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The Japanese government reported that one ship out of three sent to the Marianas were sunk and another was damaged. [306] Though many of the men survived, almost all the materiel was lost. [ 305 ] For example, on 25 May two freighters from Saipan to Palau were torpedoed, destroying 2,956 tons of food, 5,300 cans of aviation fuel, 2,500 cubic ...
A number of Allied ships were damaged by Japanese suicide air attacks during World War II.Many of these attacks were by the kamikaze (officially Shinpū Tokubetsu Kōgekitai, "Divine Wind Special Attack Unit"), using pilot-guided explosive missiles, purpose-built or converted from conventional aircraft, by the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific ...
The Maritime Heritage Trail – Battle of Saipan is located within the protected waters of Saipan lagoon in the Northern Marianas archipelago.The majority of the dive sites including two Japanese shipwrecks, two Japanese aircraft, two US aircraft, a US landing vehicle and two Japanese landing craft can be found in the clear waters between Garapan, Tanapag Harbor, and Mañagaha Island while ...
Landing ship, medium Sunk 4 May 1945 27°10'N, 127°58'E Cressman, p 673 Ball, p 203-204 USS LSM-195 United States: Landing ship, medium Sunk 3 May 1945 26°24'N, 126°15'E, off Okinawa Cressman, p 672 Ball, p 198 USS LSM-318 United States: Landing ship, medium Sunk 7 December 1944 10°57'N, 124°35'E Cressman, p 589 Naval Historical Center
On 15 June 1944, United States Marine forces landed on the southwest coast of the island of Saipan in the central Marianas chain; these were followed a day later by US Army forces. This invasion was part of Operation Forager , an effort to recapture the entire Marianas chain from the Empire of Japan .
World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in an Allied air raid on Genoa. [1] Banei Maru No.2 Japan: World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by USS Tautog ( United States Navy). [15] Docelitas Italy: World War II: The cargo ship was sunk in an Allied air raid on Genoa. [1] Durostor Royal Romanian Navy
Cargo ship 5,973 Sunk 2 May 1944 Fushimi Maru: Cargo ship 5,000 Sunk 8 May 1944 Miyazaki Maru: Cargo ship 4,000 Sunk 12 May 1944 Banei Maru: Cargo ship 1,100 Sunk 8 July 1944 Matsu Maru: Cargo ship 888 Sunk 9 July 1944 Hokorui Maru: Cargo ship N/A Sunk 2 August 1944 Konei Maru: Cargo ship 2,800 Sunk 17 January 1945 Transport No 15: Cargo ship ...
The United States military took steps to improve Saipan's defenses after the raids of November 27. Two USN destroyers were stationed 100 miles (160 km) northwest of the island to provide radar warning of further attacks. These ships detected some of the later Japanese raiders, but others managed to arrive undetected.