Tonan Maru no. 2 (1937)

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Australian War Memorial (Naval Historical Collection)

ID Number 304056

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Starboard quarter bow view of the Japanese whale factory vessel Tonan Maru No. 2 which was drafted into military use and then damaged by Dutch Dornier flying boats of GVT-2 from Tondano, Celebes, in the Netherlands East Indies on 23 Dec 1941 while taking part in the landing at Kuching, Borneo. Note the ramp in her stern to haul whale carcasses up to the flensing deck. The ship was repaired, avoided a torpedo attack on 25 June 1942, was sunk by the USS Amberjack 10 Oct 1942, raised, hit by the USS Bonefish 9 Feb 1944, repaired, sunk again by the USS Pintado 22 Aug 1944,^[1] and finally raised again to serve as a whaler during the American occupation of Japan.

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