[FRUPAC War Map: April 23, 1945]
Description
Map overlay documenting the activities of the US Naval operations, Japanese ships, and cargo ships on April 23rd, 1945. The overlay contains annotations regarding the USS Seahorse (SS-304), USS Besugo (SS-321), Commander in Chief Pacific (CINCPAC), Commander of Forward Area (ComFwdarea), Commander 7th Fleet (com7Flt), 7th Fleet (7th Flt), Bombardment Squadron 21 (BomCom21), 310 Bombardment Squadron (310 BomWing), Commander Task Groups (CTG) 56.2, 56.5, 73.4, 73.5, Commander Task Units (CTU) 50.5.1, 73.4.2, Japanese cargo ships Kokai Maru, Tenryo Maru, Shintai Maru, Toyokuni Maru, Kinkasan, Shori Maru, Taka Maru, Fuji Maru, Heiyo Maru, Mansei Maru, Kosan Maru, merchant-cargo ships Kaishin Maru, … continued below
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Creation Information
Fleet Radio Unit Pacific April 23, 1945.
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Description
Map overlay documenting the activities of the US Naval operations, Japanese ships, and cargo ships on April 23rd, 1945. The overlay contains annotations regarding the USS Seahorse (SS-304), USS Besugo (SS-321), Commander in Chief Pacific (CINCPAC), Commander of Forward Area (ComFwdarea), Commander 7th Fleet (com7Flt), 7th Fleet (7th Flt), Bombardment Squadron 21 (BomCom21), 310 Bombardment Squadron (310 BomWing), Commander Task Groups (CTG) 56.2, 56.5, 73.4, 73.5, Commander Task Units (CTU) 50.5.1, 73.4.2, Japanese cargo ships Kokai Maru, Tenryo Maru, Shintai Maru, Toyokuni Maru, Kinkasan, Shori Maru, Taka Maru, Fuji Maru, Heiyo Maru, Mansei Maru, Kosan Maru, merchant-cargo ships Kaishin Maru, Kaiho Maru, Coastal Defense Vessels (CDV) Kasado, no. 26, 63, 207, convoys no. 7421, Ki, TSU 901, KI-30, Intelligence Convoy Mo 705, Shimo-02, Hinoki Maru Convoy, submarine Ha-102, special submarine chasers (Sp. Sc) no. 65, 69, 78, battleship Hiei Maru, destroyers Natsuzuki, Kamikaze, cruiser Ashigara, escort ship Shimushu, tankers Harima Maru, Nisshin Maru, tanker and minesweeper Shonan Maru, minesweepers Tamazono Maru, Takunan Maru, minesweeper and icebreaker Soya, netlayer Choki Maru, cable ship Ogasawara Maru, auxiliary sailers Tsuichi Maru, Myoshun Maru, Hieuko Maru, Heie Maru, Masue Maru, torpedo boat Kiji, guard boat Takamiya, transport ships Hokkai Maru, Manju Maru, Army auxiliary transport ship Tenkai, troop transport ship Kainei Maru, hospital ships Kazura, Tachibawa Maru, unidentified vessels Fukura, Nakaoki Maru, Hitori Maru, Mei Maru, Tokuei Maru, Masasei Maru, Shuho Maru, Taizu Maru, Hayasaki-SC56, United Kingdom destroyer HMS Ursa (R22), British Pacific Fleet Task Force 57 (TF 57), and German submarine U-boat U-183. Significant events visible on the map include phases 1-3 of Japanese operations, Bombardment Squadron 21 rescheduling planned strikes on Kyushu for the 24th, and the USS Besugo sinking a German submarine.
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- "A" Ves Taka Maru
- 21BomCom
- 21st Bomb Command
- 310 BomWing
- 310th Bomb Wing
- 7Flt
- 7th Fleet
- Ashigara
- British Pacific Fleet Task Force 57
- CDV 207
- CDV 26
- CDV 63
- CDV Kasado
- CINCPAC
- CTG 56.2
- CTG 56.5
- CTG 73.4
- CTG 73.5
- CTU 50.5.1
- CTU 73.4.2
- Choki Maru
- Com7Flt
- ComFwdArea
- Commander 7th Fleet
- Commander Task Group 56.2
- Commander Task Group 56.5
- Commander Task Group 73.5
- Commander Task Unit 50.5.1
- Commander in Chief Pacific
- Commander of Forward Area
- Convoy 7421
- Convoy TSU-901
- FRUPAC
- Fuji Maru
- Fukura
- HA-102
- HMS Ursa (R22)
- Harima Maru
- Hayasaki-SC56
- Heie Maru
- Heiyo Maru
- Hiei Maru
- Hieuko Maru
- Hinoki Maru Convoy
- Hitori Maru
- Hokkai Maru
- Intelligence Convoy Mo-705
- KI-30
- Kaiho Maru
- Kainei Maru
- Kaishin Maru
- Kamikaze
- Kazura
- Ki Convoy
- Kiji
- Kinkasan
- Kokai Maru
- Kosan Maru
- Manju Maru
- Mansei Maru
- Masasei Maru
- Masue Maru
- Mei Maru
- Myoshun Maru
- Nakaoki Maru
- Natsuzuki
- Nisshin Maru
- Ogasawara Maru
- Saigon
- Shimo-02 Convoy
- Shimushu
- Shintai Maru
- Shonan Maru
- Shori Maru
- Shuho Maru
- Soya
- Special SubChaser #65
- Special SubChaser #69
- Special SubChaser #78
- TF 57
- Tachibawa Maru
- Taizu Maru
- Takamiya
- Takunan Maru
- Tamazono Maru
- Task Group 73.4
- Task Unit 73.4.2
- Tenkai
- Tenryo Maru
- Tokuei Maru
- Toyokuni Maru
- Tsuichi Maru
- U-183
- USS Besugo (SS-321)
- USS Seahorse (SS-304)
Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Destroyers (Warships)
- East China Sea
- Java Sea (Indonesia)
- Seahorse (Submarine)
- Submarines (Ships)
- Tokyo Bay (Japan)
- 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 584
- Accession or Local Control No: PLAT-300-315-039-46
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1733367
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 23, 1945
Added to The Portal to Texas History
- Sept. 27, 2024, 8:33 a.m.
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- Feb. 5, 2026, 4:56 p.m.
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- Russia - Kuril Islands
- Japan - Hokkaido Prefecture
- Japan - Aomori Prefecture - Mutsu Shi Municipality - Mutsu
- Japan - Kanagawa Prefecture - Miura Municipality
- Japan - Hokkaido Prefecture - Hakodate Shi Municipality - Hakodate
- Japan - Hokkaido Prefecture - Muroran Shi Municipality - Muroran
- Japan - Niigata Prefecture - Niigata Shi Municipality - Niigata
- Japan - Honshu Island
- Japan - Nagasaki Prefecture - Sasebo Shi Municipality - Sasebo
- China - Liaoning Province - Dalian Municipality - Lüshunkou
- China - Zhejiang Province - Zhoushan Shi Municipality - Zhoushan
- Hong Kong
- Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh Municipality - Ho Chi Minh City
- Singapore
- Philippines
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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 23, 1945], map, April 23, 1945; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1733367/: accessed September 7, 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.