Japanese minesweeper Tama Maru No. 5

Tama Maru No. 5 (Japanese: 第三玉丸) was an auxiliary minesweeper of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

History
Tama Maru No. 5 was laid down on 25 April 1936 at the shipyard of Mitsubishi Jukogyo Hikoshima Zosensho at the behest of shipping company, Taiyo Hogei. She was launched on 6 August 1936 and completed 27 September 1936. On 12 September 1941, she was requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy and converted to an auxiliary minesweeper under Reserve Lieutenant Takato Akiro (高遠章). Takato served until 17 October 1943 when he was replaced by Reserve Lieutenant Fukigami Kiyomitsu (吹上清光). In May 1942, she participated in the Battle of Midway (Operation "MI") where she was assigned to Miyamoto Sadachika's 16th Minesweeper Unit (along with auxiliary minesweepers JAPANESE MINESWEEPER Tama Maru No. 3, JAPANESE MINESWEEPER Showa Maru No. 7, JAPANESE MINESWEEPER Showa Maru No. 8; submarine chasers JAPANESE SUBMARINE CHASER CH-16, JAPANESE SUBMARINE CHASER CH-17, and JAPANESE SUBMARINE CHASER CH-18; cargo ships Meiyo Maru and JAPANESE TRANSPORT SHIP Yamafuku Maru; and auxiliary ammunition ship JAPANESE AMMUNITION SHIP Soya). Her fate is uncertain. She was removed from the Navy list on 31 March 1944.