off Zhu Tu An Island.
19 April 1939:
Departs Sanjiao Island and arrives at 43° and 3.2 nautical miles off Zhu Tu An Island. 1530 ~ 1550: BANSHU MARU No. 31 lies alongside to port.
20 April 1939:
Departs Zhu Tu an Island and arrives at Humen, 158° and 1.1 nautical miles off Ya Niang Xie Peak.
21 April 1939:
0713 ~ 0835: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard. At 0835, 2nd Base Division Commander departs and general flag is lowered.
22 April 1939:
0910 ~ 0935: CHOUN MARU N0. 8 lies alongside to starboard. At 1952, HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard.
23 April 1939:
At 0730, HAYABUSA MARU departs. 1310 ~ 1350: inspects a junk.
24 April 1939:
1852 ~ 2015: auxiliary stores ship CHIYO MARU lies alongside to starboard and supplies food.
25 April 1939:
1945 ~ 1950: NANKAI No . 2 lies alongside to port.
26 April 1939:
1150 ~ 1158: NANKAI No. 2 lies alongside to port. 1328 ~ 1410: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard.
28 April 1939:
0750 ~ 1348: ROKKOSAN MARU lies alongside to starboard and replenishes boiler water. 0814 ~ 0856: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to port.
29 April 1939:
1145 ~ 1245: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard. At 1715, CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard.
30 April 1939:
At 0632, CHOUN MARU No. 11 departs. 1345 ~ 1420: HAYABUSA MARU departs. 1855 ~ 1952: RYUKYU MARU lies alongside to starboard and loads food and ice.
1 May 1939:
0723 ~ 0728: auxiliary minesweeper SHINPO MARU lies alongside to starboard.
2 May 1939:
1055 ~ 1106: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard. 1652 ~ 1815: two tugs lie alongside to starboard and replenish boiler water.
3 May 1939:
Departs Humen and arrives at Wanshan. 1417 ~ 1640: CHOUN MARU No. 8 lies alongside to port.
4 May 1939:
Departs Wanshan towing a target for gunboat SAGA’s training. Arrives Wanshan, at 31° and 2,900 meters off Daye Island. 1710 ~ 1800: CHOUN MARU No. 8 lies alongside and takes over the towing line.
5 May 1939:
At 0835, 2nd Base Division Commander comes aboard. Departs Wanshan for a gunnery exercise. Each gun fires five times. Arrives at Wanshan, 187° and 1.3 nautical miles off Xiaoye Island top. 1415 ~ 1530: CHOUN MARU No. 8 lies alongside.
6 May 1939:
At 1227, 2nd Base Division Commander departs. Transfers general flag to gunboat SAGA. Departs Wanshan and arrives at Humen, at 167° and 2,200 meters off Ya Niang Xie Feng later that day.
7 May 1939:
0737 ~ 1440: CHOUN MARU No. 8 lies alongside to starboard and unloads minesweeping gear.
8 May 1939:
1235 ~ 1345: BANSHU MARU No. 31 lies alongside to starboard.
9 May 1939:
1120 ~ 1130: auxiliary minesweeper SHINPO MARU lies alongside to starboard.
10 May 1939:
0915 ~ 1140: auxiliary stores ship SAPPORO MARU lies alongside to starboard and provisions groceries and ice.
11 May 1939:
Departs Humen and arrives at Lingding Island at 4° and 3.7 nautical miles off Lingding Islands southern lighthouse. 1235 ~ 1407: auxiliary minesweeper SHINPO MARU lies alongside to starboard. Departs Lingding Island and arrives at Wanshan, at 227° and 1,400 meters off Daye Island. 2115 ~ 2120: CHOUN MARU No. 8 lies alongside to port. 2200 ~ 2220: BANSHU MARU No. 32 lies alongside to port.
12 May 1939:
At 1516, anchors. 1545 ~ 1600: CHOUN MARU No. 8 lies alongside to port. Departs Wanshan towing a target for gunnery exercise. At 1752, minelayer ENOSHIMA fires the first shot. At 1754, minelayer ENOSHIMA fire the second shot. At 1816, minesweeper W-17 fires the first shot. At 1818, minesweeper W-18 fires the first shot. At 1821, shooting ends. At 2047 switches on searchlights. Arrives at Wanshan, 174° and 1,156 meters off Shang Jiao Zi. 2050 ~ 2125: CHOUN MARU No. 8 lies alongside to starboard. 2133 ~ 2140: BANSHU MARU No. 32 lies alongside to starboard.
13 May 1939:
Departs Wanshan and arrives at Michireishima at 15° and 900 meters of the southern Michireishima Island buoy later this day.
14 May 1939:
1510 ~ 1520: CHOUN MARU No. 8 lies alongside and unloads the target.
15 May 1939:
Departs Michireishima and arrives at Humen. Comes alongside to port of ROKKOSAN MARU. 1010 ~ 1603: loads coal. Then anchors.
17 May 1939:
0727 ~ 0745: BANSHU MARU No. 32 lies alongside to port. 1125 ~ 1210: lifts a mine.
18 May 1939:
1950 ~ 2030: auxiliary minesweeper SHINPO MARU lies alongside to port.
19 May 1939:
0715 ~ 0755: BANSHU MARU No. 31 lies alongside to starboard.
20 May 1939:
1530 ~ 1545: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to port.
22 May 1939:
1200 ~ 1220: BANSHU MARU No. 31 lies alongside. 1203 ~ 1220: CHOUN MARU No. 8 lies alongside to port. 1405 ~ 1415: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to port. 1737 ~ 1955: NANKAI No. 8 lies alongside to port.
23 May 1939:
At 1128, ROKKOSAN MARU lies alongside to starboard. Loads boiler water and coal. 2215 ~ 2220: switches on searchlight for distance measurement. Then anchors.
24 May 1939:
At 0700, ROKKOSAN MARU departs. 1725 ~ 1805: NANKAI MARU No. 2 lies alongside to starboard. 1915 ~ 2205: RYUKYU MARU lies alongside to starboard. Loads groceries. 2002 ~ 2158: AKASHI MARU No. 31 lies alongside to starboard.
25 May 1939:
At 0335, a junk drifting ashore passes port stern. 1120 ~ 1155: CHOUN MARU No. 8 lies alongside.
26 May 1939:
0625 ~ 0705: auxiliary stores ship CHIYO MARU lies alongside to starboard and provisions food. Departs Humen and arrives at Fasutoba later this day.
29 May 1939:
Departs Fasutoba and arrives at Humen, 153° and 2.7 nautical miles off Ya Niang Xie Peak. Departs there later this day.
30 May 1939:
Arrives at Daya Bay. 1810 ~ 2000: dispatches a land platoon.
31 May 1939:
Anchors at 162° and 3.2 nautical miles off Qiniang Shan. Later anchors at 3° and 0.85 nautical miles off N Niao Zhoudao. 1106 ~ 1550: dispatches a land platoon. Anchors at 24° and 6 nautical miles off Qiniang Shan.
1 June 1939:
0755 ~ 1430: dispatches a land platoon member. Anchors 41° and 2,500 meters off Square Rock. 1640 ~ 2005: dispatches a land platoon. Departs Daya Bay.
2 June 1939:
Arrives at Humen, at 151° and 1.7 nautical miles off Ya Niang Xie Peak. 1315 ~ 1405: BANSHU MARU No. 32 lies alongside.
3 June 1939:
1140 ~ 1735: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard. At 1800, NOTAKA MARU lies alongside to starboard. 1915 ~ 1940: JITAKA MARU lies alongside to starboard.
