[/SUP]) ("Bamboo No. The convoy left Shanghai on 17 April 1944, carrying two infantry divisions to reinforce Japan's defensive positions in the Philippines and western New Guinea. In January 1943 the Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, and Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Navy agreed that the formation of a joint committee to assess enemy Naval and merchant shipping losses during World War II would be desirable. In early June, a convoy of five marus carried half the 43rd Division to Saipan without loss, but a second convoy with 7,000 men of the division lost five of its seven ships. Submarine Baya (SS-318) sinks auxiliary netlayer Kainan Maru off Cam Ranh Bay, 12°00'N, 109°17'E, and although damaged by depth charges, 11°55'N, 109°18'E, remains on patrol. was a Japanese convoy of World War II.The convoy left Shanghai on 17 April 1944, carrying two infantry divisions to reinforce Japan's defensive positions in the Philippines and western New Guinea. Japanese convoy HI-88I comes under attack off coast of French indochina. United States Navy (USN) submarines attacked the convoy on 26 April and 6 May, sinking four transports and killing more than 4,000 soldiers. United States Navy (USN) submarines attacked the convoy on 26 April and 6 May, sinking four Charts of routes taken by various mercantile convoys from 1939 - 1945. Even this intention was overtaken by the Japanese advance, and the convoy was again diverted to Colombo, no doubt to the immense relief of all onboard. This reluctance was compounded by the shortage of suitable escort vessels. Some convoys were lucky. convoy, departs, arrives, # marus, # sunk, warships MO-05 Moji 1 Aug Okinawa 5 Aug 7 0 warship Kagoshima 2 Aug Okinawa 4 Aug 1 0 CL Nagara One" convoy?) I am sure that I do not have them all. The Japanese Navy showed the same reluctance to organize poorly escorted convoys as the other naval powers: At one time, 32 ships waited for three months at Palau for lack of any escorts. 1") convoy was a Japanese convoy of World War II. When the Japanese Navy realized that the war was not going to end quickly with a negotiated peace, and that the US submarines were sinking ships at a rate that threatened Japan with destruction, they organized convoy routes, built escort vessels, and made standard camouflage patterns to applied to all merchant vessels. Foreword. The Take-Ichi sendan (竹一船団, "Bamboo No. The escort left the convoy to fuel at Addu Atoll on 28.2 and rejoined 29.2, on which day the armed merchant cruiser CORFU also joined the escort. With defeat looming in the Battle of Guadalcanal, the Japanese high command began making efforts in December 1942 to reinforce their position in New Guinea.Seeking to shift around 105,000 men from China and Japan, the first convoys reached Wewak, New Guinea in January and February delivering men from the 20th and 41st Infantry Divisions. These are convoys that I have found that departed the Home Islands in August 1944. The cargo ship Katsukawa Maru sank and dumped 2,800 infantrymen into the sea. Here is an example of the Japanese convoy system. Background . The Japanese lacked the weapons, escorts, and training to provide more than token cover to the convoys, which multiplied through the spring of 1944 as troops and supplies were rushed to the threatened island perimeter.
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