 Diorama depicting the sighting of the Japanese minesweepersTama Maru No. 3 andTama Maru No. 5 by aMidway-basedConsolidated PBY Catalina at 0904 hrs on 3 June 1942. These ships had leftWake Island on 31 May, and were the first units of the Japanese invasion force to be spotted en route to Midway. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Tama Maru No. 5 |
| Builder | Mitsubishi Jukogyo K.K.,Hikoshima |
| Laid down | 25 April 1936 |
| Launched | 6 August 1936 |
| Sponsored by | Taiyo Hogei |
| Completed | 27 September 1936 |
| Acquired | requisitioned by Imperial Japanese Navy, 12 September 1941 |
| Decommissioned | 31 March 1944 |
| Homeport | Osaka[1] |
| Identification | 42333[1] |
| Fate | Sunk 30 January 1944 |
| Notes | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Tama Maru-class |
| Tonnage | 257 GRT[1] |
| Length | 36.5 m (119 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Beam | 7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)[1] |
| Draught | 4.1 m (13 ft 5 in)[1] |
Tama Maru No. 5 (Japanese: 第五玉丸) was an auxiliaryminesweeper of theImperial Japanese Navy duringWorld War II.
Tama Maru No. 5 was laid down on 25 April 1936 at theHikoshima shipyard of Mitsubishi Jukogyo K.K. at the behest of shipping company, Taiyo Hogei K.K.[2][1] She was launched on 6 August 1936 and completed 27 September 1936.[2] On 12 September 1941, she was requisitioned by theImperial Japanese Navy and converted to an auxiliary minesweeper under Reserve Lieutenant Takato Akiro (高遠章).[2] Takato served until 17 October 1943 when he was replaced by Reserve Lieutenant Fukigami Kiyomitsu (吹上清光).[2] In May 1942, she participated in theBattle of Midway (Operation "MI") where she was assigned to Miyamoto Sadachika's 16th Minesweeper Unit (along with auxiliary minesweepersTama Maru No. 3,Showa Maru No. 7,Showa Maru No. 8;submarine chasersCH-16,CH-17, andCH-18; cargo shipsMeiyo Maru andYamafuku Maru; and auxiliary ammunition shipSoya).[3] Her fate is uncertain.[2] She was removed from the Navy list on 31 March 1944.[2]
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