Simpson Harbour
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| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Township | Rabaul |
| Named after | Cortland Simpson |
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| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
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Simpson Harbour is a sheltered harbour of Blanche Bay, on the Gazelle Peninsula in the extreme north of New Britain. The harbour is named after Captain Cortland Simpson, who surveyed the bay while in command of Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:WPSHIPS utilities/data' not found. in 1872.[1] The former capital city of Rabaul is on its shores.
The harbour is part of a huge flooded caldera, Rabaul caldera. The harbour is ringed by a number of volcanoes.
History
The Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force captured Rabaul during World War I after entering Simpson Harbour.
During World War II, the Imperial Japanese utilised the harbour as a major naval base. Approximately 65 Japanese ships were sunk in the harbour by Allied air attacks.
The surrender of the Japanese forces of New Guinea, New Britain, and the Solomon Islands took place on 6 September 1945 in a ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:WPSHIPS utilities/data' not found.. Representing the Japanese were General Hitoshi Imamura, Commander Eighth Area Army, and Admiral Jinichi Kusaka, Commander Southeast Area Fleet.
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The Australian squadron entering Simpson Harbour, Rabaul, in September 1914 -
Sunken Japanese transport ships in Simpson Harbour at Rabaul (1943) -
Aircraft of the USAAF attack Japanese ships, 2 November 1943 -
90th Bomb Squadron during the 2 November 1943 attack on Simpson harbor
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See also
- Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
- Bombing of Rabaul (1942)
- Bombing of Rabaul (November 1943)
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rottman, Gordon L. (2001). World War II Pacific Island Guide: A Geo-Military Study. Santa Barbara, CA.: Greenwood Press. p. 172. ISBN 0-313-31395-4.
