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Japanese Oiler Irō
was a fleet oiler for the Imperial Japanese Navy. A member of the ''Notoro''-class of oilers, the ship was launched on August 5, 1922, and served Japan during the Pacific Campaign of World War II. On March 31, 1944, the ship was attacked and sunk in Palau Harbor by United States Navy aircraft carrier aircraft from the Fast Carrier Task Force during Operation Desecrate One. In March 2015 a PRC flag was discovered tied to the wreckage. The flag was subsequently removed and president of Palau Tommy Remengesau Thomas Esang "Tommy" Remengesau Jr. (born 28 February 1956) is a Palauan politician; in 2013 he was elected the ninth president of Palau and was re-elected to that office in 2016. Previously he served as the seventh president of the island nat ... stated that he was "extremely disappointed". [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Desecrate One
Operation Desecrate One was a World War II United States Navy operation on 30–31 March 1944. Desecrate One was part of the preparations for Operations Reckless and Persecution, the Allied invasion of western New Guinea. Desecrate One involved attacks by the aircraft carriers , , , , , , , , , , and against Japanese military bases on and around Palau. Thirty-six Japanese ships were sunk or damaged in the attacks. Among these ships were significant auxiliary vessels such as the torpedo boat tender ''Kamikaze Maru'', submarine tender ''Urakami Maru'', aircraft transport ''Goshu Maru'', repair ship ''Akashi'' and the tankers ''Iro'', ''Ose'', and ''Sata''. In addition, TBF and TBM Avengers from the carriers laid extensive fields of mines in and around the channels and approaches to the Palau Islands in the first tactical use during the Pacific War of mines laid by carrier aircraft. Gallery File:Akashi burning 1944.jpg, Repair ship ''Akashi'' burning File:Japanese merchant s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |