Santos Maru — Captain in 1941

[Leo Niehorster]

Greetings,

Looking for the commander of the Santos Maru 01.03.41 through 11.08.41. I have not been able to locate any reference to Captain Matsubara Kanzo indicated as Etajima Class 42. He is not listed there, at least not under this English name.
And, apparently, Captain Kiyama Tatsuo was only acting?
     01.03.41–12.03.41   Capt Kiyama Tatsuo (42) 木山辰雄 (Acting)
     12.03.41–11.08.41   Capt Matsubara Kanzo (42) ?
     11.08.41–18.11.42   Capt Seki Tei (36) 関　　禎

As usual, any assistance would be appreciated.

Cheers
Leo

[fontessa]

Hello Leo,

Accrding to page 15 of JACAR C13072080500 and page 24 of JACAR C13072081700;
15.03.41 - 11.08.40 松原寛三大佐

And in your web page, 松原寛三 was listed as Matsubara Hiromi (39).
http://niehorster.orbat.com/014_japan/E ... a_039.html

What (Acting) mean?

fontessa

[Leo Niehorster]

Many thanks for the missing name.

Acting = a temporary commander. The real captain is delayed, sick, on vacation, en-route, ...

Cheers
Leo

[ijnfleetadmiral]

What I have for her:

Santos Maru (renamed Manju Maru in 1941)
CAPT KIYAMA Tatsuo (42) - 1 March 1941 - 12 March 1941
CAPT MATSUBARA Hiromi (39) - 12 March 1941 - 11 August 1941
CAPT SEKI Tei (36) - 11 August 1941 - 18 November 1942
CAPT IMAIZUMI Yoshijiro (44) - 18 November 1942 - 25 February 1943
??? - 25 February 1943 - 25 November 1944