The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-07-30
PLANES ROCK TOKYO:
HAMAMATSU SHELLED
Continued From Page One)

transport, airfields> and other mill
tary installations around Tokyo.
That area had been hit before by
carrier planes July 10-17-18.
Shortly after midnight this
morning, long line Of British and
American battleships, cruisers and
destroyers steamed up to the south
Honshu coast to batter Hamamatsu
the sixth time the japanese coast
had been shelled. Among the bonn
harding warships were the 5000
ton U. S. battleship MassachusettC
the heavy cruiser Quincy; the de-
stroyers Abbot and Hale and the
35s000-ton British battleship King
George V and cruiser New1ouno-
land.
Standing almost within sight I
the coast, they pumped more than
900 tons of is, IA, eight, six ana
five-inch shells on the hapless city
of ICE, 1000 which lies about three
miles from the shore.
Last Shelled On June IL
Hamamatsu last was battered
June 10 by superfortresses which
burned out 70 per cent OF the tlny'
tightly-packed city. The warshlP
targets were identified as indus
trial installations. Hamamatsu is
the site of the large Toyokawa
naval arsenal, the Imperial Rail
way shops and the Japan Musical
instrument company which makes
propellers and other air craft
parts.
Ninitz announced that SATURDAY. S
carrier attacks ranged from the
northeastern tip of Kyushu through
the inland sea, with the japanese
losing 1873 planes destroyed and las
damaged and 80 ships sunk and 15e
damaged.
He disclosed that major fleet
units, previously reported LET,
burning in the previous attacks
were further damaged as follows:
Battleship Haruna, left beached
Battleship 1se, apparently rest
ing on the bottom.
Heavy cruiser Aoba, left with it:
guns silenced and stern on the
bottom.
Light cruiser Oyodo left lying or
Its side.
An old heavy cruiser, listed pre-
viously as slightly damaged, LET
on its side.
One aircraft carrier-either tn
super carrier Amagi or Katsurag
both of which have been damage
was hit by bomb and an ex
ulosion followed which sent debrl
, 600 feet into the air, Nimitz an
nounced,
The latest figures raised Japa
| nese losses since July 10 to so
planes destroyed-only so of then
: in the air-and 705 damaged, ant
: 283 ships sunk and 631 damaged
l Among the ships sunk or damages
/. were Sc warships-four battleships
, eight carriers; four cruisers; l
J.. destroyers; submarines: and l
. miscellaneous craft.
:, Another Assault
e Two dispatches, meanwhile, dis
e closed that almost $50 Mustan
5. fighters blasted the Tokyo area i
!. an hour-long daylight assault yes
terday that cost the enemy !
planes and % ships and sma
e craft destroyed or damaged. Tt
c kyo said attacks were made o
d the inland sea yesterday, but az
= parently was referring to Satul
l. days attacks.
a Nimitz' war bulletin also pre-
" vided new damage list for Sa
W urday's attacks on the inlan> Sc
and nearby areas.
a American warplanes shot dow
:. 10 japanese planes, destroyed II
1t on the ground and damaged 119 O
e, the ground. British planes destro.
t ed eight planes on the ground an
damaged 26 on the ground.
The Americans sank three
n marines and medium freighte
!, transport, and damaged an esco'
aircraft carrier, seven destroyer
If and destroyer escorts, nine medlul