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Launched in 1926, it was pressed into service as a military transport during World War II. It was sunk by the American submarine USS Sturgeon on 1 July 1942, drowning 1,054 people, mostly Australian prisoners of war and civilians who were being transported from Rabaul , the former Australian territory of New Guinea, to Hainan . [ 2 ]
It was sunk northwest of Hawaii during the Battle of Midway in June 1942. Identity of massive WWII shipwreck confirmed when team finds name still etched on bow Skip to main content
The wreck is an oddity in a region where thousands of sailors and airmen died in dramatic battles. “She was completed and commissioned on February 2nd 1945 as the lead unit of the I-201 class ...
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;
World War II shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean (14 C, 431 P) S. ... Pages in category "World War II shipwrecks" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 ...
The 80-year-old shipwreck is the V-1302 John Mahn, a fishing trawler that was used as a German patrol boat in WWII. The British Royal Air Force bombed the vessel in 1942 and the ship capsized off ...
H. SS H.M. Storey; Japanese submarine HA. 19; Japanese destroyer Hagi (1920) Japanese destroyer Hakaze; USS Hammann (DD-412) Japanese battleship Haruna
The Imperial Japanese Navy declared I-70 to be presumed lost with all 93 hands off Hawaii and on 15 March 1942 removed her from the Navy list. [3] She was the first Japanese warship sunk by U.S. aircraft during World War II and the first fleet submarine lost in the Pacific campaign of World War II. [3]