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	Devilfish
		Assigned to the area between Sagami Wan and the northern Nanpo Shoto, Devilfish was attacked by a kamikaze plane on 20 March 1945 before she entered her patrol area.
		The plane crashed her as the submarine was submerging, destroying the mast structure and causing serious leakage.
		Devilfish put in to Guam to refit between 7 July and 2 August 1945, then sailed to the Nanpo Shoto for her fourth war patrol, during which her primary mission was lifeguard duty for the 3d Fleet raids on Japan.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/d4/devilfish.htm (396 words)

	Nanpo Shoto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Nanpo Shoto is a chain of Japanese islands extending from the Izu Peninsula west of Tokyo Bay southward for about 750 miles (1200 km), to within 300 miles (500 km) of the Mariana Islands.
		The Nanpo Shoto consists of three major groups of islands: the Izu Shoto; the Ogasawara Gunto, also known as the Bonin Islands; and the Kazan Retto, also known as the Volcano Islands.
		Among the latter group of islands lies Iōjima or Iwo Jima, located about 670 miles south of Tokyo, 700 miles north of Guam and nearly halfway between Tokyo and Saipan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nanpo_Shoto (123 words)

	USS Whale (SS-239) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		The next day, Whale received a message extending her patrol for seven days and ordering her to rendezvous with submarines Aspro (SS-309) and Cabrilla (SS-288) in the area northwest of Luzon on 9 October and 10 October, respectively.
		On 16 October, Whale was harassed throughout the day by plane contacts and ordered to take a new station at the southwest end of Nansei Shoto in anticipation of a Japanese fleet sortie which never occurred.
		From 8 July to 23 July, Whale conducted lifeguard patrols in the areas of Nanpo Shoto, Mariana Islands, and Bungo Suido.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/u/us/uss_whale__ss_239_.html (4700 words)

	HyperWar: Iwo Jima: Amphibious Epic [Chapter 1]
		Iwo Jima is an infinitesimal piece of land located within the Nanpo Shoto, a chain of islands extending 750 miles in a southerly direction from the entrance of Tokyo Bay to within 300 miles of the Marianas.
		Thereupon, all the island of the Nanpo Shoto came under the jurisdiction of the Tokyo Prefectural Government and were administered as an integral part of Japan.
		Shoto is a Japanese word meaning chain of islands; Gunto, several islands in a group; Retto, several islands in a line; Shima or Jima, an island.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USMC/USMC-M-IwoJima/USMC-M-IwoJima-1.html (8266 words)

	USS Pollack (SS-180) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pollack got underway from Pearl Harbor 28 February 1944 and battled heavy seas as she entered the assigned area of her ninth war patrol off Nanpo Shoto 18 March.
		Pollack’s tenth war patrol was conducted off the Nanpo Shoto.
		She cleared Midway 6 May and was sixteen days out to sea when she moved in on about ten merchantmen with several escorts.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Pollack_(SS-180) (1180 words)

	USS BATFISH (SS 310) WAR PATROL #3
		Dove - patrolling to south and east to eastward of Nanpo Shoto.
		It was generally overcast and haze all along the southern coast of Shikoku and Honshu and particularly so around the islands of Nanpo Shoto.
		The currents in the areas south of Honshu and Shikoku and between Kyushu and the Nanpo Shoto generally follow those described in the coast pilot.
	www.ussbatfish.com /patrol-3.html (9133 words)

	USS BATFISH (SS 310) WAR PATROL #2
		It appears plausible that the Japs are routing most of their shipping along the coast or southward near the islands of the Nanpo Shoto in order to avail themselves of land-based air coverage and the protection of defensive mine fields.
		On our return passage through the Nanpo Shoto a very marked southerly set was noticed between Bayonnaise Rocks and Sumisu Shima.
		It is believed that the enemy is routing traffic both to the eastward along the islands of the Nanpo Shoto and to the westward near the coast of Kyushu in order to avail himself of the protection of land-based aircraft and defensive mine fields.
	www.ussbatfish.com /patrol-2.html (8600 words)

