Japanese stores ship Hokkai Maru (1934)
 Japanese auxiliary stores ship Hokkai Maru
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Hokkai Maru |
| Builder | Mitsubishi Zosen K.K., Kobe |
| Laid down | 12 September 1933 |
| Launched | 15 March 1934 |
| Sponsored by | Nippon Suisan K.K. |
| Completed | 15 May 1934 |
| Commissioned | requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy, October 1937 |
| Stricken | 10 January 1944 |
| Homeport | Tokyo |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk by torpedo attack from USS Scabbardfish, 22 November 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Stores ship |
| Tonnage | 407 GRT[1] |
| Length | 45.6 m (149 ft 7 in) o/a[1] |
| Beam | 7.4 m (24 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Draught | 4.2 m (13 ft 9 in) |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)[2] |
Hokkai Maru (Japanese: 北海丸) was an auxiliary stores ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
History[edit]
Hokkai Maru was laid down on 12 September 1933[3] by Mitsubishi Zosen K.K. at their Kobe shipyard at the behest of the Nippon Suisan K.K. as a refridgerated deep sea trawler.[1][4] Her sister trawlers became stores ships Tōkō Maru No. 2 Go and Hakurei Maru.[3] She was launched on 15 March 1934 and completed on 15 May 1934.[3] She was made of steel.[2] She was a fishing trawler until she was requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy in October 1937.[3] Returned to her owners November-December 1938. Re-requisitioned in 1939. returned to her owners 23 May 1940. Re-requisitioned 7 August 1940.
On 7 May, 1942 she rescued twenty three survivors from a raft from Auxiliary merchant cruiser Kinjosan Maru, torpedoed and sunk by USS Greenling on the 4th.[5]
On 22 November 1944, she was attacked and sunk by torpedoes fired from the American submarine USS Scabbardfish at (33°20′N 142°00′E / 33.333°N 142.000°E).[3][6] She was struck from the Navy List on 10 January 1944.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Toda, Gengoro S. "Tokusetsu Unsosen (Kyuryosen) (stores ship) stats" (PDF). Imperial Japanese Navy (in Japanese).
- ^ a b ONI 208-J (Supplement no. 2) Far Eastern Small Craft. Division of Naval Intelligence. March 1945. p. 31.
- ^ a b c d e f Toda, Gengoro S. (21 September 2019). "北海丸の船歴 (Hokkai Maru - Ship History)". Imperial Japanese Navy - Tokusetsukansen (in Japanese).
- ^ Toda, Gengoro S. "Tokusetsu Unsosen (Kyuryosen) (Page 2)". Imperial Japanese Navy (in Japanese).
- ^ "Japanese Auxiliary Storeships". Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ Rohwer, Jürgen; Gerhard Hümmelchen. "Seekrieg 1944, November". Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart (in German). Retrieved 15 May 2015.
