Japanese cruiser Tatsuta (1944): Shipwreck Map, Location & Facts

Japanese cruiser Tatsuta 1944

Image: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).

Key facts

Name	Japanese cruiser Tatsuta	Wikidata label
Year lost	1944	Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier
Era	Second World War	derived from year
Ship type	light cruiser	Wikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flag	Empire of Japan	Wikidata P8047 country of registry
Operator	Imperial Japanese Navy	Wikidata P137 operator
Conflict	World War II, Battle of Milne Bay, Operation Mo	Wikidata P607 conflict
Sea / ocean	Philippine Sea	Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coast	Izushoto	Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 59 km from land
Position	32.8667, 139.2000	Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

Tatsuta (龍田) was the second ship in the two ship Tenryū class of light cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). She was named after the Tatsuta River in Nara Prefecture, Japan.

Location

Recorded position: 32.8667, 139.2000 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
Sea / ocean: Philippine Sea
Nearest coast: Izushoto

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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Japanese cruiser Tatsuta (1918) (revision 1380826471), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.