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Pages in category "Shipwrecks of Hawaii" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. USS Arizona;
A cargo ship that was sunk by the Japanese submarine I-9 800 miles (1,300 km) northeast of Honolulu, Hawaii. [4] USS Lamson United States Navy: 2 July 1946 A Mahan-class destroyer that sank at Bikini Atoll after sustaining damage as a target in the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests. USS Leftwich United States Navy: 1 August 2003
The West Loch Disaster was a maritime accident during World War II at Pearl Harbor U.S. Naval Base in Hawaii. The incident, which occurred just after 3 p.m. on Sunday, 21 May 1944, began following an explosion in a staging area for Landing Ships, Tank (LSTs) and other amphibious assault ships in West Loch.
The report found that the ship's fathometer, which measures water depth, was broken, as well as both radar repeaters on the cruiser's bridge. Some time before the grounding, the ship switched navigation systems from a Global Positioning System, called the Voyage Management System, to a gyroscope. The switch caused a 1.5-mile (2.4 km ...
Acting on a request from the Japanese government, the State of Hawaii established a non-profit group, the Ehime Maru Memorial Association, on 11 November 2001, to coordinate the activities of placing an Ehime Maru memorial at a site in Hawaii. The monument to the ship was completed on 9 February 2002, at Kakaako Waterfront Park near Honolulu.
Officers interviewed the ship’s captain upon its return to Honolulu, who said he had total control of the ship and was “always in waters of not less than 30 meters depth,” though he was ...
Shocking images have emerged of damage inside a Royal Caribbean cruise ship after bad weather rocked the vessel, leaving one passenger with injuries.. The damage occurred onboard the Explorer of ...
The Russian-American Company ship (also spelled Kad’iak and Kodiak; formerly Myrtle), wrecked at Honolulu Harbor, Oahu. [7] USS LST-480 United States Navy: 21 May 1944 A tank landing ship sunk following the West Loch Disaster in Pearl Harbor. USNS Mission San Miguel United States: 8 October 1957 A fleet oiler run aground on Maro Reef. USS S-28