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Japanese minesweeperTama Maru No. 2

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Whaling ship converted and used by the Japanese Navy during World War II
For other ships with the same name, seeTama Maru.
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History
Empire of Japan
NameTama Maru No. 2
Owner
BuilderMitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Launched1936
Identification42340
FateSunk as a result of damage by US aircraft on 13 March 1942
Notes
General characteristics
Class & typeTama Maru-class
Tonnage264 GRT
Length119.7 feet (36.5 m)[1]
Beam24.1 feet (7.3 m)
Draught13.7 feet (4.2 m)
PropulsionTriple expansion engines (76 NHP)

Tama Maru No. 2 was a 264 gross register tons (GRT)whaler built by Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha,Kobe for Taiyo Hogei Kabushiki Kaisha in 1936.[2][3] She was requisitioned in 1941 by theImperial Japanese Navy duringWorld War II and converted into aminesweeper. On 10 March 1942, during theinvasion of Lae-Salamaua,Tama Maru No. 2 was damaged byDouglas SBD Dauntlessdive bombers from theUnited States Navyaircraft carriersUSS Lexington andUSS Yorktown off Lae, New Guinea.

On 13 March 1942,Tama Maru No. 2 sank as a result of damage inflicted offLae.

Notes

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  1. ^"Lloyd's Register 1942-43"(PDF). plimsollshipdata. Retrieved10 November 2011.
  2. ^Niehorster, Leo; Donahoo, Jeff."Auxiliary Minesweepers of the Imperial Japanese Navy". World War II Armed Forces - Orders of Battle and Organizations. Retrieved16 August 2019.
  3. ^Toda, Gengoro S."第二玉丸の船歴 (Tama Maru No. 2 - Ship History)".Imperial Japanese Navy -Tokusetsu Kansen (in Japanese).

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