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| Auxiliary transport KANO MARU combat action report C08030762100 Entry record | |||
| C08030762200 cover 4 pages | p1 | Auxiliary transport KANO MARU combat action report Aug. 15, 1942 | |
| p2 | donation SEIICHI AIURA
Military history division Oct. 05, 1961(SYOWA 36) | ||
| p3 | Original source registration | ||
| p4 | signature SEIICHI AIURA | ||
| C08030762300 | [ P ] | 45pages | |
| p1 | Auxiliary transport KANO MARU combat action report Aug. 15, 1942. superintendent of KANO MARU | ||
| p2 | KANO MARU combat action report Index | ||
| p3 | 1. KANO MARU combat action detail
p.8 - 10 submarine sinking witness | ||
| p27 | 2. A memorandum for KIKUKAWAMARU(towing ship) captain from KANO MARU superintendent | ||
| p33 | 3. KANO MARU battle station
p37 Crew list |
| C08030762400 | [ Q ] | 43pages | |
| p1 | 4. Copy of telegram concerning the matter | ||
| p7 | 5. Figure of presumed enemy submarine location before the action | ||
| p8 | 6. Figure of battle field(map of confrontation) | ||
| p9 | 7. Figure of battle(torpedoing diagram) | ||
| p11 | 8. order from bridge no. 12(copy) Jul. 21, 1941night at OMINATO superintendent | ||
| p13 | 9. references
1. observation witness by outsider about enemy submarine sinking p15 witness by RIKIMARU NAKAGAWA army medical lieutenant p17 witness by KENJI HAMADA army press man 2. Floating objects after the submarine sunk p18 picked up life buoy piece p20 picked up grating of deck | ||
| p22 | certification of contribution | ||
| p22 | certification of witness for SHOICHI SAGA navy machinist cheif, rank 7th honor ;Jul. 31, 1942 KANO MARU superintendent | ||
| p27 | certification of witness for the No.1 8cm gun's cheif gunner KOJIMA KAORU and others (six) ;Jul. 31, 1942 KANO MARU superintendent | ||
| p28 | certification of witness for battery petty officer and others (five) including command station member; Jul. 31, 1942 Navy transport KANO MARU superintendent, navy captain SEIICHI AIURA | ||
| p29 | certification of witness for 13mm machine gunner (six) ; Jul. 31, 1942 Navy transport KANO MARU superintendent, navy captain SEIICHI AIURA | ||
| p30 | Crew List(including family) total 47 men
p30 crew list | ||
| p34 | Report about remaining work by SAGA cheif machinist Feb. 16, 1943 | ||
| p35 | Reply about remaining work to SAGA cheif machinist Feb. 09, 1943 | ||
| p36 | Report about taking over the remaining work by SAGA cheif machinist out of number Feb. 04, 1943 | ||
| p38 | Reply about remaining work to SAGA cheif machinist Jan. 30, 1943 | ||
| p39 | Report about remaining work by SAGA troop in KURE marine force division, Jan. 1943 | ||
| p39 | Incident report of Auxiliary transport KANO MARU Oct,1, 1942 |
| C08030762500 | [ R ] | 38pages | |
| p1 | Incident report of Auxiliary transport KANO MARU Oct,1, 1942 | ||
| p3 | Incident report of Auxiliary transport KANO MARU Oct,1, 1942
p8 Submarine sinking report | ||
| p27 | Memorandum to the tug ship KIKUKAWA MARU from the superintendent of KANOMARU, commander of towing operation. Aug. 1, 1942 | ||
| p31 | Summary of KIKUKAWA MARU damages. Aug. 2, 1942 | ||
| p33 | Figure of Battle field (Sea map of the confrontation) | ||
| p34 | Order from the bridge No. 12 |
| The Last Of KANO MARU vol.1 MIDWAY Operation C08030760800 Entry page | |||
| C08030760900 | cover page | 2 pages | |
| p1 | The Last Of KANO MARU vol.1 | ||
| p2 | Registration note of copy document Oct. 6, 1961 JMSDF Captain KANAMI SAKAMOTO | ||
| C08030761000 [ P ] | 48pages |
| p1 The Last Of transport KANO MARU
p3 Preface Sept. 22, 1959 p5 Preface Nov. 1960 p7 simplified character and symbols p11 Index p22 Part 1 'MIDWAY' operation p23 1. Ordered to be muster from the first reserve. p23 2. Ordered to be the staff of YOKOSUKA District base p24 3. Ordered to the superintendent of KANO MARU p25 4. Principle dimensions of KANO MARU p27 5. Prepare for the MIDWAY operation at KURE navy base p43 6. The convoy depart to the meeting point from KURE |
