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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.
A cargo ship sunk by the Japanese submarine I-26 900 nautical miles (1,700 km; 1,000 mi) northeast of Hawaii, the first American merchant ship lost after the entry of the United States into the World War II and the first American merchant ship sunk by a Japanese submarine.
H. SS H.M. Storey; Japanese submarine HA. 19; Japanese destroyer Hagi (1920) Japanese destroyer Hakaze; USS Hammann (DD-412) Japanese battleship Haruna
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;
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