24 May 1946
Dutch East Indies
![DD-224 under tow, off San Francisco, California, United States, 24 May 1946](/images/imagemagick/tmb_66fdb1d4a65f8.jpg)
![Target ship DD-224 sinking, off San Francisco, California, United States, 24 May 1946, photo 1 of 2](/images/imagemagick/tmb_66fdb26a65d4b.jpg)
![Target ship DD-224 sinking, off San Francisco, California, United States, 24 May 1946, photo 2 of 2](/images/imagemagick/tmb_67059ac5158b4.jpg)
![A F4U Corsair aircraft leading two F6F Hellcat aircraft attacking target ship DD-224 off San Francisco, California, United States, 24 May 1946; note this might be a composite photograph](/images/imagemagick/tmb_67059cab97676.jpg)
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Dutch East Indies
- Allied repatriation ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Makassar, Celebes, Dutch East Indies and embarked Japanese personnel. She departed later on the same day. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Makassar, Celebes | CPC]
- DD-224 was sunk off San Francisco, California, United States as a target. ww2dbase [Stewart | San Francisco, California | CPC]
![DD-224 under tow, off San Francisco, California, United States, 24 May 1946](/images/imagemagick/tmb_66fdb1d4a65f8.jpg)
![Target ship DD-224 sinking, off San Francisco, California, United States, 24 May 1946, photo 1 of 2](/images/imagemagick/tmb_66fdb26a65d4b.jpg)
![Target ship DD-224 sinking, off San Francisco, California, United States, 24 May 1946, photo 2 of 2](/images/imagemagick/tmb_67059ac5158b4.jpg)
![A F4U Corsair aircraft leading two F6F Hellcat aircraft attacking target ship DD-224 off San Francisco, California, United States, 24 May 1946; note this might be a composite photograph](/images/imagemagick/tmb_67059cab97676.jpg)
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