AK
IJN · AK
SunkCargo ship. The minesweeper-tender register puts her at 2,681 gross tons. Mitsui Bussan's Tama yard completed her on 30 April 1932 for Shimatani Kisen. An auxiliary minesweeper tender in 1938, then a torpedo-boat tender, and from 1 October 1943 an auxiliary transport. Yoshizo Nakamaruo had her from 7 August 1942 until that reclass. Flounder sank her on 17 June 1944. The captain's column ends nine months before the sinking.
| Type | Cargo ship (AK) |
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| Builder | Mitsui Bussan, Tama yard |
| Launched | 1932-03-28 |
| Fate | Sunk. Auxiliary transport at her loss, 2,681 gross tons in the minesweeper-tender register. The officer tender list prints 2,861, and uboat.net prints 2,684. Completed 30 April 1932 for Shimatani Kisen. Registered an auxiliary minesweeper tender on 25 July 1938, struck from that register on 25 May 1939, and returned on 15 November 1939 as an auxiliary torpedo-boat tender. Reclassed an auxiliary transport on 1 October 1943. Flounder (SS-251) sank her on 17 June 1944. The Japanese register prints 06°36′ N, 127°55′ E. The tender list prints 06°33′ N, 127°55′ E, 118 miles off Cape San Augustin, and counts 20 dead. Removed from the navy list on 10 August 1944. |
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