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IJN TEIYO MARU: Tabular Record of Movement
© 2007-2008 Bob Hackett and Peter Cundall.
28 April 1930:
Laid down at West Nishi by Yokohama Dock Co. as a 9,849-ton tanker for Nippon Tanker K. K., Tokyo.
19 January 1931:
Launched and named TEIYO MARU.
2 May 1931:
Completed.
15 April 1940:
Chartered to Nitto Kogyo Kisen.
31 March 1941:
Ownership is transferred to Nitto Kogyo Kisen.
22 November 1941:
Requisitioned by the IJN. TEIYO MARU undergoes conversion to a fleet oiler at Mitsubishi, Yokohama.
4 December 1941:
The conversion is completed.
8 December 1941:
Departs Hashirajima. Later that day, TEIYO MARU arrives at Yoshiura and takes on 12,000-tons of fuel oil, 70- tons of avgas and 70-tons of lubricants.
15 December 1941:
Departs Woosung, China for Takao, Formosa (Taiwan) and Saigon, Indochina.
February 1942:
Attached to the Java Invasion Force's Replenishment Group No. 1.
21 February 1942:
Arrives at Staring Bay, Celebes.
March 1942: Operation "C" - The Raids in the Indian Ocean:
Attached to the Indian Ocean Raiding Force's Replenishment Group No. 2.
22 March 1942:
Arrives at Mako, Pescadores.
27 March 1942:
Departs Mako.
22 April 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
5 May 1942:
Attached to the West Aleutian Island's Invasion Force's Group No. 2.
24 May 1942:
Arrives at Ominato, northern Honshu.
26 May 1942: Operation "AL" - The Seizure of Attu and Kiska, Aleutian Islands:
Departs Ominato with Rear Admiral (later Vice Admiral) Kakuta Kakuji's Second Strike Force, Carrier Strike Force’s CarDiv 4's RYUJO and JUNYO, CruDiv 4/2's MAYA and TAKAO, DesDiv 3's SHIOKAZE and DesDiv 7's AKEBONO, SAZANAMI and USHIO. Arrives at Mutsu Bay.
26 May 1942:
Departs Ominato.
29 May 1942:
TEIYO MARU departs Mutsu Bay in Vice Admiral Hosogaya's Boshiro’s (former CO of MUTSU) Fifth Fleet with Rear Admiral Kakuda’s Second Strike Force.
7 June 1942:
The Fifth Fleet captures Attu and Kiska.
14 June 1942:
Arrives at Ominato.
19 June 1942:
Departs Ominato.
24 June 1942:
Arrives at Ominato.
4 July 1942:
Arrives at Ominato.
18 July 1942:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
August 1942:
TEIYO MARU is attached to the Western Aleutians Invasion force as a fleet replenishment ship.
2 August 1942:
Departs Yokosuka.
27 August 1942:
Arrives at Ominato.
30 August 1942:
Departs Ominato.
2 September 1942:
Arrives at Kakumabetsu Bay, Paramushiro, Kuriles.
9 September 1942:
Arrives at Kataoka Bay, Shimushu Island, Kuriles.
17 September 1942:
Arrives at Ominato.
11 October 1942:
Departs Ominato.
15 October 1942:
Arrives at Kataoka Bay.
24 October 1942:
Departs Kataoka Bay.
23 October 1942:
Arrives at Kakumabetsu Bay, Paramushiro. Refuels light cruiser KISO.
27 October 1942:
Departs Kakumabetsu Bay. Later that day, arrives at Kataoka Bay.
1 November 1942:
Departs Kataoka Bay.
7 November 1942:
Arrives at Maizuru.
13 November 1942:
Departs Maizuru.
18 November 1942:
Arrives at Kataoka Bay.
21 November 1942:
Departs Kataoka Bay.
23 November 1942:
Arrives at Kataoka Bay.
27 November 1942:
Departs Kataoka Bay. Later that day, arrives at Kakumabetsu Bay.
29 November 1942:
Departs Kakumabetsu Bay. Later that day, arrives at Kataoka Bay.
9 December 1942:
Departs Kataoka Bay.
14 December 1942:
Arrives at Maizuru.
24 December 1942:
Departs Maizuru.
29 December 1942:
Arrives at Kataoka Bay.
23 January 1943:
Departs Kataoka Bay.
25 January 1943:
Arrives at Kataoka Bay.
27 January 1943:
Departs Kataoka Bay.
28 January 1943:
Arrives at Murakami Bay, Paramushiro, Kuriles.
