Mako Guard District

Mako Guard District

Type		Naval Port
Historical Name of Location		Mako, Hoko, Taiwan

Contributor: C. Peter Chen

ww2dbaseMako (now Makung or Magong) in the Pescadores Islands in the Taiwan Strait was among the major Japanese Navy bases in the Taiwan. It was important for the patrol of Chinese waters during the Second Sino-Japanese War and into the Pacific War. It was upgarded to Guard District status in Nov 1941. When the Pacific War began in Dec 1941, it was home to three minesweeper divisions (44, 45, and 46), three patrol vessels, three D1A aircraft, and cargo ship Kure Maru No. 5. It was decommissioned in 1943 and moved to Takao (now Kaohsiung), Taiwan.

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Last Major Update: Mar 2014

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Mako Guard District Timeline

4 Jul 1901	Mako (now Makung), Pescadores islands, Taiwan was named a third echelon naval port of the Japanese Navy. Vice Admiral Hikonjo Kamimura was named as its first commanding officer.
23 Sep 1903	Vice Admiral Tomomichi Onomoto was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
25 Dec 1904	Vice Admiral Shinrokuro Nishi was named the Chief of Staff of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
13 Jun 1905	Vice Admiral Nagataka Uemura was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
14 Jun 1905	Vice Admiral Mitsukane Tsuchiya was named the Chief of Staff of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
20 Dec 1905	Vice Admiral Masaaki Hashimoto was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
11 May 1906	Rear Admiral Sango Obana was named the Chief of Staff of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
22 Nov 1906	Vice Admiral Tokioki Nashiba was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
12 Mar 1907	Vice Admiral Yunoshin Kano was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
5 Aug 1907	Rear Admiral Kanetane Imai was named the Chief of Staff of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
28 Aug 1908	Rear Admiral Juntaro Hirose was named the Chief of Staff of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
1 Dec 1909	Vice Admiral Chikakata Tamari was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
8 Oct 1910	Rear Admiral Yushichi Kanno was named the Chief of Staff of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
1 Dec 1910	Vice Admiral Hikojiro Ijichi was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
12 Jun 1911	Rear Admiral Koki Hirose was named the Chief of Staff of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
1 Dec 1911	Vice Admiral Kotaro Koizumi was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
20 Apr 1912	Rear Admiral Eitaro Kataoka was named the Chief of Staff of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
14 Apr 1913	Vice Admiral Shinrokuro Nishi was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
1 Dec 1913	Vice Admiral Tadamichi Kamaya was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan. Vice Admiral Kotaro Tanaka was named his Chief of Staff.
7 Aug 1914	Rear Admiral Shigeushi Nakagawa was named the Chief of Staff of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
17 Dec 1914	Vice Admiral Rinroku Eguchi was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
1 Sep 1915	Rear Admiral Moshiro Iwasaki was named the Chief of Staff of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
13 Dec 1915	Admiral Teijiro Kuroi was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
28 Jan 1916	Rear Admiral Hisamori Taguchi was named the Chief of Staff of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
1 Dec 1916	Vice Admiral Tatsuo Matsumura was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
12 Dec 1917	Vice Admiral Tomojiro Chisaka was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
13 Jun 1918	Vice Admiral Kazuyoshi Yamaji was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
1 Dec 1918	Rear Admiral Yoshitada Mikami was named the Chief of Staff of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
1 Dec 1920	Admiral Naomi Taniguchi was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
1 Aug 1921	Vice Admiral Kiyokaze Yoshida was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
26 Dec 1921	Vice Admiral Hisatsune Iida was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
1 Mar 1923	Rear Admiral Morie Tokiwa was named the Chief of Staff of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
1 Jun 1923	Vice Admiral Shiro Yamauchi was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
6 Nov 1923	Vice Admiral Tadatsugu Tajiri was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
1 Dec 1924	Rear Admiral Shinichi Oguri was named the Chief of Staff of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
20 Dec 1924	Vice Admiral Eizaburo Fujiwara was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
1 Aug 1925	Vice Admiral Nobutaro Iida was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
1 Jul 1926	Rear Admiral Junzo Yoshitake was named the Chief of Staff of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
