World War II Armed Forces – Orders of Battle and Organizations

Last Updated 28.04.2005

Imperial Japanese Navy In cooperation with Jeff Donahoo Commanders of Auxiliary Vessels

The format is Japanese style: rank; last name, first name; (Eta Jima class, if known); day.month.year of command and assignment. Commanders marked with * are known to have died. UC = Under Construction FO = Fitting Out

 

Submarine Tenders Chogei       • Capt Nagai Mitsuru (45) 12.41 – 04.42       • Capt Oda Tamekiyo (43) 04.42 – 09.43 Jingei       • Capt Sato Shiro (43) 12.41 – 04.42       • Capt Okura Tomesaburo (43) 04.42 – 09.43       • Capt Sato Keizo (42) 09.43 – 02.44       • Capt Oyama Toyojiro (47) 02.44 – 10.44 Heian Maru       • Capt Tamaki Toshiharu (36) 11.43 – 03.44 Hie Maru       • Capt Shinoda Kiyohiko (43) 02.42 – 01.43 Nagoya Maru       • Capt Kusakawa Kiyoshi (38) 12.42 – 01.44 Rio de Janiero Maru       • Capt Ohashi Tatsuo (40) 05.42 – 12.43       • *Capt Kanemasu Yoshio (40) 12.43 – 02.44 Santos Maru       • Capt Seki Tei (36) 12.41 – 11.42       • Capt Imaizumi Yoshijiro (44) 11.42 – 03.43 Tsukushi Maru       • Capt Seki Tei (36) 01.43 – 05.43 Yasukuni Maru       • Capt Mori Ryo (38) 05.42 – 05.43       • *Capt Seki Tei (36) 05.43 – 01.44   Fleet Oilers Erimo       • Capt Soma Shinshiro (42) 12.41 – 03.42 Hayasui       • Capt Sugiura Keizaburo (49) 04.44 – 08.44 Hayatomo       • Capt Matsura Tadayuki (40) 11.41 – 05.42       • Capt Nakao Hachiro (40) 05.42 – 04.43 Iro       • Capt Matsuda Takamoto (45) 12.41 – 10.42       • *Capt Kitamura Fumio (47) 04.43 – 03.44 Kamoi       • Capt Yamazaki Sukeichi (39) 08.42 – 05.43 Kazahaya       • Capt Kanemasu Yoshio (40) 02.43 – 10.43 Naruto       • Capt Nishioka Shigeyoshu (40) 12.41 – 07.43       • *Capt Capt Setoyama Yasuhide (45) 05.43 – 10.43 Ondo       • Capt Sugimoto Michio (41) 12.41 – 09.42       • Capt Matsura Tadayuki (40) 09.42 – 12.42       • Capt Capt Ikeuchi Masamichi (40) 12.42 – 10.43 Sata       • Capt Murao Jiro Shiretoko       • Capt Arimura Fuji (47) 09.42 – 12.43 Shiriya       • Capt Togo Minoru (40) 12.41 – 03.42       • *Capt Nakao Hachiro (40) 07.43 – 09.44 Tsurumi       • Capt Fujita Toshizo Akebono Maru       • *Capt Shibata Tsutomu (39) 12.41 – 01.42       • Capt Otsuka Miki (39) 02.42 – 09.43 Azuma Maru       • *Capt Ara Tadashi (33) 02.43 – 12.43 Hoyo Maru       • Capt Nakamaruo Yoshizo (36) 12.41 – 01.42       • Capt Mori Ryo (38) 02.42 – 04.42       • Capt Watanabe Tsutomu (34) 02.43 – 05.43 Kaijo Maru No.2       • *Capt Ishikawa Tetsushiro (33) 12.41 – 03.42 Kenyo Maru       • Capt Kanemasu Yoshio (40) 11.41 – 11.42       • *Capt Sugimoto Michio (41) 11.42 – 12.43 Kirishima Maru       • Capt Okubo Hirashi (33) 12.41 – 07.43 Koan Maru       • Capt Noda Kenzo (36) 09.41 – 12.42 Kokuyo Maru       • Capt Hidai Toraji (37) 12.41 – 07.42       • Capt Takahashi Ichimatsu (40) 07.42 – 11.42 Koryu Maru       • Capt Mizuno Kokichi (37) 12.41 – 07.42 Kyokuto Maru       • Capt Ono Masanao Nichiei Maru       • *Capt Okano Ikkan (36) 01.43 – 01.45 Nichii Maru       • *Capt Hirata Yoshiyuki (39) 12.42 – 11.43 Nippon Maru       • Capt Ueda Konasake 12.41 – Nissan Maru       • Capt Naotsuka Hachiro (38) 12.41 – 05.42 Nissho Maru       • *Capt Tonomura Senzaburo (40) 09.43 – 02.45 Ogura Maru No 3       • Capt Fukuzawa Tetsushiro (36) 06.42 – 01.43       • *Capt Niimi Kazutaka (40) 12.43 – 02.44 San Clemente Maru       • Capt Eguchi Matsuro (40) 12.41 – 09.42 Shinkoku Maru       • Capt Ito Tokutaka 12.41 – Toei Maru       • Capt Kusagawa Kiyoshi (38) 12.41 – 10.42 Toho Maru       • Capt Niimi Kazutaka (40) 12.41 – 11.42   Repair Ships Akashi       • Capt Fukuzawa Tsunekichi (41) 12.41 – 09.42       • Capt Eguchi Matsurou (40) 09.42 – 10.43       • Capt Kameyama Minegorou (44) 10.43 – 02.44 Asashi       • Capt Tamura Ryukichi (41) 12.41 – 06.42 Hakkai Maru       • Capt Yokoyama Tokujiro (36) 10.42 – 06.43       • Capt Morino Sorokuro (40) 09.43 – 11.43       • *Capt Inose Masamichi (40) 11.43 – 22.07.44 Shoei Maru       • *Capt Matsumoto Shoji (40) 12.41 – 05.12.42 Yamabato Maru       • *Capt Wada Seizo (34) 12.41 – 03.43 Yamabiko Maru       • Capt Nobutani Yasuji (40) 11.42 – 10.43       • *Capt Doi Takashi (42) 10.43 – 12.01.44 Yamashimo Maru       • *Capt Kashiwagi Ei (36) 03.43 – 02.44   Ammuniation Ships Kogyo Maru       • Capt Kusakabe Enjiro (39) 12.41 – 02.43 Kotoku Maru       • *Capt Sato Koichi (35) 06.42 – 07.42 Naruto Maru       • Capt Katahara Tsunejiro (37) 03.42 – 07.42       • Capt Chiya Sadae (34) 07.42 – 06.43 Nichiro Maru       • Capt Shibata Zenjiro (38) 05.42 – 11.43       • *Capt Shimizu Ryutaro (36) 11.43 – 02.44 Nojima Maru       • *Capt Itagaki Koichi (38) 12.41 – 09.42

