Japanese food supply ship Mamiya

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The Mamiya (??) was a food supply ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy which was in service from the 1920s to the Second World War.

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Construction

The Mamiya was originally meant to be an oil transporter but was instead outfitted to be a food supply ship. The Navy sent her to the Kawasaki Shipbuilding Yard where she was fitted with facilities for carrying enough food for 18,000 men over three weeks, and kitchens to produce large quantities of food including y?kan, manj?, tofu, and konyaku. A number of chefs and pastry chefs were employed aboard and she became part of the Combined Fleet.

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Service in Pacific War

Already old by the outbreak of war, she continued to be part of the navy's operations in the Pacific. On 12 October 1943, she was damaged by the US Navy submarine USS Cero near Chichi-jima, and on 6 May 1944, was again damaged by USS Spearfish in the East China Sea. In both cases she was repaired and returned to service. The food supply ship was torpedoed and damaged in the South China Sea (17°48?N 114°09?E) by USS Sealion ( United States Navy). She was torpedoed again and sunk (17°48?N 114°09?E) on the 21st by USS Sealion.

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Books

• The Maru Special, Japanese Naval Vessels No.34 Japanese Auxiliary ships, Ushio Shob? (Japan), December 1979, Book code 68343-34
• Collection of writings by Sizuo Fukui Vol.10, Stories of Japanese Support Vessels, K?jinsha (Japan), December 1993, ISBN 4-7698-0658-2

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References

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