Teiyō Maru (1931)
Teiyō Maru (right) off Paramushiro, 1943.
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History | |
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Name | Teiyō Maru |
Builder | Yokohama Dock Company[2] |
Laid down | 28 April 1930[1] |
Launched | 19 January 1931[1] |
Completed | 2 May 1931[1] |
Fate | Sunk 19 August 1944[1] |
General characteristics | |
Type | Replenishment oiler |
Tonnage | 9849 GRT[2] |
Length | 512 ft (156 m)[2] |
Beam | 64 ft (20 m)[2] |
Draught | 28.9 ft (8.8 m)[2] |
Propulsion | 1 × Kawasaki Heavy Industries (MAN-type) diesel engine, 7,200 shp[2] |
Speed | 17.5 knots (20.1 mph; 32.4 km/h)[2] |
Capacity | 12,312 tons for heavy crude oil[2] |
Teiyō Maru was an auxiliary fleet oiler of the
History
Teiyō Maru was completed as a civilian tanker in 1931 and requisitioned by the Navy as a replenishment oiler on 22 November 1941. Yokohama Dock Company completed the conversion to a naval auxiliary on 4 December 1941.[1]
Teiyō Maru served with replenishment group no. 1 for the Java Invasion Force, and later with replenishment group no. 2 for the Indian Ocean raid, and with the 5th Fleet for the Japanese occupation of Attu and Kiska. Teiyō Maru was then converted for cold weather operations and served for two years as a replenishment oiler for ships between Hokkaido and the Aleutian Islands.[1]
On 30 July 1944 Teiyō Maru was attached to convoy Hi-71 carrying Operation Shō reinforcements to the Philippines. The convoy sailed into the
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "IJN TEIYO MARU: Tabular Record of Movement". Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Teiyo Maru Class Auxiliary Oiler". Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ISBN 9780397007530.
- ISBN 1-55750-149-1.