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ST TI - This 292-foot Japanese Navy landing ship suffered heavy on March 30-31; she sank on April 1, 1944. The Chuyo Maru is one
of the most popular wrecks in Palau. The bow is raised above main
1 bomb damage. It is good for penetration and exploration and
features interesting armaments. It lies in 70 to 95-foot depths. deck with a tall loading tower in the middle. On top of the forecas-

A matsu Maru - Sunk upright, this 502-foot Japanese Navy tle is a large double-headed anchor winch and coils of cable now
combined fleet tanker is great for penetration and explora- encrusted with colorful corals. The bridge structures were burned
during the bombing and have since disintegrated; remains of the

tion. It features heavy black coral growth and lies in 75 to 115-foot brass compass and telegraph can still be seen. Preparation is need-

depths. ed in order to penetrate the engine room and the crew quarters.

B ichu Maru - Sunk at a 60-degree angle to port in 30 to 100- There are no coral formations around the wreck. The entire bow
foot depths, this 367-foot Japanese Army cargo ship has good section is covered with hard corals, black corals and spiral corals.
Look closely at these corals and you may find a large number of

penetration access. shrimps living on them. Soft corals cover the rails and deck. The

B uoy No. 6 - This unidentified 100-foot Japanese fishing boat usual abundance of colorful tropical fish can be found everywhere
lies at the bottom of Lighthouse Channel, which leads into the on the wreck.
main harbor of Koror, in 65 to 75-foot depths. It was sunk upright
with a 10-degree list to starboard along the edge of the shipping C orsair Figher - The reported new plane site, and found a
beautifully intact U.S. Corsair plane sitting upright in 45 feet
channel. It features good fish life. of water. Shallum said it is amazing that after all these years of

C huyo Maru - Visibility: The ship is resting upright at 120 Feet research, tourism and exploring. There were three squadrons of
(40 meters) of water. The deck is at 90 feet (30 meters) and top Corsair planes based on Peleliu between September 1944 and the
end of the war in 1945.

of the forward tower is at 35 feet (12 meters). This medium sized

costal freighter was bombed during Operation DESCECRATE ONE