Hitoshi Imamura
The convoy consisted of 56 transport ships with troops aboard from 16th Army Headquarters, 2nd Division and 3rd mixed regiment. The convoy left Cam Ranh Bay at 10:00 on 18 February, and the commander-in-chief Lieutenant General Hitoshi Imamura was aboard on the transport ship "Ryujo Maru". The convoy escort was under the command of Rear Admiral Kenzaburo Hara.