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Location Lat 12° 28' 0S Long 130° 49' 60E Darwin Harbor borders Darwin on the north coast of the Northern Territory in Australia. Also spelled Darwin Harbour and includes East Arm and is is twice as large as Sydney Harbor. Wartime History During the Pacific War, used as an anchorage for Allied warships and merchant vessels and seaplane operations. On February 19, 1942 Japanse carrier planes attack Darwin and Darwin Harbor sinking twelve vessels. Japanese missions against Darwin Harbor February 19, 1942–November 12, 1943 Today During 1961 removal of World War II wreckage began in Darwin Harbor. Today, there are regular SCUBA dive charters to several of the shipwrecks. Darwin Harbor Seaplane Base Located in Darwin Harbor USS Peary DD-226 Sunk February 19, 1942 MV Neptuna Sunk February 19, 1942 hit by three bombs and set fire then exploded and sunk. Kelat Damaged February 19, 1942 and sank over two days off Darwin wharves with the deck above the surface. British Motorist Tons 6,891. Sunk in Darwin Harbor February 19, 1942 during first Japanese air raid on Darwin. Zealandia Tons 6,600. Sunk in Darwin Harbor February 19, 1942 during first Japanese air raid on Darwin. Meigs Tons 12,568. Sunk in Darwin Harbor February 19, 1942 during first Japanese air raid on Darwin. Mauna Loa Tons 5,436. Sunk in Darwin Harbor February 19, 1942 during first Japanese air raid on Darwin. S23 "Corinthian" Tail G-AEUF Pilot Ambrose crashed March 22, 1942 rediscovered September 2004 by Darwin high school student P-40E Warhawk Serial Number ? Pilot Strauss crashed April 27, 1942 P-40E Warhawk Serial Number ? Pilot Fish crashed April 27, 1942 Spitfire A58-92 Pilot Thorold-Smith crashed March 15, 1943 PB2B-1 Catalina Serial Number A24-206 Sunk June 20, 1945 PBY-5 Catalina Serial Number A24-1 Pilot Bolitho crashed August 30, 1945 PBY-5A Catalina Serial Number A24-69 Sunk December 14, 1945 C-47B Dakota Serial Number A65-115 Pilot Lange ditched September 5, 1946 References Every Day A Nightmare (2010) pages 197 (map Darwin area February 1942 via AHSNT) Contribute
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