4 Jul 1942

Marshall Islands
  • Submarine USS Thresher arrived on her patrol station off Maloelap Atoll in the Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [Thresher | Maloelap | DS]
6 Jul 1942

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
  • Naka arrived at Taroa, Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands and disembarked troops. ww2dbase [Naka | Maloelap | CPC]
7 Dec 1943

Marshall Islands
  • Submarine USS Spearfish arrived off Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands and began a close reconnaissance survey of the atoll, returning to Jaluit later in the day. ww2dbase [Spearfish | Maloelap | DS]
20 Feb 1944

Marshall Islands
  • USS New Mexico arrived at Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [New Mexico | Maloelap | CPC]



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