KYUTANSEN!
(TOKACHI MARU, prewar)
IJN TOKACHI MARU:
Tabular Record of Movement
© 2017-2018 Gilbert Casse, Berend van der Wal and Peter Cundall
Revision 1
22 June 1938:
Laid down by Tsurumi Seitetsu Zosen K.K. for Hokkaido Tanko Kisen K.K.
18 January 1939:
Launched and named TOKACHI MARU.[1]
20 March 1939:
Completed and registered at Tokyo.
22 April ~ 9 October 1939:
Chartered by Nichiro Gyogyo K.K.
17 June ~ 17 July 1940:
Chartered again by Nichiro Gyogyo K. K.
16 September 1941:
Requisitioned by the IJN.
19 September 1941:
Nagasaki. Conversion for military service starts at Mitsubishi Zosen K.K. Nagasaki shipyard.
20 September 1941:
Registered as an auxiliary collier attached to the Sasebo Naval District under instruction No. 1093.
13 October 1941:
The conversion is completed.
E October 1941:
Attached to the Sasebo Naval District as an auxiliary collier, (Otsu) category. [2]
3 December 1941:
Departs Kenjiho, Chosen (now North Korea).
6 December 1941:
Arrives at Yawata, Fukuoka Prefecture.
7 December 1941:
Departs Yawata.
10 December 1941:
Arrives at Tanggu, northern China.
13 December 1941:
Departs Tanggu.
17 December 1941:
Arrives at Kure.
26 December 1941:
Departs Kure.
27 December 1941:
Arrives at Saitozaki, S of Nagasaki.
29 December 1941:
Departs Saitozaki.
31 December 1941:
Arrives at Maizuru. Unloads 2,400t of coal.
2 January 1942:
Departs Maizuru.
3 January 1942:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
11 January 1942:
Departs Saitozaki and arrives at Tokuyama, Yamaguchi Prefecture later that day.
15 January 1942:
Departs Tokuyama and arrives at Saitozaki later that same day.
20 January 1942:
Departs Saitozaki and arrives at Tokuyama later in the day.
24 January 1942:
Departs Tokuyama.
25 January 1942:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
30 January 1942:
Departs Saitozaki and arrives at Sasebo later that day.
3 February 1942:
Departs Sasebo and arrives at Saitozaki later that same day.
6 February 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
7 February 1942:
Arrives at Sasebo.
12 February 1942:
Departs Sasebo and arrives at Saitozaki later that day.
14 February 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
16 February 1942:
Arrives at Sasebo.
19 February 1942:
Departs Sasebo and arrives at Saitozaki later that day.
21 February 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
23 February 1942:
Arrives at Maizuru. Unloads munitions and 1,800t of coal.
26 February 1942:
Departs Maizuru.
27 February 1942:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
1 March 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
2 March 1942:
Arrives at Sasebo.
5 March 1942:
Departs Sasebo and arrives at Saitozaki later that day.
8 March 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
10 March 1942:
Arrives at Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture.
12 March 1942:
Departs Yokkaichi.
15 March 1942:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
17 March 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
20 March 1942:
Arrives at Yokkaichi.
26 March 1942:
Departs Yokkaichi.
28 March 1942:
Arrives at Saitozaki.
1 April 1942:
Departs Saitozaki.
2 April 1942:
Arrives at Maizuru. Unloads 1,900t of coal.
5 April 1942:
Departs Maizuru.
6 April 1942:
Arrives at Wakamatsu.
7 April 1942:
Departs Wakamatsu.
8 April 1942:
Arrives at Chinkai, Chosen (now Jinhae, South Korea).
10 April 1942:
Tactically assigned to the Chinkai Guard District, Base Defense Unit.
18 April 1942:
Arrives at Sasebo.
22 April 1942:
Departs Sasebo and arrives at Yawata later that day.
27 April 1942:
Departs Yawata.
29 April 1942:
Arrives at Chinnampo, Chosen (now North Korea).
4 May 1942:
Departs Chinnampo.
6 May 1942:
Arrives at Tokuyama.
10 May 1942:
Departs Tokuyama.
13 May 1942:
Arrives at Yawata.
16 May 1942:
Departs Yawata and arrives at Takeshiki, Nagasaki Prefecture later that day.
1 June 1942:
Departs Takeshiki and arrives at Chinkai later that same day.
15 May 1942:
Scheduled to be equipped with one Type 92 7.7mm MG Mod A machine gun and five type 38 ‘Arisaka’ rifles under instruction No. 5990.
1 ~ 3 June 1942:
Arrives at Chinkai. Unloads 1,650t of coal.
4 June 1942:
Departs Chinkai and arrives at Takeshiki. Departs there later that day.
8 June 1942:
Arrives at Chinkai.
E 8 ~ 12 June 1942:
Unloads 950t of coal and disembarks one passenger.
12 June 1942:
Scheduled to be equipped with one Type 1 8cm/40cal deck gun under instruction No. 7246. Departs Chinkai and arrives at Wakamatsu, Fukuoka Prefecture later that day.
E 13 ~ 14 June 1942:
Departs Wakamatsu.
15 June 1942:
Arrives at Chinkai.
E 15 ~ 19 June 1942:
Unloads 1,650t of coal.
19 June 1942:
Departs Chinkai and arrives at Wakamatsu later that day.
21 June 1942:
Departs Wakamatsu.
22 June 1942:
Arrives at Chinkai.
E 22 ~ 26 June 1942:
Unloads 1,545t of coal and 577t of steel.
26 June 1942:
Departs Chinkai for Wakamatsu.
13 July 1942:
Arrives at Chinnampo.
16 July 1942:
Departs Chinnampo and arrives later at Maizuru.
22 July 1942:
Unloads 2,400t of coal.
E July 1942:
Departs Maizuru.
29 July 1942:
Arrives at Chinkai.
30 July 1942:
Departs Chinkai.
7 August 1942:
Arrives at Chinnampo.
11 August 1942:
Departs Chinnampo.
14 August 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
19 August 1942:
Departs Kure.
26 August 1942:
Arrives at Ryojun (ex-Port-Arthur), Manchuria (now Lushun, northern China).
3 September 1942:
Departs Ryojun.
8 September 1942:
Arrives at Kure.
25 September 1942:
Tactically assigned to Vice Admiral (later Admiral) Takasu Shiro’s (35) Southwest Area Fleet.
26 September 1942:
Departs Kure for Ambon, Moluccas, Netherlands East Indies.
8 November 1942:
reported in Boela, Ceram area.
17 January 1943:
Hits a Japanese mine W of Surubaya, Java, Netherlands East Indies and sinks at 06-50S, 112-12E with unknown casualties.
1 April 1943:
Removed from the Naval list under internal order No. 587.
Authors' Notes:
[1] Not to be confused with the auxiliary subchaser (498 GRT, 41’).
[2] There were two categories of Kyutansen. (Ko) category with an IJN Captain as supervisor aboard and (Otsu) category without.
Thanks go to Gengoro S. Toda of Japan.
- Berend van der Wal, Gilbert Casse and Peter Cundall.
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