4 June 1939:
At 0830, NOTAKA MARU departs. 1155 ~ 1205: auxiliary minesweeper SHINPO MARU lies alongside. 1325 ~ 1400: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard. 1410 ~ 1735: RYUKYU MARU lies alongside to starboard. Loads food. 1535 ~ 1805: two tugboats lie alongside to starboard. 1748 ~ 2016: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard. 1900 ~ 2017: NOTAKA MARU lies alongside to port. 2000 ~ 2014: auxiliary subchaser WABI MARU lies alongside to HAYABUSA MARU.
5 June 1939:
0912 ~ 1019: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard.
6 June 1939:
At 1620, land platoon departs. At 2040, NOTAKA MARU lies alongside to starboard.
7 June 1939:
At 0830, NOTAKA MARU departs.
8 June 1939:
1055 ~ 1115: CHOUN MARU No. 8 lies alongside to starboard.
9 June 1939:
0700 ~ 0715: NOTAKA MARU lies alongside to starboard. From 1715 ~ 1740: BANSHU MARU No. 31 lies alongside.
10 June 1939:
0800 ~ 0935: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard. At 2040, NOTAKA MARU lies alongside to starboard.
11 June 1939:
At 1305, NOTAKA MARU lies alongside.
12 June 1939:
At 1045, land platoon returns. 1215 ~ 1240: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard. At 2023, NOTAKA MARU lies alongside to starboard.
13 June 1939:
Anchors. 0845 ~ 1417: loads coal. 0855 ~ 2230: loads boiler water. At 1702, NOTAKA MARU lies alongside to starboard.
14 June 1939:
Anchors. 1320 ~ 1600: dispatches land platoon. 1800 ~ 1835: BANSHU MARU No. 32 lies alongside to port.
15 June 1939:
0715 ~ 0803: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard. 1720 ~ 1753: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard.
16 June 1939:
0700 ~ 0827: NOTAKA MARU lies alongside to starboard. 1210 ~ 1445: CHOUN MARU No. 8 lies alongside to starboard. Land platoon members come aboard. Loads land platoon goods. At 1504, hoists flag as 2nd Base Division Commander comes aboard. 1600 ~ 1622: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside. 1745 ~ 2115: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard.
17 June 1939:
Departs Humen. At 0955, fires MG. At 1420, fires MG. Arrives at Wanshan at 45° and 900 meters off Huangbu Island. 1655 ~ 1733: auxiliary transport NISSHO MARU No. 3 lies alongside to starboard. 130 members of 2nd Defense Force land troops come aboard. 1945 ~ 1952: auxiliary minesweeper SHINURA MARU lies alongside to starboard. Departs Wanshan.
18 June 1939:
Arrives at Nanpeng Island, at 37° and 87° off Nanpeng Island N. At 0855, fires at a junk. At 0913, land platoon departs. At 0914, fires at a junk. At 0917, fires two cannon blank shots. At 0925, land platoon lands successfully. At 1100, land platoon members land various equipment. Anchors 58° SE off Nanpeng Island eastern end, and 59° W of Nanpeng Island Top.
19 June 1939:
2130 ~ 2200: switches on searchlights.
20 June 1939:
2120 ~ 2125, 2230 ~ 2235 and 2330 ~ 2335: switches on searchlights.
21 June 1939:
At 0831, anchors. At 0954, anchors again. At 1010, embarks the second cutter’s crew. At 1025, land platoon lands successfully. At 1302, land platoon and reconnaissance team return. At 1312, anchors. At 1355, anchors again. At 1412, land platoon and reconnaissance teams second cutter depart. At 1425, land squadron lands successfully. At 1700, land platoon returns. At 1747, anchors. At 1803, anchors again. At 1828, land platoon returns. At 1840, anchors. At 1910, anchors again. Departs Nanpeng Island.
22 June 1939:
Arrives at Humen, at 159° and 1.3 nautical miles off Ya Niang Xie Peak. 1237 ~ 1250: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard. At 1248, lowers the flag as 2nd Base Division Commander departs.
23 June 1939:
At 1610, NANSHIN MARU No. 16 lies alongside to starboard.
24 June 1939:
1312 ~ 1335: AKASHI MARU No. 31 lies alongside to starboard. 1755 ~ 2110: ROKKOSAN MARU lies alongside to starboard. Loads coal and boiler water.
26 June 1939:
1230 ~ 1800: NANKAI No. 8 lies alongside to port. Loads consignments. Departs Humen.
27 June 1939:
Arrives at Nanpeng Island at 50° and 1.2 nautical miles off Nanpeng Island top.
28 June 1939:
Anchors at 65° and 450 meters S of Nanpeng Island. 0720 ~ 1715: disembarks land platoon. 2225 ~ 2240: searchlights lights illuminate the shore.
30 June 1939:
1135 ~ 1420: auxiliary minesweeper SHIGURA MARU lies alongside to starboard and loads boiler water.
1 July 1939:
At 1125, 149 3rd Defense Force, Land Force members come aboard. Departs Nanpeng Island.
2 July 1939:
At 0448, anchors at 320° and 0.9 nautical miles off Yaao Island Top. At 0730, anchors. At 0816, anchors again near Dongao Island. 0820 ~ 0919: Army transport YONEYAMA MARU lies alongside to starboard. At 0845, a 2nd Defense Force, Land Force member departs. At 0926, anchors. At 1416, arrives at Humen, at 299° and one nautical mile off Bua Bi Xin signal station. 1430 ~ 1457: auxiliary minesweeper SHINPO MARU lies alongside to starboard. At 1455, a 3rd Defense Force, Land Force member departs.
4 July 1939:
0705 ~ 0855: auxiliary stores ship CHIYO MARU lies alongside to starboard. Provisions groceries. Departs Humen and arrives at Michireishima, at 349° and 1.2 nautical miles off San Hu Ding later this day. 1325 ~ 1409: NOTAKA MARU lies alongside to starboard. Departs Michireishima and arrives at Fasutoba, at 256° and 1,500 meters off Fasutoba Island (Jiao Island) later that day.
5 July 1939:
1000 ~ 1005: auxiliary minesweeper SHINPO MARU lies alongside to port. 1445 ~ 1520: NANSHIN MARU No. 16 lies alongside to starboard.
7 July 1939:
At 0915, land platoon departs. 1225 ~ 1625: NANKAI No. 3 lies alongside to port. 1230 ~ 1600: loads equipment for Nanpeng Land Unit.
8 July 1939:
Departs Fasutoba and arrives at Humen. 11455 ~ 1400: loads canteen goods and soldiers shirts. 1345 ~ 1400: BANSHU MARU No. 31 lies alongside to port. Departs Humen.
9 July 1939:
Arrives at Nanpeng Island at 95° and 0.6 nautical miles off Nanpeng Island western end. 0930 ~ 1310: unloads various goods.
10 July 1939:
Departs Nanpeng Island.
11 July 1939:
Arrives at Wanshan, 68° and 1.5 nautical miles off Xiaoye Island top. Departs Wanshan and arrives at Humen, at 156° and 2.1 nautical miles off Ya Niang Xie Peak later that day. 1430 ~ 1445: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard.
14 July 1939:
0710 ~ 0725: JITAKA MARU lies alongside to starboard. 1155 ~ 1210: NANJAI No. 2 lies alongside to port. Departs Humen and calls at Wanshan. Departs there later that day.
15 July 1939:
Arrives at Nanpeng Island, 90° and 650 meters off Nanpeng Island western end.
