2 was a 264 gross register tons (GRT) whaler built by Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe for Taiyo Hogei Kabushiki Kaisha in 1936.

[2][3] She was requisitioned in 1941 by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II and converted into a minesweeper.

On 10 March 1942, during the invasion of Lae-Salamaua, Tama Maru No.

2 was damaged by Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers from the United States Navy aircraft carriers USS Lexington and USS Yorktown off Lae, New Guinea.

2 sank as a result of damage inflicted off Lae.