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(W-19 Class Minesweeper by Takeshi Yuki scanned from
"Color Paintings of Japanese Warships")
IJN Minesweeper W-6:
Tabular Record of Movement
© 2005-2006 Bob Hackett and Peter Cundall
10 March 1928:
Osaka. Laid down at the Sakurajima ironworks factory.
29 October 1928:
Launched and numbered W-6.
25 February 1929:
Completed and registered in the Yokosuka Naval
District.
1 November 1941:
Assigned to Vice Admiral Ozawa Jisaburo's Southern
Expeditionary Fleet in Rear Admiral (later Vice Admiral) Hiraoka Kumeichi's (former CO of HIEI) 9th Base Force, both based at Camranh Bay, Indochina.
8 November 1941:
Departs Kure.
17 November 1941:
Arrives at Sana (now Ya Xian), Hainan island and conducts patrols.
1 December 1941:
Departs Sana and supports amphibious operations.
3 December 1941:
Arrives at Camrahn Bay, Indochina.
22 December 1941: The Invasion of Sarawak (British Borneo).
W-6 and W-3 depart Miri, Borneo escorting an invasion convoy transporting the Kawaguchi Detachment and the Yokosuka No. 2 SNLF to Kuching, Sarawak. Other escorts include light cruiser YURA, destroyers DesDiv 12's SHIRAKUMO, MURAKUMO and USUGUMO. CruDiv 7/1's KUMANO and SUZUYA, light cruiser KINU and destroyers FUBUKI and SAGIRI provide the covering force. West of the covering force is CruDiv 7/2's MIKUMA and MOGAMI with destroyer HATSUYUKI. Seaplane tender KAMIKAWA MARU provides air cover.
26 December 1941:
Off Kuching, Sarawak. Dutch Army Glenn Martin B-10 bombers from Samarinda, Borneo bomb and sink W-6 and collier UNYO MARU No. 2 at 01-34N, 110-21E.
10 January 1942:
Removed from the Navy List.
-Bob Hackett and Peter Cundall.
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