16 July 1939:
Departs Nanpeng Island.
17 July 1939:
Arrives at Wanshan, at 100° and one nautical mile off Daye Ding Island. 0850 ~ 0930: auxiliary stores ship KITAMI MARU lies alongside to starboard. Provisions food. Departs Wanshan and arrives at Humen at 154° and 2 nautical miles off Yan Niang Xie Peak. 1535 ~ 1605: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard. Land platoon returns.
18 July 1939:
1100 ~ 1130: JITAKA MARU lies alongside to starboard. 1745 ~ 1825: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard.
19 July 1939:
1400 ~ 1445: BANSHU MARU No. 32 lies alongside to starboard. 1700 ~ 1820: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard, unloads tungsten and cable.
20 July 1939:
1140 ~ 1155: NOTAKA MARU lies alongside to port.
21 July 1939:
1120 ~ 1155: NOTAKA MARU lies alongside to starboard. Departs Humen and arrives at Lingding Island at 341° and 1,180 meters off Lingding Island W end. 1550 ~ 1600: BANSHU MARU No. 32 lies alongside to starboard. 1723 ~ 1825: RYUKYU MARU lies alongside to starboard. Loads groceries.
22 July 1939:
Anchors at 141° and 3 nautical miles off Qi Ao Island lighthouse. Later, anchors at 43° and 2.6 nautical miles off Lingding Islands N Peak. Then, anchors at 343° and 2,000 meters off Lingding Island W end. At 1650, 3rd Defense Force, Land Force comes aboard.
23 July 1939:
At 1000, 3rd Defense Force, Land Force departs. 1250 ~ 1320: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard. 1315 ~ 1350: JITAKA MARU lies alongside to starboard. Loads consignments. Departs Lingding Island and arrives at Heng Men, at 163° and 500 meters off Heng Men Pass.
24 July 1939:
At 0730, Land Force departs. 0900 ~ 1445: SEIKYO MARU No. 2 lies alongside to starboard. At 1220, landing of Land Force is completed. Anchors at 301° and 1,100 meters off Heng Men Pass buoy. At 1950, Land Force returns to ship.
25 July 1939:
At 0630, Land Force departs. At 0851, opens fire. At 0945, stops firing, having fired 12 shots. At 1130, fires again. At 1138, stops firing. 1805 ~ 1810: AKASHI MARU No. 17 lies alongside to port. At 2010, Land Force returns to ship.
26 July 1939:
At 0848, fires. At 0935, fires 26 shots. 1125 ~ 1630: SEIKYO MARU No. 2 lies alongside to starboard. Loads boiler water.
28 July 1939:
At 0610, starts firing. At 0622, stops firing, after having fired 2 shots. At 0740, CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to port. At 0815, Land Force departs. 1407 ~ 1418: auxiliary minesweeper SHINURA MARU lies alongside to starboard.
29 July 1939:
At 1110, AKASHI MARU No. 11 lies alongside to port. At 1200, starts firing. 1200 ~ 1306, 1500 ~ 1504, 1612 ~ 1617, 1651 ~ 1659 and 1746 ~ 1750: fires. At 1830, Land Force returns. 2020 ~ 2050: Land Force transfers to BANSHU MARU No. 31 port side. At 2137, switches on searchlights. 2143 ~ 2144: fires. 2230 ~ 2300: BANSHU MARU No. 31 lies alongside to port. The waterproof worker returns. Land Force departs.
31 July 1939:
Departs Heng Men and arrives at Michireishima Island, at 158° and 1,300 meters off Michireishima Island Gui lighthouse buoy. At 1715, ROKKOSAN MARU lies alongside to starboard. Loads coal. 1940 ~ 2025: NOTAKA MARU lies alongside. At 2150, Land Force returns.
1 August 1939:
Departs Michireishima and arrives at Huangbu later that day.
2 August 1939:
At 0830, anti-slip board is applied.
4 August 1939:
NOTAKA MARU lies alongside to starboard.
5 July 1939:
At 0720, NOTAKA MARU departs. At 0820, NOTAKA MARU lies alongside to port. 0945 ~ 1020: AKASHI MARU No. 17 lies alongside to starboard. At 1005, Land Force departs. At 1640, returns to NOTAKA MARU. Land Force returns. At 1730, NOTAKA MARU lies alongside.
6 August 1939:
1100 ~ 1105: NOTAKA MARU lies alongside to starboard. 1355 ~ 1435: AKASHI MARU No. 17 lies alongside to starboard. Loads groceries.
10 August 1939:
1645 ~ 1715: CHOUN MARU No. 8 lies alongside to starboard. Loads consignments.
11 August 1939:
Departs Huangbu and arrives at Fasutoba later this day.
12 August 1939:
Departs Fasutoba and arrives at Humen, at 285° and 1.5 nautical miles off Chuan Bi Xin signal station. 1603 ~ 1700: NOTAKA MARU lies alongside to starboard center.
13 August 1939:
0730 ~ 0740: CHOUN MARU No. 8 lies alongside to starboard center.
14 August 1939:
At 0645, AKASHI MARU No. 17 lies alongside to starboard. Loads groceries. 0847 ~ 1742: ROKKOSAN MARU lies alongside to starboard. Loads coal and boiler water.
15 August 1939:
0930 ~ 1055: CHOUN MARU No. 8 lies alongside to port. 1230 ~ 1338: lifts captured goods from a captured junk. Departs Humen and arrives at Lingdin Island, 290° and 2 nautical miles off Lingding Island Top.
16 August 1939:
Departs Lingding Island and arrives at Qi Ao Island, at 61° and 1,100 meters off Qi Ao Island. At 0930, Land Force departs. At 0931, fires two shots. At 0954, Land Force lands successfully. 1250 ~ 1718: KAIGO MARU lies alongside to port. Loads consignments. At 1550, Land Force returns.
17 August 1939:
At 0730, Land Force departs. At 0815, Land Force lands successfully. 1025 ~ 1105: loads white rice. At 1340, KAIGO MARU lies alongside to starboard. Departs Qi Ao Island and arrives at Lingding Island. At 1601, Land Force returns. At 1630, 3rd Defense Force, Land Force, 1st Platoon 43 members come aboard. 1635 ~ 1725: AKASHI MARU No. 17 lies alongside to starboard. Loads food. Departs Lingding Island and arrives at Sanjiao Island, at 262° and 920 meters off Sanjiao Island later this day.
18 August 1939:
At 0800, Land Force departs. At 0815, Land Force lands successfully. At 1050, Land Force returns. Departs Sanjiao Island and arrives at Wai Lingding Island. At 1628, Land Force departs. At 1651, Land Force lands successfully. At 1720, Land Force returns.
19 August 1939:
Departs Wai Lingding Island and arrives at Qi Zhou Island, at 315° and 1,350 meters off Qi Zhou Island. At 0935, Land Force departs. At 1000, Land Force lands successfully. At 1417, Land Force returns. Departs Qi Zhou Island and arrives at Dong Ao Island, at 75° and 2,200 meters off Dong Ao Island later that day.
20 August 1939:
At 0800, Land Force departs. At 1455, Land Force returns. Departs Dong Ao Island and arrives at Lao Wanshan, at 217° and 2,200 meters off Lao Wanshan later this day.
21 August 1939:
At 0755, Land Force departs. At 0815, Land Force lands successfully. At 1455, Land Force returns. Departs Lao Wanshan and arrives at Xi Ao Island, at 215° and 1,500 meters off Guan Pai later that day.
