[FRUPAC War Map: April 1, 1945]
Description
Map overlay documenting the activities of the US Naval operations, Japanese ships, and cargo ships on April 1, 1945. The overlay contains annotations regarding the USS Queenfish (SS-393), USS Allen (DD-66), USS Leyte (ARG-8), USS Pampanito (SS-383), USS Wasp (CV-18), Commander Task Forces (CTF) 57, 94, Task Force 58 (TF 58), Commander Task Group 73.4 (CTG 73.4), Commander Task Unit 73.4.4 (CTU 73.4.4), Task Unit 50.18.38 (TU 50.18.38), Commander in Chief Pacific (CINCPAC), Commander Pacific Ocean Area (Cinc Poa AD), Commander Marshall Gilbert Islands (ComMarGils area), Commander Air Force 5 (ComAF 5), Commander Naval Group China (ComNavGrpChina), Commander 7th Fleet … continued below
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Fleet Radio Unit Pacific April 1, 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. It has been viewed 25 times. 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 April 1, 1945. The overlay contains annotations regarding the USS Queenfish (SS-393), USS Allen (DD-66), USS Leyte (ARG-8), USS Pampanito (SS-383), USS Wasp (CV-18), Commander Task Forces (CTF) 57, 94, Task Force 58 (TF 58), Commander Task Group 73.4 (CTG 73.4), Commander Task Unit 73.4.4 (CTU 73.4.4), Task Unit 50.18.38 (TU 50.18.38), Commander in Chief Pacific (CINCPAC), Commander Pacific Ocean Area (Cinc Poa AD), Commander Marshall Gilbert Islands (ComMarGils area), Commander Air Force 5 (ComAF 5), Commander Naval Group China (ComNavGrpChina), Commander 7th Fleet (Com 7th FLT), Commander Carrier Division 2 (ComCARDIV), Commander Fleet Air Wing 4 (COMFAIRWING 4), Bombardment Squadron 21 (BomCom 21), 73rd Bomb Wing (73rd Wing), 10th Army (X Army), 3rd Amphibious Corps (lll Amphib. Corps), Japanese merchant vessel Taisei Maru, cargo ships Shintai Maru, Chikuzen Maru, Taiu Maru, Shofuku Maru, Matsuyama Maru, Tateyama, Toyokawa Maru, Tai Maru, Kyoryo M, Kosei Maru, convoys HI-88 J, Hosho Maru Convoy, Convoy #1329, Tamo 49, Tamo 51, Tamo 52, Coastal Defense Vessels (CDV) 1, 8, tanker Koan Maru, submarines Ha-106, I-47, I-58, midget submarines 201, 202, 203, destroyers Fuyo Maru, Amatsukaze, minelayer Wakataka, carrier ship Chitose Maru, transport ships Hakozaki Maru, Transport #17, guardboat Daisei Maru, hospital and cargo ship Awa Maru, ships Shinko Maru, Kurayama Maru, SC #52, Hokyu Maru, Senka Maru, and German submarine U-183. Significant events visible on the map include the Hakozaki Maru likely being torpedoed, B-29's mining Kure area, the "enemy" landing on Kumeshima, Okinawa, CDV 1 being bombed by 2 B-24's, the USS Queenfish sinking the Awa Maru, and the Amatsukaze being bombed by a B-24.
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- 10th Army
- 21BomCom
- 21st Bomb Command
- 3rd Amphibious Corps
- 73rd Bomb Wing
- 73rd Wing
- Amatsukaze
- Awa Maru
- CDS #1
- CDS 81
- CDV 1
- CINCPAC
- CTF 57
- CTF 94
- CTG 73.4
- CTU 73.4.4
- Chikuzen Maru
- Chitose Maru
- Cinc Poa AD
- Com7Flt
- ComAF5
- ComCARDIV
- ComFAirWing 4
- ComMarGils Area
- ComNavGrpChina
- Commander 7th Fleet
- Commander Air Force 5
- Commander Carrier Division 2
- Commander Fleet Air Wing 4
- Commander Force 57
- Commander Marshall Islands Gilberts
- Commander Pacific Ocean Area
- Commander in Chief Pacific
- Commander of Naval Group China
- Convoy #1329
- Convoy Tamo-49
- Daisei Maru
- FRUPAC
- Fuyo Maru
- HA-106
- HI-88 J
- Hakozaki Maru
- Hokyu Maru
- Hosho Maru Convoy
- I-47
- I-58
- Koan Maru
- Kosei Maru
- Kurayama Maru
- Kyoryo M
- Matsuyama Maru
- Midget Sub 201
- Midget Sub 202
- Midget Sub 203
- Ominato
- Saigon
- Senka Maru
- Shinko Maru
- Shintai Maru
- Shofuku Maru
- SubChaser #52
- TF 58
- TU 50.18.38
- Tai Maru
- Taisei Maru
- Taiu Maru
- Tamo 51
- Tamo 52
- Task Force 94
- Task Group 58
- Task Group 73.4
- Task Unit 50.18.38
- Task Unit 73.4.4
- Tateyama
- Toyokawa Maru
- Transport #17
- U-183
- USS Allen (DD-66)
- USS Leyte (ARG-8)
- USS Pampanito (SS-383)
- USS Queenfish (SS-393)
- USS Wasp (CV-18)
- Wakataka
- X Army
- lll Amphib. Corps
Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Celebes Sea
- Destroyers (Warships)
- East China Sea
- Inland Sea (Japan)
- Japan, Sea of
- Korea Strait
- South China Sea
- 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. 300-315-039
- Accession or Local Control No: Hanger 562
- Accession or Local Control No: PLAT-300-315-039-02
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1733345
Collections
This map is part of the following collections of related materials.
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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- April 1, 1945
Added to The Portal to Texas History
- Sept. 27, 2024, 8:31 a.m.
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- Feb. 4, 2026, 6:02 p.m.
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- Russia - Kuril Islands
- Japan - Hokkaido Prefecture - Kushiro Shi Municipality - Kushiro
- Japan - Hokkaido Prefecture
- Japan - Fukuoka Prefecture - Kitakyushu City - Moji
- Japan - Kanagawa Prefecture - Yokohama Municipality - Yokohama
- Japan - Miyagi Prefecture - Sendai Shi Municipality - Sendai
- Northern Mariana Islands - Saipan Island
- Japan - Tokyo Capital District - Tokyo
- Japan - Hiroshima Prefecture - Kure Municipality - Kure
- Japan - Nagasaki Prefecture - Sasebo Shi Municipality - Sasebo
- Japan - Hokkaido Prefecture - Oshima-shichō Subprefecture
- China - Zhejiang Province - Ningbo Shi Municipality - Ningbo
- Japan - Okinawa Prefecture - Okinawa Shi Municipality - Okinawa
- Japan - Kume Jima Island
- China - Hainan Province
- Hong Kong
- Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh Municipality - Ho Chi Minh City
- Micronesia - Yap State - Ulithi Municipality
- Palau
- Indonesia - Pulau Ambon
- Indonesia - East Java Province - Kota Surabaya - Surabaya
- China - Liaoning Province - Dalian Municipality - Lüshunkou
- Kiribati
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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: April 1, 1945], map, April 1, 1945; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1733345/: accessed September 13, 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.