She
was in the Northern Pacific in May and June 1943, returned
south as the Allies moved into the Central Solomons and
fought in the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay at the beginning
of November.
As part of the First Mobile Fleet,
Haguro took part in the June 1944 Battle of the Philippine
Sea. On 24-25 October she was in action in the Sibuyan
Sea and off Samar, two of the components of the Battle
of Leyte Gulf. In 1945 Haguro was stationed at Singapore,
from which she carried out supply and transport missions.
In the early hours of 16 May 1945 she was intercepted
by five British destroyers while conducting such an operation
to evacuate the Andaman Islands, in the eastern Bay of
Bengal.
Haguro was hit by three torpedoes and sunk, with the loss
of about three-quarters of her crew of some 1200 officers
and men.
Diving expert Michael Lim rediscovered the wreck in 2000.
Objective of the documentary
The documentary will tell the story of The Forgotten Warriors
of the Haguro Heavy Battle Cruiser before it was buried
forever beneath the waves off Penang, Malaysia.
We trace her glorious days fighting in the war to her
tragic but dramatic end, through her journeys to the
South East and other adventures.
Possible Stories
The Ship
The Sailors
The Ship’s Crew
The Missions
The War Survivors
The Expedition
The Artefacts
Project Schedule
Research |
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Singapore |
August 2004 – February 2005 |
Penang, Malaysia |
December 2004 – February 2005 |
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Production |
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Shoot (Expedition) |
12 December 2004 – 26 December 2004 |
Shoot (Japan) |
10 February 2005 – 18 February 2005 |
Shoot (Singapore) |
25 February 2005 – 8 March 2005 |
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Expedition |
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Preliminary Survey |
1 December 2004 – 6 December 2004 |
Expedition (Phase I) |
12 December 2004 – 26 December 2004 |
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Post Production |
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Off-line Editing |
March 2005 – April 2005 |
On-line & Audio |
April 2005 |
Delivery |
1 June 2005 |
Project Budget
The entire project cost inclusive of expedition and
production cost for 1 X 60 minute documentaries is:
US$150,000
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