Dive Truk Lagoon : the Japanese WWII Pacific shipwrecks / Rod Macdonald.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

MacDonald, Rod, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shipwrecks--Micronesia--Truk Lagoon.

Shipwrecks.

World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, Japanese.

World War, 1939-1945.

Scuba diving--Micronesia--Truk Lagoon.

Scuba diving.

Truk Lagoon (Micronesia).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (283 p.)

Place of Publication:

Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland, UK : Whittles Publishing, Limited, [2014]

Summary:

Truk Lagoon is the greatest wreck diving location in the world, with scores of large WWII wrecks becoming man-made reefs teeming with life. Both the fascinating history and intriguing dives are brought to life by one of the world's pre-eminent shipwreck explorers.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Book One War; 1. Japan in the Pacific; 2. The Gibraltar of the Pacific-the secret is out; 3. Photographic overflight. The Japanese Navy scatters as Task Force TF58 is formed.; 4. Operation Hailstone. 17 February 1944. Dog Day Minus One; (i) 0600hrs. Grumman Hellcat fighter sweep; (ii) The aerial torpedo and bomb strikes commence; 5. 18 February 1944. Dog-Day; 6. Aftermath; Book Two The Shipwrecks of Truk Lagoon; Chuuk Lagoon map; 1. Aikoku Maru; 2. Amagisan Maru; 3. Fujikawa Maru; 4. Fujisan Maru; 5. Fumizuki; 6. Futagami; 7. Gosei Maru

8. Hanakawa Maru9. Heian Maru; 10. Hino Maru No. 2; 11. Hoki Maru; 12. Hokuyo Maru; 13. Hoyo Maru; 14. I-169; 15. Inter-island supply vessel; 16. Katsuragisan Maru; 17. Kensho Maru; 18. Kikukawa Maru; 19. Kiyosumia Maru; 20. The lighter; 21. Momokawa Maru; 22. Nagano Maru; 23. Nippo Maru; 24. IJN Oite; 25. Ojima; 26. Patrol Boat No. 34 (ex-Susuki); 27. Reiyo Maru; 28. Rio de Janeiro Maru; 29. San Fransisco Maru; 30. Sankisan Maru; 31. Sapporo Maru; 32. Seiko Maru; 33. Shinkoku Maru; 34. Shotan Maru; 35. Taiho Maru; 36. Unkai Maru No. 6; 37. Yamagiri Maru; 38. Yubae Maru

Japanese aircraft wrecks of Truk Lagoon1. The 'Betty' bomber; 2. The 'Emily' flying-boat; 3. The 'Jill' torpedo-bombers; 4. The 'Judy' dive-bomber; 5. The 'Zeke' (Zero) fighters; U.S. Task Force 58 Strike Aircraft; 1. Curtiss SB2C Helldiver; 2. Douglas SBD Dauntless; 3. Grumman TBF Avenger; 4. Grumman F6F Hellcat; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 16, 2016).

ISBN:

1-84995-213-2