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Shōkai Maru class high powered tugboat

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Preceded by
  
Wajima Maru-class

Built
  
?–1939

Succeeded by
  
Hokkai Maru-class


Name
  
Shōkai Maru-class high-powered tugboat

Builders
  
Ōsaka Iron Works, Sakurajima Factory

Operators
  
Imperial Japanese Army Japanese National Railways Japan Maritime Safety Agency

The Shōkai Maru-class high-powered tugboat (照海丸型強力曳船,, Shōkai Maru-gata kyōryoku eisen) was a class of gunboat of the Imperial Japanese Army, serving during from World War II. The IJA official designation was high-powered tugboat, however, they did not have any towing facilities. There were actually gunboat and escort ships. Many records were lost after the Surrender of Japan.

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Shōkai Maru (照海丸)

  • 20 April 1938; completed at Ōsaka Iron Works, Sakurajima Factory.
  • Hereafter, her record was not left to documents.

    • Eikai Maru (映海丸)

  • 27 February 1939; completed at Ōsaka Iron Works, Sakurajima Factory.
  • 20 to 26 October 1944; escort operation for Harukaze Convoy (Manila - Kaohsiung).
  • 22 to 27 November 1944; escort operation for TaKa-206 Convoy (Keelung - Naha).
  • Survived war in Kushigahama; later rebuilt as short-range passenger at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hiroshima shipyard.
  • 1 May 1946; transferred to Japanese National Railways (later converted to training ship).
  • 1 September 1948; transferred to Japan Maritime Safety Agency as patrol boat (PB-31, later PS-31).
  • 23 June 1951; retired.

    • References

    Shōkai Maru-class high-powered tugboat Wikipedia
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