[FRUPAC War Map: May 13, 1945]
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Map overlay documenting the activities of the US Naval operations, Japanese ships, and cargo ships on May 13th, 1945. The overlay contains annotations regarding United States liberty ship SS Edwin Booth, ship SS Certain, Commander Hawaii Sea Frontier, Commander Pacific Ocean Areas (ComPOA), Commander Naval Group China (ComNavGrpChina), Commander 7th Fleet (Com7thFlt), Commander 5th Air Force (Com5thAF), Commander 21st Bomb Command (Com21stBomCom), Commander Task Forces (CTF) 57, 71, Commander Task Groups (CTG) 58.1, 58.3, 73.4, 73.5, Commander Task Units (CTU) 50.5.5, 50.5.6, Plane 12 Flight 391, Japanese cargo ships Chosan Maru, Fuku Maru, merchant ship Showa Maru, merchant-cargo ship Sanko … continued below
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Fleet Radio Unit Pacific May 13, 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 May 13th, 1945. The overlay contains annotations regarding United States liberty ship SS Edwin Booth, ship SS Certain, Commander Hawaii Sea Frontier, Commander Pacific Ocean Areas (ComPOA), Commander Naval Group China (ComNavGrpChina), Commander 7th Fleet (Com7thFlt), Commander 5th Air Force (Com5thAF), Commander 21st Bomb Command (Com21stBomCom), Commander Task Forces (CTF) 57, 71, Commander Task Groups (CTG) 58.1, 58.3, 73.4, 73.5, Commander Task Units (CTU) 50.5.5, 50.5.6, Plane 12 Flight 391, Japanese cargo ships Chosan Maru, Fuku Maru, merchant ship Showa Maru, merchant-cargo ship Sanko Maru, submarine I-351, submarine chasers (SC) no. 2, 23, 164, Takunan Maru, destroyer Harutsuki, minelayer Tatsumiya Maru, minesweeper no. 34, tanker Takasago Maru, oilers Enoshima Maru, Nanshin Maru, auxiliary gunboat Wako Go, shuttleboat no. 104, unidentified vessels Miji Maru, Monsei Maru, Myoshou Maru, Uayuo Maru, Omia Maru, Yosei Maru, and United Kingdom destroyer HMS Ursa (R22). Significant events visible on the map include the Takasago Maru, Myoshou Maru, and Uayuo Maru hitting mines, the Yosei Maru being sunk by a torpedo, and Commander 7th Fleet reporting a Japanese cargo ship was bombed and a sea truck destroyed.
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- CTF 57
- CTF 73
- CTG 58.1
- CTG 58.3
- CTG 73.4
- CTG 73.5
- CTU 50.5.5
- CTU 50.5.6
- Cape Shionomisaki
- Chosan Maru
- Com21BomCom
- Com5AF
- Com7Flt
- ComNavGrpChina
- ComPOA
- Commander 21st Bomb Command
- Commander 7th Fleet
- Commander Hawaii Sea Frontier
- Commander Hawaii Sea Frontier
- Commander Pacific Ocean Areas
- Commander Task Force 57
- Commander Task Force 73
- Commander Task Group 58.1
- Commander Task Group 58.3
- Commander Task Group 73.5
- Commander Task Unit 50.5.5
- Commander Task Unit 50.5.6
- Commander of Naval Group China
- Commander of the 5th Air Force
- Enoshima Maru
- FRUPAC
- Fuku Maru
- HMS Ursa (R22)
- Harutsuki
- I-351
- Miji Maru
- Monsei Maru
- Myoshou Maru
- Nanshin Maru
- Omia Maru
- Plane 12 Flight 391
- SC 164
- SC 23
- SS Certain
- SS Edwin Booth
- Sanko Maru
- Showa Maru
- SubChaser #2
- Takasago Maru
- Takunan Maru
- Task Group 73.4
- Tatsumiya Maru
- Uayuo Maru
- Wako Go
- Yosei Maru
- minesweeper #34
- shuttle boat #104
Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Destroyers (Warships)
- Submarines (Ships)
- 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. 300-315-040
- Accession or Local Control No: Hanger 604
- Accession or Local Control No: PLAT-300-315-040-26
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1733387
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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- May 13, 1945
Added to The Portal to Texas History
- Sept. 27, 2024, 8:35 a.m.
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- April 24, 2026, 4:40 p.m.
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- Taiwan
- Indonesia - East Java Province - Kota Surabaya - Surabaya
- Japan - Oki Islands
- Indonesia - Celebes Island
- Indonesia - South Sumatra Province - Kota Palembang - Palembang
- Borneo Island
- South Korea
- Japan - Kyūshū Island
- Singapore
- Japan - Osaka Urban Prefecture - Osaka-shi Municipality - Osaka
- China - Liaoning Province - Dalian Municipality - Lüshunkou
- Japan - Toyama Prefecture - Takaoka Shi Municipality - Takaoka
- Hong Kong
- Indonesia - Flores Island
- Indonesia - Pulau Ambon
- North Korea
- Japan - Fukuoka Prefecture - Kitakyushu City - Moji
- Japan - Wakayama Prefecture - Higashimuro-gun District - Kushimoto
- China - Hainan Province
- United States - Hawaii
- China - Fujian Province - Xiamen
- Taiwan - Taiwan Province - Keelung City
- China - Zhejiang Province - Wenzhou Shi Municipality - Wenzhou
- China - Tianjin Province - Tianjin Municipality - Tianjin
- China - Shandong Province - Qingdao Shi Municipality - Qingdao
- Japan - Nagasaki Prefecture - Sasebo Shi Municipality - Sasebo
- Japan - Sakishima Group Islands
- China - Guangxi Autonomous Region - Yulin Municipality - Yulin
- Japan - Kagoshima Prefecture - Kanoya Shi Municipality - Kanoya
- Japan - Fukuoka Prefecture - Kitakyushu City
- Japan - Kagoshima Prefecture - Minamikyushu Shi Municipality - Minamikyushu
- Japan - Kagoshima Prefecture - Izumi Shi Municipality - Izumi
- Japan - Kumamoto Prefecture - Kikuchi Shi Municipality - Kikuchi
- Japan - Miyazaki Prefecture
- China - Shanghai Municipality - Shanghai
- Philippines - Mimaropa Region - Province of Palawan
- Japan - Chiba Prefecture - Chōshi Shi Municipality - Choshi
- Japan - Miyagi Prefecture - Sendai Shi Municipality - Sendai
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Fleet Radio Unit Pacific. [FRUPAC War Map: May 13, 1945], map, May 13, 1945; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1733387/: accessed September 10, 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.