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title: Kinugawa Maru, Guadalcanal
author: US Navy
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22034/kinugawa-maru-guadalcanal/
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updated: 2026-08-13
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# Kinugawa Maru, Guadalcanal

_Authored by US Navy_

## Image File

[![Kinugawa Maru, Guadalcanal](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22034.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22034.jpg)

## Image Caption

A photograph of the wreck of the Japanese transport ship *Kinugawa Maru*, Guadalcanal, [Solomon](https://www.worldhistory.org/solomon/) Islands. The ship was beached and then destroyed by US forces during the Guadalcanal Campaign (1942-3) of the Pacific [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) in the Second World War (1939-45).

Naval History and Heritage Command

## Cite This Work

### APA
Navy, U. (2026, August 13). Kinugawa Maru, Guadalcanal. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22034/kinugawa-maru-guadalcanal/>
### Chicago
Navy, US. "Kinugawa Maru, Guadalcanal." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 13, 2026. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22034/kinugawa-maru-guadalcanal/>.
### MLA
Navy, US. "Kinugawa Maru, Guadalcanal." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Aug 2026, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22034/kinugawa-maru-guadalcanal/>.

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