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Location Kamimbo Bay is located on the northwest coast of Guadalcanal to the west of Cape Esperance. Also know as Tambea Bay. To the north, borders Iron Bottom Sound and beyond Savo Island. Prewar and during the Pacific War part of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate (BSIP). Today located in Guadalcanal Province in the Solomon Islands. Wartime History During the Guadalcanal campaign, the Japanese used Kamimbo Bay to land reinforcements and supplies and as a collection point and forward operating base for Ko-hyoteki [Midget Submarine] operations. During the night of December 11-12, 1942 after the sinking of Teruzuki ninety-five of her crew including Commander Orita deply her life boats and reach Kamimbo. On February 8, 1943 the U.S. Army 2d Battalion, 132d Infantry Regiment, Americal Division advances from Marovovo to Kamimbo Bay. Today During 1965, the Kamimbo Bay area was developed into the Tabea Resort by owner Mr. Olly Torling. Ewan Stevenson adds: "I spoke with Olly Torling on occasions and when he first arrived at Tambea there was practically nothing [from the war]. Olly knew the area exceedingly well." During the late 1990s, the resort was destroyed during the ethnic tensions on Guadalcanal. Afterwards, only ruins remain. There is a wharf area for small boats that was possibly build during the wartime or prewar. Japanese Memorial Located at Tambea Beach resort. It was not destroyed during the tensions. The plaque reads in English: "Memorial Tower - The Guadalcanal war dead person in A.D. 1942. 2nd Division Isamu Society construction in A.D. 1985". A rusted 70mm mountain gun once was displayed near the memorial, but it had rusted away to almost nothing for neglect, sea salt or other damage. A6M2 Zero Ditched into the bay, recovered to shore in 1970s by locals Japanese Midget Submarine Base The Japanese established a mini submarine collection point at this location. Ewan Stevenson adds: "The only 'submarine base' was the midget submarine reception center that on Kamimbo Bay (Tambea) at Cape Esperance for Ko-hyoteki [Type A Midget Submarine] crews operating off Guadalcanal. It was not much of anything at all. The midget sub crews were evacuated by fleet submarine. I-1 Japanese Submarine Sunk during the night of January 29, 1943 by HMNZS Kiwi and HMNZS Moa I-3 Japanese Submarine Sunk by PT Boats on December 9, 1942 three miles north of Kamimbo Contribute
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