part of Convoy TAMA-12 and arrived at Manila, Philippines on 24 March. On 18 June, Atago Maru joined Convoy MI-05 departing from Manila and arrived at Miri, Borneo on 23 June. Four days later the oil tanker joined Convoy MI-06 sailing for Moji, arriving on 17 July after stops at Manila and Takao. On 26 July, sailing with Convoy MI-13, Atago Maru departs Moji. After stopping at Takao, the convoy came under attack on 7 August by a US submarine, which sink one of the cargo ships, before arriving at Manila on 8 August. On 11 August, the convoy departs Manila for Miri, and is attacked the following day by US submarines, which sink two of the convoy. The convoy arrived at Miri on 18 August. On 29 August, Atago Maru joined Convoy MI-14 departing Miri, making stops at Manila and Takao, and reaching Moji on 20 September. On 3 November, the oil tanker departed Moji for Miri as part of Convoy MI-25. On 15 November, the convoy is attacked by US submarines, with three merchant vessels lost. The convoy arrived at Miri on 16 November. On 28 November 1944, while at anchor just offshore of the Lutong refinery, Atago Maru was bombed and sunk by Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers of the United States Army Air Forces Thirteenth Air Force at . Wreck Atago Maru rests upright in of water, about offshore. Initially much of the superstructure and masts remained above water, but monsoon waves destroyed the superstructure and what remained went underwater as the ship settled in the mud. The ship's masts were still visible above the waterline until the 1980s. The wreck is a popular dive site. Citations Sources External links "The Wrecks of NW Borneo – Atago Maru". Panaga Divers. Atago Maru at wrecksite.eu Shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean World War II merchant ships of Japan Ships built in Glasgow 1924 ships Maritime incidents in November 1944