Ship Wreck HIJMS "Arare" (霰)
This Japanese destroyer (1937) was torpedoed by the USS Growler on 4 July 1942. The American attack resulted in the death of 104 Japanese crew members. There were only 42 survivors.
The wreckage was discovered in June 2007 and is considered a war grave.
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- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons
- Combined Fleet
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