[FRUPAC War Map: April 14, 1945]
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Map overlay documenting the activities of the US Naval operations, Japanese ships, and cargo ships on April 14th, 1945. The overlay contains annotations regarding the USS Tirante (SS-420), USS Lowry (DD-770), USS Sigsbee (DD-502), USS Miami (CL-89), USS Dashiell (DD-659), USS McKee (DD-575), Commander Task Forces (CTF) 51, 57, Commander Task Groups (CTG) 58.1, 58.2, 58.3, 58.4, 73.4, Task Groups (TG) 58.1.7, 51.21, Commander Task Units (CTU) 50.5.1, 73.4.4, 73.4.2, Commander Submarine Pacific (ComSubPac), Commander in Chief East Indies (CincEI), Commander 7th Fleet (Com7FLT), Commander Air Force 5 (ComAF5), 21st Bombardment Squadron (21 BomCom), Section 5 Tacloban Airfield, Japanese cargo … continued below
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Creation Information
Fleet Radio Unit Pacific April 14, 1945.
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Description
Map overlay documenting the activities of the US Naval operations, Japanese ships, and cargo ships on April 14th, 1945. The overlay contains annotations regarding the USS Tirante (SS-420), USS Lowry (DD-770), USS Sigsbee (DD-502), USS Miami (CL-89), USS Dashiell (DD-659), USS McKee (DD-575), Commander Task Forces (CTF) 51, 57, Commander Task Groups (CTG) 58.1, 58.2, 58.3, 58.4, 73.4, Task Groups (TG) 58.1.7, 51.21, Commander Task Units (CTU) 50.5.1, 73.4.4, 73.4.2, Commander Submarine Pacific (ComSubPac), Commander in Chief East Indies (CincEI), Commander 7th Fleet (Com7FLT), Commander Air Force 5 (ComAF5), 21st Bombardment Squadron (21 BomCom), Section 5 Tacloban Airfield, Japanese cargo ships Taisho Maru, Kyosai, Aitoku Maru, Kuretake Maru, Kasumi Maru, Tenzan Maru, Hanasaki Maru, Pluto Go, Funakawa Maru, Shinzan Maru, Washin Maru, Kaika Maru, Fuji Maru, passenger-cargo ships Koun Maru, Saitsu Maru, transport-cargo ships Unkai Maru, Ryoko Maru, merchant ships Hakusan Maru, Inari Maru, Coastal Defense Vessel 215 (CDV 215), Coastal Defense Units (CDU) no. 16, 41, convoys TSU-201, no. 1412, Mosi 03, submarines RO-50, I-156, RO-62, RO-109, auxiliary submarine chaser Shonan Maru, destroyer tender AD-3, minesweepers Takunan Maru, Tama Maru, no. 14, auxiliary minesweepers Toshi Maru, tanker Koei Maru, troop transport ship Saishu, hospital ships Hikawa Maru, Kazura Maru, unidentified ships Kankon, Shunsho Maru, minesweeper SP. MS #105, planes Pl. 50, Pl. 51, and Royal Australian Air Force Aircraft (RAAF Cats). Significant events visible on the map include Minesweeper 14 sinking a submarine, 300 B-29's hitting Tokyo arsenal, the USS Tirante blowing up a probably ammunition ship and 2 frigates, Commander 7th Fleet hitting a tanker with a rocket and sinking a ship, Commander Task Group 73.4 sinking am "SD", 4 RAAF Cats to mine Hainan Straits, Commander Task Forces 51 and 57 to hit Sakishima, the USS Sigsbee being hit by a suicide carrier bomb, and the Shonan Maru being torpedoed and sunk.