	Stories about and by Submariners
		Once an Empire main line from Japan to the Marianas, the Nanpo Shoto islands were now landmarks on the B-29 main line from the Marianas to Japan.
		Enright and company watch the air show; otherwise submarining was slow in the Nanpo Shotos.
		Early in the morning of November 28, ARCHERFISH received word there would be no air raid that day and she was therefore free from lifeguard duties until further notice.
	diodon349.com /Stories/story%20about%20archerfish%20vs%20shinano.htm (1459 words)

	Sea Fox
		On the 16th, she entered her initial patrol area near the Bonin Islands, and remained in the Bonin-Vqlcano Islands area through the 25th, hunting enemy shipping and serving on lifeguard duty for Liberator strikes against Iwo Jima.
		On the 26th, she conducted her first attack and damaged an enemy freighter; then proceeded on to the Nansei Shoto in the Ryukyus.
		On her second war patrol, 20 December 1944 to 5 February 1945, Sea Fox returned to the Nansei Shoto as a unit of TG 17.19, a coordinated attack group comprised of herself, Blueback (SS-326), and Puffer (SS-268).
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/s8/sea_fox.htm (1149 words)

	USS Sea Fox SS-402 - Read about the history of the Sea Fox and view our Sea Fox memorabilia.
		On the 16th, she entered her initial patrol area near the Bonin Islands, and remained in the Bonin-Volcano Islands area through the 25th, hunting enemy shipping and serving on lifeguard duty for Liberator strikes against Iwo Jima.
		On her second war patrol, 20 December 1944 to 5 February 1945, SEA FOX returned to the Nansei Shoto as a unit of TG 17.19, a coordinated attack group comprised of herself, submarines BLUEBACK (SS-326), and PUFFER (SS-268).
		Progress toward Saipan was slowed by a casualty in the bow plane rigging mechanism on the 19th; but, on the 26th, she arrived in the Marianas, and she reached Pearl Harbor on 6 May. Refit took a month, and SEA FOX sailed on 7 June for her last war patrol.
	www.theanchorstore.com /submarines/ss402.htm (1439 words)

	[No title]
		For the purpose of this Agreement, the term "Nanpo Shoto and other islands" means Nanpo Shoto south of Sofu Gan (including the Bonin islands, Rasairo Island, and the Volcano Islands) and Parece Vela and Marcus Island, including their territorial waters.
		The installations and sites in Nanpo Shoto and other islands which are presently utilized by the United States armed forces, except for those mentioned in paragraph 1 above, will be transferred to Japan upon entry into force of this Agreement.
		However, in the event that, due to unavoidable delays, it is not possible to complete the said transfer by the date of entry into force of this Agreement, Japan grants to the United States of America the continued use of these installations and sites, pending the completion of the said transfer.
	www.ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp /~worldjpn/documents/texts/docs/19680405.T1E.html (713 words)

	USS Steamer Bay (CVE-87)
		She was with four other escort carriers which arrived at their assigned area of operations, 50 miles west of Iwo Jima, on 16 February.
		Their mission was to neutralize Japanese bases in the Nanpo Shoto until 19 February (D-Day) and then provide air cover and direct support for the marines during the landings and the struggle for the strategic island.
		Steamer Bay was relieved on 7 March and arrived at San Pedro Bay, Leyte, on the 12th.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/uss_steamer_bay__cve_87_ (812 words)

	HyperWar: USSBS: Campaigns of the Pacific War, Chapter 13
		The Joint Chiefs of Staff had directed the Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, to occupy one or more position in the Nanpo Shoto with the target date of 19 February 1945, and one or more positions in the Nansei Shoto [Okinawa] with a target date of 1 April 1945.
		Within the Home Islands the Japanese were assembling the remnants of their air and naval forces for a major attempt to defend the Nansei Shoto, the expected objective of the next United States attack.
		The Nanpo Islands Air Group consisted of six fighters and four bombers at Iwo Jima, and three seaplanes used for escort duty at Chichi Jima.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/AAF/USSBS/PTO-Campaigns/USSBS-PTO-13.html (1314 words)

