FIC = French Indo China Hong Kong Wartime Shipping PI = Philippines Ships Listed in BAAG Reports and their Probable Identities NA = Not available Nfi = No further information © Peter Cundall 2020-21. Based on a listing by Elizabeth Ride on her website of names and descriptions shown in columns B, C and D - see elizabethridearchive.com It seems probable that the Chinese Agents as well as getting names wrong, were given false names deliberately to mislead, particularly of warships Use of Shima in lot of names is possibly error for wheel symbol 艘 or 轮commonly used by Chinese to indicate ship Identification system MKF etc see Talbot Booths Merchant Ships wartime years and postwar for explanation of nomenclature. (M=Mast, K = Kingpost, F = Funnel) Kowloon (Kyuryu) Docks = Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co, Kowloon Docks Displacement tons in italics Sketch Name as shown in report Comments alongside name in original report Characters Shown Probable Name Correct Characters Type Built Gross Tons Flag Owners Fate Comments AWM 11/10/41 Waichow Intelligence Summary #3, dated 15.8.42 Hospital Ship No. 995 Hospital ship- possibly ex Italian, about 8000 tons arrived 3/8/42.NA Wounded taken ashore.Manila Maru まにら丸 AH 15 9486 Ja Osaka Shosen Sunk by ST 25/11/44 in 05.42N 113.15E about 160km NWWas of Miri not a hospital ship when sunk Ah Su Maru Part of list of enemy ships operating on ocean and river services阿蘇 provided by agent. Aso Maru 阿蘇丸 23 3028 Ja Toa Kaiun Sunk by ST 24/6/44 at 09.56N 125.56E about 55km E of Surigao An Hing Part of list of enemy ships operating on ocean and river services安興 provided by agent. Anko Go 安興号 09 2906 Cs/Ja Japan Govt.(Charter) Mined 14/5/45 in 34.31N 134.46E about 40km N of Gunge,Character Awaji Jima suffix badly drawn in BAAG report Kwang Tung Part of list of enemy ships operating on ocean and river services廣東 provided by agent. Kanzan Maru 観山丸 04 1218 Ja Japan Govt. Bombed and sunk 22/8/44 near Hong Kong. Salvaged andex repaired Kwang Tung postwar Hiu Wan Part of list of enemy ships operating on ocean and river services暁萬 provided by agent. ?? Ja No obvious match. Many ships with prefix none with suffix Fukien Part of list of enemy ships operating on ocean and river services福建 provided by agent. Fukken Maru 福建丸 20 2548 Ja Toa Kaiun Sunk by ST 29/12/42 in 20.40N 109.19E about 16km NNE of Ping Ma Chiao (Pingmar Point) Hang Shan Part of list of enemy ships operating on ocean and river services衡山 provided by agent. Hengshan (Kozan) Maru 衡山丸 22 2748 Ja Toa Kaiun Survived war. Became Yuan Hsing and scrapped Taiwan 1959 Kam Moon Part of list of enemy ships operating on ocean and river services金門 provided by agent. Kinmon Maru 金門丸 21 2670 Ja Japan Govt. Caught fire and sank 10/6/44 in Singapore (Shonan) Portex Kiangsu (Br) Luk Sing Part of list of enemy ships operating on ocean and river services緑星 provided by agent. Ryokusei Maru 緑星丸 02 1907 Ja Toa Kaiun Bombed and sunk 27/12/42 at Huangpu (Whampoa) anchorage near Canton Shing Po Part of list of enemy ships operating on ocean and river services勝浦 provided by agent. Katsuura Maru 勝浦丸 16 1735 Ja Toa Kaiun Ran aground 2/2/45 in 25.40N 119.49E about 10km N of Hou Lie Wan, Haitan Island, Fukien Province Yat Tung Part of list of enemy ships operating on ocean and river services日東 provided by agent. Nitto Maru 日東丸 09 2935 Ja Toa Kaiun Sunk by ST 4/7/44 in 20.18N 115.02E about 250km SE of Hong Kong Lu Shan Part of list of enemy ships operating on ocean and river services虚山 provided by agent. Rozan (Lushan) Maru 虚山丸 20 2531 Ja Toa Kaiun Bombed and sunk 5/2/44 21.55N 115.55E about 25km SSE of Cape Zhelang Jue, Kwangtung Province Shing King Part of list of enemy ships operating on ocean and river services城宮 provided by agent. ?? Ja Ship is unidentitified Sze Chuen Part of list of enemy ships operating on ocean and river services四川 provided by agent. Szechuan 四川 20 2604 Br China Nav Exploded and sank off Port Said 27/11/42, probably sabotageError as never captured. Possible error for others of same class that were seized Sung Shan Part of list of enemy ships operating on ocean and river services嵩山 provided by agent. Suzan (Sungshan) Maru 嵩山丸 20 2539 Ja Toa Kaiun Bombed and sunk 5/2/44 21.48N 116.19E 125km S of Shengchuan Van Shan Part of list of enemy ships operating on ocean and river services筑山 