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Breakwater Japanese Shipwrecks
In the Spring of 1945, U.S. 'Navy Seabees' sank 24 captured Japanese transport ships here to establish a breakwater for better supplying of Iwo Jima. This project was not a succes and was quickly abandoned. The wrecks are still there.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Kelly Warrick
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