Name Tama Maru No. 2 Displacement 264 gross ton Launched 1936 Weight 268.2 tons Beam 7.35 m | Status Shipwreck Draught 13.7 feet (4.2 m) Length 36 m Draft 4.18 m | |
Owner Taiyo Hogei Kabushiki Kaisha (1936-1941)
Imperial Japanese Navy (1941-1944) Fate Sunk as a result of damage by US aircraft on 13 March 1942 Builder Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | ||
The Tama Maru No. 2 was a 264 gross ton whaler built by Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe for Taiyo Hogei Kabushiki Kaisha in 1936. 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.
Fate
On 13 March 1942, Tama Maru No. 2 sank as a result of damage inflicted off Lae.
References
Japanese minesweeper Tama Maru No. 2 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA