Japanese minesweeper Tama Maru No. 2
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Japanese minesweeper Tama Maru No. 2
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Tama Maru No. 2 was a 264 gross register tons (GRT) whaler built by Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe for Taiyo Hogei Kabushiki Kaisha in 1936. She was requisitioned in 1941 by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II and converted into a minesweeper. On 10 March 1942, during the invasion of Lae-Salamaua, Tama Maru No. 2 was damaged by Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers from the United States Navy aircraft carriers USS Lexington and USS Yorktown off Lae, New Guinea. On 13 March 194
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Whaling ship converted and used by the Japanese Navy during World War II
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_minesweeper_Tama_Maru_No._2
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2022-11-02T16:01:17Z
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