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(Oiler by Takeshi Yuki scanned from "Color Paintings of
Japanese Warships")
IJN NAMPO MARU:
Tabular Record of Movement
© 2008-2009 Bob Hackett and Peter Cundall.
3 December 1942:
Aioi. Laid down at Harima Zosensho as a 10,033-ton Standard
Merchant 1TL tanker for Iino Kaiun K. K., Tokyo.
14 May 1943:
Launched and named NAMPO MARU. [1]
29 July 1943:
Completed.
25 August 1943:
At 0900, NAMPO MARU departs Moji in convoy HI-07
consisting of tankers ITSUKUSHIMA, GOYO, OMUROSAN and NANEI MARUs and
cargo-passenger ship USSURI MARU escorted by kaibokan ETOROFU.
29 August 1943:
Arrives at Takao.
30 August 1943:
Arrives at Mako. ETOROFU is detached and replaced by
kaibokan SADO.
8 September 1943:
Arrives at Saigon, delayed by the slow speed of
NANEI MARU.
9 September 1943:
Departs Saigon.
12 September 1943:
Convoy HI-07 arrives at Singapore.
24 September 1943:
Requisitioned by the IJN.
25 September 1943:
Arrives at Tokuyama Naval Fuel Depot.
29 September 1943:
Departs Tokuyama.
3 October 1943:
Arrives at Mako.
6 October 1943:
Departs Mako
14 October 1943:
Arrives at Singapore.
15 October 1943:
Registed in the IJN as a specially installed
transport (oil supply) in the Yokosuka Naval District.
17 October 1943:
Departs Singapore.
18 October 1943:
Arrives Balikpapan, Borneo.
21 October 1943:
Departs Balikpapan.
23 October 1943:
Arrives at Singapore.
25 October 1943:
Department of the Navy assignment
3 November 1943:
Departs Singapore.
7 November 1943:
Arrives at Balikpapan.
14 November 1943:
At 1700, NAMPO MARU departs Balikpapan in fast
tanker convoy consisting of TOA, NIPPON and SHINKOKU MARUs escorted by
destroyers HIBIKI and HANAKAZE, and initially subchaser CH-5.
21 November 1943:
At 0530, the convoy arrives Truk
1 December 1943:
Departs Truk.
13 December 1943:
Arrives at Balikpapan.
22 December 1943:
Departs Balikpapan.
25 December 1943:
Arrives at Singapore.
30 December 1943:
Departs Singapore in a convoy of with five unidentified ships and no escort.
8 January 1944:
Arrives at Takao.
10 January 1944:
Departs Takao in the "T" Convoy consisting of Nampo Maru and three unidentified merchant ships escorted by the destroyer OSHIO.
16 January 1944:
Arrives at Tokuyama.
21 January 1944:
Departs Tokuyama. Arrives at Kudamatsu.
26 January 1944:
Departs Kudamatsu.
27 January 1944:
Arrives at Sasebo.
1 February 1944:
At 0700, MATSUWA departs Moji escorting convoy HI-41
consisting of transports AWA, ASAMA, TEIA (ex-French Liner ARAMIS) and NANKAI
MARUs and oiler NAMPO MARU plus another unidentified ship probably tanker MIRI
MARU.
2 February 1944:
At 0730, minesweeper W-27 joins the escort.
3 February 1944:
At 0200, minesweeper W-27 is detached.
11 February 1944:
At 1430, arrives at Singapore.
13 February 1944:
At 1600, NAMPO MARU departs Singapore for Moji in
convoy HI-40 consisting of tankers NANEI, KOKUEI, ICHIYO, NICHIRIN and ASAMA
MARUs escorted by kaibokan SHIMUSHU.
19 February 1944:
South China Sea, 300 miles W of Luzon. Captain
(later Rear Admiral-Ret) Thomas M. Dykers’ USS JACK (SS-259) attacks HI-40 and
sinks KOKUEI and NANEI MARUs at 14-34N, 114-11E, NICHIRIN MARU at 15-40N,
115-48E and ICHIYO MARU at 15-46N, 115-57E.
24 February 1944:
20 miles E of Formosa. At 0336, LtCdr John A.
Moore’s USS GRAYBACK (SS-208) torpedoes and sinks oiler NAMPO MARU at 24-20N,
122-25E and slightly damages transport ASAMA MARU at 24-28N, 122-21E. SHIMUSHU
counterattacks unsuccessfully.
31 March 1944:
Removed from the Navy List.
Author's Notes:
[1] Also called NANPO MARU or NANHO MARU in some records.
- Bob Hackett and Peter Cundall.
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