Japanese auxiliary minesweeper Tama Maru (1936)

Tama Maru (Japanese: 玉丸) was an auxiliary minesweeper of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

History
Tama Maru was laid down on 28 May 1936 at the shipyard of Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kobe Zosensho at the behest of shipping company, Taiyo Hogei. She was launched on 5 August 1936 and completed 28 September 1936. On 15 August 1941, she was requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy and converted to an auxiliary minesweeper under Reserve Lieutenant Shiihara. She was sunk by planes from the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5) during the Battle of the Coral Sea on 4 May 1942 by Task Force 17 under Rear Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher while participating in the Japanese Invasion of Tulagi, Solomon Islands under Rear Admiral Shima Kiyohide. She was struck from the Navy list on 25 May 1942.