provided by agent. ?? Ja Possible error for Tsukuba Maru below. Van Po Part of list of enemy ships operating on ocean and river services筑波 provided by agent. Tsukuba Maru 筑波丸 23 3171 Ja Toa Kaiun Bombed 20/5/44 and on 22/55/44 sunk by ST 21.18N 117.12E about 80km NE of Dongsha Is Tai Kau Part of list of enemy ships operating on ocean and river services大球 provided by agent. Daikyu Maru 大球丸 20 1517 Ja Toa Kaiun Bombed and aground and sunk 12/1/45 880 metres NNE of Cape An Nhon, FIC Tai Nan Part of list of enemy ships operating on ocean and river services台南 provided by agent. Tainan Maru 台南丸 97 3173 Ja Osaka Shosen Sunk by ST 24/6/44 at 32.24N 129.38E about 20km SW of Nomozaki Dau Shan Part of list of enemy ships operating on ocean and river services斗山 provided by agent. Tosan Maru 斗山丸 20 2604 Ja Japan Govt. Mined and sunk 22/8/45 off Nishiyama Light near Moji. ex Soochow (captured ship) Cheun Shan Part of list of enemy ships operating on ocean and river services松山 provided by agent. Chung Shan 松山丸?? 34 1085 Ja Hong Kong & Macau Steam11/12/41 Nav Co shelled and sunk off Kowloon Bay. 6/42 raised Japanesebut later sunkname by unknown- Allied bombing presumed Matsuyama Maru Ti Chung Already sunk according to list of agent 帝春 Teishun Maru 帝春丸 02 2251 Ja Teikoku Senpaku Sunk by ST 26/8/42 26.53N 121.23E about 70km E of Taisan Is Group Ti Yan Already sunk according to list of agent 帝欣 Teikin Maru 帝欣丸 19 1972 Ja Teikoku Senpaku Sunk by mine laid by submarine 27/7/43 23km W of W shore of Hainan Island Ti Lin Already sunk according to list of agent 帝連 Teiren Maru 帝連丸 09 3044 Ja Teikoku Senpaku Bombed and sunk 1/12/43 at Hong Kong Enemy ships for River Service: Ja Likely motorised junk or similar Nam Hoi 201 Part of list of enemy ships operating on river services provided南海 by agent.201 Nankai 201 (alt for Koto Maru ex Fatshan)港島丸 33 2639 Ja Japan Govt. Survived war. Became Fatshan postwar. Sunk in Typhoon Rose 1971 Shiro-Gan Maru Part of list of enemy ships operating on river services provided白銀丸 by agent. Shirogane Maru えろがね丸 Pass 38 929 Ja Setsuyo Shosen Mined 28/8/45 in Pearl River Hoi Kau Part of list of enemy ships operating on river services provided海球 by agent. Kaikyu Ja Likely motorised junk or similar Wan Yeung Part of list of enemy ships operating on river services provided萬陽 by agent. Manyo Ja Likely motorised junk or similar Ling Nam Part of list of enemy ships operating on river services provided靈南 by agent. (Rinnan Maru sic) Reinan Maru 嶺南丸 91 1053 Naika Unei Kumiai Bombed and sunk 24/12/44 in Urmston Roads between HongBelieved Kong ex andSam Macau Nam Hoi. Sank with major collaborationist figure on board Yee Yeung Part of list of enemy ships operating on river services provided宜陽 by agent. Iyo Ja Matches Nisshin's Iyang Maru but likely not same vessel. Likely motorised junk or similar Fook Hoi Part of list of enemy ships operating on river services provided福海 by agent. Fukkai Ja Likely motorised junk or similar Nam Hoi 323 Part of list of enemy ships operating on river services provided南海 by agent.323 Nankai 323 Ja Likely motorised junk or similar Hoi Ming Part of list of enemy ships operating on river services provided海明 by agent. Kaimei Ja Likely motorised junk or similar Nam Shiu Part of list of enemy ships operating on river services provided南昭 by agent. Nansho Ja Likely motorised junk or similar Nam Ho Part of list of enemy ships operating on river services provided南和 by agent. Nanwa Ja Likely motorised junk or similar Man Kwok Part of list of enemy ships operating on river services provided民國 by agent. Man Kwok 民國 40 100 Cs Hong Kong & Yaumati FerryRecovered Co postwar at Macau in badly damaged state Nam Tau Part of list of enemy ships operating on river services provided南斗 by agent. Nanto Ja Likely motorised junk or similar Nam Hoi 337 Part of list of enemy ships operating on river services provided南海 by agent.337 Nankai 337 Ja Likely motorised junk or similar Nam Hoi Part of list of enemy ships operating on river services provided南海 by agent. Nankai Maru 南海丸 12 451 Ja Kano Kisen Sunk by ST 1/9/43 in 39.36N 142.04E off Miyako, Iwate KenIdentity presumed. Only ship of size unaccounted for. Ex Sailer abandoned at Pescadores. Hsin Chang Wo 23, 582 was seized at Ichang and probably never ventured south Tai Tung Maru Entered Naval Dockyard at 0800 12/7/42 for repairs.