Yamafuku Maru was an auxiliary transport ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

Yamafuku Maru was laid down in 1939 at the Sakurajima shipyard of Osaka Iron Works K.K.

[2] In January 1942, she served as a troop transport in the second echelon of the Ambon invasion force (consisting of transports Yamura Maru, Yamagiri Maru, Kirishima Maru, Hino Maru #5, and Katsuragi Maru) escorted by the 8th Destroyer Division (consisting of destroyers Amatsukaze, Tokitsukaze, Yukikaze, and Hatsukaze), and minesweepers W-9 and W-11[2] which delivered 5,300 personnel consisting of the Itō Detachment of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA), under Major General Takeo Itō, comprising the 38th Division HQ and the 228th Infantry Regiment, along with marines from the 1st Kure Special Naval Landing Force (part of the China Area Fleet), and two platoons of the Sasebo SNLF under Rear Admiral Koichiro Hatakeyama.

[2] On 23/24 November, the convoy was unsuccessfully attacked 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) northwest of Hachijo-Jima by USS Snapper with all torpedoes missing.

[2] Snook attacked again just before midnight and successfully hit and sank Yamafuku Maru with four torpedoes at (18°21′N 140°08′E / 18.350°N 140.133°E / 18.350; 140.133) with 60 men lost.