	Pipefish
		On her fourth war patrol, 31 January to 26 March, Pipefish provided rescue capability for downed aviators in the Nansei Shoto area.
		During her fifth war patrol, 28 April to 16 June, she performed lifeguard duty for B–29 aviators off Honshu Island, Japan, and in the Nanpo Shoto area.
		Her sixth war patrol, 15 July to 28 August, called for lifeguard duty in the Nanpo Shoto area and off the east coast of Kyushu Island, Japan.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/p7/pipefish-i.htm (388 words)

	Nanpo Shoto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		El Nanpo Shoto es una cadena de las islas japonesas que extienden de la península de Izu al oeste de la bahía de Tokio southward para cerca de 750 millas (1200 kilómetros), a 300 millas (500 kilómetros) de las islas de Mariana.
		El Nanpo Shoto consiste en tres grupos importantes de las islas: el Izu Shoto, el Ogasawara Gunto, también conocido como las islas de Bonin, y el Kazan Retto, también conocido como las islas del volcán.
		English version: Nanpo Shoto Next: Chicago 16 Up
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/na/Nanpo%20Shoto.htm (142 words)

	Naval Operations in the Pacific from March 1944 to October 1945
		The Luzon Attack Force was to transport, put ashore and support elements of the 6th United States Army (Lieutenant General Walter Krueger commanding) to assist in the seizure and development of the Lingayen area.
		Neither strategic nor tactical surprise was possible in our landing since, with Luzon and the Marianas in our hands, the seizure of some point in the Nanpo Shoto chain was obviously our next move, and Iwo Jima was by its location and the character of its terrain the most profitable objective.
		Also of great importance was the large native population, which afforded the enemy an unlimited supply of labor, and which might easily become a serious problem to us by clogging roads and imposing a burden of relief.
	www.shsu.edu /~his_ncp/Compac45.html (22138 words)

	NASUGBU BEACH ELEMENTARY HISTORY - PART 3. nasugbu3.htm
		Long range search-planes and submarines "ran interference" for the force, attacking and destroying enemy search-planes and picket boats, so that our heavy forces achieved tactical surprise at their objective.
		Complete surprise was attained in attacks on Formosa and the southern Nansei Shoto on 3 and 4 January.
		Formosa and the southern Nansei Shoto were again attacked on 21 January under favorable weather conditions.
	www.yohidevils.net /schools/nasugbu3.htm (16824 words)

	Science Fair Projects - USS Searaven (SS-196)
		On 26 March, she embarked upon her 11th war patrol.
		Her assigned area was the southern islands of the Nanpo Shoto, the Bonin Islands.
		She made two attacks during this patrol, claimed two more sinkings, but was officially credited with none.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/USS_Searaven_%28SS-196%29 (1063 words)

	USS Steamer Bay CVE-87
		Bombs and rockes were loaded at Saipan, and on 14 February the Task Unit proceeded north en route to the assigned operating area about fifty miles west of Iwo Jima, arriving there on 16 February, three days before the planned amphibious invasion of that island.
		The specific mission of Task Group 52.2 until D Day was the neutralization of possible staging bases for enemy surface craft and aircraft in the islands of the Nanpo Shoto group north of the objective area.
		Thereafter, TG 52.2 was to provide air cover and air attacks in direct support of the landings and troop operations in the conquest of Iwo Jima.
	home.comcast.net /~ivorjeffreys/steamer1.htm (1452 words)

	HyperWar: USMC Operations in WWII: Vol IV--Western Pacific Operations [Chapter VI-1]
		The island finally selected for invasion within the Nanpo Shoto was barely more than a speck of dust and volcanic ashes in the Pacific.
		From the entrance to Tokyo Bay, a chain of islands, known as the Nanpo Shoto, extends southward for about 750 miles to within 300 miles of the Mariana Islands.
		The Nanpo Shoto consists of three major groups of islands: the Izut Shoto, the Bonin Islands, also known as the Ogasawara Gunto, and the Volcano Islands, known to the Japanese as the Kazan Retto.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USMC/IV/USMC-IV-VI-1.html (7837 words)

