Item title: | Night dispersal of merchant shipping in Rabaul and vicinity |
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Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 12/18) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
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AJRP module: | Australian War Memorial official records |
AJRP series: | Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) publications |
AJRP sub-series: | ATIS research reports |
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Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
Call number: | AWM55 12/18 |
Inst. series: | AWM55 |
Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 12/- |
Item: | RR-36 |
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Quantity / desc: | 5 pages |
Access: | Open |
Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
Category: | Information report |
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Creation date (d/m/y): | 3/9/1943 |
Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
Keywords: | INTERROGATION, INTELLIGENCE, NAVAL OPERATIONS, HARBOURS, AIR RAIDS, AERIAL OPERATIONS |
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Languages: | English |
Area: | Blanche Bay [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Rabaul Area] Keravia Bay [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Rabaul Area] Kokopo [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Rabaul Area] Matupi Harbour [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Rabaul Area] Simpson Harbour [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Rabaul Area] Vulcan Crater [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Rabaul Area] |
Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) research report on the night dispersal of Japanese shipping in Rabaul and surrounds. The enquiry was received on 3 September 1943 and an answer despatched on 9 September 1943. Based on information garnered from interrogation reports, this document provides information about Japanese shipping activity in Rabaul Harbour between December 1942 and February 1943, including the time ships began to leave their berths and where they moved to. The report also contains a map of the Blanche Bay area indicating the references made in the report. The information contained in this report was important for the successful prosecution of the Allied bombing campaign against Rabaul, which commenced early in 1942 and continued until the end of the war. |
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Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:03:03 AM |
Source: | AJRP staff |
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