List of shipwrecks of Oceania
This is a list of shipwrecks located in the region of Oceania. Australia Federated States of Micronesia Chuuk During World War II, Chuuk Lagoon (then known as Truk) was the logistical hub of Japan's operations in the South Pacific theatre. In February 1944, in preparation for the forthcoming Battle of Eniwetok, the United States Navy launched an attack on the atoll. Over the course of two days, a series of airstrikes devastated the Japanese fleet, in an offensive codenamed Operation Hailstone. A total of 50 ships were sunk, although many key Japanese warships had been relocated the week before, and thus escaped destruction. Palau Yap Indonesia Kiribati Marshall Islands New Zealand Papua New Guinea Polynesia Samoa Pitcairn Islands Tahiti Solomon Islands Ironbottom Sound Ironbottom Sound is the name given to the stretch of water between Guadalcanal and Florida Island, because of the dozens of ships and planes that sank there during the Guadalcanal Campaign in 1942–43. References Further reading External links WRECKSITE Worldwide free database of + 65,000 wrecks with history, maritime charts and GPS positions Oceania Shipwrecks