Japanese minesweeper Keinan Maru
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Empire of Japan | |
Name | Keinan Maru |
Builder | Kobeseikosho Harima Zosen Kojo |
Laid down | 25 January 1928 |
Launched | 22 May 1928 |
Completed | 3 August 1928 |
Acquired | Requisitioned by Imperial Japanese Navy, 12 September 1941 |
Stricken | 25 January 1945 |
Identification | 33565 |
Fate | Sunk 24 January 1945 |
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General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 316 GRT |
Keinan Maru (Japanese: 慶南丸 ) was an auxiliary minesweeper of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
History[]
Keinan Maru was laid down on 25 January 1928 at the shipyard of Kobeseikosho Harima Zosen Kojo at the behest of shipping company, Nippon Suisan.[1] She was launched on 22 May 1928 and completed 3 August 1928.[1] On 12 September 1941, she was requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy and converted to an auxiliary minesweeper under Reserve Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Okazaki Hiroshi (岡崎寛).[1] She was assigned to the 5th Fleet's Minesweeper Division 17 along with , , and . Hiroshi served as captain until he was replaced by Reserve Lieutenant Sekiguchi Yoshitaka (關口吉孝) on May 25 1944.[1] On 4 September 1944, Sekiguchi was replaced by Reserve Lieutenant Ouchi Masayuki (大内正之).[1] On 24 January 1945, while in a three ship convoy with transport Yoneyama Maru and auxiliary minesweeper Showa Maru No. 7, she was attacked northeast of Iwo Jima (24°50′N 141°22′E / 24.833°N 141.367°ECoordinates: 24°50′N 141°22′E / 24.833°N 141.367°E) by Task Group 94.9 (under Rear Admiral Oscar C. Badger) and sunk by destroyers USS Dunlap and USS Fanning.[2] All three ships were sunk.[2] She was struck from the Navy list on 25 January 1945.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f Niehorster, Leo; Donahoo, Jeff. "Auxiliary Minesweepers of the Imperial Japanese Navy". World War II Armed Forces - Orders of Battle and Organizations. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Chapter VII: 1945". The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II. 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
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