[FRUPAC War Map: April 24, 1945]
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Map overlay documenting the activities of the US Naval operations, Japanese ships, and cargo ships on April 24th, 1945. The overlay contains annotations regarding the USS Cod (SS-224), Commander 7th Fleet (Com7FLT), Commander Air Force 5 (ComAF 5), 5th Fleet (5th Flt), Bombardment Squadron 21 (BomCom21), Commander Task Forces (CTF) 51, 94, Commander Task Groups (CTG) 52.1, 73.4, 73.5, Commander Task Unit 50.5.1 (CTU 50.5.1), Task Units (TU) 50.7.1, 1713, Japanese cargo ships Shintai Maru, Tenryo Maru, Nissen, Kokai Maru, Hakuyo Maru, Niigata Maru, Taiko Maru, Shinju Maru, Kaiho Maru, Kinsho Maru, Go Kashiwa Maru, Sugi Maru, Fuji Maru, Heiyo … continued below
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Creation Information
Fleet Radio Unit Pacific April 24, 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. 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 24th, 1945. The overlay contains annotations regarding the USS Cod (SS-224), Commander 7th Fleet (Com7FLT), Commander Air Force 5 (ComAF 5), 5th Fleet (5th Flt), Bombardment Squadron 21 (BomCom21), Commander Task Forces (CTF) 51, 94, Commander Task Groups (CTG) 52.1, 73.4, 73.5, Commander Task Unit 50.5.1 (CTU 50.5.1), Task Units (TU) 50.7.1, 1713, Japanese cargo ships Shintai Maru, Tenryo Maru, Nissen, Kokai Maru, Hakuyo Maru, Niigata Maru, Taiko Maru, Shinju Maru, Kaiho Maru, Kinsho Maru, Go Kashiwa Maru, Sugi Maru, Fuji Maru, Heiyo Maru, Mansei Maru, Kosan Maru, passenger-cargo ship Koun, merchant-cargo ships Kaishin Maru, Shori Maru, convoys Ki, KI-301, KI-902, Tsu 901, no. 7421, MO 705, Rishun Maru Convoy, Shimo 02 Convoy, OTSU, Coastal Defense Vessels (CDV) no. 26, Kasado, battleship Hiei Maru, submarine I-400, special submarine chasers (Sp. Sc/SSC) no. 78, 69, 65, 1121, submarine chasers (SC) no. 15, 20, destroyers Matsuzuki, Natsuzuki, Kamikaze, cruiser Ashigara, armed merchant cruiser Hokoku Maru, tankers Nisshin Maru, Harima Maru, Nanshin Maru, San Diego Maru, Murotsu Maru, Enoshima Maru, Manju, minesweepers AMS 34, Shonan Maru, Tamazono Maru, netlayer Choei Maru, escort ship Shimushu, auxiliary sailers Tsuichi Maru, Myoshun Maru, Heiuko Maru, Hiei Maru, Masue Maru, cable ship Ogasawara Maru, gunboat Go Katsura Maru, transport ship Hokkai Maru, troop transport ship Kainei Maru, hospital ship Kazura, planes (PL) no. 32, 24, unidentified vessels Fukuraa, Nakaoki Maru, Hitori Maru, Mei Maru, Tokuei Maru, Masasei Maru, Shinshika Maru, Unsen Maru, Yamasumi Maru, Taizu Maru, Eigen Maru, VPB-111, Arasa, and German U-boat U-183. Significant events visible on the map include phases 1-3 of Japanese operations, Bombardment Squadron 21 to strike Kyushu, Commander Task Group 52.1 and Task Unit 50.7.1 searching for and attacking submarines east of Okinawa, B-29's hitting Tokyo, and the USS Cod sinking minesweeper 41.
