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    Veuru Guadalcanal Province Solomon Islands
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Heiberger May 1, 1944


STAG-1 July 30, 1944
Location
Lat 9° 15' 0S Long 159° 40' 60E Veuru village is located on Tassafaronga Point near Cape Esperance on the north coast of Guadalcanal. 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
Until early February 1943 Veuru was occupied by the Japanese.

Yamazuki Maru
Beached November 15, 1942

Type A Midget Submarine
Salvaged near Cape Esperance and moved ashore for study

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Last Updated
February 7, 2022

 

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