15 Nov 1927	Rear Admiral Tadashi Kurata was named the Chief of Staff of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
1 Dec 1927	Rear Admiral Kesaichi Hitsuda was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
10 Dec 1928	Vice Admiral Eijiro Hamano was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
20 Nov 1929	Rear Admiral Seizaburo Mitsui was named the Chief of Staff of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
1 Dec 1930	Vice Admiral Shusei Yuchi was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
15 May 1931	Vice Admiral Shunzo Mito was named the Chief of Staff of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
11 Jan 1932	Vice Admiral Akira Goto was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
18 Jun 1932	Rear Admiral Toyonaka Yamauchi was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
1 Dec 1932	Rear Admiral Shinji Suzuki was named the Chief of Staff of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
15 Nov 1933	Vice Admiral Yoshiyuki Niyama was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
1 Nov 1934	Rear Admiral Tsuyoshi Kobata was named the Chief of Staff of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
15 Nov 1934	Vice Admiral Hiroshi Ono was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
15 Nov 1935	Vice Admiral Senzo Wada was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
1 Dec 1936	Vice Admiral Shigeyoshi Miwa was named the Chief of Staff of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
1 Dec 1937	Vice Admiral Shunzo Mito was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
15 Nov 1938	Vice Admiral Goro Hara was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
15 Dec 1938	Raizo Tanaka stepped down as the commanding officer of light cruiser Jintsu and was named the Chief of Staff of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
15 Nov 1939	Vice Admiral Ibo Takahashi was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan. Rear Admiral Akira Matsuzaki was named his Chief of Staff.
27 Feb 1941	Vice Admiral Koki Yamamoto was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
10 May 1941	Vice Admiral Toshio Shimazaki was named the Chief of Staff of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
20 Nov 1941	The Japanese naval base at Mako in Pescadores Islands, Taiwan was upgarded to full Guard District status.
28 Nov 1941	Naka arrived at Mako, Pescadores islands.
7 Dec 1941	Naka departed Mako, Pescadores islands to escort the Philippine Islands invasion force.
14 Dec 1941	Naka arrived at Mako, Pescadores islands.
18 Dec 1941	Naka departed Mako, Pescadores islands.
24 Dec 1941	Naka arrived at Mako, Pescadores islands.
18 Apr 1942	Shokaku arrived at Mako, Pescadores Islands.
19 Apr 1942	Less Carrier Division 5, which detached with screen to head for New Guinea for Operation MO, Akagi and the Striking Force departed Mako in high speed attempted pursuit of the carriers that had launched the Doolittle Raiders which had just struck the Tokyo Bay area on the previous day.
19 Apr 1942	Shokaku departed Mako, Pescadores Islands to participate in Operation MO in the Coral Sea commencing 20 Apr 1942.
8 Jun 1942	Naka arrived at Mako, Pescaore islands.
9 Jun 1942	Naka departed Mako, Pescaore islands.
7 Aug 1942	Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Mako, Pescadores.
8 Aug 1942	Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru departed Mako, Pescadores.
20 Nov 1942	Vice Admiral Takeo Takagi was named the commanding officer of the Mako Guard District at Pescadores islands, Taiwan, which was elevated from its previous position as a third tier naval port.
21 Dec 1942	Tatsuta Maru arrived at Mako, Pescadores and departed later in the same day.
15 Aug 1944	Irako arrived at Mako, Pescadores Islands, Taiwan.
12 Oct 1944	US Navy carrier aircraft attacked the Japanese Navy base at Mako (now Makung), Pescadores Islands in the Taiwan Strait.
27 Oct 1944	B-24 bombers of No. 159 Squadron RAF from Kharagpur in eastern India mined the Penang Strait.
4 Apr 1945	Six B-25 bombers of 498th Bombardment Squadron and six B-25 bombers of 500th Bombardment Squadron, both of USAAF 345th Bombardment Group, took off from San Marcelino in western Luzon island, Philippines to attack Mako (now Magong or Makung) harbor, Pescadores Islands in the Taiwan Strait. The attack commenced at 1430 hours, sinking a 2,000-ton tanker and the 2,500-ton freighter Horei Maru. 500th Bombardment Squadron lost one bomber to anti-aircraft fire.

Photographs

USAAF reconnaissance photograph of Mako harbor, Pescadores Islands, Dec 1943

Japanese sailors at Mako (now Makung), Pescadores Islands (Penghu), Taiwan, 1944

Aerial view of Mako Guard District, Pescadores Islands, 12 Oct 1944

Mako Guard District, Pescadores Islands under US Navy carrier aircraft attack, 12 Oct 1944, photo 1 of 2

See all 8 photographs of Mako Guard District

Maps

USAAF 498th Bombardment Squadron hand drawn map for the 4 Apr 1945 attack on Japanese shipping in Mako harbor, Pescadores Islands

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