| C08030761100 [ Q ] | 62pages |
| p1 7. anchored at the meeting point 'SAIPAN' anchorage
p4 8. For 'MIDWAY' operation, the convoy departed from 'SAIPAN' p12 9. Enemy submarine tracked the convoy alike a dog tick p12 10. Tracking enemy submarine radioed urgent report to 'MIDWAY' p19 11. Tracking enemy submarine radioed again to the Pacific fleet Admiral p20 12. The convoy was detected by enemy scout plane p22 13. The convoy was bombed p23 14. At midnight suspicious light was seen between the convoy columns p28 15. At midnight enemy plane attacked from very low, torpedoed and sweeped with gunfire p29 16. Enemy strong forces appeared, the convoy escaped toward the north-west p30 17. Convoy guard 2nd DesRon detached to the center of the battle, some destroyers remained p33 18. Ordered the operation cease p33 19. The convoy changed the course toward west to escape from the enemy plane coverage p35 20. Enemy strong force with aircraft carriers and surface force tracked the convoy p36 21. The convoy splitted into three squad sortring by the speed to escape safe p45 22. The convoy banded again to be the initial order p6 23. Enemy carrier group ceased tracking down our convoy. The convoy went southward toward 'TRUK' Is. p49 24. KANO MARU entered in 'TRUCK' Is. p50 25. KANO MARU was ordered to join the Northern operation instead of HOKURIKU MARU p52 26. Departed 'TRUK' to YOKOSUKA p55 27. KANO MARU received the order to be under the 5th fleet admiral after YOKOSUKA arrival p56 28. Arrived YOKOSUKA |
| The last of transport KANO MARU part 2 (KISKA operation) C08030761200 Entry | |||
| C08030761300 cover page | 2 pages | ||
| p1 The last of transport KANO MARU part 2
Registration note of copy document Oct. 6, 1961 JMSDF KANAMI SAKAMOTO | |||
| C08030761400 [ P ] | 73 pages
p37`43 Battle report p41 Torpedoing diagram p69 Piece of life buoy p70 Piece of wooden grid from the submarine upper deck | p1 Part 2 KISKA operation
p2 (1) KANO MARU prepared for KISKA p5 29. Voyaged to YOKOHAMA. Changed the cargo from southern cargo to northern cargo p9 30. Released from the 5th fleet commander p10 31. Voyaged to OSAKA und loaded northern cargo p12 32. Entered MAIZURU harbor. Full loaded northern cargo p16 33. Finished preparation for KISKA. Departed to SYUMUSHU via OMINATO p19 34. With guard DE ISHIGAKI, departed KURIL to ATTU (Entered KATAOKA Bay at SYUMUSHU Is. ) p23 [ in the text 35. Departed SYUMUSHU Is. to ATTU Is.] p24 (2) Struggle [ out of KISKA harborQ ] p24 35. At the night in the fog isolated from the guard, went on alone to 'ATTU' Is. p29 36. Entered HOLTS Bay at ATTU Is. . p30 37. Natives GILYAK's village at ATTU Is.ilyak p31 38. Went on toward KISKA with the guard subchaser SC26 p33 39. Arrived out of KISKA harbor but the fog prevented to enter, drifted p34 40. While drifting picked up friendly seaplane with pilot that ditched nearby p36 41. While dense fog weakened a little, went on to KISKA harbor under normal speed 15knt p37 42. Suddenly two torpedo line stretched to us as an arrow p38 43. The torpedo struck machinery room. Disabled run p38 44. Found periscope. Counter attacked by 8cm gun and machine gun p39 45. 2nd torpedo attack(one torpedo) came p40 46. 3rd torpedo attack(two torpedoes) came p41 Fig.4 KANO MARU Battle sea map p42 47. 84th bullet hit the enemy submarine p43 48. From KISKA harbor minelayer ISHIZAKI and subchaser #26 came p44 49. Two men died by the torpedo p47 50. The situation of my ship and to be ordered by superintendent p48 51. Every crew temporary took off from KANO MARU for preparation of towing, aboard on ISHIZAKI and went to KISAK p49 52. 