[FRUPAC War Map: April 8, 1945]
Description
Map overlay documenting the activities of the US Naval operations, Japanese ships, and cargo ships on April 8th, 1945. The overlay contains annotations regarding the SS Catalina (FS-99), Commander Task Force 57 (CTF 57), Task Force 57 (TF 57), Task Groups (TG) 51.2, 52.1, 58.1, 58.2, 58.3, 58.4, Commander Task Units (CTU) 30.5.1, 50.5.1, 73.5.2, Task Unit 94.4.10 (TU 94.4.10), Commander Marshall, Gilbert Islands Area (ComMarGils Area), Commander in Chief Pacific Ad (CINCPAC Ad), Commander Group 21st Bombardment Squadron (CG 21 Bomcom), 21st Bombardment Squadron (Bomcom 21), Commander 7th Fleet (Com 7th), Commander Air Force 5 (ComAF 5), 73rd Bomb … continued below
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Creation Information
Fleet Radio Unit Pacific April 8, 1945.
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Description
Map overlay documenting the activities of the US Naval operations, Japanese ships, and cargo ships on April 8th, 1945. The overlay contains annotations regarding the SS Catalina (FS-99), Commander Task Force 57 (CTF 57), Task Force 57 (TF 57), Task Groups (TG) 51.2, 52.1, 58.1, 58.2, 58.3, 58.4, Commander Task Units (CTU) 30.5.1, 50.5.1, 73.5.2, Task Unit 94.4.10 (TU 94.4.10), Commander Marshall, Gilbert Islands Area (ComMarGils Area), Commander in Chief Pacific Ad (CINCPAC Ad), Commander Group 21st Bombardment Squadron (CG 21 Bomcom), 21st Bombardment Squadron (Bomcom 21), Commander 7th Fleet (Com 7th), Commander Air Force 5 (ComAF 5), 73rd Bomb Wing (73rd B.W.), 313st Bomb Wing (313 B.W.), Japanese convoys KI-602, Tamo 53, Int Tamo, Homo 04, Mo 705 Convoy, Homo 03, Convoy 4, cargo ships Kokai Maru, Kasado, Shinsen Maru, Kano Maru, Hokutai Maru, Myoko, Shunkyu Maru, Kaiun Maru, Kunajiri, Maoka Maru, transport ship Ukishima Maru, Coastal Defense Vessel 25 (CDV 25), minesweepers AM 34, Minesweeper #24 (MS #24), submarines Ha-102, RO-109, submarine chasers Special SubChaser 171 (Sp SC 171), Special SubChaser 101 (Sp SC 101), SC #3, destroyers Nagatsuki Maru, Hatsushimo, Yukikaze, Akitsuki, Yukikaze, cruiser Haguro, cable layers CDS Okinawa, Hatsushima, Communication Vessel 114 (#114 Comm Vessel), 2nd Phase Transport ship (2nd phase Trnsp), transport/hospital ship Urai Maru, torpedo boat Kari, attack units YB, YB 1, unidentified vessels Chona Maru, Sashi 02, planes PLN 32, 260, General Headquarters (Gen Hdqtrs), Kikusui Operation (Kikusui OPN.), unidentified entity GHQ, United Kingdom submarine HMS Stygian (P 249), the Royal Australian Air Force Aircraft (RAAF Cats), and Soviet patrol boat MO 304. Significant events visible on the map include 22 B-29's of 73rd Bomb Wing attacking Kanoya, 22 B-29's of 313st Bomb Wing attacking Kanoya East, the Hokutai Maru being torpedoed and likely sinking, a barge of Command Task Unit 73.5.2 being dead in the water, Task Groups 51.2, 52.1 to strike airfields in Miyako and Ishigawa, 4 Royal Australian Air Force Aircraft Cats to mine over Hong Kong, the HMS Stygian hitting one of two escorts and damaging a torpedo boat, and Special SubChaser 101 being sunk by aircraft.
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- #1 YB
- #114 Comm Vessel
- 21BomCom
- 21st Bombardment Squadron
- 2nd phase Trnsp
- 313 B.W.
- 313st Bomb Wing
- 73rd B.W.
- 73rd Bomb Wing
- AM 34
- Akitsuki
- CDS Okinawa
- CDV 25
- CG 21 Bomcom
- CINCPAC
- CTF 57
- CTU 30.5.1
- CTU 50.5.1
- CTU 73.5.2
- Chona Maru
- Coastal Defense Vessel 25
- Com 7th
- ComAF5
- ComMarGils Area
- Command Task Unit 30.5.1
- Command Task Unit 50.5.1
- Command Task Unit 73.5.2
- Commander 7th Fleet
- Commander Air Force 5
- Commander Group 21st Bombardment Squadron
- Commander Marshall, Gilbert Islands Area
- Commander Task Force 57
- Commander in Chief Pacific
- Convoy 4
- Convoy KI-602
- Convoy Mo-705
- Convoy Tamo-53
- FRUPAC
- GHQ
- Gen Hdqtrs
- General Headquarters
- HA-102
- HMS Stygian (P 249)
- Haguro
- Hatsushima
- Hatsushimo
- Hatsushimo
- Hokutai Maru
- Homo 03
- Homo 04
- Int Tamo
- Kaiun M
- Kano Maru
- Kari
- Kasado
- Kikusui OPN.
- Kikusui Operation
- Kokai Maru
- Kunajiri
- MO-304
- MS #24
- Maoka Maru
- Minesweeper #24
- Mutsure Island
- Myoko
- Nagatsuki Maru
- Otonorishima
- PLN 32
- Plane 260
- RAAF Cats
- RO-109
- Royal Australian Air Force Aircraft
- SS Catalina (FS-99)
- Sashi-02
- Shinsen Maru
- Shunkyu Maru
- Sp SC 171
- Special SubChaser #101
- SubChaser #3
- TF 57
- TG 51.2
- TG 52.1
- TG 58.1
- TG 58.2
- TG 58.3
- TG 58.4
- TU 94.4.10
- Task Group 52.1
- Task Group 52.2
- Task Group 58.1
- Task Group 58.2
- Task Group 58.3
- Task Group 58.4
- Task Unit 94.4.10
- Ukishima Maru
- Urai Maru
- Yukikaze
- Yukikaze
- Yukikaze
Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Destroyers (Warships)
- Java Sea (Indonesia)
- Savu Sea (Indonesia)
- Submarines (Ships)
- Taiwan Strait
- 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 569
- Accession or Local Control No: PLAT-300-315-039-16
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1733352
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 8, 1945
Added to The Portal to Texas History
- Sept. 27, 2024, 8:32 a.m.
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- Feb. 4, 2026, 5:40 p.m.
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- Russia - Kuril Islands
- Japan - Hokkaido Prefecture
- Japan - Kanagawa Prefecture - Yokohama Municipality - Yokohama
- Indonesia - East Java Province - Kota Surabaya - Surabaya
- China - Shandong Province - Qingdao Shi Municipality - Qingdao
- Japan - Nagasaki Prefecture - Sasebo Shi Municipality - Sasebo
- Indonesia - North Sumatra Province
- Singapore
- Japan - Marcus Island
- South Korea - Jejudo Island
- China - Shanghai Municipality - Shanghai
- Japan - Okinawa Prefecture - Okinawa Shi Municipality - Okinawa
- Philippines - Cagayan Valley Region - Batan Island
- Hong Kong
- Indonesia - Southeast Sulawesi Province - Kota Kendari - Kendari
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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 8, 1945], map, April 8, 1945; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1733352/: accessed September 6, 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.