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It was the only Brazilian military ship to be sunk by enemy forces during World War II, the navy said in a news release. About 100 of the ship's crew of approximately 270 were killed.
The Vital de Oliveira was a civilian ship, built in 1910 and outfitted as an auxiliary naval craft when Brazil entered World War II on the side of the Allies.
Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Saturday that the wreck of a Japanese merchant ship, sunk in World War Two with 864 Australian soldiers on board, had been found in the South ...
The team reported that it had found evidence of damage to the ship inflicted by a Japanese battleship shell, including Samuel B. Roberts ' s fallen mast. [11] The wreck of Samuel B. Roberts lies at a depth of 6,895 meters (22,621 ft; 4.284 mi), making her the deepest known shipwreck [12] and the deepest shipwreck ever identified by a crewed ...
Pages in category "World War II shipwrecks" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. H. SF Hydro; K.
Montevideo Maru (Japanese: もんてびでお丸) was a merchant ship of the Empire of Japan.Launched in 1926, it was pressed into service as a military transport during World War II.
A World War II-era steamship that sank along with its captain in a strong storm in 1940 has been found at the bottom of Lake Superior after a 10-year search.
The ship was knocked out of the war and although repaired, she did not see active service after World War II. She was scrapped in 1973. USS Wasp (CV-18), on 19 March 1945, was hit with a 500 lb armor-piercing bomb which penetrated both the flight and hangar decks, then exploded in the crew's galley. Many of her shipmates were having breakfast ...