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Chuuk Lagoon, previously Truk Atoll, is an atoll in the central Pacific. It lies about 1,800 kilometres (970 nautical miles) northeast of New Guinea and is part of Chuuk State within the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). A protective reef, 225 kilometres (140 mi) around, encloses a natural harbour 79 by 50 km (43 nmi × 27 nmi), with an ...
250+ aircraft destroyed. Operation Hailstone was a massive United States Navy air and surface attack on Truk Lagoon on 17–18 February 1944, conducted as part of the American offensive drive against the Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific Ocean theatre .
- 17–18 February 1944
- American victory
Jun 14, 2018 · Updated June 15, 2018. From shipwrecks to sunken tanks to human remains, Truk Lagoon is among the biggest and eeriest underwater graveyards on Earth. Stephen Frink/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images A scuba diver finds a human skull in Truk Lagoon. From massive wreckage, a diver’s paradise is born.
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H-026-3: Operation Hailstone—Carrier Raid on Truk Island, 17–18 February 1944 Japanese shipping under air attack in Truk Lagoon, as seen from a USS Intrepid (CV-11) aircraft on the first day of...
Japan got them as a reward for picking the winning side in World War I. Truk, itself, is one of the largest and best sheltered lagoons in the entire Pacific. The Japanese were quick to appreciate the strategic position of Truk and adopted it as a major anchorage and base for the Combined Fleet in World War II.
