Japanese minesweeper Tama Maru No. 7
History
Empire of Japan
Name	Tama Maru No. 7
Builder	Fujinagata Zosensho
Laid down	1 March 1936
Launched	22 July 1936
Sponsored by	Taiyo Hogei
Completed	1 September 1936
Acquired	Requisitioned by Imperial Japanese Navy, 11 April 1941
Decommissioned	31 March 1944
Reclassified	Reclassified as a submarine chaser, 10 May 1944
Stricken	10 August 1944
Identification	42330
Fate	Sunk 18 June 1944
Notes	Call sign: JIVK
General characteristics
Class and type	Tama Maru-class
Tonnage	275 GRT[1]
Length	38.4 m (126 ft 0 in) overall[1]
Beam	7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)[1]
Draught	4.1 m (13 ft 5 in)[1]

Tama Maru No. 7 (Japanese: 第七玉丸 ) was an auxiliary minesweeper of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. She was later reclassified as a submarine chaser.

History

Tama Maru No. 7 was laid down on 1 March 1936 at the shipyard of Fujinagata Zosensho at the behest of shipping company, Taiyo Hogei.^[2] She was launched on 22 July 1936 and completed 1 September 1936.^[2] On 11 April 1941, she was requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy and converted to an auxiliary minesweeper under Reserve Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Fujita Yoshinao (藤田義直).^[2] Fujita served until 20 April 1943 when he was replaced by Reserve Lieutenant Koga Shunji (古賀春次).^[2] On 10 May 1944, she was reclassified as a submarine chaser.^[2] She was sunk on 18 June 1944 and struck from the Navy list on 10 August 1944.^[2]