Cargo Ships Kashino       • Capt Doi Takashi (42) 12.41 – 09.42 Mamiya       • *Capt Kase Saburo (44) 08.44 – 12.44 Muroto       • Capt Kishi Yoshiyuki (47) 12.41 – 02.42       • Capt Yamagata Masaji (43) 02.42 – 08.43 Nojima       • Capt Matsumoto Kametaro 11.42 – 03.43 Shioya       • Capt Ikeuchi Masamichi (40) 11.43 – 02.44 Soya       • Cdr Kubota Toshi (46) 12.41 – 04.43       • Capt Amaya Yoshishige (47) 04.43 – 12.43       • Capt Shiwa Kotora (50) 05.44 – 08.44       • Lt Cdr Yamauchi Masaki 02.45 – 09.45 Sunosaki       • Capt Niimi Kazutaka (40) 2.43 – 11.43       • Capt Togo Jiro (41) 11.43 – 11.44 Asakaze Maru       • Capt Ikeda Keinosuke (34) 10.43 – 12.43 Fujikawa Maru       • Capt Aihara Aritaka (38) 09.42 – 10.43 Goshu Maru       • Capt Kase Saburo (44) 06.43 – 04.44 Iwashiro Maru       • *Capt Asai Kenji (33) 10.42 – 01.43 Keiyo Maru       • Capt Ikeuchi Masamichi (40) 09.41 – 10.42       • Capt Miyamoto Sadachika (39) 10.42 – 04.43       • *Capt Kondo Saburo (46) 01.44 – 07.44 Lyon Maru       • Capt Nakao Hachiro (40) 12.41 – 04.42       • Capt Ishiguro Torao (37) 10.43 – 12.43 Meiyo Maru       • *Capt Koizumi Hisao (34) 12.41 – 08.42 Sinsei Maru No 6       • Capt Shimizu Ryutaro (36) 12.41 – 05.42 Tateyama Maru       • Ozawa Kakusuke (34) 12.41 – 04.43   Transports Hokuriki Maru       • *Capt Itokawa Seutada (36) 12.43 – 03.44 Hokusan Maru       • Capt Ozawa Kakusuke (34) 05.43 – 05.44 Myoko Maru       • Capt Abe Koun (41) 12.41 – 08.42 Okitsu Maru       • Capt Shimizu Ryutaro (36) 06.42 – 10.43 Sanko Maru       • Capt Yamagata Shosuke (34) 05.42 – 04.43 Shinyo Maru       • Capt Ikeda Keinosuke (34) 07.43 – 10.43 Sumanoura Maru       • *Capt Shibuya Shunsaku (36) 12.41 – 1.42   Miscellaneous Ataka       • Capt Mutaguchi Kakuro (44) 12.41 – 12.42       • Capt Hosoya Sukehiko (47) 12.42 – 12.43 Fushimi       • CdrTaniguchi Hidetaka (49) 12.41 – 08.42       • LtCdr Tsuna Hajime (52) 08.42 – 12.44 Komahashi       • Capt Yamagata Masaji (43) 11.41 – 02.42 Hakusa       • *Capt Abe Koun (41) 03.45 – 08.06.45 Saga       • Cdr Kobayoshi Hajime (48) 12.41 – 09.42 Settsu       • Capt Matsuda Chiaki (44) 12.41 – 02.42       • Capt Ishii Keishi (43) 02.42 – 05.42       • Capt Shimamoto Hisagoro (44) 05.42 – 10.42       • Capt Nagai Mitsuru (45) 10.42 – 02.43       • Capt Hase Shinzaburo (44) 02.43 – 04.43       • Capt Sato Katsuyu (44) 04.43 – 06.43       • Capt Miura Kanzo (47) 06.43 – 08.43       • Capt Soma Shinshiro (42) 08.43 – 08.44 Sumida       • Cdr Fujimaki Yoshinori 12.41 – Tsukushi       • Capt Yamataka Matsujiro (44) 11.41 – 01.43   Naval Merchant Ships Anyo Maru       • Capt Fukuzawa Tetsushiro (36) 12.41 – 05.42 Akashisan Maru       • *Capt Fukuzawa Tetsushiro (36) 03.43 – 03.44 Banko Maru       • Capt Wakisaka Johei (38) 12.41 – 04.42       • Capt Okano Ikkan (36) 04.42 – 12.42 Fujiyama Maru       • Capt Maki Kikuta (34) 12.41 – 07.43 Hikarijima Maru       • Capt Asai Kenji (33) 12.41 – 07.42 Hikuni Maru       • Capt Mori Ryo (38) 12.41 – 01.42 Jinyo Maru       • Capt Yokoyama Tokujiro (36) 12.41 – 07.42       • ? (39) 12.41 – 3.42 Kano Maru       • Capt Miura Tomosaburo (38) 12.41 – 12.42 Kasuga Maru       • Capt Katahara Tsunejiro (37) 07.42 – 04.43 Komaki Maru       • Capt Nakamura Masao (40) 12.41 – 05.42 Kyodo Maru No 36       • *Capt Yamada Takeji (48) 05.43 – 07.44 Nachisan Maru       • Capt Ikeda Keinosuke (34) 11.42 – 04.43       • *Capt Kawagoe Tadamitsu (33) 04.43 – 11.43 Nichisan Maru       • Capt Hara Seitaro (35) 12.41 – 11.42 Nihon Maru       • *Capt Takehara Kuichiro (35) 10.43 – 01.44 Nihonkai Maru       • Capt Nakamaruo Yoshizo (36) 08.42 – 10.43 Ogami Maru       • Capt Hashimoto Saisuke (30) 02.43 – 06.43 Sanyo Maru       • Capt Ara Tadashi (33) 12.41 – 09.42 Shinbu Maru       • Capt Ara Tadashi (33) 10.42 – 12.42 Shinko Maru       • *Capt Yamataka Matsujiro (44) 09.44 – 10.44 Shuri Maru       • *Capt Watanabe Saburo (33) 09.43 – 01.45 Tenryo Maru       • Capt Ishido Yuzo (36) 12.41 – 04.42