u ▁ 5 ▁program ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ; ▁however ▁Es an ▁was ▁can ce led ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁Service ▁▁ Ō tom ari ▁acted ▁in ▁Sak hal in , ▁Kur il ▁Islands ▁and ▁Sea ▁of ▁Ok hot sk ▁except ▁during ▁maintenance . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁she ▁sa iled ▁to ▁Y ok os uka ▁Naval ▁Ar sen al ▁for ▁maintenance . ▁However , ▁she ▁was ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁take ▁maintenance ▁because ▁Japan ▁had ▁surrender ed . ▁Japan ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁employ ▁her ▁as ▁rep atri ation ▁transport , ▁however , ▁it ▁was ▁given ▁up , ▁because ▁her ▁bo iler ▁was ▁worn ▁out . ▁She ▁was ▁scra pped ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Sh ips ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁special ▁issue ▁Vol . 4 7 ▁A ux ili ary ▁V ess els ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Japanese ▁Navy , ▁Ka ij in sha , ▁( J apan ), ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁ ▁The ▁Mar u ▁Special , ▁Japanese ▁Naval ▁V ess els ▁No . 3 4 , ▁" J apan ese ▁A ux ili ary ▁vessels ", ▁U sh io ▁Sh ob ō ▁( J apan ), ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁ ▁The ▁Mar u ▁Special , ▁Japanese ▁Naval ▁Oper ations ▁in ▁W W II ▁No . 1 1 1 , ▁" Im per ial ▁Japanese ▁Naval ▁V ess els ▁in ▁post war ", ▁U sh io ▁Sh ob ō