30 January 1943:
Departs Murakami Bay.
1 February 1943:
Arrives at Kataoka Bay.
3 February 1943:
Departs Kataoka Bay. Later that day, arrives at Kabutosan.[1]
7 February 1942:
Departs Kabutosan.
8 February 1943:
Arrives at Kataoka Bay.
14 February 1943:
Departs Kataoka Bay.
15 February 1943:
Arrives at Kabutosan.
24 February 1943:
TEIYO MARU's owner's name is restyled as Nitto Kisen K. K.
26 February 1943:
Departs Kabutosan.
27 February 1943:
Arrives at Kataoka Bay.
3 March 1943:
Departs Kataoka Bay.
4 March 1943:
Arrives at Kashiwabara Bay.
6 March 1943:
Departs Kashiwabara Wan.
7 March 1943:
Arrives at Kataoka Bay.
9 March 1943:
Departs Kataoka Bay.
10 March 1943:
Arrives at Kataoka Bay.
13 March 1943:
Departs Kataoka Bay. Later that day, arrives at Kashiwabara Bay.
16 March 1943:
Departs Kashiwabara Bay. Later that day, arrives at Kataoka Bay.
3 April 1943:
Departs Kataoka Bay.
9 April 1943:
Arrives at Hiro.
11 April 1943:
Departs Hiro.
14 April 1943:
Arrives at Maizuru.
4 May 1943:
Departs Maizuru.
6 May 1943:
Arrives at Ominato.
12 May 1943:
Departs Ominato.
16 May 1943:
Arrives at Kataoka Bay.
30 May 1943:
Departs Kataoka Bay. Later that day, arrives at Kabutosan.
16 June 1943:
Departs Kabutosan.
17 June 1943:
Arrives at Kataoka Bay.
20 June 1943:
Departs Kataoka Bay.
21 June 1943:
Arrives at Kabutosan.
10 July 1943:
Departs Kabutosan.
11 July 1943:
Arrives at Kataoka Bay.
18 July 1943:
Departs Kataoka Bay. Later that day, arrives at Shimushiro Zaki, North Kuriles.
21 July 1943:
Departs Shimushiro Zaki.
27 July 1943:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
1 August 1943:
Departs Yokosuka.
4 August 1943:
Arrives at Ominato.
27 August 1943:
Departs Ominato.
30 August 1943:
Arrives at Yokosuka and undergoes repairs.
7 November 1943:
TEIYO MARU departs Takao in convoy No. 336 consisting of liner TEIKO MARU, cargo ships YULIN, TAINAN, KISHU, SEIWA and SHORYU MARUs and tanker TERUKAWA MARU plus two unidentified ships (one is probably tanker SANKO MARU) escorted by an unknown escort. TEIYO MARU then steams on to Singapore.
13 November 1943:
Arrives at St Jacques (near Saigon), Indochina.
15 December 1943:
Departs Yokosuka.
16 December 1943:
Arrives at Yokkaichi.
18 December 1943:
Departs Yokkaichi.
23 December 1943:
Arrives at Ominato.
28 December 1943:
Departs Ominato.
1 January 1944:
Arrives at Kataoka Bay.
7 January 1944:
Departs Kataoka.
10 January 1944:
Sea of Okhotsk. TEIYO MARU becomes trapped in an icefield at 45-23N, 143-30E, until she is rescued by naval icebreaker ODOMARI.
18 January 1944:
Departs Muroran, Hokkaido.
19 January 1944:
Arrives at Ominato.
22 January 1944:
Departs Ominato.
24 January 1944:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
14 February 1944:
Departs Yokosuka.
17 February 1944:
Arrives at Kure.
19 February 1944:
Departs Kure.
24 February 1944:
Arrives at Ominato.
21 March 1944:
Departs Ominato.
23 March 1944:
Arrives at Tokuyama.
25 March 1944:
Departs Tokuyama. Later that day, arrives at Kure.
27 March 1944:
Departs Kure.
30 March 1944:
Arrives at Ominato, northern Honshu.
10 April 1944:
Departs Ominato.
12 April 1944:
Arrives at Tokuyama.
14 April 1944:
Departs Tokuyama. Later that day, arrives at Kure.
22 April 1944:
Departs Kure.
26 April 1944:
Arrives at Ominato.
29 April 1944:
Departs Ominato. Later that day, arrives at Kawauchi Bay, northern Honshu.
12 May 1944:
Departs Kawauchi .
13 May 1944:
Arrives at Otaru.
16 May 1944:
Departs Otaru.
