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| Location Lat 4° 9' 0S Long 152° 9' 0E Tavui Point is located at the northern tip of the Gazelle Peninsula on New Britain. Borders Saint Georges Channel to the north. To the west is Watom Island and further to the southeast is Rabaul. Also spelled Tawui in some sources. Also listed as Cape Tavui. Between 1884 until September 1914 part of Deutsch Neu Guinea (German New Guinea). During the German administration known as "Cape Stephens". Prewar and during the Pacific War part of the New Britain District in the Territory of New Guinea. Postwar, nicknamed "Submarine Base". Today located in East New Britain Province of Papua New Guinea (PNG). Today, three villages are located at this location: Tavui No. 1, Tavui No. 2 and Tavui No. 3. "Submarine Base" Located Tavui Point is a vertical reef wall that drops over 75 meters underwater. Postwar, local lore claimed the Japanese used this location to provision submarines, as the deep water allowed them to submerge quickly if there was an air raid. A jetty connected to tunnels were dug into the wall, opening into a large cavern with access from the top of the cliff, protecting any provisions waiting to be loaded or unloaded. Today, only the pylons of the jetty remain. The Last New Guinea Salvage Pirate by Fritz Herscheid page 8: "I saw for the first time the outline of the Japanese torpedo loading crane which I guessed must have been at around 340' mark. On reaching the 310' mark the outline of the crane was clearly visible." 25mm Anti-Aircraft Gun Type 96 (1936) Twin Mount Emplaced at Tavui F4U-1A Corsair Bureau Number 56261 Pilot Foley crashed August 31, 1944 rougly 1 1/2 to 2 miles northwest or 2 miles north of Tavui Point, 1 missing "George's Wreck" Japanese shipwreck named after diver who initially discovered Contribute
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