Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Adriatic Action

SAT 4 AUG 1945
Pacific
Japanese merchant tanker Koshin Maru is sunk by mine in Osaka harbor, 34°37'N, 135°18'E. Mines also damage army cargo ship Tensho Maru outside Najin harbor, and merchant tanker No.4 Nanko Maru near Hesaki harbor light.

Navy PBMs sink Japanese vessel No.1 Hanshin Maru off China coast, 32°57'N, 117°26'E.

Adriatic
U.S. freighter William J. Palmer is sunk by mine five miles out of Trieste, Italy, 45°34'15"N, 13°36'15"E.

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