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Menakasapa Destination Guide

Explore Menakasapa in Solomon Islands

Menakasapa in the region of Solomon Islands (general) is a place in Solomon Islands - some 200 mi or ( 323 km ) North-West of Honiara , the country's capital city .

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Time in Menakasapa is now 07:08 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Guadalcanal " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Honiara, and Buala. Since you are here already, consider visiting Honiara . Where to go and what to see in Menakasapa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Kasi Maru

Kasi Maru (or Kashi Maru) was a Japanese auxiliary minelayer/merchant ship, sunk in Mbaeroko Bay, near Munda, during a World War II bombing raid on 2 July 1943. Kashi Maru was built in 1940 at the Osaka Iron Works. The ship was was unloading a cargo of fuel and vehicles when she was attacked and sunk by USAAF B-25 bombers, escorted by USN F4U fighters. The site of the shipwreck is popular for divers, and was featured in the Nature episode "War Wrecks of the Coral Seas".

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -8.10 157.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 1940 ships, Ships sunk by aircraft, Shipwrecks in Ironbottom Sound, Solomon Islands in World War II, World War II merchant ships of Japan

Kula Gulf

Kula Gulf is a waterway in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands. It lies between the islands of Kolombangara to the west, Arundel Island (Kohinggo) to the southwest, and New Georgia to the south and east. To the north, it opens into New Georgia Sound ("the Slot"). To the southwest, it connects via Blackett Strait to Vella Gulf and the Solomon Sea.

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Located at -8.03 157.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Geography of the Solomon Islands

USS Strong (DD-467)

USS Strong (DD-467), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral James H. Strong (1814–1882), who distinguished himself at the Battle of Mobile Bay. Strong was laid down on 30 April 1941 at Bath, Maine, by Bath Iron Works; launched on 17 May 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Hobart Olson; and commissioned on 7 August 1942, Commander Joseph H. Wellings in command.

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Located at -8.08 157.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: 1942 ships, Fletcher-class destroyers of the United States Navy, Maritime incidents in 1943, Ships built in Maine, Shipwrecks in the Solomon Sea, United States Navy New York-related ships, World War II destroyers of the United States

Japanese destroyer Murasame (1937)

Japanese destroyer Murasame was the third of ten Shiratsuyu-class destroyers, and was built for the Imperial Japanese Navy under the "Circle One" Program (Maru Ichi Keikaku). This vessel should not be confused with the earlier Russo-Japanese War-period Harusame-class destroyer torpedo boat destroyer with the same name.

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Located at -8.05 157.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 1937 ships, Maritime incidents in 1943, Ships built in Japan, Shipwrecks in the Solomon Sea, Shiratsuyu-class destroyers, World War II destroyers of Japan, World War II shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean

Battle of Kolombangara

The Battle of Kolombangara (also known as the Second Battle of Kula Gulf) was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on the night of 12/13 July 1943, off Kolombangara in the Solomon Islands.

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Located at -7.83 157.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 1943 in Japan, 1943 in the Solomon Islands, Battles and operations of World War II involving the Solomon Islands, Conflicts in 1943, Far East naval theatre of World War II, Naval battles of World War II involving Japan, Naval battles of World War II involving New Zealand, Pacific Ocean theatre of World War II