[FRUPAC War Map: April 6, 1945]
Description
Map overlay documenting the activities of the US Naval operations, Japanese ships, and cargo ships on April 6th, 1945. The overlay contains annotations regarding the USS Hackleback (SS-295), USS Threadfin (SS-410), USS Colhoun (DD-801), USS Shaw (DD-373), USS Morris (DD-417), USS Emmons (DMS-22), USS Weehawken (CM-12), USS Monadnock (ACM-10), USS Mona Island (CM-12), USS Randolph (CV-15), USS Enterprise (CV-6), USS Aaron Ward (DD-483), USS Keokuk (AKN-4), USS Salem (CA-139), USS Ardent (AM-340), USS Dorsey (DD-117), USS Goss (DE-444), USS Besugo (SS-321), USS Leyte (CV-32), Commander Task Forces (CTF) 51, 71, Commander Task Groups (CTG) 58.2, 73.4, Task Groups (TG) 58.1, … continued below
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1 map : col.
Creation Information
Fleet Radio Unit Pacific April 6, 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 11 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 6th, 1945. The overlay contains annotations regarding the USS Hackleback (SS-295), USS Threadfin (SS-410), USS Colhoun (DD-801), USS Shaw (DD-373), USS Morris (DD-417), USS Emmons (DMS-22), USS Weehawken (CM-12), USS Monadnock (ACM-10), USS Mona Island (CM-12), USS Randolph (CV-15), USS Enterprise (CV-6), USS Aaron Ward (DD-483), USS Keokuk (AKN-4), USS Salem (CA-139), USS Ardent (AM-340), USS Dorsey (DD-117), USS Goss (DE-444), USS Besugo (SS-321), USS Leyte (CV-32), Commander Task Forces (CTF) 51, 71, Commander Task Groups (CTG) 58.2, 73.4, Task Groups (TG) 58.1, 58.3, 58.4, Task Units (TU) 51.28.4, 51.29.3, 51.29.5, 52.7.6, 71.4.4, 94.4.10, Commander in Chief Pacific (CINCPAC), Commander Hawaii Sea Frontier (ComHawSeaFron), Commander in Chief East Indies (CincEI), Commander 7th Fleet (Com7thFLT), Commander Air Force 5 (ComAF 5), Bombardment Squadron 21 (BomCom 21), National Air Transport Service (NATS), Tacloban Airfield Sections 1, 3, Japanese cargo ships Chosan Maru, Banshu Maru, Teizui Maru, Eian Maru, Ryoka Maru, Eijun, Takasago Maru, convoys Interim Tamo, Tamo 52, -05 Convoy, Homo 03, Tamo 53, Coastal Defense Vessels (CDV) 1, 9, 55, 134, Minesweeper Division 52 (MinSwpDiv 52), minesweeper AM 12, icebreaker Soya, submarines Ha-102, RO-46, submarine chasers SC 49, SC 17, SC 1, destroyer Amatsukaze, cruiser Isuzu, gunboat Hosei Maru, transport ships 146 (Trpt146), Forward Transportation (TPTN) Unit, 2nd Phase Transportation (Trans) Unit, store ship Chiyu Maru, shuttle boats 302, 849, hospital ship Takasago Maru, vessels Yaiu Maru, Kaushin Maru, Kyoko Maru, Shiro Maru, Riri Maru, Mazayan Maru, #1 YB, Japanese 6th Army (6th Air Army), Japanese 8th Army Air Division (8th Army Air Division ), and Soviet patrol boat MO 304. Significant events visible on the map include the USS Calhoun being hit by suicide planes and sinking, the USS Shaw and USS Emmons being sunk by Japanese aircraft, the USS Morris taking hits from suicide planes, the Japanese 6th Air Army and 8th Army Air Division attacking Allied forces, the Amatsukaze being hit by a bomb and running aground at Amoy, Coastal Defense Vessels 1 and 134 appearing to have been sunk by Allied planes, Minesweeper 12 (AM 12) being torpedoed and running aground, and the Isuzu being attacked by 10 enemy planes.
