Kiyosumi Maru

[rjl3]

I have been looking into the events surrounding Kiyosumi Maru from November 1943 to her loss. I couldn't find any place on line that had all the detail for all the movements within this time frame so I put it together piece by piece:

November 1: departs Truk bound for Rabaul with Gokoku Maru and Isuzu, Naka, and Urakaze and Isokaze.
November 3 off Kavieng: the convoy is bombed and Kiyosumi is damaged. Naka takes her in tow heading for Kavieng accompanied by Isuzu and Isokaze. Gokoku and Urakaze continue on to Rabaul.
November 4: arrives Kavieng which had been mined. Isokaze suffers mine damage and heads for Truk and repair. Isuzu is also damaged by mine.
November 4: Yubari and Minatsuki depart Rabaul to go to Kavieng to assist Kiyosumi.
November 4: Tsukushi and Ryuosan Maru depart Rabaul for Kavieng to assist off load Kiyosumi. They strike mines and both are sunk.
December 25: Kavieng is bombed. Kiyosumi suffers additional damage. W 21 and W 22 are also damaged. Tenryu Maru is sunk.
December 30: Kiyosumi departs Kavieng for Truk escorted by Yukaze and W 22.
January 1: Kiyosumi is heavily damaged by sub. Naka joins from Truk and takes Kiyosumi under tow.
January 2: Additional support from Truk joins: Oyodo, Tanikaze, Akizuki, and Kinjo Maru.
January 8: Arrives Truk.
February 17: sunk at Truk.

[ijnfleetadmiral]

http://www.combinedfleet.com/Kiyosumi_t.htm

[rjl3]

I thought I had this covered but I just learned that Kiyosumi was not under her own power on departure from Kavieng Dec 30 but was being towed by Nagaura.

Amazing to me the time, resources, efforts and losses undertaken from when she was damaged on Nov 3 to her loss on Feb 17!

[fontessa]

I thought I had this covered but I just learned that Kiyosumi was not under her own power on departure from Kavieng Dec 30 but was being towed by Nagaura.

Amazing to me the time, resources, efforts and losses undertaken from when she was damaged on Nov 3 to her loss on Feb 17!

According to Tokusetsu Kansen, the details of the Move of Kiyosumi Maru were;
http://www.tokusetsukansen.jpn.org/J/101/101_012.htm
18.12.30: Kavien ~
　　　　　　～01.01 2150 (N04.35-E147.15) Two torpedoes were struck by the US submarine "Balao" (SS-285), making navigation impossible.
　　　　　　　　　　　The destroyer "Yunagi" is heading to attack the enemy submarine~
　　　　　～01.01 2155 "Minesweeper No. 22" circling around and watching out for enemy submarines～
~01.02 0900 Destroyer "Yunagi" begins towing her~
　　　　　～01.02 0945 Destroyer "Yunagi"'s slip cut off, unable to be towed～
~01.03 0711 Arrival of cruiser "Oyodo" and destroyer "Akizuki"~
~01.03 0756 "Minesweeper No. 22" alongside, heavy oil supply~
~01.03 1100 Destroyer "Yunagi" heads for Truck for refueling~
~01.03 1610 Cruiser "Naka" and destroyer "Tanikaze" arrive~
~01.03 1730 Cruiser ``Oyodo'' and destroyer ``Akizuki'' head for the separation truck,
Cruiser "Naka" begins towing work
~01.04 0800 "Minesweeper No. 22" separates and heads for Truck~
~01.05 1145 The destroyer "Yunagi" returns to the scene~
　　　　　～01.08 track

fontessa