22 August 1939:
At 0750, Land Force departs. At 0810, Land Force lands successfully. At 1330, Land Force returns. Departs Xi Ao Island and arrives at Lao Wanshan. At 1555, auxiliary transport SOYO MARU supplies consignments. Departs Lao Wanshan and arrives at Lingding Island at 262° and 2 nautical miles off Lingding Island top later that day.
23 August 1939:
Departs Lingding Island and arrives at Fasutoba, at 170° and 900 meters off Fasutoba Rippyo. 1217 ~ 1232: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to port center. 1220 ~ 1425: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard center. Loads consignments, ammunition and coal. At 1230, 43rd Guard Unit 43 members depart. 1310 ~ 1950: NOTAKA MARU lies alongside to port center. At 1535, 75 3rd Defense Force Land Force members depart. At 2040, HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard center.
24 August 1939:
At 0620, HAYABUSHA MARU lies alongside. 0700 ~ l000: NOTAKA MARU lies alongside to starboard center. 1110 ~ 1156: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard center. Loads consignments. Departs Fasutoba and arrives at Daya Bay, at 210° and 2,500 meters off Liu Ke Island N end later this day.
25 August 1939:
1115 ~ 1200: YOBAI MARU lies alongside to starboard stern. Land Force departs. Anchors 225° and 800 meters off Roairando Island. 1648 ~ 1650: YOBAI MARU lies alongside to port stern.
27 August 1939:
YOBAI MARU lies alongside to port center. Land Force returns.
28 August 1939:
0910 ~ 1110: auxiliary stores ship KITAMI MARU lies alongside to starboard. Provisions food. 1518 ~ 1542: TENZAN MARU lies alongside to starboard. At 1630 YOBAI MARU lies alongside to starboard center.
29 August 1939:
Anchors at 111° and 1,000 meters off Sugarov Island. At 0909, Land Force departs. At 1620, Land Force returns.
30 August 1939:
Anchors at 136° and 3.5 nautical miles off Qiniang Shan. At 1330, Land Force departs. At 1350, Land Force lands successfully. At 1750, Land Force returns.
31 August 1939:
Anchors at 83° and 1,850 meters offshore. At 0820, 1st Land Force departs. At 0847, 1st Land Force lands successfully. At 0922, 2nd Land Force departs. At 0952, 2nd Land Force lands successfully. At 1235, AKASHI MARU No. 17 lies alongside to starboard bow. Provisions food. At 1820, both Land Forces return. Anchors at 146° and 900 meters off Tei Kaku. At 2026, switches on searchlights.
1 September 1939:
At 0728, Land Force departs. At 0735, Land Force lands successfully at Lu Ju. At 1022, Land Force returns. Departs Lu Ju and arrives at Boli Chang, 268° and 1,800 meters off Boli Chang Chimney.
2 September 1939:
Anchors at 123° and 4,350 meters off Pai Ya Shan. At 0840, Land platoon departs. At 0905, it lands successfully at Lu Ju. At 1650, Land platoon returns. Anchors at 58° and 1,300 meters off Slope Island Top.
3 September 1939:
At 0730, Land platoon departs. At 1245, some elements return. At 1320, remaining soldiers return. Departs Daya Bay.
4 September 1939:
Arrives at Humen. Comes alongside ROKKOSAN MARU. 1140 ~ 1200: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to port center. At 1155, 3rd Defense Force Land Unit scout departs. 1223 ~ 1458: RYUGU MARU lies alongside to port center. 1230 ~ 1730: loads coal. 1305 ~ 2400: loads boiler water. 1815 ~ 0215: loads coal.
5 September 1939:
Anchors at 157° and 2,800 meters off Ya Niang Xie Peak. At 0805, HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard center. 2105 ~ 0759: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard center. 2110 ~ 2140: loads food.
6 September 1939:
Departs Humen and arrives at Fasutoba. 1126 ~ 1210: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard center. 2017 ~ 0900: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard center. 2020 ~ 2140: loads canteen goods and food.
8 September 1939:
NANKAI No. 3 lies alongside to port center. A resource scientist comes aboard. Departs Fasutoba and arrives at Chuan Bishui Channel, at 54° and 1,550 meters off Sanban Zhou. 1301 ~1321: NOTAKA MARU lies alongside to port center. Departs Chuan Bishui Channel. At 1918, prepares for combat with British destroyers. At 1945, discovers a British destroyer. At 2048, illuminated by the British destroyer. At 2050, illuminates the British destroyers. At 2100, searchlight illumination stops. At 2345, switches on searchlight and moves it. At 2356, switches off searchlight. Departs Mendosa anchorage in Daya Bay.
9 September 1939:
Anchors at 237° and 2,100 meters off Liu Ke Island top.
10 September 1939:
Anchors at 40° and 3,749 meters off Roairando. At 0811, Land platoon departs. Joins the 9th special Land platoon. At 0832, Land platoon lands successfully at Shimoga ruins. At 1755, Kand platoon returns. Anchors at 99° and 3,000 meters off Roairando.
11 September 1939:
At 0642, Land platoon departs. At 0654, raises war flag. Anchors at Pottop, at 97° and 4,500 meters off Chow. At 0720, starts firing. At 0725, stops firing, having fired one shot. At 0748, Land platoon completes the landing. At 0748, Land platoon returns. Anchors at 93° and 3,400 meters off Chow. At 2029, switches on searchlight. Anchors at 282° and 2,700 meters off Liu Ke Island top.
12 September 1939:
Departs Daya Bay and arrives at Shanwei, at 205° and 3,750 meters off unidentified location later that day.
13 September 1939:
At 0654, Land platoon departs. At 0717, starts firing. At 0738, Land platoon lands. At 0740, stops firing, having fired 3 shots. At 1810, Land platoon returns.
14 September 1939:
Departs Shanwei and arrives at Lingding Island, 293° and 2.7 nautical miles off Lingding Island top later this day.
15 September 1939:
Departs Lingding Island and arrives at Fasutoba 80° and 880 meters off Da Huang Sha Beacon. 1415 ~ 1427: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard.
16 September 1939:
At 0745, HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard. 1840 ~ 1900: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard. 2205 ~ 2207, 2215 ~ 2223 and 2227 ~ 2232: switches on searchlights.
17 September 1939:
0900 ~ 0935: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to port. 1851 ~ 1916: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard.
18 September 1939:
Departs Fasutoba and arrives at Humen, at 162° and 2,700 meters off Ya Niang Xie Peak later this day.
19 September 1939:
Anchors alongside to ROKKOSAN MARU starboard. 0925 ~ 0750: loads boiler water. 0945 ~ 1645: loads coal. 1240 ~ 1310: ROKKOSAN MARU lies alongside.
20 September 1939:
Anchors, at 160° and 2,900 meters off Ya Niang Xie Peak. 1950 ~ 2030: NOTAKA MARU lies alongside to starboard.
21 September 1939:
0720 ~ 0825: NOTAKA MARU lies alongside.
22 September 1939:
1015 ~ 1745: paints outer hull. 1400 ~ 1500: auxiliary stores ship SAPPORO MARU lies alongside to starboard. Provisions food.
23 September 1939:
0800 ~ 1710: undergoes interior and exterior coating.
24 September 1939:
Departs Humen and arrives at Michireishima, at 163° and 1,050 meters from Michireishima buoy later that day.
25 September 1939:
1205 ~ 1307: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard center. At 1205, hoists commander flag while 2nd Base Force Commander comes aboard. Departs Michireishima and arrives at Lingding Island later this day.