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- 21BomCom
- 21st Bomb Command
- 5th Fleet
- 5th Flt
- AMS 34
- Arasa
- Ashigara
- CDV 26
- CDV Kasado
- CTF 51
- CTF 94
- CTG 52.1
- CTG 73.4
- CTG 73.5
- CTU 50.5.1
- Choei Maru
- Com7Flt
- ComAF5
- Commander 7th Fleet
- Commander Air Force 5
- Commander Task Force 51
- Commander Task Group 52.1
- Commander Task Group 73.5
- Commander Task Unit 50.5.1
- Convoy 7421
- Convoy Mo-705
- Convoy TSU-901
- Eigen Maru
- Enoshima Maru
- FRUPAC
- Fuji Maru
- Fukura
- Go Kashiwa Maru
- Go Katsura Maru
- Hakuyo Maru
- Harima Maru
- Heiuko Maru
- Heiyo Maru
- Hiei Maru
- Hiei Maru
- Hitori Maru
- Hokkai Maru
- Hokoku Maru
- I-400
- KI 902
- KI-301
- Kaiho Maru
- Kainei Maru
- Kaishin Maru
- Kamikaze
- Kazura
- Ki Convoy
- Kinsho Maru
- Kokai Maru
- Kosan Maru
- Koun Maru
- Manju
- Mansei Maru
- Masasei Maru
- Masue Maru
- Matsuzuki
- Mei Maru
- Murotsu Maru
- Myoshun Maru
- Nakaoki Maru
- Nanshin Maru
- Natsuzuki
- Niigata Maru
- Nissen Maru
- Nisshin Maru
- Ogasawara Maru
- Otsu Convoy
- PL 32
- Plane 24
- Rishun Maru Convoy
- SC 15
- SSC 112
- San Diego Maru
- Shimo-02 Convoy
- Shimushu
- Shinju Maru
- Shinshika Maru
- Shintai Maru
- Shonan Maru
- Shori Maru
- Special SubChaser #65
- Special SubChaser #69
- Special SubChaser #78
- SubChaser #20
- Sugi Maru
- TU 1713
- TU 50.7.1
- Taiko Maru
- Taizu Maru
- Tamazono Maru
- Task Force 94
- Task Group 73.4
- Task Unit 1713
- Task Unit 50.7.1
- Tenryo Maru
- Tokuei Maru
- Tsuichi Maru
- U-183
- USS Cod (SS-224)
- Unsen Maru
- VPB-111
- Yamasumi Maru
Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Library of Congress Subject Headings
- China Sea
- Cod (Submarine)
- Destroyers (Warships)
- Japan, Sea of
- Java Sea (Indonesia)
- Korea Strait
- Philippine Sea
- Submarines (Ships)
- Tsugaru Strait (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 585
- Accession or Local Control No: PLAT-300-315-039-48
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1733368
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 24, 1945
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- Sept. 27, 2024, 8:34 a.m.
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- Feb. 4, 2026, 6:03 p.m.
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- Russia - Kuril Islands
- Japan - Hokkaido Prefecture
- Japan - Aomori Prefecture - Mutsu Shi Municipality - Mutsu
- Japan - Hokkaido Prefecture - Muroran Shi Municipality - Muroran
- Japan - Honshu Island
- Japan - Aichi Prefecture - Nagoya Municipality - Nagoya
- Japan - Kyūshū Island
- Japan - Shikoku Island
- Japan - Okinawa Island
- Guam - Mariana Islands
- Japan - Bonin Islands
- Russia - Primorye District - Vladivostok
- Japan - Fukui Prefecture - Tsuruga Shi Municipality - Tsuruga
- North Korea - North Hamgyong Province - Chongjin
- Japan - Nagasaki Prefecture - Sasebo Shi Municipality - Sasebo
- South Korea - Busan Metropolitan City - Busan
- Japan - Fukuoka Prefecture - Kitakyushu City - Moji
- Japan - Yamaguchi Prefecture - Iwakuni Shi Municipality - Iwakuni
- South Korea - Jejudo Island
- China - Liaoning Province - Dalian Municipality - Lüshunkou
- China - Shandong Province - Yantai Municipality - Yantai
- China - Shandong Province - Qingdao Shi Municipality - Qingdao
- China - Shanghai Municipality - Shanghai
- Taiwan - Taiwan Province - Keelung City
- Taiwan
- China - Guangdong Province - Shantou Municipality - Shantou
- Singapore
- Indonesia - Jakarta Special District
- Indonesia - East Java Province
- Indonesia - East Kalimantan Province - Kota Balikpapan - Balikpapan
- Indonesia - Bali Province
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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 24, 1945], map, April 24, 1945; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1733368/: 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.