USS Genesee (1942): Shipwreck Map, Location & Facts

USS Genesee 1942

Image: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).

Key facts

Name	USS Genesee	Wikidata label
Year lost	1942	English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed)
Era	Second World War	derived from year
Ship type	patrol boats of the Imperial Japanese Navy	Wikidata P31 instance of
Cause of loss	Scuttled	Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence
Nationality / flag	United States	Wikidata P8047 country of registry
Operator	Imperial Japanese Navy, United States Navy, Reading Company	Wikidata P137 operator
Conflict	World War II	Wikidata P607 conflict
Sea / ocean	South China Sea	Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coast	Philippines	Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 8 km from land
Position	14.3833, 120.4170	Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

USS Genesee (AT-55), formerly Monocacy, was a fleet tug in the U.S. Navy in World War I and World War II built in 1905. She was scuttled on 5 May 1942 at Corregidor to avoid capture. Nevertheless, she was raised by the Japanese and designated as Patrol Boat No. 107. She was sunk by American planes on 5 November 1944.

Location

Recorded position: 14.3833, 120.4170 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
Sea / ocean: South China Sea
Nearest coast: Philippines

Wreck positions on this site are for interest only and are not for navigation. Many wrecks are war graves or legally protected: never disturb human remains or remove artefacts, and check local law before diving.

OpenStreetMap

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article USS Genesee (AT-55) (revision 1377032895), 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.