Operation Desecrate One was a
World War II
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United States Navy
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operation on 30–31 March 1944. Desecrate One was part of the preparations for
Operations Reckless and
Persecution
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, the
Allied
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invasion of western
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
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It is a simplified version of ...
.
Desecrate One involved attacks by the
aircraft carrier
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s , , , , , , , , , , and against
Japanese
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military bases on and around
Palau
Palau,, officially the Republic of Palau and historically ''Belau'', ''Palaos'' or ''Pelew'', is an island country and microstate in the western Pacific. The nation has approximately 340 islands and connects the western chain of the Caro ...
. 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
Palau,, officially the Republic of Palau and historically ''Belau'', ''Palaos'' or ''Pelew'', is an island country and microstate in the western Pacific. The nation has approximately 340 islands and connects the western chain of the Caro ...
in the first tactical use during the
Pacific War
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of mines laid by carrier aircraft.
Gallery
File:Akashi burning 1944.jpg, Repair ship ''Akashi'' burning
File:Japanese merchant ship Nagisan Maru burning in the Palaus on 30 March 1944.jpg, Merchant ship ''Nagisan Maru'' burning
File:Sinking of Japanese destroyer Wakatake 1944.jpeg, Destroyer ''Wakatake''
File:Japanese patrol boat PB31.jpg, '' Patrol Boat No. 31''
References
Bangust (DE-739)
External links
* http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/BBBO/BBBO-13.html
Desecrate
Desecration is the act of depriving something of its sacred character, or the disrespectful, contemptuous, or destructive treatment of that which is held to be sacred or holy by a group or individual.
Detail
Many consider acts of desecration to ...
Desecrate
Desecration is the act of depriving something of its sacred character, or the disrespectful, contemptuous, or destructive treatment of that which is held to be sacred or holy by a group or individual.
Detail
Many consider acts of desecration to ...
Desecrate
Desecration is the act of depriving something of its sacred character, or the disrespectful, contemptuous, or destructive treatment of that which is held to be sacred or holy by a group or individual.
Detail
Many consider acts of desecration to ...
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