History
Empire of Japan
NameYayoi Maru (彌生丸)
OwnerSuzuki Shoten
BuilderAsano Shipbuilding Company, Tsurumi
Yard number338[1]
Laid down15 September 1917
Launched1 March 1919
Completed1 April 1919
RenamedNichiai Maru (日愛丸), 10 June 1938
Identification25010[2]
Notes
Imperial Japanese Army
NameNichiai Maru
Acquiredrequisitioned by Imperial Japanese Army, 19 November 1941
FateSunk by air attack, 3 February 1944
General characteristics
Class and typeYoshida Maru No 1-class cargo ship
Tonnage
Length121.92 m (400.0 ft)[4]
Beam16.15 m (53 ft 0 in)[4]
Draught0.75 m (2 ft 6 in)[4]
Propulsion258 nhp / 2,800 ihp[4]
Speed9-10 knots[4]

Nichiai Maru (Japanese:日愛丸) was a transport of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.

History

She was laid down on 15 September 1917 at the Tsurumi shipyard of Asano Shipbuilding Company[2] for the benefit of the Suzuki Shoten (jp:鈴木商店), one of Japan's largest pre-war trading companies, and given identification number 25010[4] She was the second ship of the Yoshida Maru No 1-class of 25 standard cargo ships (referred to as Type B at the time) built by Asano Shipyard (one was built at the Uraga Dock Company) between 1918 and 1919.[5] She was launched on 1 March 1919, completed on 1 April 1919, and given the name Yayoi Maru (彌生丸).[4][2]

In 1919, she was sold to Kokusai Kisen Co., Ltd. (jp:国際汽船) of Yokohama.[4] In April 1929, she was purchased by Karafuto Kisen K.K. of Tokyo.[4] On 22 November 1937, she was transferred to Nissan Kisen Co Limited of Tokyo which had purchased her former owner[4] and her name was changed to Nichiai Maru on 10 June 1938.[4]

On 19 November 1941, she was requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Army and immediately sent to Davao arriving on 26 December 1941 where a convoy was assembling nearby to attack the Dutch East Indies.[2] On 6 January 1942, she was assigned to the Tarakan Occupation Force under Rear Admiral Hirose Sueto which departed for Tarakan the same day.

Fate

On 3 February 1944, she was attacked by North American B-25 Mitchell medium bombers and Consolidated PBY Catalinas of the United States Army Fifth Air Force and sunk at (03°17′S 149°34′E / 3.283°S 149.567°E / -3.283; 149.567) southwest of New Hanover.[2][6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 Toda, Gengoro S. "1. 陸軍徴傭船 (1. Army charter ship) - 日愛丸 (Nichiai Maru - Ship stats)" (PDF). Imperial Japanese Navy (in Japanese).
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Toda, Gengoro S. "日愛丸の船歴 (Nichiai Maru - Ship History)". Imperial Japanese Navy (in Japanese).
  3. ↑ Nagasawa lists 5,460 GRT
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Nagasawa, Fumio (1998). "彌生丸 YAYOI MARU (1919)". Nostalgic Japanese Steamships (in Japanese).
  5. ↑ Nagasawa, Fumio (1998). "第一吉田丸型 YOSHIDA MARU No.1 Class 25隻 (1918-1919)". Nostalgic Japanese Steamships (in Japanese).
  6. ↑ Cressman, Robert J. (2006) [1999]. "Chapter VI: 1944". The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  7. ↑ Rohwer, Jürgen; Gerhard Hümmelchen. "Seekrieg 1944, Februar". Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart (in German). Retrieved 31 July 2015.
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