4 Jul 1942
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
6 Jul 1942
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
- Submarine USS Thresher intercepted a 5,000-ton tanker approaching Maloelap Atoll. Thresher fired two torpedoes with one hit in the tanker's engine spaces. Large amounts of black smoke were seen coming from the tanker before Thresher had to go deep to avoid a sustained aerial depth charge attack. ww2dbase [Thresher | Maloelap | DS]
9 Sep 1943
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
7 Dec 1943
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
20 Feb 1944
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
- USS New Mexico arrived at Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [New Mexico | Maloelap | CPC]
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