Hailstorm Over Truk Lagoon, Second Edition: Operations Against Truk by Carrier Task Force 58, 17 and 18 February 1944, and the Shipwrecks of World War II"'Hailstorm Over Truk Lagoon' remains the authoritative reference book about the US Navy carrier raid of 17/18 February 1944 on the Japanese naval and supply base Truk, in the East Caroline Islands. This edition presented here adds later information and pictures to the book, and corrects errors. . . . The new discoveries and other changes, as well as new information made it necessary to issue a revised edition of 'Hailstorm over Truk Lagoon.' The text of this edition has been generally updated to 1990. New finds, observations or conditions seen at the popular wrecks during my diving visit in spring 1991 have been incorporated. All this is part of the ongoing research about Truk." From the Foreword |
Contents
Section 14 | 212 |
Section 15 | 225 |
Section 16 | 239 |
Section 17 | 258 |
Section 18 | 261 |
Section 19 | 275 |
Section 20 | 286 |
Section 21 | 290 |
Section 9 | 175 |
Section 10 | 182 |
Section 11 | 191 |
Section 12 | 206 |
Section 13 | 210 |
Section 22 | 296 |
Section 23 | 304 |
Section 24 | 316 |
Section 25 | 319 |
Common terms and phrases
Admiral aircraft American anchor Anchorage appears attack Avengers base beam boat bomb bombers bottom bridge built bulkhead cargo carried carrier close command continued cover crew cruiser damage deck depth destroyer direct dive dropped Dublon east engine Eten evidence explosion February fighters fire Fleet followed forces forms forward four freighter Group Hailstorm hatch heavy Hellcats hold hull inside interesting islands Japanese Kimiuo lagoon landing later launched leads light located looks Maru mast midships miles missing Moen mounted Navy North observed operation Pass pieces pilots planes plating port position probably raid remained reported resting seen shell ship shows side slightly speed starboard steel stern strike submarine superstructure taken Task torpedo Truk turn vessel wreck