Miyake (三宅) was a Mikura-class escort ship of Imperial Japanese Navy.
Construction and career
She was laid down on 12 February 1943 and launched on 30 August 1943 by the Nippon Kokan Tsurumi Shipyard. She was commissioned on 30 November 1943.
1943
She was homeported in Kure Naval District. She was the Commander-in-Chief of the Maritime Escort General Headquarters (Commander-in-Chief Koshiro Oikawa, Admiral of the Navy, November 15th,) Incorporated into the 1st Maritime Escort Flotilla. After she waits at Yokosuka Port, she escorts the 2705 fleet from December 5th to 7th. She moves to Kure and conducts training. From December 21st of the same year, she was engaged in the escort mission of the 123rd Fleet (from Moji to Kaohsiung Port) consisting of nine transport vessels. On December 27, of the 27 fleets escorted by the Etorofu-class escort ship Matsuwa and heading for Singapore, the tanker Kueimaru sank due to a torpedo attack from a US submarine. Miyake and escort ships engaged in anti-submarine warfare, and both ships entered Kaohsiung on the 29th (30th).
1944
From January 20, Miyake and Etorofu-class escort pearls have been engaged in escort missions for the Hi-37 fleet (from Moji, via Manila, to Singapore). At that time, the light aircraft carrier Chitose (belonging to the 3rd Carrier Division) and the 16th Destroyer Flotilla (Amatsukaze and Yukikaze) belonging to the 3rd Fleet of the Combined Fleet (commander-in-chief Jisaburo Ozawa). She was temporarily incorporated into the 3rd Carrier Division and was engaged in a fleet escort mission between the inland and Singapore. However, on January 16 during the escort of the Hi-31 fleet, the destroyer Amatsukaze was sunk by a torpedo strike from USS Redfin and became inoperable. On January 20, the Hi-31 fleet unit arrived in Singapore. On the return trip, the Hi-31 fleet was renamed the Hi-32 fleet and departed Singapore on January 25. Miyake was peeked out of the Hi-37 fleet, which went to Singapore. Miyake, who remained in Manila, left the area on the 27th at 07:30 and joined the Hi-32 fleet (Chitose, Yukikaze, Tanker fleet). From February 4th to 5th, each of the Hi-32 fleet units returned to Kitakyushu and Kure.
After replenishment and maintenance in Kure, Miyake moved to Moji. On February 16, Miyake took the tanker Kuroshio Maru, Tamatsu Maru, and Tatekawa Maru. She escorted the Hi-45 fleet, which consisted of 7 transport vessels (10,090 tons), along with Shiokaze, and left Monji. On the evening of February 19, the Hi-40 fleet unit (ship escorts, Asama Maru, 5 tankers) heading north toward Kaohsiung was attacked by USS Jack. Shiokaze separates from the fleet and heads for the escort of the Hi-40 fleet. On the 21st, the Hi-45 fleet arrives in Kaohsiung, and Miyake warns against submarine outside Kaohsiung Port. At night, Miyake moved to Zuoying. On the 22nd, the fleet departed Kaohsiung for the escort of the torpedo boat Hayabusa. Shortly thereafter, Miyake, who left Zuoying on the same day, joins. After that, the tanker Kuroshio Maru had an engine failure and headed for Kaohsiung. On the 23rd, Tamatsu Maru separated from the fleet unit with Hayabusa and headed for Manila. On the same day, Shiokaze, finished escorting the Hi-40 fleet, joins the Hi-40 fleet. On the 27th, the Hi-45 convoy arrived in Singapore.
From March 4th to 5th, Miyake temporarily escorted the Hi-47 fleet (Etorofu and Iki) approaching Singapore. The fleet was attacked by USS Bluefish, and the Omineyama Maru sank on the 4th. On March 11, 4 escort ships (Miyake, Shimushu, Iki, and Etorofu) depart Singapore to escort the Hi-48 fleet. After 01:00 am on March 18, the Hokuriku Maru was sunk by a torpedo attack by USS Rapon, and her survivors were rescued by the escort ships. After stopping at Kaohsiung, the Hi-48 fleet unit returned to Moji on March 25.
On March 30, Miyake and Manju were attached to the Combined Fleet. On May 28, She escorted Ashizuri and Zuihō. On the morning of June 5, the US Navy USS Puffer attacks the oil tank fleet units while sailing in the Sulu Sea. Ashizuri and Zuihō were sunk.