	Harry F. Fischer Jr.
		Of the eight submarine war patrols in which he participated, some were on USS Spikefish during the latter period of the war.
		He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Combat “V for heroic service as assistant approach officer of USS Spikefish during the fourth war patrol of that vessel in the enemy Japanese-controlled waters of the Nanpo Shoto, Yellow Sea and East China Sea Areas from July 8 to August31, 1945.
		After serving for some time as the executive officer, he left USS Spikefish in September, 1946 and returned to the Submarine School to serve as head of the Submarine Department.
	www.quarterdeck.org /book/cencoms/fischer.html (646 words)

	HyperWar: USSBS: Campaigns of the Pacific War, Chapter 13
		The purpose of these occupations was to acquire additional airfield sites in order to increase the weight of our shore-based air attacks against the Home Islands, to complete the air-sea blockade of Japan, to facilitate preparations for an invasion of the Home Islands, and to maintain unremitting military pressure against Japan.
		This island had three airfields, two operational and one under construction, within escort fighter range of most of the important bombing targets on Honshu, and would provide emergency landing facilities for B-29 operations from the Marianas.
		The capture and occupation of Iwo Jima had to be effected expeditiously in order to release shipping and naval forces for the impending Nansei Shoto operations.
	www.ibiblio.net /hyperwar/AAF/USSBS/PTO-Campaigns/USSBS-PTO-13.html (1314 words)

	Ron's Submarine's Covers
		On the first part of the patrol, she made photographic reconnaissance surveys of Iwo Jima and of Minami Jima.
		The submarine spent the second part in the Nanpo Shoto area on lifeguard duties and offensive patrols.
		On 19 December 1944, she rescued seven survivors of a crashed B-29.
	users.skynet.be /RonSubCovers/Dieselsub/US-SS190.htm (628 words)

	KAMIKAZE ATTACK
		The Devilfish was designated Task Unit 17.1.1 and assigned to conduct patrol in the waters between Tokyo Bay and the Northern Nanpo Shoto Island's, and to provide lifeguard service.
		On August 2nd, we got underway from Guam to commence our fourth war patrol, enroute to the vicinity of Nanpo Shoto, to perform lifeguard and patrol duty.
		On August 10, we dove at 0512 and studied the small Japanese Island, Tori Shima, for location of an early warning radio and radar installation, used by the Japanese to warn the mainland of an approaching US air raid.
	www.subvetpaul.com /SAGA_10_00.htm (1950 words)

	Admiralty Charts North-East China, West Korea, Nansei Shoto and Nanpo Shoto K1 95
		Admiralty Charts North-East China, West Korea, Nansei Shoto and Nanpo Shoto K1 78
		All SailGB and UKHO Admiralty images and data are subject tocopyright agreements and may not be copied.
		Table of Admiralty Charts North-East China, West Korea, Nansei Shoto and Nanpo Shoto K1 78
	www.sailgb.com /sshop/prod_info.asp?pid=935 (443 words)

	C.P. Woodson
		Beat the Navy out of a day's pay but there will be a reckoning when we head East again.
		February 19, 1945, arrived Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, Nanpo Shoto, at 0600.
		All through the early morning as we steamed toward Iwo we could see the flashes of gun fine, and coming in nearer, hear the rumble of the big guns from another Fifth Fleet task force which ringed the island.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/Pointe/4789/Woodson.htm (1903 words)

	USS Steamer Bay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		She was with four other escort carriers which arrived at their assignedarea of operations, 50 miles west of Iwo Jima, on 16 February.
		Their mission was to neutralize Japanese bases in the Nanpo Shoto until 19 February (D-Day) andthen provide air cover and direct support for the marines during the landings and the struggle for the strategic island.
		Steamer Bay was relieved on 7 March and arrived at San PedroBay, Leyte, on the 12th.
	www.therfcc.org /uss-steamer-bay-284699.html (726 words)

	USS BATFISH (SS 310) WAR PATROL #1
		As we neared the area, in the vicinity of the islands of the Nanpo Shoto, the weather moderated somewhat, but a WNW wind continued to prevail.
		Currents are in general intensified by the wind, particularly in the northeastern part of the area.
		The area seems to lie in a counter current created by the waters of the Japan Stream being deflected from the islands of the Nanpo Shoto to the southward and southwestward.
	www.ussbatfish.com /patrol-1.html (11845 words)

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