Japanese minesweeper Tama Maru No. 2
Whaling ship converted and used by the Japanese Navy during World War II
For other ships with the same name, see Tama Maru.
| History |
Empire of Japan |
Name | Tama Maru No. 2 |
Owner | |
Builder | Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha |
Launched | 1936 |
Identification | 42340 |
Fate | Sunk as a result of damage by US aircraft on 13 March 1942 |
Notes | |
General characteristics |
Class and type | Tama Maru-class |
Tonnage | 264 GRT |
Length | 119.7 feet (36.5 m)[1] |
Beam | 24.1 feet (7.3 m) |
Draught | 13.7 feet (4.2 m) |
Propulsion | Triple expansion engines (76 NHP) |
Tama Maru No. 2 was a 264 gross register tons (GRT) whaler built by Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe for Taiyo Hogei Kabushiki Kaisha in 1936.[2][3] She was requisitioned in 1941 by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II and converted into a minesweeper. On 10 March 1942, during the invasion of Lae-Salamaua, Tama Maru No. 2 was damaged by Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers from the United States Navy aircraft carriers USS Lexington and USS Yorktown off Lae, New Guinea.
On 13 March 1942, Tama Maru No. 2 sank as a result of damage inflicted off Lae.
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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in March 1942 |
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Shipwrecks |
- 1 Mar: USS Edsall, HMS Encounter, HNLMS Evertsen, HMS Exeter, USS Houston, USS Pecos, HMAS Perth, USS Pope, Rooseboom, U-656
- 2 Mar: HNLMS Banckert, USAT Don Esteban, Ha-13, HNLMS K X, HNLMS K XIII, HNLMS K XVIII, HNLMS Koning der Nederlanden, USS Pillsbury, USS Stewart, Toendjoek, Van Waerwijck, HNLMS Witte de With
- 3 Mar: USS Asheville, Koolama, SS Mary, USS Perch
- 4 Mar: HMAS Yarra
- 5 Mar: Auby
- 6 Mar: HNLMS Pieter de Bitter, Rononia
- 7 Mar: Arabutan, HNLMS Gouden Leeuw, Nyggjaberg, Uniwaleco
- 8 Mar: HNLMS Eland Dubois, HNLMS Jan van Amstel, Smyshlyony
- 10 Mar: Lady Nelson, Kongō Maru, Tenyo Maru, Yokohama Maru
- 11 Mar: HMS Naiad
- 12 Mar: Texan
- 13 Mar: Tama Maru No. 2, Tolten
- 14 Mar: U-133
- 15 Mar: U-503, HMS Vortigern
- 17 Mar: Île de Batz, San Demetrio
- 18 Mar: E.M. Clark
- 19 Mar: Papoose
- 20 Mar: HMS Heythrop
- 21 Mar: Vamar
- 23 Mar: British Prudence
- 24 Mar: HMS Southwold, U-655
- 26 Mar: HMS Jaguar, HMS Legion, HMS P39
- 27 Mar: USS Atik, U-587, Equipoise
- 28 Mar: HMS Campbeltown, Raceland
- 29 Mar: Hertford, Z26
- 30 Mar: U-585
- Unknown: Emilia, Panay
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