[FRUPAC War Map: April 25, 1945]
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Map overlay documenting the activities of the US Naval operations, Japanese ships, and cargo ships on April 25th, 1945. The overlay contains annotations regarding the USS Horace A. Bass (APD-124), USS Talbot (APD-7), 7th Fleet (7th FLT), 21st Bombardment Squadron (BomCom 21), 73rd Bombardment Wing, 313th Bombardment Wing, 314th Bombardment Wing, Commander Task Forces (CTF) 51, 71, Commander Task Group 73.4 (CTG 73.4), Commander Task Units (CTU) 50.5.1, 50.7.1, Japanese cargo ships Tenryo Maru, Kokai Maru, Hakuyo Maru, Kojun Maru, Fuji Maru, Niigata Maru, Kaiho Maru, Heiyo Maru, Mansei Maru, Kosan Maru, Koshin Maru, merchant-cargo ships Kaishin Maru, Shori Maru, … continued below
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Creation Information
Fleet Radio Unit Pacific April 25, 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 25th, 1945. The overlay contains annotations regarding the USS Horace A. Bass (APD-124), USS Talbot (APD-7), 7th Fleet (7th FLT), 21st Bombardment Squadron (BomCom 21), 73rd Bombardment Wing, 313th Bombardment Wing, 314th Bombardment Wing, Commander Task Forces (CTF) 51, 71, Commander Task Group 73.4 (CTG 73.4), Commander Task Units (CTU) 50.5.1, 50.7.1, Japanese cargo ships Tenryo Maru, Kokai Maru, Hakuyo Maru, Kojun Maru, Fuji Maru, Niigata Maru, Kaiho Maru, Heiyo Maru, Mansei Maru, Kosan Maru, Koshin Maru, merchant-cargo ships Kaishin Maru, Shori Maru, Coastal Defense Vessel (CDV) Kasado, convoys no. 8421, Ki, KI-301, Ki-503, Tsu 901, Interim MO 705, Shimo-02, Rishum Maru Convoy, Sugi Maru Convoy, OTSU Convoy, submarines I-364, I-400, Ro-50, Ro-46, special submarine chasers (Sp Sc./SSC) no. 58, 65, 69, 78, 113, submarine chasers no. 52, 56, destroyer Kamikaze, cruiser Ashigara, battleship Hiei Maru, tankers Nishin Maru, Harima Maru, Murotsu Maru, Hinoki Maru, escort ships Shimushu, auxiliary sailers Tsuichi Maru, Myoshun Maru, Heiuko Maru, Hiei Maru, Masue Maru, minesweeper and icebreaker Soya, netlayer Choei Maru, torpedo boat Kari, cable ship Ogasawara Maru, troop transport ship Taizu Maru, Shuttle Vessel 123, hospital ship Kazura, Flight 465, unidentified vessels Fukura, Kyojin Maru, Me/UI Maru, Nakaoki Maru, Hitori Maru, Mei Maru, Tokuei Maru, Masasei Maru, Yamasumi Maru, Shinho Maru, United Kingdom submarine HMS Seascout (P253), destroyer HMS Ursa (R22). Significant events visible on the map include phases 1-3 of Japanese operations, 264 B-29's to hit Kyushu airfields, that the 25th is X-Day for Kikusui 4, and the HMS Seascout gunning and destroying an anchored ship.
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- 21BomCom
- 21st Bomb Command
- 313th Bomb Wing
- 314th Bomb Wing
- 73rd Bomb Wing
- 7Flt
- 7th Fleet
- Ashigara
- CDV Kasado
- CTF 51
- CTF 71
- CTG 73.4
- CTU 50.5.1
- CTU 50.7.1
- Choei Maru
- Commander Task Force 51
- Commander Task Unit 50.7.1
- Commander Task Unit 50.7.1
- Convoy 8421
- Convoy Ki-503
- Convoy TSU-901
- FRUPAC
- Flight 465
- Fuji Maru
- Fukura
- HMS Seascout (P253)
- HMS Ursa (R22)
- Hakuyo Maru
- Harima Maru
- Heiuko Maru
- Heiyo Maru
- Hiei Maru
- Hiei Maru
- Hinoki Maru
- Hitori Maru
- I-364
- I-400
- Intelligence Convoy Mo-705
- KI-301
- Kaiho Maru
- Kainei Maru
- Kaishin Maru
- Kamikaze
- Kari
- Kataoka Bay
- Kazura
- Ki Convoy
- Kojun Maru
- Kokai Maru
- Kosan Maru
- Koshin Maru
- Kyojin Maru
- Mansei Maru
- Masasei Maru
- Masue Maru
- Me/UI Maru
- Mei Maru
- Murotsu Maru
- Myoshun Maru
- Nakaoki Maru
- Niigata Maru
- Nishin Maru
- Ogasawara Maru
- Otsu Convoy
- RO-46
- RO-50
- Rishum Maru Convoy
- SC 56
- SSC 113
- SSC 58
- Saigon
- Shimo-02
- Shimushu
- Shinho Maru
- Shori Maru
- Shuttle Vessel 123
- Soya
- Special SubChaser #65
- Special SubChaser #69
- Special SubChaser #78
- SubChaser #52
- Sugi Maru Convoy
- Taizu Maru
- Task Force 71
- Task Group 73.4
- Tenryo Maru
- Tokuei Maru
- Tsuichi Maru
- USS Horace A. Bass (APD-124)
- USS Talbot (APD-7)
- Yamasumi Maru
Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Destroyers (Warships)
- Japan, Sea of
- Java Sea (Indonesia)
- Korea Strait
- 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 586
- Accession or Local Control No: PLAT-300-315-039-50
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1733369
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 25, 1945
Added to The Portal to Texas History
- Sept. 27, 2024, 8:34 a.m.
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- Feb. 3, 2026, 6:09 p.m.
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- Russia - Kuril Islands
- Japan - Hokkaido Prefecture
- Japan - Aomori Prefecture - Mutsu Shi Municipality - Mutsu
- Japan - Honshu Island
- Japan - Niigata Prefecture - Niigata Shi Municipality - Niigata
- North Korea - Rason City - Najin Ward
- South Korea - Busan Metropolitan City - Busan
- Japan - Shikoku Island
- Japan - Aichi Prefecture - Nagoya Municipality - Nagoya
- Japan - Nagasaki Prefecture - Sasebo Shi Municipality - Sasebo
- China - Liaoning Province - Dalian Municipality - Lüshunkou
- Japan - Okinawa Island
- Taiwan
- Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh Municipality - Ho Chi Minh City
- Singapore
- Indonesia - Jakarta Special District
- Indonesia - East Java Province
- Indonesia - Pulau Sumbawa
- Borneo 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 25, 1945], map, April 25, 1945; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1733369/: 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.