Japanese minesweeper Tama Maru No. 6

For other ships with the same name, see Tama Maru.

History
Empire of Japan
Name	Tama Maru No. 6
Builder	Fujinagata Zosensho
Laid down	1 March 1936
Launched	20 July 1936
Sponsored by	Taiyo Hogei
Completed	1 September 1936
Acquired	Requisitioned by Imperial Japanese Navy, 11 April 1941
Decommissioned	31 March 1944
Reclassified	Reclassified as a submarine chaser, 10 May 1944
Stricken	10 August 1944
Identification	42329
Fate	Sunk, 8 August 1944
Notes	Call sign: JIUK
General characteristics
Tonnage	275 GRT

Tama Maru No. 6 (Japanese: 第六玉丸) was an auxiliary minesweeper of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. She was later reclassified as a submarine chaser.

History

Tama Maru No. 6 was laid down on 1 March 1936 at the shipyard of Fujinagata Zosensho at the behest of shipping company, Taiyo Hogei. She was launched on 20 July 1936 and completed 1 September 1936. On 11 April 1941, she was requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy and converted to an auxiliary minesweeper under Reserve Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Nishida Hiroshi (西田祐志). Nishida served until 25 July 1943 when he was replaced by Reserve Lieutenant Ishii Hideo (石井英夫). On 10 May 1944, she was reclassified as a submarine chaser. On 8 August 1944, she was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Honshu west of Chichi Jima (28°11′N 141°06′E) by USS Sterlet. She was removed from the navy list on 10 August 1944.