- Source: Ironbottom Sound
"Ironbottom Sound" (alternatively Iron Bottom Sound or Ironbottomed Sound or Iron Bottom Bay) is the name given by Allied sailors to the stretch of water at the southern end of The Slot between Guadalcanal, Savo Island, and Florida Island of the Solomon Islands, because of the dozens of ships and planes that sank there during the naval actions comprising the Battle of Guadalcanal during 1942–1943. Before the war, it was called Savo Sound. Every year on the battle's anniversary, a US ship cruises into the waters and drops a wreath to commemorate the men who lost their lives. For many Navy sailors, and those who served in the area during that time, the waters in this area are considered sacred, and strict silence is observed as ships cruise through.
Naval actions comprising the Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Savo Island, 9 August 1942
Battle of Cape Esperance, 11–12 October 1942
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 13–15 November 1942
Battle of Tassafaronga, 30 November 1942
Operation I-Go, 1–16 April 1943
Sunken ships
= Japanese
=Cape Esperance, 11–12 October 1942
Fubuki – Fubuki-class destroyer
Furutaka – Furutaka-class heavy cruiser; wreck located 30 km (16 nmi; 19 mi) northwest of Savo Island
First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 13 November 1942
Akatsuki – Akatsuki-class destroyer
Yūdachi – Shiratsuyu-class destroyer
Hiei – Kongō-class battlecruiser
Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 15 November 1942
Kirishima – Kongō-class battlecruiser
Ayanami – Fubuki-class destroyer
Yamatsuki Maru – troop transport beached and then attacked by US bombers. These attacks set the transports afire and destroyed most equipment not unloaded before dawn. In September and October 1944, the wreck was used as a target for tests of the TDR-1 Drone by STAG-1 based at North Field on Banika, Russell Islands as part of the top secret project testing of America's first guided missile.
Yamaura Maru – troop transport beached in Doma Cove
Tassafaronga, 30 November 1942
Takanami – Yūgumo-class destroyer
Other surface battles and aerial actions, 1942–1943
Kikuzuki – Mutsuki-class destroyer; lost to U.S. Navy air attack 4 May 1942
Tama Maru – minesweeper; lost to U.S. Navy aerial torpedo attack 4 May 1942
Azumasan Maru – military transport; ran aground and lost to air attack 15 October 1942
Hirokawa Maru – military transport; grounded and lost to air attack 15 November 1942
Kinugawa Maru – military transport; grounded and lost to air attack 15 November 1942
I-3 – Type J1 submarine; torpedoed by USN PT Boat 9 December 1942
Teruzuki – Akizuki-class; torpedoed by USN PT Boat 12 December 1942
I-1 – Type J1 submarine; rammed by RNZN ASW Corvettes, ran aground 29 January 1943
Makigumo – Yūgumo-class destroyer; hit Mine while under attack by PT Boat 1 February 1943
Kyushu Maru (Kyūsyū Maru) – military transport; attacked by the “Cactus Air Force” (later Air Sols) from Henderson Field 14 October 1942
Sasako Maru – military transport; attacked by the “Cactus Air Force” (later Air Sols) from Henderson Field 14 October 1942. Beached and becomes a total loss. She is also known as the Sasago Maru.
= Allied
=Savo Island, 9 August 1942
Astoria – US New Orleans-class heavy cruiser
Quincy – US New Orleans-class heavy cruiser
Vincennes – US New Orleans-class heavy cruiser
Canberra – Australian Kent-class heavy cruiser
Cape Esperance, 12 October 1942
Duncan – US Gleaves-class destroyer
First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 13 November 1942
Atlanta – US Atlanta-class light cruiser/anti-aircraft cruiser
Barton – US Benson-class destroyer
Cushing – US Mahan-class destroyer
Laffey – US Benson-class destroyer
Monssen – US Gleaves-class destroyer
Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 15 November 1942
Preston – US Mahan-class destroyer
Walke – US Sims-class destroyer
Benham – US Benham-class destroyer
Tassafaronga, 30 November 1942
Northampton – US Northampton-class heavy cruiser
Operation I-Go (Air Raid on Tulagi), 7 April 1943
Kanawha – US Kanawha-class fleet oiler
Aaron Ward – US Gleaves-class destroyer
Moa – New Zealand Bird-class corvette
Other surface battles and aerial actions, 1942–1945
George F. Elliott – US Heywood-class attack transport; lost to air attack 8 August 1942
Jarvis – US Bagley-class destroyer; sunk in aerial torpedo attack 9 August 1942
Blue – US Bagley-class destroyer; torpedoed by IJN destroyer 22 August 1942
Colhoun – US Wickes-class destroyer; sunk in dive-bombing attack 30 August 1942
Gregory – US Wickes-class destroyer; lost with Little in surface combat vs. IJN destroyers 5 September 1942
Little – US Wickes-class destroyer; lost with Gregory in unnamed action vs. IJN destroyers 5 September 1942
Seminole – US Navajo-class oceangoing tug; lost with YP-284 to gunfire of IJN destroyers 25 October 1942
YP-284 – US Yard Patrol craft; lost with Seminole to gunfire of IJN destroyers 25 October 1942
USS Juneau (CL-52) – US Atlanta-class light cruiser/anti-aircraft cruiser; torpedoed by I-26 13 November 1942
PT-44 – US PT boat; lost in unnamed surface action vs. IJN destroyers 12 December 1942
PT-112 – US PT boat; lost in surface combat vs. IJN destroyers 11 January 1943
De Haven – US Fletcher-class destroyer; lost to dive-bombing attack 1 February 1943
PT-37 – US PT boat; sunk with PT-111 by IJN destroyer 1 February 1943
PT-111 – US PT boat; sunk with PT-37 by IJN destroyer 1 February 1943
PT-123 – US PT boat; lost to air attack 1 February 1943
John Penn – US attack transport; torpedoed in air attack 13 August 1943
Serpens – United States Coast Guard–manned Liberty ship; exploded while loading depth charges 29 January 1945
See also
List of shipwrecks of Oceania
Shipwrecks in Ironbottom Sound
Notes
References
Ballard, Robert D.; Archbold, Rick (1993). The Lost Ships of Guadalcanal. New York: Warner/Madison Press. ISBN 0-446-51636-8. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
External links
Casualties: U.S. Navy and Coast Guard Vessels, Sunk or Damaged Beyond Repair during World War II, 7 December 1941 – 1 October 1945 Archived 2 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
National Geographic: The Lost Fleet of Guadalcanal, Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Kinney, Pat (2018-03-20). "Juneau wreckage bittersweet find for Sullivans, families". The Courier. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
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