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by sonofsamphm1c
Sat Jun 17, 2006 5:38 pm
Forum: Wrecks & Losses
Topic: submarine found
Replies: 4
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submarine found

Navy divers have confirmed the location of a World War II submarine believed to have been sunk by a Japanese minelayer 61 years ago in the Gulf of Thailand.

http://starbulletin.com/2006/06/17/news/story08.html
by sonofsamphm1c
Sun May 21, 2006 10:09 pm
Forum: Wrecks & Losses
Topic: Gavutu-Tanambogo
Replies: 1
Views: 5392

Japanese base they used:

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SOC Seagull:

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by sonofsamphm1c
Thu May 18, 2006 1:01 am
Forum: Wrecks & Losses
Topic: Gavutu-Tanambogo
Replies: 1
Views: 5392

Gavutu-Tanambogo

My father was a Corpsman on the USS New Orleans when it was torpedoed during the Battle of Tassafaronga. After Tassafaronga he was assigned to be the Corpsman for a seaplane base on a small group of islands just outside of the harbor at Tulagi. I always assumed the seaplanes based there were PBY's. ...