26 September 1939:
1143 ~ 1155: JITAKA MARU lies alongside to port. Departs Lingding Island.
27 September 1939:
Arrives at Nanpeng Island. Departs there later that day.
28 September 1939:
Arrives at Haikow, at 6° and 6,300 meters off Xiu Ying lighthouse.
2 October 1939:
Departs Haikow.
4 October 1939:
Arrives at Michireishima. Departs there and arrives at Fasutoba, at 164° and 1,000 meters off Da Sha lighthouse. 0913 ~ 0926: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard. At 0924, 2nd Base Force Commander departs. At 1000, lowers commander flag. 1318 ~ 1700: NOTAKA MARU lies alongside to starboard. At 1940, HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard.
5 October 1939:
0930 ~ 0940: CHOUN MARU No. 8 lies alongside to port. At 0940, HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside. At 1930, HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard.
6 October 1939:
At 0710, HAYABUSA MARU departs. Departs Fasutoba and arrives at 75° and 3,000 meters off Dajiao Toushan. At 1012, Land platoon departs. Departs Dajiao Toushan and calls at Qiao Island, at 138° and 6,000 meters off Qiao Island lighthouse. Anchors 142° and 4,500 meters off Qiao Island lighthouse. Departs there and arrives at Hengmen Pass, at 106° and 3,500 meters off Yi Zhou.
7 October 1939:
0655 ~ 0730: fires 9 shots. Anchors at 116° and 1,300 meters off Hengmen Xi lighthouse. 0930 ~ 1200: a tugboat lies alongside to starboard. At 1410, 18 casualties of 3rd Guard Unit come aboard. At 2015, brings aboard 4 dead soldiers.
8 October 1939:
At 1100, 9 seriously injured soldiers depart. At 1110, one Army wounded soldier comes aboard. 1420 ~ 1535: TOKUYAMA MARU lies alongside to starboard. War casualties depart. 1645 ~ 1745: AKASHI MARU No. 17 lies alongside to starboard. Provisions food and firewood.
9 October 1939:
Departs Hengmen Pass and arrives at Lingding Island, at 222° and 3.5 nautical miles off Lingding Island top. 1652 ~ 1816: auxiliary stores ship SAPPORO MARU lies alongside to starboard. Provisions food.
11 October 1939:
Departs Lingding Island and arrives at Humen, at 158° and 3,200 meters off Ya Niang Xie Peak. 1830 ~ 1930: NOTAKA MARU lies alongside to starboard.
12 October 1939:
1745 ~ 1830: auxiliary netlayer SHUKO MARU lies alongside to starboard.
13 October 1939:
0753 ~ 0816: CHOUN MARU No. 8 lies alongside to starboard. At 1205, Land platoon returns. Departs Humen and arrives at Michireishima, at 158° and 2,100 meters off Michireishima buoy.
14 October 1939:
Anchors alongside to RYOKAI MARU port. 0845 ~ 1600: loads 240-tons of boiler water. 0845 ~ 1920: loads coal. 2130 ~ 2225: switches on searchlights. At 2145, two platoons depart for Sanban Zhou.
15 October 1939:
0800 ~ 1557: loads 293-tons of coal. At 0945, Sanban Zhou platoons return. 1038 ~ 1043: KIMI MARU lies alongside to port. At 1300, 6 land platoon members depart for Sanban Zhou. Departs Michireishima and arrives at Chuan Bishui Channel, at 124° and 2,400 meters off Sanban Zhou lighthouse.
17 October 1939:
1110 ~ 1135: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside to starboard. 1710 ~ 1753: AKASHI MARU No. 17 lies alongside to starboard. Loads groceries. At 2218, searchlights illuminate two ships.
18 October 1939:
At 0200, fires with two rifles at a junk. 0705 ~ 0800: inspects a junk. Departs Chuan Bishui Channel and arrives at Humen, at 155° and 4,200 meters off Ya Niang Xie Peak.
19 October 1939:
1515 ~ 1640: alongside to NOTAKA MARU starboard. Provisions food and drinks. 1900 ~ 1915: CHOUN MARU No. 11 lies alongside.
21 October 1939:
1720 ~ 1750: NOTAKA MARU lies alongside to starboard.
22 October 1939:
0915 ~ 0950: loads food.
23 October 1939:
0807 ~ 0820: AKASHI MARU No. 17 lies alongside to starboard.
24 October 1939:
1730 ~ 1748: NOTAKA MARU lies alongside to starboard.
25 October 1939:
1620 ~ 1630: AKASHI MARU No. 17 lies alongside to starboard.
26 October 1939:
1000 ~ 1250: minelayer ENOSHIMA lies alongside to starboard and loads boiler water.
27 October 1939:
Departs Humen. At 1003, anchors. 1020 ~ 1030: alongside to NOTAKA MARU starboard and delivers supplies. At 1033, anchors. Arrives at Fasutoba, at 178° and 900 meters off Dasha Lighthouse.
28 October 1939:
0913 ~ 1000: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard. 2030 ~ 0610: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard.
29 October 1939:
2030 ~ 1332: HAYABUSA MARU lies alongside to starboard.
30 October 1939:
Departs Fasutoba and arrives at Humen later this day. 1730 ~ 1935: alongside to NOTAKA MARU starboard. Loads rice, firewood and empty cans.
31 October 1939:
0827 ~ 0933: AKASHI MARU No. 17 lies alongside to starboard. Loads groceries.
1 November 1939:
Anchors alongside to RYOKAI MARU port. At 1230, minelayer ENOSHIMA lies alongside to RYOKAI MARU starboard. 1245 ~ 1425: loads 340-ton boiler water. 1500 ~ 1930: loads coal.
2 November 1939:
Anchors at 152° and 4,200 meters off Ya Niang Xie Peak. 1730 ~ 1750: NOTAKA MARU lies alongside to starboard.
5 November 1939:
1200 ~ 1230: NANKAI No. 2 lies alongside to starboard center. Loads consignments and embarks sick persons. At 1230, return to Sanban Zhou. Land platoon departs. 1422 ~ 1623: NOTAKA MARU lies alongside to port.
6 November 1939:
Departs Humen.
13 November 1939:
Arrives at Sasebo at buoy D14. 1035 ~ 1240: freighters lie alongside both sides.
14 November 1939:
At 1000, tugs lie alongside both sides. At 1040, lies alongside to heavy cruiser KINUGASA port. At 1045, tugs depart.
15 November 1939:
Released to her owners under instruction No. 852.
6 December 1939:
Removed from the Navy’s List.
1941:
Her GRT and NRT increase to respectively 2,205-tons and 1,302-tons. [1]
August 1941:
In service on the Saigon-Bangkok route.
18 November 1941:
Requisitioned again by the IJN.
10 December 1941:
Registered as an auxiliary gunboat at the Sasebo Naval District. Navy (Resv) Captain Kikuta Fukusaburo is appointed CO. Conversion to military duty begins.
28 December 1941:
Conversion is completed.
31 December 1941:
Attached to the Mako Guard District, Mako Naval Base Defense Unit.
9 January 1942:
Departs Sasebo and arrives at Mako later that day.
23 January 1942:
Mako Prefecture Defense Instruction No. 10:
1 - On request of Vice Admiral Sugiyama Rokuzo’s (39) 3rd Southern Expeditionary Fleet, captured American cargo ship CETUS (943-tons) (later auxiliary transport HOKUHI MARU) will be brought to Mako. 2 - Navy Capt. Yubei Sanchichiro is temporarily assigned as mission CO and will determine and submit the vessel’s voyage implementation plan by 25 Jan ‘42. 3 - DELHI MARU will sail to Aparri, Philippines on 26 Jan ‘42 from Mako to assist with navigation of the captured ship and escort it. 4 - At the mission CO request the ship’s maintenance staff and ships of the relevant offices will be dispatched. You should cooperate the preparations with him. 5 - During the voyage, the mission CO should also command DELHI MARU.
