While I was googling Google Maps on Miri, I notice that there's a spot which tagged "Japanese Destroyer Shinonome", to tell the truth I never knew such things was existed in Miri nor heard about any old folks brought out such story before.
I wonder is there still left any ship wreckage remains left and why it's there, it's supposed sank in the sea.. Anyone aware whether it's out there for viewing? Maybe I'll plan a trip to have a visit and look around that on the area see what can find out.
World War II history
At the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Shinonome was assigned to Destroyer Division 12 of Desron 3 of the IJN 1st Fleet, and had deployed from Kure Naval District to the port of Samah on Hainan Island. From 4 December to 12 December, she covered Japanese landings at Kota Bharu in Malaya.
From 16 December, Shinonome was assigned to cover Japanese landings during "Operation B", the invasion of British Borneo. The official record of her demise, however, is ambiguous. Although some Japanese sources at the time claimed that she hit a naval mine, there are no extant records of either British or Dutch mine-laying in the area.
It is generally accepted that the Shinonome was sunk by Dutch military aircraft, either (a) on 17 December 1941, after being struck by two bombs from a Dornier Do 24 flying boat X-32 of the Royal Dutch Naval Air Group GVT-7, which detonated her aft magazine, or (b) on 18 December 1941, after an attack by Martin B-10 bombers of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force (2de Vl.G).
In either case, Shinonome exploded and sank with all hands in the vicinity of Miri, Sarawak (04°24′N 114°0′E) On 15 January 1942, Shinonome was struck from the navy list.
It is generally accepted that the Shinonome was sunk by Dutch military aircraft, either (a) on 17 December 1941, after being struck by two bombs from a Dornier Do 24 flying boat X-32 of the Royal Dutch Naval Air Group GVT-7, which detonated her aft magazine, or (b) on 18 December 1941, after an attack by Martin B-10 bombers of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force (2de Vl.G).
In either case, Shinonome exploded and sank with all hands in the vicinity of Miri, Sarawak (04°24′N 114°0′E) On 15 January 1942, Shinonome was struck from the navy list.
Shinonome wreckage
The exact position of the wreck of Shinonome remains unknown, but it likely lies somewhere between Seria, Brunei to the north, and Miri town itself. A team of wreck researchers, based in Miri and with help from the Netherlands, has been searching for the ship's remains since 2004. The team has identified several prospective sites, and is in the process of confirming them. The position, orientation and condition of the wreck will help to resolve the lingering uncertainty about the circumstances surrounding the Shinonome's demise.
Source: Wiki - Japanese destroyer Shinonome (1927)
The exact position of the wreck of Shinonome remains unknown, but it likely lies somewhere between Seria, Brunei to the north, and Miri town itself. A team of wreck researchers, based in Miri and with help from the Netherlands, has been searching for the ship's remains since 2004. The team has identified several prospective sites, and is in the process of confirming them. The position, orientation and condition of the wreck will help to resolve the lingering uncertainty about the circumstances surrounding the Shinonome's demise.
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| (Shinonome in 1930) |
Source: Wiki - Japanese destroyer Shinonome (1927)
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