Operation Desecrate One was a

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operation on 30–31 March 1944. Desecrate One was part of the preparations for Operations Reckless and

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, the Allied invasion of western

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. Desecrate One involved attacks by the

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s , , , , , , , , , , and against

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military bases on and around

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. Thirty-six Japanese ships were sunk or damaged in the attacks. Among these ships were significant auxiliary vessels such as the torpedo boat tender ''Kamikaze Maru'', submarine tender ''Urakami Maru'', aircraft transport ''Goshu Maru'', repair ship ''Akashi'' and the tankers ''Iro'', ''Ose'', and ''Sata''. In addition, TBF and TBM Avengers from the carriers laid extensive fields of mines in and around the channels and approaches to the Palau Islands in the first tactical use during the

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of mines laid by carrier aircraft.

Gallery

File:Akashi burning 1944.jpg, Repair ship ''Akashi'' burning File:Japanese merchant ship Nagisan Maru burning in the Palaus on 30 March 1944.jpg, Merchant ship ''Nagisan Maru'' burning File:Sinking of Japanese destroyer Wakatake 1944.jpeg, Destroyer ''Wakatake'' File:Japanese patrol boat PB31.jpg, '' Patrol Boat No. 31''

References

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