Japanese minesweeper Banshu Maru No. 52

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Japanese minesweeper Banshu Maru No. 52

Coordinates: 14°45′N 120°17′E / 14.750°N 120.283°E

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History
Japanese auxiliary minesweeper Banshu Maru No. 52
Empire of Japan
Name	Banshu Maru No. 52
Builder	Mitsubishi Zosen Kobe Zosensho
Laid down	4 September 1921
Launched	5 November 1921
Sponsored by	Hayashikane Shoten
Completed	28 November 1921
Acquired	requisitioned by Imperial Japanese Navy, 15 October 1940
Decommissioned	31 March 1944
Stricken	5 February 1942
Identification	28262
Fate	Sunk after hitting mine, 20 January 1942
Notes	Call sign: JDKA
General characteristics
Tonnage	234 GRT
Length	37.19 m (122 ft 0 in) o/a^[1]
Beam	6.93 m (22 ft 9 in)^[1]
Draught	3.96 m (13 ft 0 in)^[1]
Installed power	550 bhp (410 kW)^[1]

Banshu Maru No. 52 (Japanese: 第五十二播州丸) was an auxiliary minesweeper of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.^[2]

History

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She was laid down on 4 September 1921 at the Kobe shipyard of Mitsubishi Zosen Kobe Zosensho at the behest of shipping company, Hayashikane Shoten^[3] as Banshu Maru No.2.^[2] She was launched on 5 November 1921 and completed 28 November 1921.^[3] Registered in the port of Shimonoseki, she operated as a fishing trawler.^[2] On 14 September 1939, she was renamed Banshu Maru No. 52.^[2] On 15 October 1940, she was requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy and converted to an auxiliary minesweeper under Reserve Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Kubo Tadahiko (久保忠彦)^[3] and assigned to Auxiliary Minesweeper division 3 (AM Div 3).^[2] Kubo served until 1 December 1941 when he was replaced by Reserve Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Uchida Shoji (内田正二) and assigned to Auxiliary Minesweeper division 46 (AM Div 46), Bako Guard District.^[3] On 24 December 1941, she departed Sasebo, Nagasaki for Magong, Taiwan and then on to Subic Bay arriving on 17 January 1942.^[2] She commenced mine sweeping activities in Subic Bay during the Battle of Bataan despite facing artillery fire from the shore.^[2] Gunboats Aso Maru (阿蘇丸) and Nampo Maru (南浦丸) were assigned to the area to suppress additional fire and allow the minesweeper to continue with its activities.^[2]

On 20 January 1942, she struck a mine and sank in Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippines (14°45′N 120°17′E / 14.750°N 120.283°E / 14.750; 120.283).^[2]^[3] She was removed from the Navy List on 5 February 1942.^[2]^[3] Her wreck is a popular dive site.^[4]

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Nagasawa, Fumio (1998). "播州丸 BANSHU MARU (1921)". Nostalgic Japanese Steamships (in Japanese).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Toda, Gengoro S. (21 September 2019). "第五十二播州丸の船歴 (Banshu Maru No. 52 - Ship History)". Imperial Japanese Navy - Tokusetsukansen (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 12 February 2020.
^ Bennet, Tom (4 May 2015). World War II Wrecks of the Philippines.

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in January 1942
Shipwrecks	1 Jan: Malama 2 Jan: Mercedes, Ruth Alexander 3 Jan: USS Iona 8 Jan: Tornator 9 Jan: HMS Vimiera 11 Jan: USAT Liberty 12 Jan: Cyclops, HNLMS Prins van Oranje, U-374 14 Jan: Chepo 15 Jan: Empire Bay, U-93, U-577 17 Jan: HMS Gurkha, I-60, HMS Matabele 18 Jan: Bantam, Hai-Kan No. 6 19 Jan: Lady Hawkins 20 Jan: Eidsvold, I-124, Banshu Maru No. 52, USS S-36, Westralia 23 Jan: Navemar, USS Neches 24 Jan: Empire Wildebeeste, Nana Maru, USS S-26 25 Jan: Z8 Bruno Heinemann 26 Jan: Refast, HMAS Sirocco 27 Jan: Harpa, I-73, HMS Thanet 30 Jan: USCGC Alexander Hamilton, USC&GS Research 31 Jan: HMS Belmont, HMS Culver, Spreewald Unknown date: HMS Triumph
Other incidents	3 Jan: I-58, Krasny Kavkaz 7 Jan: V 5104 Orkan 10 Jan: U-374 16 Jan: Empire Chief 21 Jan: Enrico Cosenz 22 Jan: Boyky, Molotov, Shch-214
1941 1942 1943 December 1941 February 1942

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