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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
 
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