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- 21BomCom
- 21st Bombardment Squadron
- AD #3
- Aitoku Maru
- Brunei Bay
- CDU 16
- CDU 41
- CDV 215
- CINCEI
- CTF 51
- CTG 58.1
- CTG 58.2
- CTG 58.3
- CTG 58.4
- CTG 73.4
- CTU 50.5.1
- CTU 57
- CTU 73.4.4
- CTU 73.4.4
- Chinkai Bay
- Com7Flt
- ComAF5
- ComSubPac
- Commander 7th Fleet
- Commander Air Force 5
- Commander Submarine Pacific
- Commander Task Force 51
- Commander Task Force 57
- Commander Task Group 58.1
- Commander Task Group 58.2
- Commander Task Group 58.3
- Commander Task Group 58.4
- Commander Task Groups 73.4
- Commander Task Unit 50.5.1
- Commander in Chief East Indies
- Convoy 1412
- FRUPAC
- Fuji Maru
- Funakawa Maru
- Hakusan Maru
- Hanasaki Maru
- Hikawa Maru
- I-156
- Inari Maru
- Kaika Maru
- Kankon
- Kasumi Maru
- Kazura Maru
- Koei Maru
- Koun Maru
- Kuretake Maru
- Kyosai
- Minesweeper #14
- Mosi-03
- Plane 50
- Plane 51
- Pluto Go
- RAAF Cats
- RO-109
- RO-50
- RO-62
- Ryoko Maru
- SP. MS #105
- Saigon
- Saishu
- Saitsu Maru
- Sec 5 Tacloban
- Shinzan Maru
- Shonan Maru
- Shunsho Maru
- TG 51.21
- TG 58.1.7
- TSU-201 Convoy
- Taisho Maru
- Takunan Maru
- Tama Maru
- Task Group 51.21
- Task Group 58.1.7
- Task Unit 73.4.2
- Task Unit 73.4.4
- Tenzan Maru
- Toshi Maru
- USS Dashiell (DD-659)
- USS Lowry (DD-770)
- USS McKee (DD-575)
- USS Miami (CL-89)
- USS Sigsbee (DD-502)
- USS Tirante (SS-420)
- Unkai Maru
- Washin Maru
Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Destroyers (Warships)
- Japan, Sea of
- Korea Strait
- Submarines (Ships)
- Tokyo Bay (Japan)
- Tsugaru Strait (Japan)
- 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 575
- Accession or Local Control No: PLAT-300-315-039-28
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1733358
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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- April 14, 1945
Added to The Portal to Texas History
- Sept. 27, 2024, 8:32 a.m.
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- Feb. 4, 2026, 6:03 p.m.
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- Russia - Kuril Islands
- Japan - Honshu Island
- Japan - Tokyo Capital District - Tokyo
- Japan - Hiroshima Prefecture - Hiroshima City - Hiroshima
- Japan - Hachijojima Island
- Japan - Niigata Prefecture - Niigata Shi Municipality - Niigata
- Japan - Aichi Prefecture - Nagoya Municipality - Nagoya
- Japan - Osaka Urban Prefecture - Osaka-shi Municipality - Osaka
- Japan - Fukui Prefecture - Obama-shi Municipality - Obama
- Japan - Kyūshū Island
- South Korea - Busan Metropolitan City - Busan
- South Korea - Gyeongsangnam-do Province
- South Korea - Incheon Metropolitan City - Incheon
- China - Shandong Province - Qingdao Shi Municipality - Qingdao
- Japan - Nagasaki Prefecture - Sasebo Shi Municipality - Sasebo
- China - Shanghai Municipality - Shanghai
- Philippines
- China - Zhejiang Province - Ningbo Shi Municipality - Ningbo
- Taiwan - Kaohsiung Province - Kaohsiung Municipality - Kaohsiung
- Japan - Wakamatsu Island
- Taiwan - Taiwan Province - Tainan Municipality - Tainan City
- Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh Municipality - Ho Chi Minh City
- Singapore
- Indonesia - Jakarta Special District
- Japan - Okinawa Prefecture - Naha Shi Municipality - Naha
- Japan - Okinawa Prefecture - Okinawa Shi Municipality - Okinawa
- Indonesia - East Kalimantan Province - Kota Balikpapan - Balikpapan
- Indonesia - Celebes 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 14, 1945], map, April 14, 1945; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1733358/: accessed September 4, 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.