Name Irō Completed 30 October 1922 Launched 5 August 1922 | Laid down 2 September 1921 Construction started 2 September 1921 Draft 8.08 m | |
Fate Damaged by air raid, 31 March 1944. Sank, 17 April 1944. Class and type Notoro-class Replenishment oiler | ||
Irō (石廊) was a fleet oiler for the Imperial Japanese Navy. A member of the Notoro-class of oilers, the ship was launched on August 5, 1922 and served Japan during the Pacific Campaign of World War II. On March 31, 1944 the ship was attacked and sunk in Palau Harbor by United States Navy aircraft carrier aircraft from the Fast Carrier Task Force during Operation Desecrate One.
In March 2015 a PRC flag was discovered tied to the wreckage. The flag was subsequently removed and president of Palau Tommy Remengesau stated that he was "extremely disappointed".
References
Japanese oiler Irō Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA