Japanese auxiliary minesweeper Tama Maru No. 6
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Empire of Japan | |
Name | Tama Maru No. 6 |
Builder | Fujinagata Zosensho |
Laid down | 1 March 1936 |
Launched | 20 July 1936 |
Sponsored by | Taiyo Hogei |
Completed | 1 September 1936 |
Acquired | Requisitioned by Imperial Japanese Navy, 11 April 1941 |
Decommissioned | 31 March 1944 |
Reclassified | Reclassified as a submarine chaser, 10 May 1944 |
Stricken | 10 August 1944 |
Identification | 42329 |
Fate | Sunk, 8 August 1944 |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Tama Maru-class |
Tonnage | 275 GRT [1] |
Length | 38.4 m (126 ft 0 in) overall [1] |
Beam | 7.3 m (23 ft 11 in) [1] |
Draught | 4.1 m (13 ft 5 in) [1] |
Tama Maru No. 6 (Japanese: 第六玉丸) was an auxiliary minesweeper of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. She was later reclassified as a submarine chaser.
Tama Maru No. 6 was laid down on 1 March 1936 at the shipyard of Fujinagata Zosensho at the behest of shipping company, Taiyo Hogei. [2] [3] She was launched on 20 July 1936 and completed 1 September 1936. [2] She was one of 8 ships built of her class ( Tama Maru, Tama Maru No. 2, Tama Maru No. 3, Tama Maru No. 5, Tama Maru No. 6, Tama Maru No. 7, Tama Maru No. 8, Tama Maru No. 9 (later Nagato Maru)). [3] On 11 April 1941, she was requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy and converted to an auxiliary minesweeper under Reserve Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Nishida Hiroshi (西田祐志). [2] Nishida served until 25 July 1943 when he was replaced by Reserve Lieutenant Ishii Hideo (石井英夫). [2] On 10 May 1944, she was reclassified as a submarine chaser. [2] On 8 August 1944, she was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean off Honshu west of Chichi Jima ( 28°11′N 141°06′E / 28.183°N 141.100°E) by USS Sterlet. [4] She was removed from the navy list on 10 August 1944. [2]