This is a listing of shipwrecks near Sitka, Alaska. Could the searchers see these ships with the sonar?
From: Aleutian Islands and Pribilof Islands Shipwrecks
Kiska Is., 1942, June 19th, Japanese oiler Nissan Maru bombed and sunk in Kiska Harbor, Kiska Is.
Kiska Is., 1942, July 5th, Japanese destroyer Arare torpedoed and sunk at entrance of Kiska Harbor, by U.S. Navy sub USS Growler (SS-215).
Kiska Is., 1942, July 15th, Japanese subchaser SC-25 sunk in Kiska Harbor by U.S. sub USS Grunion (SS-216).
Kiska Is., 1942, July 15th, Japanese subchaser SC-27 sunk in Kiska Harbor by U.S. sub USS Grunion.
Kiska Is., 1942, July 30th, U.S. Navy submarine USS Grunion went missing in vicinity of Kiska Is., presumed sunk by a Japanese mine. (History of U.S. Naval Operations in WWII, volume VII)
Kiska Is., 1942, Aug. 8th, 8,572 ton Japanese cargo vessel Kano Maru, previously damaged by a torpedo from USS Grunion, sunk at Kiska Harbor by U.S. Navy Catalinas. (History of U.S. Naval Operations in WWII, vol. VII)
Kiska Is., 1942, Sept. 15th, 7,190 ton Japanese troop transport Nozima Maru bombed and sunk at Kiska Harbor. Only the bow section remains, grounded near the beach; the stern section was re-floated in 1956 by the American salvage tug Salvage King, and taken in tow to Japan by Salvage King and the Canadian salvage tug Sudbury II.
Kiska Is., 1942, Oct. 5th, 5,863 ton Japanese steamship Borneo Maru bombed and sunk at Gertrude Cove, Kiska Is. As of 2001, wreck is collapsing badly; much of the hull forward of the superstructure has vanished. I have a good series of photos of this one taken in about 1999.
Kiska Is., 1942, Oct. 17th, Japanese supply destroyer Oboro bombed and sunk at Kiska Is.
Kiska Is., 1942, Nov. 4th, Japanese submarine RO-65 bombed and sunk at Kiska Is.
Kiska Is., 1943, Jan. 5th, 6577 ton Japanese ship Montreal Maru was bombed and sunk at Kiska. (History of U.S. Naval Operations in WWII, vol. VII)
Kiska Is., 1943, Apr.4th, Japanese steamship Uragio Maru bombed and sunk at Kiska Harbor. As of 2001, the wreck is collapsing much like the Borneo Maru.
Kiska Is., 1943, May 14th, Japanese submarine I-31 sunk by US forces. (MMS)
Kiska Is., 1943, June 23rd, Japanese submarine I-7 sunk by US forces. (MMS)
from: Aleutian Islands and Pribilof Islands Shipwrecks
Thank you for this wonderful site, having worked aboard a US Coast and Geodetic ship in
this area for two years, I am intreiged by the wrecks, I never realized how many there were,
were I a younger man I would return to make Dutch Harbour my home, and maybe go to work
a salvage co. Please keep up your good work, E. Frost ( USG&GSS Pioneer 1951/52)