Comments on: Yutaka Iwasaki comments on ship wrecks http://ussgrunion.com/blog/2007/03/21/yutaka-iwasaki-comments-on-ship-wrecks/ Details and Log reports of the search for the lost WWII Submarine, USS Grunion Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:25:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Yutaka Iwasaki http://ussgrunion.com/blog/2007/03/21/yutaka-iwasaki-comments-on-ship-wrecks/#comment-9190 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 10:59:14 +0000 http://ussgrunion.com/blog/2007/03/21/yutaka-iwasaki-comments-on-ship-wrecks/#comment-9190 Hello Mitch I have not so much info, sorry. --- RO-65 See http://www.combinedfleet.com/RO-65.htm Also SRC Project Display http://home.nps.gov/applications/submerged/dispproj.cfm?projcode=ALEU --- Nissan Maru Here is a photo. http://homepage3.nifty.com/jpnships/showa1/showa1_oiw_01.htm And a story Nissan Maru Nissan Kisen's 6537GT 02/June/1942 departed Paramushiro Is. 10/June/1942 arrived at Attu Is. 12/June/1942 arrived at Kiska Is where cargo of coal was unloaded. On 15/June/1942 the ship was seriously damaged in an air raid. 19/June/1942 At 0500 another high altitude air attack occurred during which the ship was bombed and hit. At 0700 sank. One crewman was killed. At this time was still loaded with 200 tons coal. --- Destroyer in a cove July 5, 1942 Submarine Growler (SS-215) sinks Japanese destroyer ARARE and damages destroyers KASUMI and SHIRANUI . They were anchoring in line off Kiska harbor waiting fog clear. ARARE wreck was found last summer. http://ussgrunion.com/blog/2006/10/02/status-report-october-2nd/ KASUMI, after having bow cut off, was towed from Kiska to Japan homeland. So I think most probable is this Kaumi's bow part with No. 1 turret. SHIRANUI, after having hull braced, also was towed to Japan homeland. (maybe no remain.) July 15, 1942 Submarine Grunion (SS-216) sinks Japanese submarine chasers Ch-25 and Ch-27 west of Sredni Point, Kiska, Aleutians, 52°02'N, 177°42'E. Japanese records the torprdoed location was one nautical mile north of Little Kiska Is. . Another large size vessel sunk at the shore is I-7. See http://www.combinedfleet.com/I-7.htm Japanese records this sub run aground on the 'Twin (Futagoiwa) rocks, South Channel'. No other Destroyer size vessels that lost at Kiska are not recorded. --- (Surviving crew) I'm trying to find surviving Kano Maru crews through my poor connections, but not get positive reflection yet. Today, I think it is miraculous thing that people remember such old history and salvage the fact. Mr. Hirofumi Asakura, the representative of Kiska Veterans Reunion, died last Autumn. --- I hope your new discovery will light this Forgotten War and Casualties both of US and Japan. Regards, Yutaka Iwasaki Mar. 25, 2007 Hello Mitch

I have not so much info, sorry.

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RO-65
See http://www.combinedfleet.com/RO-65.htm
Also
SRC Project Display
http://home.nps.gov/applications/submerged/dispproj.cfm?projcode=ALEU
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Nissan Maru
Here is a photo.
http://homepage3.nifty.com/jpnships/showa1/showa1_oiw_01.htm
And a story
Nissan Maru Nissan Kisen’s 6537GT
02/June/1942 departed Paramushiro Is.
10/June/1942 arrived at Attu Is.
12/June/1942 arrived at Kiska Is where cargo of coal was unloaded.
On 15/June/1942 the ship was seriously damaged in an air raid.
19/June/1942
At 0500 another high altitude air attack occurred during which the ship was bombed and hit.
At 0700 sank. One crewman was killed. At this time was still loaded with 200 tons coal.
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Destroyer in a cove
July 5, 1942 Submarine Growler (SS-215) sinks Japanese destroyer ARARE and damages destroyers KASUMI and SHIRANUI . They were anchoring in line off Kiska harbor waiting fog clear.
ARARE wreck was found last summer.
http://ussgrunion.com/blog/2006/10/02/status-report-october-2nd/
KASUMI, after having bow cut off, was towed from Kiska to Japan homeland. So I think most probable is this Kaumi’s bow part with No. 1 turret.
SHIRANUI, after having hull braced, also was towed to Japan homeland. (maybe no remain.)

July 15, 1942 Submarine Grunion (SS-216) sinks Japanese submarine chasers Ch-25 and Ch-27 west of Sredni Point, Kiska, Aleutians, 52°02′N, 177°42′E.
Japanese records the torprdoed location was one nautical mile north of Little Kiska Is. .

Another large size vessel sunk at the shore is I-7.
See http://www.combinedfleet.com/I-7.htm
Japanese records this sub run aground on the ‘Twin (Futagoiwa) rocks, South Channel’.

No other Destroyer size vessels that lost at Kiska are not recorded.
—
(Surviving crew)
I’m trying to find surviving Kano Maru crews through my poor connections, but not get positive reflection yet. Today, I think it is miraculous thing that people remember such old history and salvage the fact.
Mr. Hirofumi Asakura, the representative of Kiska Veterans Reunion, died last Autumn.

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I hope your new discovery will light this Forgotten War and Casualties both of US and Japan.

Regards, Yutaka Iwasaki
Mar. 25, 2007

]]> by: mitch skaggs http://ussgrunion.com/blog/2007/03/21/yutaka-iwasaki-comments-on-ship-wrecks/#comment-8764 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 19:34:38 +0000 http://ussgrunion.com/blog/2007/03/21/yutaka-iwasaki-comments-on-ship-wrecks/#comment-8764 Yutaka-I am involved in an expedition that will focus its efforts on sunken wrecks in and around Kiska Harbor. We will be leaving in late summer of 2007 and will be documenting the wrecks in Kiska including the Nissan Maru and RO 65 submarine. Can you give us any information on either of these wrecks - possibly any surviving crew members? Also, we have reason to believe there is the possibility there is a Japanese Destroyer laying on the bottom of a cove along Kiska Island. Do you know anything about this or do you know anything about any Japanese Destroyers missing at or around this time or do you know of anyone that we may contact? thank you for your time - sincerely, mitchskaggs@hotmail.com Yutaka-I am involved in an expedition that will focus its efforts on sunken wrecks in and around Kiska Harbor. We will be leaving in late summer of 2007 and will be documenting the wrecks in Kiska including the Nissan Maru and RO 65 submarine. Can you give us any information on either of these wrecks - possibly any surviving crew members? Also, we have reason to believe there is the possibility there is a Japanese Destroyer laying on the bottom of a cove along Kiska Island. Do you know anything about this or do you know anything about any Japanese Destroyers missing at or around this time or do you know of anyone that we may contact?
thank you for your time - sincerely,
mitchskaggs@hotmail.com

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