Tama Maru No. 7 was laid down on 1 March 1936 at the shipyard of Fujinagata Zosensho at the behest of shipping company, Taiyo Hogei.[2] She was launched on 22 July 1936 and completed 1 September 1936.[2] On 11 April 1941, she was requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy and converted to an auxiliary minesweeper under Reserve Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Fujita Yoshinao (藤田義直).[2] Fujita served until 20 April 1943 when he was replaced by Reserve Lieutenant Koga Shunji (古賀春次).[2] On 10 May 1944, she was reclassified as a submarine chaser.[2] She was sunk on 18 June 1944 and struck from the Navy list on 10 August 1944.[2]
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^ abcdToda, Gengoro S. "Tokusetsu Kusentei (converted sub-chasers) stats" (PDF). Imperial Japanese Navy (in Japanese).
^ abcdefNiehorster, 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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japanese, minesweeper, tama, maru, other, ships, with, same, name, tama, maru, tama, maru, japanese, 第七玉丸, auxiliary, minesweeper, imperial, japanese, navy, during, world, later, reclassified, submarine, chaser, historyempire, japannametama, maru, 7builderfuji. For other ships with the same name see Tama Maru Tama Maru No 7 Japanese 第七玉丸 was an auxiliary minesweeper of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II She was later reclassified as a submarine chaser Japanese minesweeper Tama Maru No 7HistoryEmpire of JapanNameTama Maru No 7BuilderFujinagata ZosenshoLaid down1 March 1936Launched22 July 1936Sponsored byTaiyo HogeiCompleted1 September 1936AcquiredRequisitioned by Imperial Japanese Navy 11 April 1941Decommissioned31 March 1944ReclassifiedReclassified as a submarine chaser 10 May 1944Stricken10 August 1944Identification42330FateSunk 18 June 1944NotesCall sign JIVKGeneral characteristicsClass and typeTama Maru classTonnage275 GRT 1 Length38 4 m 126 ft 0 in overall 1 Beam7 3 m 23 ft 11 in 1 Draught4 1 m 13 ft 5 in 1 History editTama Maru No 7 was laid down on 1 March 1936 at the shipyard of Fujinagata Zosensho at the behest of shipping company Taiyo Hogei 2 She was launched on 22 July 1936 and completed 1 September 1936 2 On 11 April 1941 she was requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy and converted to an auxiliary minesweeper under Reserve Lieutenant Junior Grade Fujita Yoshinao 藤田義直 2 Fujita served until 20 April 1943 when he was replaced by Reserve Lieutenant Koga Shunji 古賀春次 2 On 10 May 1944 she was reclassified as a submarine chaser 2 She was sunk on 18 June 1944 and struck from the Navy list on 10 August 1944 2 References edit a b c d Toda Gengoro S Tokusetsu Kusentei converted sub chasers stats PDF Imperial Japanese Navy in Japanese a b c d e f 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 nbsp This article about a specific military ship or boat of Japan is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Japanese minesweeper Tama Maru No 7 amp oldid 1041342966, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
