Ships Bell

Ships Bell (HM2BGK)

Location: Coronado, CA 92118
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 42.183', W 117° 11.646'

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Japanese Aircraft Carrier Junyo

Presented on Behalf of
Fleet Admiral C.W. Nimitz
Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet
by
Rear Admiral W.L. Friedell
Commandant, Eleventh Naval District
24 November 1945
H.I.J.M.S. Junyo
Built Nagasaki
Commissioned 6 May 1942
Length 277 Meters (908.8 FT.)
Beam 28 Meters (91.9 FT.)
Draft 9.2 Meters (30.2 FT.)
Complement 1367
Complement (Maximum) 1800


Excerpts from the history of the Junyo, from the records of the Sasebo Naval Station, Kyushu furnished by Vice Admiral Sugiyama of the former Japanese Imperial Navy:

On 26 October 1942 the Junyo took the initiative in the aerial operation off the Solomon Islands, sinking the U.S.S. Hornet and several other vessels. She then operated in the sea escort service, and on 29 January 1944 was attacked by an American submarine off the Danjo Islands, West of Kyushu. Struck by a torpedo in her forepart, her starboard steering engine was so seriously crippled that she was returned to Sasebo only with great difficulty. While under repair at Sasebo, the Junyo was so severely attacked and damaged by American air attacks launched from Okinawa that work was abandoned. Her bell was removed and hidden in a cave about five miles East of Sasebo in an area designated by the Fifth Amphibious Corps United State Marines



as "Violent Hell Area", where it was found by forces of the United States Navy.

Our records also indicated that planes from the Junyo attacked Dutch Harbor on 4 and 5 June 1942.
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HM NumberHM2BGK
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Year Placed1945
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Date Added Tuesday, September 18th, 2018 at 11:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 481807 N 3618384
Decimal Degrees32.70305000, -117.19410000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 42.183', W 117° 11.646'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 42' 10.98" N, 117° 11' 38.76" W
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Area Code(s)619, 858
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near , Coronado CA 92118, US
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