Japanese minesweeper Tama Maru No. 2
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] She was requisitioned in 1941 by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II and converted into a minesweeper. On 10 March 1942, during the invasion of Lae-Salamaua, Tama Maru No. 2 was damaged by Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers from the United States Navy aircraft carriers USS Lexington and USS Yorktown off Lae, New Guinea.
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| Name: | Tama Maru No. 2 |
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| Builder: | Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha |
| Launched: | 1936 |
| Identification: | 42340 |
| Fate: | Sunk as a result of damage by US aircraft on 13 March 1942 |
| Status: | Shipwreck |
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| Displacement: | 264 GRT |
| Length: | 119.7 feet (36.5 m)[1] |
| Beam: | 24.1 feet (7.3 m) |
| Draught: | 13.7 feet (4.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | Triple expansion engines (76 NHP) |
On 13 March 1942, Tama Maru No. 2 sank as a result of damage inflicted off Lae.
Notes
- "Lloyd's Register 1942-43" (PDF). plimsollshipdata. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- Niehorster, Leo; Donahoo, Jeff. "Auxiliary Minesweepers of the Imperial Japanese Navy". World War II Armed Forces - Orders of Battle and Organizations. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
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