Shipwrecks by Continent - List of Shipwrecks of Africa, List of Shipwrecks of Asia, List of Shipwrecks of Europe, List of Shipwrecks of North Am (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 56. Chapters: List of shipwrecks of Africa, List of shipwrecks of Asia, List of shipwrecks of Europe, List of shipwrecks of North America, List of shipwrecks of Oceania, List of shipwrecks of South America. Excerpt: This is a list of shipwrecks located in and around the continent of Europe. This is a list of shipwrecks located in or around the continent of Asia. This is a list of shipwrecks located in the region of Oceania. Australia and Oceania (administrative map) During World War II, Chuuk Lagoon (then known as Truk) was the logistical hub of Japan's operations in the South Pacific theatre. In February 1944, in preparation for the forthcoming Battle of Eniwetok, the United States Navy launched an attack on the atoll. Over the course of two days, a series of airstrikes devastated the Japanese fleet, in an offensive codenamed Operation Hailstone. A total of 50 ships were sunk, although many key Japanese warships had been relocated the week before, and thus escaped destruction. Ironbottom Sound is the name given to the stretch of water between Guadalcanal and Florida Island, because of the dozens of ships and planes that sank there during the Guadalcanal Campaign in 1942-43. This is a list of shipwrecks located in or around the continent of Africa. The shipwreck of HMS Birkenhead, near Cape Town, South Africa, 1852 This is a list of shipwrecks located in or around North America. This is a list of shipwrecks located in or around South America.