2 May 1942
British Western Pacific Territories
British Western Pacific Territories
- The Japanese launched another aerial bombardment against the Australian seaplane base at Tulagi, Solomon Islands. Deducing that an invasion of coming soon, the Australian personnel evacuated the base after sundown. ww2dbase [Battle of Coral Sea | Tulagi | CPC]
3 May 1942
British Western Pacific Territories
British Western Pacific Territories
- Japanese 3rd Kure Special Landing Force captured Tulagi Island and Gavutu Island in the Solomon Islands. ww2dbase [Battle of Coral Sea | Tulagi | TH]
4 May 1942
British Western Pacific Territories
British Western Pacific Territories
- USS Yorktown launched 12 TBD Devastor and 28 SBD Dauntless aircraft at 0700 hours, which reached the new Japanese positions at Tulagi in the Solomon Islands at 0850 hours; the attack damaged minelayer Okinoshima and destroyer Kikuzuki. At 1210 hours, a second attack wave hit Tulagi, sinking minesweepers WA-1 and WA-2 and damaging minesweeper Tama Maru; 87 Japanese personnel were killed during this second attack. USS Yorktown lost 3 aircraft, but all air crew were rescued. The Japanese withdrew from Tulagi temporarily, but would very soon return to complete the construction of a seaplane base. ww2dbase [Yorktown (Yorktown-class) | Tulagi | CPC]
28 Jun 1942
British Western Pacific Territories
British Western Pacific Territories
- PBY aircraft of US Navy squadron VP-14 attacked Tulagi, Soloman Islands. ww2dbase [Tulagi | CPC]
7 Apr 1943
British Western Pacific Territories
British Western Pacific Territories
- The 14,500-ton American tanker Kanawha, waiting for an escort in Tulagi harbour in the Solomon Islands, came under Japanese bomb attack. An oil tank under the bridge was hit which caused fires that spread rapidly along the deck. The crew were ordered to abandon the vessel but volunteers returned on board and extinguished the fires amidst exploding ammunition. 19 lives were lost int his incident. The tug Rail towed the Kanawha to the west side of Tulagi where she was beached shortly before midnight. ww2dbase [Tulagi | HM]
8 Apr 1943
British Western Pacific Territories
British Western Pacific Territories
24 Aug 1944
British Western Pacific Territories
British Western Pacific Territories
- USS Marcus Island arrived at Tulagi, Solomon Islands. ww2dbase [Marcus Island | Tulagi | CPC]
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