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| | Japanese Escorts |
 | | The convoy arrives at Saipan, then is split into separate groups that continue on to their respective destinations. |
 | | At 0616, MIKURA with destroyer HATAKAZE, kaibokan MIYAKE, CD-16, subchaser CH-48, minelayer SARUSHIMA, mineseeper W-20 and auxiliary netlayer KOA MARU depart Tateyama, Japan for Saipan escorting convoy No. 3515 consisting of HAKUSAN, NIPPONKAI, TOYO, KINSHU, HINKO, REIKAI, EIKO, NATSUKAWA, SHOKAI, MEITO and CHIYO MARUs and UNYO MARU No. 8. |
 | | MIKURA departs Saipan with auxiliary submarine chaser URUPPU MARU, auxiliary patrol boat SHOHO MARU and subchaser CH-48 escorting a convoy consisting of NIPPONKAI, TOHO and KINSHU MARU. |
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