World War II: The Sokuten-classminelayer was heavily damaged by American aircraft with the stern breaking off and sinking off Kyushu. The ship was beached and later broken up.
World War II: The Toyo Maru No. 3-class cargo ship ran aground off Saei. She was bombed the next day and abandoned. Four crew were killed. Two Daihatsu landing barges were salvaged the next day. The wreck was bombed and set afire on 18 June.[25]
World War II: The barge was scuttled as the final piece of a breakwater/artificial port at Iwo Jima. Wreck raised above water by volcanic land lift in the 21st century.[31]
World War II: The Wa-101-class auxiliary minesweeper was sunk at Surabaya, Netherlands East Indies by American carrier-based aircraft. Raised and repaired post-war, and put in Dutch, and later Indonesian, service.
The Liberty ship ran aground in a storm off the north coast of New Guinea just north of Finschafen and sprung a leak. 1,000 Australian troops on board were taken off by FS-150 and FS-176 (both United States Army) and taken to Finschafen. Later pulled of and returned to service.[47]
World War II: The incomplete I-351-class submarine, only 90% complete, was bombed and sunk at Kure by Boeing B-29 Superfortress aircraft. Raised post-war and scrapped.
World War II: The Kyushu Maru-class auxiliary transport ship was bombed and sunk by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft four nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) north east of Otsu, Ibaraki Prefecture, Honshu. Fifteen crewmen and eight gunners are killed.[61]
World War II: The vessel was scuttled by the U.S. as a piece of a breakwater/artificial port at Iwo Jima before 13 June. Wreck raised above water by volcanic land lift in the 21st century.[66]
World War II: The vessel was scuttled by the U.S. as a piece of a breakwater/artificial port at Iwo Jima before 13 June. Wreck raised above water by volcanic land lift in the 21st century.[66]
World War II: The vessel was scuttled by the U.S. as a piece of a breakwater/artificial port at Iwo Jima before 13 June. Wreck raised above water by volcanic land lift in the 21st century.[66]
World War II: The vessel was scuttled by the U.S. as a piece of a breakwater/artificial port at Iwo Jima before 13 June. Wreck raised above water by volcanic land lift in the 21st century.[66]
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^"Tassie III". Heritage Branch, Office of Environment and Heritage, NSW Government. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.