29 January 1942:
Departs Mako.
31 January 1942:
Arrives at Aparri.
1 ~ 11 February 1942:
Assists and escorts captured Philippines ship CETUS. Departs Aparri.
12 February 1942:
Arrives at Mako.
13 February 1942:
Departs Mako.
13 February 1942:
Arrives at Takao.
14 ~ 16 February 1942:
Delivers aviation fuel from Aparri base to Mako Navy office of naval affairs division at Takao. Thereafter returns to Mako.
21 February 1942:
Departs Mako to escort inbound Army convoy to Mako.
22 February 1942:
Arrives at Mako.
23 February 1942:
Departs Mako with auxiliary gunboats NAMPO and KISO MARUs (the latter two part way only) and torpedo boat KASASAGI escorting Army transport No. 4 division reinforcement convoy consisting of MANJU, CELEBES, PANAMA, KAISHO, TOTAI and KUNITAMA MARUs.
24 February 1942:
Auxiliary netlayer KOREI MARU and minelayer YAEYAMA meet up with the convoy at sea and join the convoy’s escort. YAEYAMA escorts only part way. DELHI MARU detaches at 19-40N, 119-50E.
25 February 1942:
Arrives at Mako.
1 March 1942:
Departs Mako.
4 March 1942:
Takes over escort of SUMIYOSHI MARU from auxiliary gunboat SHINKO MARU No. 1 GO at Fuyao Island.
5 March 1942:
Arrives at Mako.
11 March 1944:
Departs Mako.
12 March 1942:
Arrives at Takao. Departs escorting DAKAR MARU to Hong Kong later this day.
14 March 1942:
Arrives at Hong Kong.
15 ~ 20 March 1942:
Departs Hong Kong.
21 March 1942:
Arrives at Mako.
28 March 1942:
Departs Mako and arrives at Takao later that day.
30 ~ 31 March 1942:
Departs Takao for Mako.
4 April 1942:
Departs Mako for Kirun.
5 April 1942:
Enters Kirun drydock for repairs.
16 April 1942:
Departs Kirun.
17 April 1942:
Arrives at Mako.
22 April 1942:
Departs Kirun.
23 April 1942:
Arrives at Mako.
10 May 1942:
At 1200, departs Mako escorting convoy No. 702 consisting of three unidentified ships.
14 May 1942:
At 1000, arrives at Manila, Philippines.
15 May 1942:
At 1200 departs Manila as sole ship in convoy No. 802. DELHI MARU carries cargo on this voyage.
19 May 1942:
At 1000, arrives at Mako.
21 May 1942:
At 1200, departs Mako escorting convoy No. 307 consisting of MANILA MARU and three unidentified merchant ships.
27 May 1942:
At 1200, arrives at St. Jacques, French Indochina (now Vung Tau, Vietnam).
29 May 1942:
At 1000, departs St. Jacques escorting convoy No. 407 consisting of six unidentified merchant ships.
4 June 1942:
At 0800, arrives at Mako.
13 June 1942:
At 1200, departs Mako escorting convoy No. 313 consisting of ATLAS and HOKKI MARUs and three unidentified merchant ships.
19 June 1942:
At 0800, arrives at St. Jacques.
25 June 1942:
At 1200, departs St. Jacques escorting convoy No. 508 consisting of ARABIA, LONDON and SUKI MARUs, DAIGEN MARU No. 3 and three unidentified merchant ships.
29 June 1942:
At 1400, arrives at Singapore.
3 July 1942:
At 0800, departs Singapore escorting convoy No. 613 consisting of ARABIA, LONDON and MANILA MARUs and five unidentified merchant ships.
6 July 1942:
At 1230, arrives at St. Jacques.
10 July 1942:
At 1800, departs St. Jacques escorting convoy No. 419 consisting of KAISHO and IKOMA MARUs, DAIGEN MARU No. 3 and seven unidentified merchant ships.
16 July 1942:
At 1100, arrives at Mako.
19 July 1942:
At 1900, departs Mako escorting convoy No. 236 consisting of GENOA, IKOMA, ARABIA, MANSHU, KUNISHIMA, ISUZU, KAISHO, UMEKAWA, NISHIYAMA (SEIZAN), MANKO, HIBARI, MADRAS, KENZAN, REKIZAN and CHICAGO MARUs, DAIGEN MARU No. 3, BANEI MARU No. 7 and tankers KIYO and TAKASAGO MARUs.
24 July 1942:
At 1200, arrives at Mutsure.
E 24 ~ 25 July 1942:
Departs Mutsure.
25 July 1942:
Navy Captain Horiuchi Kaoru (40) is appointed CO.
26 July 1942:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
31 July 1942:
Departs Uraga and at 1030, off Futtsu meets up with and starts escorting westbound TETSUYO and KURETAKE MARUs.
2 August 1942:
At 1030, off Futtsu starts to escort westbound TOKIWA MARU and auxiliary oiler KYOEI MARU No. 3 .
3 August 1942:
At 1030, off Futtsu starts to escort westbound TAMA, YOMEI, ISSEI, KIYOTADA and KANJU MARUs .
4 August 1942:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
7 August 1942:
Departs Yokosuka escorting a westbound convoy. Arrives at Uraga later this day.
9 August 1942:
Departs Uraga for a gunnery exercise outside Tokyo Bay. Thereafter at 1300, off Futtsu escorts northbound KENSHIN , TOUN, MITAKESAN and RENZAN MARUs .
11 August 1942:
At 1200, from off Futtsu escorts northbound HIBI, TOHO, DAIBUN and SHINANOGAWA (UYO) MARUs to Hachinohe coast.
13 August 1942:
From Hachinohe escorts the convoy till the 40° 30N line.
15 August 1942:
Arrives at Uraga.
16 August 1942:
Departs Uraga. At 1030, off Futtsu meets up with westbound MEITEN MARU and KYOEI MARU No. 6 and escorts them till 1930.
17 August 1942:
At 1200, off Futtsu starts to escort northbound TAIKYU, UGO and TOMITSU MARUs.
18 August 1942:
At 1200, off Futtsu starts to escort northbound TAMA, MIIKESAN, TAMASHIMA and NICHIEI MARUs . Arrives at Uraga later that day.
18 ~ 19 August 1942:
Departs Uraga.
19 August 1942:
Arrives at Minato Oki. Departs Minato Oki later this day. Meets up with a northbound convoy consisting of KATSURAGISAN and YUKI MARUs and starts escorting it.
21 August 1942:
At 1030, off Futtsu meets up and begins to Escort westbound convoy consisting of BELGIUM, TAIRYU and ISSEI MARUs .
22 August 1942:
Arrives at Uraga. Departs there. At 1200, off Futtsu meets up with northbound SEITAI, NICHINAN and ZUISHO MARUs and starts escorting them.
23 August 1942:
At 1200, off Futtsu meets up and starts to escort westbound SAN LUIS, KYOEI MARU No. 5 and SANSEI (2,386 GRT) MARUs . The convoy sails at 9 knots.
24 August 1942:
At 1200, off Futtsu meets up and starts to escort northbound TATEYAMA, TAKUYAMA, SHANGHAI and TOUN MARUs. Arrives at Uraga. Departs there later this day.
25 August 1942:
Arrives at Uraga.
27 August 1942:
At 1200, off Futtsu meets up and starts to escorts northbound SAIHO MARU, TAMON MARU No. 5 and REIYO MARU . The convoy apparently later returns to port.
28 August 1942:
At 1200, with auxiliary gunboat KEISHIN MARU, off Futtsu meets up and starts to escort northbound NIIGATA, WOOSUNG, REIAN and SAIHO MARUs, TAMON MARU No. 5 and REIYO MARU . Arrives at Nagaura later this day.
29 August 1942:
Departs Nagaura. At 1030, off Futtsu, meets up with westbound DURBAN, and HORAI MARUs, KYOEI MARU No. 3 and KIZUGAWA MARU and starts escorting them.
30 August 1942:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
13 September 1942:
Departs Uraga. At 1000, off Futtsu meets up with northbound KAIFUKU, HORAISAN, ZUIYO, KENSHIN, MOMOYAMA and MYOKO MARUs and starts escorting them . Later escorts SHOEI MARU to 10 nautical miles E Kinkasan (Mt. Kinka).
16 September 1942:
Arrives at Uraga.
17 September 1942:
Departs Minato Oki and meets up with northbound CHOSEN, NARUO, SHANGHAI, RYUKO, KAZAN, SEIRYU, and TAKUSEI MARUs and starts escorting them. Later escorts MISHIMA, YASU and YUKI MARUs to 10 nautical miles E Kinkasan.
19 September 1942:
Antisubmarine patrol and escort merchants between Shioya and Kinkasan.
20 September 1942:
Escort merchants between Shioya and Kinkasan.
21 September 1942:
Patrols near Shioya and Onegawa.
22 September 1942:
Arrives at Ohara Bay.
E 22 ~ 23 September 1942:
Departs Ohara Bay.
23 September 1942:
Patrols between Shioya and Kinkasan.
24 September 1942:
Patrols between Shioya and Kinkasan.
25 September 1942:
Patrols between Shioya and Kinkasan.
Attached to the Sea Defense Units, Tokyo Area Unit. Patrols between Shioya and Kinkasan.
27 September 1942:
Escorts a southbound convoy.
28 September 1942:
Arrives at Uraga.
11 October 1942:
Departs off Futtsu escorting a northbound convoy to Katsuura Oki. Arrives at Uraga later that day.
14 October 1942:
Departs Uraga for balloon training and returns there later this day.
15 October 1942:
Departs Uraga for balloon training and returns to port later this day.
15 ~ 16 October 1942:
Departs Uraga.
16 October 1942:
Escorts a northbound convoy to Kinkasan Oki.
17 October 1942:
Arrives at Uraga. Departs Yokosuka later that day. Escorts auxiliary oiler NISSHIN MARU from the Beach No. 2 to Hachijojima vicinity.
19 October 1942:
Arrives at Uraga.
20 October 1942:
Departs Uraga. Escorts a northbound convoy from off Futtsu to Katsuura waters.
21 October 1942:
Arrives at Uraga.
22 October 1942:
Departs Uraga. Escorts a northbound convoy from Futtsu vicinity to off Katsuura.
25 October 1942:
Escorts northbound convoy No. 13 from Funagata Oki to Katsuura Oki.
26 October 1942:
Departs Uraga.
27 October 1942:
Departs Uraga. Executes anti-submarine sweeps in area JA2.
28 October 1942:
Executes anti-submarine sweeps in area JA E side.
29 October 1942:
Arrives at Uraga.
31 October 1942:
Departs Uraga and arrives at Futtsu vicinity later this day. Departs there escorting south westbound convoy No. 14.
2 November 1942:
Arrives at Uraga.
3 November 1942:
Departs Funakata escorting convoy No. 21.
5 November 1942:
Arrives at Yura.
7 November 1942:
Departs Yura.
9 November 1942:
Departs Uraga.
18 November 1942:
Departs Nagaura and arrives at Futtsu waters. Departs there later that day escorting northbound convoy No. 42.
21 November 1942:
Arrives at Muroran.
22 November 1942:
Departs Kobui Oki escorting southbound convoy No. 42.
25 November 1942:
Arrives at Uraga.
28 November 1942:
Departs Uraga and arrives at Futtsu vicinity. Departs there later that day escorting northbound convoy No. 53.
29 November 1942:
Escorts northbound convoy No. 53 and thereafter northbound convoy No. 52.
30 November 1942:
Escorts northbound convoy No. 52. Arrives at Muroran later that day.
E 1 December 1942:
Attached to direct escort units.
2 December 1942:
Departs Kobui escorting southbound convoy No. 55 consisting of NARUO, MEIKAI, JINBU, KIYO and SHINYO MARUs and an unidentified ship shown as SEIBU MARU.
5 December 1942:
Arrives at Uraga. Departs there and arrives at Yokosuka later this day.
8 December 1942:
Departs Nagaura and calls at Funakata Oki. Departs later that same day escorting northbound convoy No. 61 consisting of IJA transports TOEI, YOSHU MARU and UNKAI MARU No. 6, civilian cargo ships (C-AK) HOKUJU and HANASAKI MARUs, government chartered/requisitioned ATAKA (ex-Italian ADA), TEIFUKU (ex-German R.C. RICKMERS) and ENKYO (ex-Italian ENDERTA) MARUs.
11 December 1942:
Arrives at Muroran.
12 December 1942:
Departs Kobui escorting southbound convoy No. 70 consisting of consisting of IJA transports TOSEI and FUKUYAMA (ex-British FEDERLOCK) MARUs, auxiliary transport SHINYO MARU No. 8, IJN shared transport (B/C-AK) SEIAN (3,721 GRT) MARU, IJN requisitioned cargo ships SHOZAN (5,859 GRT), SHINTO (KAMISHIMA) and SHOBU (2,005 GRT) MARUs, civilian cargo ship (C-AK) TAISEI (407 GRT) MARU, and government owned cargo ship (C-AK) SHINNAN (ex-British ARGUS) MARU.
14 December 1942:
At 2117, arrives at Tateyama Bay.
15 December 1942:
Arrives at Uraga.
18 December 1942:
Departs Uraga and arrives off Futtsu. Departs there escorting northbound convoy No. 70 consisting of survey ship YOKO MARU and TAKAO MARU.
19 December 1942:
Ends escort of survey ship YOKO MARU.
21 December 1942:
Arrives at Hakodate.
23 December 1942:
Departs Hakodate and calls at Kobui Oki. Departs there escorting southbound convoy No. 82 consisting of UGO, SHINFUKU, MIYAZAKI, auxiliary transport KAIKO, auxiliary oiler EIYO, civilian cargo ships (C-AK) YUZAN (6,380 GRT) and HANASAKI MARUs and arrives at Hakodate later this day.
26 December 1942:
Arrives at Nagaura.
E 26 ~ 29 December 1942:
Departs Nagaura.
29 December 1942:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
30 December 1942:
At 1400, departs Futtsu waters escorting northbound convoy No. 80 consisting of YUZAN, UGA, SHOEI, KAIKO MARUs and SHINYO MARU No. 8.
1 January 1943:
At 0735, off Ruorisaki lighthouse (39-11N, 142-02E) LtCdr John R. McKnight, Jr’s (USNA '30) USS PORPOISE (SS-172) torpedoes and sinks RENZAN MARU (ex-British HATTERLOCK) with the loss of 47 crewmen. Rescues seven survivors. Arrives at Yamada Bay later this day.
