Tama Maru No. 2 (Japanese: 第二玉丸) was a whaler built by Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe for Taiyo Hogei Kabushiki Kaisha in 1936. She was one of 19 Type F ships built. She was requisitioned in 1941 by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II and converted into a minesweeper. On 24 December 1942, during the invasion of Lae-Salamaua, Tama Maru No. 2 was attacked and sunk by Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers from the United States Navy aircraft carriers and off Lae, New Guinea.
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External links Chronological List of Japanese Merchant Vessel Losses