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- #1 YB
- 05 Convoy
- 21BomCom
- 21st Bomb Command
- 2nd Phase Transport Unit
- 32 Banshu Maru
- 6th Air Army
- 8th Army Air Division
- Amatsukaze
- CDV #134
- CDV 1
- CDV 55
- CDV 9
- CINCEI
- CINCPAC
- CTF 51
- CTF 71
- CTG 58.2
- CTG 73.4
- Cape Selatan
- Chinkai Bay
- Chiyu Maru
- Chosan Maru
- Com7Flt
- ComAF5
- ComHawSeaFron
- Commander 7th Fleet
- Commander Air Force 5
- Commander Hawaii Sea Frontier
- Commander Task Force 51
- Commander Task Group 58.2
- Commander in Chief East Indies
- Commander in Chief Pacific
- Commander in Chief Pacific
- Convoy Tamo-53
- DesRon 52
- Destroyer Squadron 52
- Eian Maru
- Eijun
- FRUPAC
- Forward TPTN Unit
- HA-102
- Homo 03
- Hosei Maru
- Interim Tamo
- Isuzu
- Japanese 6th Army
- Japanese 8th Army Air Division
- Kaushin Maru
- Kyoko Maru
- Luodousha Island
- MO-304
- Mazayan Maru
- MinSwpDiv 52
- Minesweeper #12
- Minesweeper Division 52
- Mutsure Island
- NATS
- Naval Air Transport Service
- Okinotorishima
- RO-46
- Riri Maru
- Ryoka Maru
- SC 1
- SC 17
- Saigon
- Sec. 1 Tacloban
- Sec. 3 Tacloban
- Shiro Maru
- Shuttle boat 302
- Shuttle boat 849
- Soya
- SubChaser #49
- TG 58.1
- TG 58.3
- TG 58.4
- TU 51.28.4
- TU 51.29.3
- TU 51.29.5
- TU 52.7.6
- TU 71.4.4
- TU 94.4.10
- Takasago Maru
- Takasago Maru
- Tamo 52
- Task Force 71
- Task Group 58.1
- Task Group 58.3
- Task Group 58.4
- Task Group 73.4
- Task Unit 51.28.4
- Task Unit 51.29.3
- Task Unit 52.7.6
- Task Unit 71.4.4
- Task Unit 94.4.10
- Teizui Maru
- Transport ship 146
- Trpt146
- USS Aaron Ward (DD-483)
- USS Ardent (AM-340)
- USS Besugo (SS-321)
- USS Colhoun (DD-801)
- USS Dorsey (DD-117)
- USS Emmons (DMS-22)
- USS Enterprise (CV-6)
- USS Goss (DE-444)
- USS Hackleback (SS-295)
- USS Keokuk (AKN-4)
- USS Leyte (CV-32)
- USS Mona Island (CM-12)
- USS Monadnock (ACM-10)
- USS Morris (DD-417)
- USS Randolph (CV-15)
- USS Salem (CA-139)
- USS Shaw (DD-373)
- USS Threadfin (SS-410)
- USS Weehawken (CM-12)
- West Philippine Sea
- Yaiu Maru
Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Destroyers (Warships)
- Savu Sea (Indonesia)
- Submarines (Ships)
- Taiwan Strait
- USS Aaron Ward (Destroyer : DD483)
- USS Enterprise (Aircraft carrier : CV-6)
- USS Goss (Destroyer escort)
- USS Leyte (Aircraft carrier)
- USS Monadnock
- USS Randolph (Aircraft carrier)
- USS Shaw (Destroyer)
- United States. Navy
- Warships
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American
- Yellow Sea
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- Accession or Local Control No: Folder No. 300-315-039
- Accession or Local Control No: Hanger 567
- Accession or Local Control No: PLAT-300-315-039-12
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1733350
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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Creation Date
- April 6, 1945
Added to The Portal to Texas History
- Sept. 27, 2024, 8:31 a.m.
Description Last Updated
- Feb. 4, 2026, 6:02 p.m.
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Place Name
- Japan - Honshu Island
- Japan - Yamaguchi Prefecture - Shūnan Shi Municipality - Shūnan
- Japan - Ryukyu Islands
- South Korea - Gyeongsangnam-do Province
- Japan - Okinawa Island
- Japan - Ishigaki Jima Island
- China - Shanghai Municipality - Shanghai
- Japan - Kerama Islands
- Micronesia - Yap State - Ulithi Municipality
- Borneo Island
- Philippines
- China - Zhejiang Province - Ningbo Shi Municipality - Ningbo
- China - Fujian Province - Xiamen
- Hong Kong
- Singapore
- Indonesia - East Kalimantan Province - Kota Balikpapan - Balikpapan
- Indonesia - South Kalimantan Province - Tanah Laut Regency
- Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh Municipality - Ho Chi Minh City
- Indonesia - West Nusa Tenggara Province - Bima City - Bima
- Indonesia - Java Island
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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 6, 1945], map, April 6, 1945; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1733350/: accessed September 9, 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.