Map overlay documenting the activities of the US Naval operations, Japanese ships, and cargo ships from July 24, 1945. The overlay contains annotations regarding Japanese submarines I-13, I-47, I-58, I-159, I-353, I-367, I-373, I-400, I-401, HA-107, HA-108, and RO-63, Convoy SEDA-5, coastal defense vessel number 67, landing craft depot ship Settsu Maru, aircraft carriers Kaiyo and Hosho, Auxiliary transport Sakura Maru, coastal defense vessels Oki and Yashiro, heavy cruisers Tone and Aoba, and unknown type ships Kaiho, Harutsuki, Yamadoki Maru, Yukaze, and Yodo, USS Underhill (DE-682), Commander of 7th Fleet, Task Forces 37, 38, 39, 93, and 95, Commander of Submarines Pacific, Task Unit 19.6.1, Commander of 3rd Fleet, Commander Pacific Ocean Areas, and Commander Destroyer Squadron 61. Significant events visible on the map include Japanese submarines I-47 and I-367 patrolling on line Marianas and Okinawa, Japanese submarines I-58 and I-353 patrolling area, Task Force 39 sweeping area Junea - July and August, Commander of 7th Fleet damaging patrol gunboat, Task Force striking, Commander Submarines pacific sweeping night 24/25, USS Underhill sinking I-53 submarine, Tasu Unit 19.6.1 striking, Kaiyo striking a mine, Sakura Maru and Yamadoki Maru drifting mine, Commander 3rd Fleet attacking Tone, Yodo, Aoba by aircraft, attacking large carrier, carrier escort, freight barge, 2 Ise Class-Battleships, sinking IJN aircraft carrier Amagi, IJN battleship Hyuga, subchaser, 3 lugger, 4 junks, IJN heavy cruiser Tone, destroying 20 planes, and damaging 13, Task Force 38 meeting with Destroyer Squadron 61 and launching attacks, Commander Destroyer Squadron 61 conducting anti-shipping sweep and rejoining Task Force 38, Task Force 37 launching position for attacks, Japanese submarine I-53 sinking USS Underhill, and I-13 sinking on July 16, 1945.
Place Name coordinates. (May be approximate.)
Place Name coordinates. (May be approximate.)
