Japanese stores ship Tōkō Maru No. 2 Go

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Coordinates: 50°39′N 155°51′E / 50.650°N 155.850°E / 50.650; 155.850
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Japanese stores ship Tōkō Maru No. 2 Go in 1938
History
Empire of Japan
NameTōkō Maru No. 2 Go
BuilderMitsubishi Jukogyo Hikoshima Zosensho, Hikoshima shipyard
Laid down12 September 1933
Launched28 February 1934
Sponsored byNippon Suisan
Completed9 May 1934
Acquiredrequisitioned by Imperial Japanese Navy, 5 September 1941
Stricken1 November 1943
Identification39089
Fategrounded on 25 January 1943, abandoned
Notes
General characteristics
TypeStores ship
Tonnage407 GRT
Length150 ft (46 m) o/a[1]
Beam24 ft (7.3 m)[1]
Propulsiondiesel
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)[1]

Tōkō Maru No. 2 Go (Japanese: 第二號東光丸) was a Japanese fishing trawler that was requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II and served as an auxiliary stores ship.[2][3]

History[edit]

Tōkō Maru No. 2 Go was laid down on 12 September 1933 at the Hikoshima shipyard of Mitsubishi Jukogyo Hikoshima Zosensho at the behest of shipping company, Nippon Suisan.[4] She was launched on 28 February 1934 and completed 9 May 1934.[2][4] Her sister trawlerss were stores ships Hokkai Maru and Hakurei Maru.[5] She operated as a fishing trawler in the Bering Sea, the Yellow Sea, and the South China Sea.[2] Requisitioned in 1937 by the Imperial Japanese Navy and converted to an auxiliary stores ship. Returned to her owners December 1938. Re-requisitioned 7 March 1939 and returned to her owners sometime after 7 April, 1939. On 28 August 1941 she was re-requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy, registered on 5 September and re-converted to an auxiliary stores ship and assigned to the supply unit of the IJN 5th Fleet[2][4]

In May 1942, she participated in Operation "AL" - the seizure of Attu and Kiska Islands under Vice Admiral Boshirō Hosogaya as part of the supply unit for the Northern Force's Main Body consisting of auxiliary transport Akashisan Maru, oiler Fujisan Maru, and collier/oiler Nissan Maru.[6]

On 25 January 1943, while on a replenishment voyage from Kushiro to the Aleutian Islands, she grounded herself on the north shore of Horomushiro Island in the Kuril Islands (50°39′N 155°51′E / 50.650°N 155.850°E / 50.650; 155.850).[2] She was abandoned as a total loss due to extreme hull tilt and struck from the Navy List on 1 November 1943.[2][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c ONI 208-J (Supplement no. 2) Far Eastern Small Craft. Division of Naval Intelligence. March 1945. p. 31.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Toda, Gengoro S. (21 September 2019). "第二號東光丸の船歴 (Toko Maru No. 2 Go - Ship History)". Imperial Japanese Navy - Tokusetsukansen (in Japanese).
  3. ^ Toda, Gengoro S. (21 September 2019). "Tokusetsu Kansen (Temporary Naval Vessels)> Kyuryosen (Auxiliary Stores Ships) > Tokusetsu Unsosen (Kyuryosen) (Page 1)". Imperial Japanese Navy - Tokusetsukansen (in Japanese).
  4. ^ a b c d Niehorster, Leo; Donahoo, Jeff. "Imperial Japanese Navy Stores Ships". World War II Armed Forces - Orders of Battle and Organizations. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  5. ^ Toda, Gengoro S. (21 September 2019). "北海丸の船歴 (Hokkai Maru - Ship History)". Imperial Japanese Navy - Tokusetsukansen (in Japanese).
  6. ^ Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (2012). "IJN Akashisan Maru: Tabular Record of Movement". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
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