[FRUPAC War Map: April 29, 1945]
Description
Map overlay documenting the activities of the US Naval operations, Japanese ships, and cargo ships on April 29th, 1945. The overlay contains annotations regarding USS Cero (SS-225), USS Gato (SS-212), USS Hyman (DD-732), hospital ship AH Comfort, Commander of Forward Area (ComFwdArea), Commander General Pacific Ocean Areas (ComGen Poa), General Curtis Emerson LeMay Strategic Air Command (Lemay), Submarine Pacific (SubPac), Commander Fleet Air Wing (ComFair Wing 4), Commander 7th Fleet (Com7th Flt), Commander Air Force 5 (ComAF 5), 21st Bomb Command (21 BomCom), 14th Army Air Force (14th AAF), Commander Task Forces (CTF) 51, 94, Commander Task Group 73.5 (CTG) … continued below
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Creation Information
Fleet Radio Unit Pacific April 29, 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 29th, 1945. The overlay contains annotations regarding USS Cero (SS-225), USS Gato (SS-212), USS Hyman (DD-732), hospital ship AH Comfort, Commander of Forward Area (ComFwdArea), Commander General Pacific Ocean Areas (ComGen Poa), General Curtis Emerson LeMay Strategic Air Command (Lemay), Submarine Pacific (SubPac), Commander Fleet Air Wing (ComFair Wing 4), Commander 7th Fleet (Com7th Flt), Commander Air Force 5 (ComAF 5), 21st Bomb Command (21 BomCom), 14th Army Air Force (14th AAF), Commander Task Forces (CTF) 51, 94, Commander Task Group 73.5 (CTG) 73.5, Commander Task Units (CTU) 50.5.1, 50.5.5, Japanese cargo ships Shinko Maru, Taishu Maru, Shinei Maru, Dosei Maru, Asagao, Taishu Maru, Jinsen, merchant-cargo Kaishin Maru, passenger-cargo ship Tsushima Maru, Coastal Defense Vessels (CDV) no. 49, 3, convoys Tsu 701, Ki-503 Convoy, Tsu-901 Convoy, Shimo-02, Mosi-05, Ko Convoy, SE 1, SE 2, Hakusa Convoy, battleship Hiei Maru, tankers Hayasaki, Kuroshio, Kotai Maru, Nisshin Maru, Harima Maru, Choei Maru, seaplane tender Nanei Maru, carriers Chitose Maru, carriers Kaiyo, escort ship Etorofu, auxiliary sailers Tsuichi Maru, Myoshun Maru, Heiuko Maru, Hiei Maru, Masue Maru, minesweepers Takunan, auxiliary minesweeper Keinan Maru, special submarine chasers (Sp.Sc) 78, 65, 69, 115, transport ships Ukishima Maru, Toa Maru, auxiliary transport ships Kita Maru, special auxiliary Hakusa, patrol boat Otome Maru, hospital Arimasan Maru, cargo ship and hellship Hokusen Maru, Flight 391, unidentified vessels Nakaoki Maru, Hitori Maru, Mei Maru, Tokuei Maru, Masasei Maru, Shinnyun Maru, Chika Maru, Washin Maru, Nisho Maru, Komatori Maru, and United Kingdom submarine HMS Sea Scout. Significant events visible on the map include phases 1-3 of Japanese operations, the Taishu Maru being torpedoed and sunk, the USS Cero sinking a submarine, 132 B-29's attacking Kyushu airfields, the Otome Maru being sunk by the HMS Sea Scout, and Commander Fleet Air Wing 4 bombing Misaki.
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- 14th AAF
- 14th Army Air Force
- 21BomCom
- 21st Bomb Command
- AH Comfort
- Arimasan Maru
- Asagao
- CDV 49
- CTF 51
- CTF 94
- CTF 94
- CTG 73.5
- CTU 50.5.1
- CTU 50.5.5
- Chika Maru
- Chitose Maru
- Choei Maru
- Coast Defense Ship 3
- Com7Flt
- ComAF5
- ComFAirWing 4
- ComFwdArea
- ComGenPOA
- Commander Fleet Air Wing 4
- Commander General Pacific Ocean Areas
- Commander Task Force 51
- Commander Task Group 73.5
- Commander Task Unit 50.5.1
- Commander Task Unit 50.5.5
- Commander Task Unit 94
- Commander of Forward Area
- Commander of the 5th Air Force
- Commander of the 7th Fleet
- Convoy Ki-503
- Convoy Ki-601
- Convoy TSU-701
- Convoy TSU-901
- Dosei M
- Etorofu
- FRUPAC
- Flight 391
- General Curtis Emerson LeMay Strategic Air Command
- HMS Seascout (P253)
- Hakusa
- Hakusa Convoy
- Harima Maru
- Hayasaki
- Heiuko Maru
- Hiei Maru
- Hiei Maru
- Hitori Maru
- Hokusen Maru
- Jinsen
- Kaishin Maru
- Kaiyo
- Keinan Maru
- Kita Maru
- Ko Convoy
- Komatori Maru
- Kotai Maru
- Kuroshio
- Lemay
- Masasei Maru
- Masue Maru
- Mei Maru
- Mosi-05
- Myoshun Maru
- Nakaoki Maru
- Nanei Maru
- Nisho Maru
- Nisshin Maru
- Otome Maru
- SE 1 Convoy
- SE 2 Convoy
- Shimo-02
- Shinei Maru
- Shinko Maru
- Shinnyun Maru
- Sp Sc 115
- Special SubChaser #65
- Special SubChaser #69
- Special SubChaser #78
- SubPac
- Taishu Maru
- Taishu Maru
- Takunan
- Tizard Bank
- Toa Maru
- Tokuei Maru
- Tsuichi Maru
- Tsushima Maru
- USS Cero (SS-225)
- USS Gato (SS-212)
- Washin Maru
Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Destroyers (Warships)
- Hyman (Destroyer)
- Japan, Sea of
- Java Sea (Indonesia)
- Korea Strait
- South China Sea
- Submarines (Ships)
- Tsugaru Strait (Japan)
- USS Hyman (DD-732)
- 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 590
- Accession or Local Control No: PLAT-300-315-039-58
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1733373
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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Creation Date
- April 29, 1945
Added to The Portal to Texas History
- Sept. 27, 2024, 8:34 a.m.
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- April 24, 2026, 4:55 p.m.
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- Russia - Kuril Islands
- Japan - Honshu Island
- Japan - Aomori Prefecture - Mutsu Shi Municipality - Mutsu
- Japan - Hokkaido Prefecture
- Japan - Miyagi Prefecture - Sendai Shi Municipality - Sendai
- Japan - Kanagawa Prefecture - Yokohama Municipality - Yokohama
- Japan - Kyūshū Island
- Japan - Tanega Shima Island
- Japan - Nagasaki Prefecture - Sasebo Shi Municipality - Sasebo
- Japan - Fukuoka Prefecture - Kitakyushu City - Moji
- Japan - Aomori Prefecture - Mutsu Shi Municipality - Mutsu
- South Korea - Gyeongsangnam-do Province
- China - Liaoning Province - Dalian Municipality - Lüshunkou
- Singapore
- China - Hainan Province
- Indonesia - North Sumatra Province
- Indonesia - South Sumatra Province
- Indonesia - Pulau Sumbawa
- Indonesia - East Kalimantan Province - Kota Balikpapan - Balikpapan
- Micronesia - Chuuk Islands
- Japan - Okinawa 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 29, 1945], map, April 29, 1945; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1733373/: accessed September 8, 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.