19 May 1944:
Arrives at Kawauchi Bay.
21 May 1944:
Departs Kawauchi Bay. Later that day, arrives at Moura Bay.
25 May 1944:
Departs Moura Bay.
26 May 1944:
Arrives at Ominato.
28 May 1944:
Departs Ominato. Later that day, arrives at Kawauchi Bay.
15 June 1944:
Departs Kawauchi Bay. Later that day, arrives at Ominato.
19 June 1944:
Departs Ominato.
21 June 1944:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
28 June 1944:
Departs Yokosuka.
30 June 1944:
Arrives at Ominato.
22 July 1944:
Departs Ominato.
26 July 1944:
Arrives at Ominato.
31 July 1944:
Departs Ominato.
2 August 1944:
Arrives at Yokosuka.
6 August 1944:
Departs Yokosuka for Moji.
10 August 1944:
TEIYO MARU departs Imari Bay (near Moji) for Singapore in convoy HI-71 comprised of oilers AZUSA, EIYO, ZUIHO, AMATSU, KYOKUTO and NIYO MARUs and HAKKO MARU No. 2, fleet oiler HAYASUI, food-supply ship IRAKO, transports (ex-French Liner ARAMIS), AWA, NOTO, HOKKAI, TAMATSU and MAYASAN MARUs armed merchant cruiser NOSHIRO and cargo ships KASHII, NISSHO and ORYOKU MARUs. Rear Admiral (Vice Admiral, posthumously) Kajioka Sadamichi (former CO of KISO) of the 6th Escort Convoy is the convoy commander. The convoy's escorts are escort carrier TAIYO, destroyers FUJINAMI and YUNAGI, kaibokan HIRATO, KURAHASHI, MIKURA, SHONAN and CD-11. TAIYO's 631st Naval Air Group provides air cover with 12 Nakajima B5N Kates.
15 August 1944:
HI-71 arrives at Mako, Pescadores. NIYO, HAKKO and ORYOKU MARUs and IRAKO are detached.
17 August 1944: Operation "SHO-1-GO" (Victory) - The Defense of the Philippines:
In near-Typhoon weather conditions, convoy HI-71 sorties from Mako for Manila, part of the SHO Operation, transporting troops and supplies for the defense of the Philippines. Kajioka's escort forces are augmented by old destroyer ASAKAZE and kaibokans SADO, ETOROFU, MATSUWA and HIBURI that are sent from Takao, Formosa on orders of the 1st Surface Escort Division.
15 August 1944:
HI-71 arrives at Mako.
18 August 1944:
Alerted by "Ultra", LtCdr Louis D. McGregor's USS REDFISH (SS-395) intercepts and at 0524 torpedoes and damages the EIYO MARU. The destroyers ASAKAZE and YUNAGI detach to escort her back to Takao.
Off Cape Bolinao, Luzon. At 2222, TAIYO, at the rear of the convoy, is hit by torpedoes fired by LtCdr (later Captain) Henry G. Munson's RASHER (SS-269) and sinks. At 2312, RASHER also torpedoes and sinks TEIA MARU
19 August 1944:
The convoy splits into at least two distinct groups. Just past midnight, Munson's RASHER closes on an eastbound group of three large ships with one escort. At 0033, torpedoes blow open armed merchant cruiser NOSHIRO MARU and transport AWA MARU. Both vessels are beached near Port Curimao.
80 miles NW of Cape Bolinaro. At 0325, LtCdr Charles M. Henderson's BLUEFISH (SS-222) hits fleet oiler HAYASUI with two torpedoes in a night surface radar attack. HAYASUI goes dead in the water. TEIYO MARU, following astern of HAYASUI, breaks away.
NW of Cape Bolinaro, Luzon. At 0433, LtCdr Gordon W. Underwood's USS SPADEFISH (SS-411) sinks Landing Craft Tender TAMATSU MARU taking down 4,775 troops and crewmen.
50 miles W of Vigan, Philippines. At 0510, Munson's RASHER (SS-269) hits TEIYO MARU with two torpedoes and she bursts into flames. At 0603, TEIYO MARU, awash to midships and abandoned, sinks at 17-30 N, 119-30E. [2]
10 October 1944:
Removed from the Navy List.
Author's Notes:
[1] The location of Kabutosan is unknown. It likely was on Paramushiro Island and probably was an airbase construction site.
[2] Some sources claim LtCdr Henderson's BLUEFISH sank TEIYO MARU.
- Bob Hackett and Peter Cundall.
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