5th Guard Corps commander ordered towing of KANO MARU by KIKUKAWA MARU p51 53. Tried first KANO MARU towing attempt, failed and planned next p51 54. Preparing for 2nd KANO MARU towing p54 55. Injured KANO MARU drifting one night on Bering Sea p60 56. KIKUKAWA MARU holded KANO MARU side by side and started the towing p61 57. Captain of KIKUKAWA MARU requested stop the towing at midnight p65 58. Towing by KIKUKAWA MARU ended in succession and KANO MARU at last towed into KISKA harbor p68 59. Sent tereglams from the navy and other source about the submarine sunk p69 Fig. 7 piece of life buoy p70 Fig. 8 wooden grid of submarine upper deck p72 (3) witness of outsider on board about the submarine sinking p72 Fig. 8 rough sketch position at that time ( RIKIMARU NAKAGAWA ) |
| C08030761500 [ Q ] | 57pages
p1 Fig. Found the torpedoes body (KENJI HAMADA) p2 60. enemy submarine sinking was approved. p3 Fig. 10 The situation was thus (KENJI HAMADA) p5 61. Extra note about the confrontation off KISKA harbour p5 (1) Shock when the torpedo exploded p9 (2) Damage of the hull by the torpedo explosion p11 (3) The enemy submarine had intended to surface and fire the deck gun? p12 Fig.11 torpedoing diagram p14 (4) About skill of the crews on the enemy submarine p19 Fig.12 shadowed zone from the forecastle gun p20 Table. Effect and regulation of enemy torpedoes fired by the enemy submarine p26 (5) machine gun's splash indicated the position of enemy periscopeto the 8cm gunner p28 (6) About the temporary evacuation from the ship p30 (7) cigarette p31 (8) About the guard of KANO MARU p33 (9) Zigzag coursing p34 [ R ] Damaged KANO MARU at KISKA p35 61. HYUGA MARU got aside and supplied the electric current p38 62. Enemy fleet heavily bombarded to inside the KISKA harbour p40 Fig. 13 Outline of KISKA harbour p48 63. Formed one machine gun platoon and sent to the 5th Guard Corps p57 Fig.14 Outline of KISKA harbour |
| The last of the KANO MARU part 3 [ KISKA operation ] war history. list of names C08030761600 Entry record | |||
| C08030761700 Cover page | 2 pages
p1 The last of the KANO MARU part 3 p2 Registration note of copy document | ||
| C08030761800 [ P ] | 50pages
p13 64. Mourned for enemy pilots at brought down airplane p15 65. Suffered damage by combined attack of fighter and bomber at under water hull, emergency measures could not prevent the flood p22 66. Navy Capt. ITAGAKI, superintendent of NOJIMA MARU had been K.I.A p26 67. State of ull damage by 500kg near missed bomb p28 68. Cremation of navy Capt. ITAKURA p32 69. Informal funeral of KANO MARU crews p34 72. To avoid ship sink let KANO MARU beached near shore p35 73. The weather rapidly changed and KANO MARU drifted and ran onto the shore reefat southern KISKA harbour p38 74. Damage of KANO MARU by the stranding p40 Fig. 18 Outline of KISKA Is. p42 75. 51th base corps was established. Navy Rear AdmiralKATSUJI MATSUYAMA in command and had arrrived p48 76. Aboard destroyer WAKABA, KANO MARU crews backed toward homeland | ||
| C08030761900 [ Q ] | 34pages
p2 77. About the drop bombs one after another p10 78. Piled 'tundra' blocks and made temporary fire wall p13 79. How bad day p26 80. Our battery using 8cm gun of KANO MARU almost completed p30 81. Received the order to return, aboard destroyer HATSUSHIMO backed to homeland | ||
| C08030762000 [ R ] | 57 pages
p1 82. Supplement about KANO MARU in KISKA harbour (1) KANO MARU navy crew returned to homeland (2) I wonder the bomb by enemy plane from high sky didn't hit (3) German shepherd fur of winter coat (4) Fox meat stew (5) Penta-troubles of KANO MARU (6) Cry at final moment by KANO MARU (7) The scene of bath service on KISKA (8) Sugar and liquor (9) SHIRUKO(red bean sugar soup) for departure to battle on the sea (10) Flatfish of Kuril (11) Cod is easy to be give in (12) Bottom is flatfish (13) Taste of flatfish and salmon [ S ] War history of transport KANO MARU [ T ] Crew list of transport KANO MARU navy men p45 [ U ] Crew list of transport KANO MARU civil men | ||
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