[FRUPAC War Map: March 25, 1945]
Description
Map overlay documenting the activities of the US Naval operations, Japanese ships, and cargo ships on March 25th, 1945. The overlay contains annotations regarding United States Task Force 113 (TF 113), Commander Task Group 73.8 (CTG 73.8), Commander Task Unit 73.8.2 (CTU 73.8.2), Task Groups (TG), 58.1, 58.3, 58.4, Commanding General Pacific Operations Area (ComGenPOA), Commander Marshall Islands Gilberts (COMMARGILS), Commander 7th Fleet (Com7Flt), Commanding General 21st Bomb Command (ComgenBomCom 21), 21st Bomb Command (Bomcom 21), 308th Bomb Wing (308 Bomwing), 314th Bomb Wing (314 Bomwing), Japanese merchant vessels Choun Maru, Kaishin Maru, Chitai Maru, Choku Maru, Fuyo Maru, Hagigawa … continued below
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Creation Information
Fleet Radio Unit Pacific March 25, 1945.
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This map is part of the collection entitled: Fleet Radio Unit Pacific Map Collection and was provided by the National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. More information about this map can be viewed below.
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Description
Map overlay documenting the activities of the US Naval operations, Japanese ships, and cargo ships on March 25th, 1945. The overlay contains annotations regarding United States Task Force 113 (TF 113), Commander Task Group 73.8 (CTG 73.8), Commander Task Unit 73.8.2 (CTU 73.8.2), Task Groups (TG), 58.1, 58.3, 58.4, Commanding General Pacific Operations Area (ComGenPOA), Commander Marshall Islands Gilberts (COMMARGILS), Commander 7th Fleet (Com7Flt), Commanding General 21st Bomb Command (ComgenBomCom 21), 21st Bomb Command (Bomcom 21), 308th Bomb Wing (308 Bomwing), 314th Bomb Wing (314 Bomwing), Japanese merchant vessels Choun Maru, Kaishin Maru, Chitai Maru, Choku Maru, Fuyo Maru, Hagigawa Maru, Kuranashi Maru, Nisho Go, Sanjin Maru, Takato Maru, Taruanbea Maru, Haku Maru, convoys Asagao, Fuyo Maru, HI-88 I, HI-88 J, Kana 304, Kata 504, Sai 05, Sasi-44, Tamo 49, Tamo 50 Yamo 01, Yumo 01, cargo ships Yumihari Maru, Banjo Maru, Kishun Maru, Kori Maru, Nissho Maru, Peking Maru, Pluto Go Maru, Tarayasu Maru, Tencho Maru, Coastal Defense Vessel 59 (CDV 59), Coastal Defense Vessel 40 (CDV 40), submarines I-56, RO-46, U/I 55, minelayers AM 11, Nuwajima, Saishu, torpedo boat Kari, gunboat Terushima Maru, aircraft carrier Katsuragi, and hospital ship Hikawa Maru. Significant events visible on the map include a B-25 crew witnessing a submarine crash dive, the Kori Maru anchored against rocks and leaking, Task Force 113 striking Sakishma Gunto, Task Group 58.1 striking Okinawa, and 200 B-29's hitting Nagoya-Mitsubishi Iron Works.
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- 21BomCom
- 21st Bomb Command
- 308 BomWing
- 308th Bomb Wing
- 314 BomWing
- 314th Bomb Wing
- AM 11
- Asagao
- Asagao Convoy
- Banjo Maru
- CDV 40
- CDV 59
- CTG 73.8
- CTU 73.8.2
- Chitai Maru
- Choku Maru
- Choun Maru
- Coastal Defense Vessel 40
- Coastal Defense Vessel 59
- Com 7th
- Com7Flt
- ComGenBomCom 21
- ComGenPOA
- ComMarGils Area
- Commander 7th Fleet
- Commander Marshall Islands Gilberts
- Commander Task Group 73.8
- Commanding General 21st Bomb Command
- Commanding General Pacific Operations Area
- Convoy Kata-504
- Convoy Sasi-44
- Convoy Tamo-49
- Convoy Tamo-50
- FRUPAC
- Fuyo Maru
- Fuyo Maru Convoy
- HI-88 I
- HI-88 J
- Hagigawa Maru
- Hako Maru
- Hikawa Maru
- I-56
- Kaishin Maru
- Kana-304
- Kari
- Katsuragi
- Kishun Maru
- Kori Maru
- Kuranashi Maru
- Nisho Go
- Nissho Maru
- Nuwajima
- Peking Maru
- Pluto Go Maru
- RO-46
- Sai-05
- Saishu
- Sanjin Maru
- TF 113
- TG 58.1
- TG 58.3
- TG 58.4
- Takato Maru
- Taruanbea Maru
- Taruyasu Maru
- Task Force 113
- Task Group 58.1
- Task Group 58.3
- Task Group 58.4
- Task Unit 73.8.2
- Tencho Maru
- Terushima Maru
- U/I 55
- Yamo 01
- Yumihari Maru
- Yumo-01
Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Submarines (Ships)
- United States. Navy
- Warships
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American
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- Accession or Local Control No: Folder No. 300-315-038
- Accession or Local Control No: Hanger 555
- Accession or Local Control No: PLAT-300-315-038-18
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1733338
Collections
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Fleet Radio Unit Pacific Map Collection
Maps and overlays documenting the daily activities of U.S. naval operations, Japanese ships, cargo ships, weather patterns, and documented positions.
National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive
The Digital Archive presents digitized collections from the Center for Pacific War Studies collections at the National Museum of the Pacific War. Collections and material are continuously being added and represent only a small portion of the archives' physical holdings.
World War Two Collection
These materials focus on World War II and the immediate postwar period of the late 1940s. In addition to materials created during the time period, materials may include modern studies and commemorative works about the era.
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- March 25, 1945
Added to The Portal to Texas History
- Sept. 27, 2024, 8:30 a.m.
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- Feb. 4, 2026, 6:10 p.m.
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- Japan - Kagoshima Prefecture - Ibusuki Shi Municipality - Yamagawa-shin’eichō
- Japan - Kagoshima Prefecture - Ibusuki Shi Municipality - Ibusuki
- Japan - Hiroshima Prefecture - Kure Municipality - Kure
- Japan - Nagasaki Prefecture - Sasebo Shi Municipality - Sasebo
- Philippines - Samar Island
- Japan - Okinawa Island
- Japan - Kyoto Urban Prefecture - Maizuru Shi Municipality - Maizuru
- Japan - Aichi Prefecture - Nagoya Municipality - Nagoya
- Japan - Daitō Islands
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N:51.0, E:156.0, S: -10.0, W:103.0
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Fleet Radio Unit Pacific. [FRUPAC War Map: March 25, 1945], map, March 25, 1945; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1733338/: accessed September 16, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation.