Japanese transport ship Hayataka Maru

History
Empire of Japan
Name	Hayataka Maru
Builder	Mitsui Tamano Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano
Yard number	77
Laid down	18 October 1922
Launched	9 February 1923
Completed	31 March 1923
Identification	22522
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk, 23 December 1941
Notes	Call sign: NYBL
General characteristics
Type	passenger/cargo ship
Tonnage	865  GRT [1]
Length	56.39 m (185 ft 0 in) o/a [1]
Beam	9.6 m (31 ft 6 in) [1]
Draught	5.94 m (19 ft 6 in) [1]
Installed power	600  bhp (450 kW) [1]
Propulsion	1 triple expansion engine, single shaft, 1 screw [2]
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) [2]

Hayataka Maru was used as an auxiliary transport of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

History

She was laid down on 18 October 1922 by Mitsui Tamano Engineering & Shipbuilding at their Tamano shipyard. She was launched on 9 February 1923, completed on 31 March 1923, and registered in Otaru as Hokkai Maru No. 2. ^[1] She was renamed Hayataka Maru in 1932 when she was sold to the Teikoku Salvage Co. ^[3] Although Lloyd's Register of Shipping lists her as Hayataka Maru, she was also known as Soryu Maru. ^{[4] [2]}

Her sister ship was Hokkai Maru No. 1 (renamed Suzuya Maru). ^[5]

On 23 December 1941, Hayataka Maru was torpedoed and sunk by the US submarine USS Seal off Vigan just north of Lingayen Gulf ^[5] at 17°35′N120°12′E / 17.583°N 120.200°E / 17.583; 120.200 . ^[6]

References

1. Nagasawa, Fumio (1998). "第二北海丸 HOKKAI MARU No.2 (1923)". Nostalgic Japanese Steamships (in Japanese).
2. Lettens, Jan (4 April 2014). "Hayataka Maru (1932~1936) Soryu Maru (+1941)". wrecksite.eu. According to JANAC the vessel was HAYATAKA MARU but Japanese Monograph no.116 states she was SORYU MARU of 856 GRT. The latter is usually more reliable. But as Jan-Olof points out they seem to refer to the same vessel and this is possibly a difference in translation. Note that the Lloyds Register of Shipping of 1941-1942 lists only the HAYATAKA MARU (836 GRT, built by Mitsui in 1923, ex-HOKKAI MARU no.2).
3. "Hayataka Maru (4022522)" . Miramar Ship Index . Retrieved 26 February 2020.
4. "Soryu Maru or Hayataka Maru". warsailors.com. 27 July 2005.
5. Erickson, James W. (2009). "Suzuya Maru 鈴谷丸". POWs of the Japanese. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
6. "Chronological List of Japanese Merchant Vessel Losses". Joint Army-Navy Assessment Committee.