2 January 1943:
Departs Yamada Bay escorting combined northbound convoys No. 80 and No. 82. Convoy No. 80 now consists of auxiliary transports KAIKO MARU, SHINYO MARU No. 8 and SHOEI MARU (3,083 GRT), IJA shared transport (A/C-AK) UGA MARU and civilian cargo ship (C-AK) YUZAN MARU (6,380 GRT). Convoy No. 82 consists of only IJA transport UGO MARU.
3 January 1943:
Arrives at Muroran.
4 January 1943:
At 1030, departs Kobui escorting convoy No. 2104 consisting of TOSEI, KONAN, SHINMEI, GOZAN, NARUTO MARUs, BANEI MARU No. 3 and TOYO MARU No. 5.
7 January 1943:
Arrives at Uraga.
9 January 1943:
Departs Uraga and calls at Yokohama. Departs there later this day escorting convoy No. 7109 consisting of KENZUI, KUROHIME, KINSHU, REIYO, DAIREN, GOSEI and TAIKOKU MARUs.
11 January 1943:
Arrives at Kobe.
13 January 1943:
Departs Kobe escorting convoy No. 8113 consisting of SAISHU, SANJIN, MATSUE, SHINAN and DAITOKU MARUs.
16 January 1943:
Arrives at Nagaura.
24 January 1943:
Departs Yokosuka for Yokohama.
25 January 1943:
Departs Yokohama escorting convoy No. 1125 consisting of INARI and IBURI MARUs.
27 January 1943:
Arrives at Muroran.
31 January 1943:
Departs Muroran escorting convoy No. 2131B consisting of AITOKU, RYOGA and YUZAN MARUs and BANEI MARU No. 15.
3 February 1943:
Arrives off Tateyama. Departs there and arrives at Uraga later this day
5 February 1943:
Departs Uraga and calls at Yokohama. Departs there later this day escorting convoy No. 7205 consisting of KIYOTADA MARU and TAMON MARU No. 5.
7 February 1943:
Arrives at Kobe.
9 February 1943:
Departs Kobe escorting convoy No. 8209 consisting of IJA transports YAMAZURU and TENSHIN MARUs, and auxiliary transports DAICHO AND TOYO MARUs.
11 February 1943:
Arrives at Uraga.
19 February 1943:
Departs Yokohama to escort convoy No. 1219A.
21 February 1943:
At 1730, off Hachinohe joins convoy No. 1219A consisting of SEITAI, MIYAZAKI MARUs, DAIBOSHI MARU No. 6 and one unidentified merchant ship.
22 February 19943:
Arrives at Muroran.
24 February 1943:
Departs off Kobui escorting convoy No. 2224 consisting of auxiliary stores ship KOA MARU, MASAJIMA, TOKAI, HOKUYO and TOKIWASAN MARUs and an unidentified ship (shown as “KOMIYA MARU”).
27 February 1943:
Arrives at Tateyama Bay . Departs there and arrives at Uraga later that day.
5 March 1943:
Departs Yokosuka.
8 March 1943:
Arrives at Muroran.
11 March 1943:
Departs Muroran.
14 March 1943:
Arrives at Uraga.
31 March 1943:
Departs Yokosuka escorting convoy No. 1401 consisting of KANSEISHI and HAGURO MARUs.
4 April 1943:
Arrives at Hakodate.
6 April 1943:
Departs Hakodate escorting convoy No. 2406 consisting of NANMAN, EKISAN, TAIHOKU, GOZAN and MISHIMA MARUs.
9 April 1943:
Arrives at Uraga.
13 April 1943:
Departs Uraga escorting convoy No. 1413 consisting of KENEI, HOKUYO and YOSHU MARUs.
15 April 1943:
At 168° and 16 nautical miles off Monomizaki, carries out an anti-submarine attack. Drops depth charges. Arrives at Muroran later this day.
19 April 1943:
Receives renovation instructions to be modified as a Q ship. Departs Muroran escorting convoy No. 2419 consisting of RYOGA, IKOMASAN and SHINWA MARUs. [3]
22 April 1943:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
22 ~ 25 April 1943:
Probably modified as a Q ship at Yokosuka Naval Yard. [3]
27 April 1943:
Departs Yokosuka escorting convoy No. 1427 consisting of IJN cargo ship (B-AK) TAISEI MARU, IJA transports TOZAN (TANGSHAN), IKOMASAN, KOKURYU and SHINWA MARUs and civilian cargo ship (C-AK) RYOGA MARU.
30 April 1943:
Attacked with a torpedo at 207° and 4 nautical miles of Cape Chikyu but sustains no damage. Arrives at Muroran later that day.
3 May 1943:
Departs Muroran.
6 May 1943:
Arrives at Uraga.
10 May 1943:
Departs Uraga.
12 May 1943:
Arrives at Onagawa.
14 May 1943:
Departs Onagawa.
15 May 1943:
Arrives at Muroran.
18 May 1943:
Departs Muroran.
19 May 1943:
Arrives at Onagawa.
23 May 1943:
Departs Onagawa.
25 May 1943:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
27 May 1943:
Departs Yokosuka.
29 May 1943:
Arrives at Tamano.
1 July 1943:
Navy Lt (Resv). Kikuta Fukusaburo is appointed CO.
15 September 1943:
Navy Cdr Nakamura Toshio (50) is appointed CO. Departs Tamano.
17 September 1943:
Arrives at Sasebo.
30 October 1943:
Departs Sasebo.
2 November 1943:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
13 December 1943:
Departs Yokosuka and returns to port later this day.
16 December 1943:
Departs Yokosuka.
26 December 1943:
Assigned to attack enemy submarine formation under General Escort Defense Order No. 573.
31 December 1943:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
2 January 1944:
Arrives at Yamada Bay.
15 January 1944:
Departs Yokosuka with subchaser CH-50 and auxiliary netlayer TATSU MARU on an anti-submarine sweep.
16 January 1944:
At 0020, during an anti-submarine alarm a torpedo fired by Captain (later Rear Admiral) Karl G. Hensel's (USNA ’23) USS SWORDFISH (SS-193) hits the bow. At 0340, sinks at 34-12N, 139-54E. Five crewmen and 135 troops are KIA . Her aft section keeps floating. CH-50 drops ten depth charges. CH-50 and TATSU MARU attempt to tow the aft section to Japan.
17 January 1944:
During the morning the aft section capsizes and sinks in rough seas. CH-50 this day and the previous day rescues in total 35 crewmen including her CO.
10 March 1944:
Removed from the Navy’s list under instruction No. 427.

Authors' Notes:
[1] Also known as DELI or DELIE MARU.
[2] NRT is a ship's cargo volume capacity expressed in "register tons", one of which equals to a volume of 100 cubic feet (2.83 m3). It is calculated by subtracting non-revenue-earning spaces i.e. spaces not available for carrying cargo, for example engine rooms, fuel tanks and crew quarters, from the ship's gross register tonnage (GRT). Net register tonnage (NRT) is not a measure of the weight of the ship or its cargo, and should not be confused with terms such as deadweight tonnage or displacement.
[3] Q-ships, also known as Q-boats, decoy vessels, special service ships, or mystery ships, were heavily armed merchant ships with concealed weaponry, designed to lure submarines into making surface attacks. This gave Q-ships the chance to open fire and sink them. DELHI MARU was the only ship known to have been modified, and was not, as her TROM indicates, a success.
Thanks go to Gengoro S. Toda of Japan.

- Gilbert Casse, Berend van der Wal and Peter Cundall.

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