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07040'N Torpedo Holes Starboard Side at 45' (14m) Depth
North Pass
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Franko's "HEIAN MARU" Name in English and Japanese El. 82m (269') 1362 Bridge and Central House Bomb Damage
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CHUUK LAGOON
Torpedoes & Torpedo Warheads on Deck 351 Pis Panewu Pisemew 6 155 Bicycles in Hold No. 5
Dive Map Engine Room 8
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Timbers & Crates in Aft Hold 10 15 Onaf I n the massive ships’ holds are the remnants of fighter aircraft,
10 tanks, bulldozers, railroad cars, motorcycles, torpedoes, mines,
Huge Props bombs, boxes of munitions, radios, plus thousands of other
48 78 Tewenik Sopweru weapons, spare parts, and other artefacts. Of special interest is
58 Soperu the wreck of the submarine I-169 Shinohara which was lost when
10 Alanenkobwe OITE 338' (103m), 1,520-ton Kamakaze Class Destroyer was Eparit diving to avoid the bombing. The submarine had participated
Fonochu in the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. As wreck divers
Bridge 6 34 torpedoed midships and broken in two just south of North Pass. Mochen KIYOSUMI MARU brought attention to the site, Japan began recovery efforts,
1603 Torpedo Launchers Near Aft of Ship and many bodies have been removed and returned to Japan for
Periscopes in Companionway Pisininin The forward half is upside-down and the depth-charged aft half is 47 burial. A few, however, remain. Many of the wrecks are visible
HEIAN MARU 250 right side-up in 202' (61m) of water. To dive this wreckage is very through the shallow, clear water, making it an accessible dive.
demanding and no penetrations are available. There is a large The wrecks themselves can be very dangerous, not only because
Bow Gun, Covered with Lush Marine Growth hole cut into the hull where the remains of the crew plus the crew 22 of ragged edges and tangles of cables but because of half-cen-
tury old oil and fuel leaking into the water, creating a potentially
Pisamwe of the Agano, which Oite had previously rescued, were removed. KIYOSUMI MARU 289 dangerous situation.
450' (137m), 8,614-ton Passenger-Cargo Ship rests on its port site due north
13 O ver 50 shipwrecks litter the Truk Lagoon seabed all sunk
1 40 26 57 of Fefan at just over 100' (30m). The starboard side rises to 45'(14m), and the surroundings can be there during World War ll. The Chuuk Islands served as
Large 35.6 cm (14") Battleship Intact Engine Room dived beyond 100' (30m). This ship is an ex-armed (i.e., its armament was removed) Merchant a Japanese naval base during the war. In 1944 the Americans
419 Shells, Transport Carts for Shells, Lots of Space to Explore Cruiser. One of Chuuk's common dives, her foreship has been blown up by a torpedo, and the bridge launched “Operation Hailstorm” which became known as the
and s'structure has been bombed and is partially caved-in. The huge torpedo hole has nice marine Japanese Pearl Harbor. The Allied attack lasted for three days at
& a Steamroller in Hold 5 growth including black corals. The engine room is wide-open, with catwalks and massive engine the end 275 airplanes and as stated above over 50 ships were
sunk. This made the Truk Lagoon the largest ship graveyard in
Sick Bay and Operating Table 44 Accessible Pilot House cylinders, but is not easily accessible. Divers find corroded and encrusted artifacts including a/a the world. For 25 years these wrecked ships and planes went vir-
guns, aft torpedo launchers, range finders, and bicycles. tually untouched. The reason for this was two-fold, deadly sharks
and Superstructure
Propeller KENSHO MARU 1203
& Rudder 71 381' (116m), 4,862-ton Passenger-Cargo Ship sits upright with a list

Bridge with Helm and Engine Telegraph to port at 120' (36m) depth. This popular wreck is a common dive in the lagoon, located in
a sheltered spot in the middle of the Repair Anchorages area. Her deck is at 80' (24m) and
Galley with Dishes, Stove, Utensils 332 3 her s'structure is at 60' (18m). She was under repair at the time of the attack, but still holds
13 many artifacts, including bottles, plates, medical tables, binoculars, a sextant, and a set of

3 Bottom at 110' (33m) deer antlers. The cabins, galley and helm are all superb, as is the aft repair station, but the
Bomb Hole main attraction is the easily accessible engine room.
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YAMAGIRI MARU HEIAN MARU 510' (155m), 11,614-ton Submarine Tender and former
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Fanuela Luxury Liner-Cargo ship lies on her port side at 120' (36m) near Tonoas Island.
15 Divers reach the superstructure at 40' (12m). She gained fame in the 1970's
11 Stern Bent Upward when Jacques Cousteau showed her off on TV, with her name in Japanese and
2 English still readable on the bow. Heian carried supplies for Japanese subs.

SHINKOKU MARU 11 Periscopes line the upper companionway, and 14 Long Lance torpedoes are
Aft of ship accessible, Hull Plates Kinked & Torn found in the fwd hold. Aft holds also carry sub supplies and timbers. The whole
with crew quarters, ship is a coral garden with lots of fish and zig-zag oysters, and a shark may pass
Printed on Waterproof, Durable Synthetic Paper Stbd. Hull Bent Inward 48 1 by. This ship is Chuuk's largest wreck. 6

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Side 1: Franko’s CHUUK LAGOON Dive engine room, bomb Almost the Entire Hull is Deformed Depth Charge Throwers KATSURAGISAN MARU 285' (87m), 2,427-ton
Map, including locations & descriptions hole on port side. Bridge & First Stack Sagging to Port Cargo Ship rests upright on sand at 235' (70m), having
of the Best Wreck Diving in the World. accidentally been blasted by a Japanese mine as she
Propeller at 125' (37m) Torpedoes & Warheads Storage Pressure Cave-In Damage to Starboard Side headed out of the lagoon in January, 1944. Discovered
Bridge at 120' (36m) by Klass Lindermann in 1994, she is deep, corroded,
13 50 Fanuet and collapsing, so diving is rarely attempted.
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Long Lance Torpedo Launchers
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Fanos Fanamar Deck at 150' (45m) 45 7
Forecastle Gun Etten
Bottom at 125' (38m)
Visit Franko at
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I-169 SUBMARINE 344' (105m), 1,400-ton I 168 Class Kaidai 6A Cruiser-Submarine KATSURAGISAN MARU Northest Pass
was sunk while fleeing submerged. Sitting upright at 144' (44m), the crew perished when 6
07030'N she could not be raised. The Japanese then depth charged the subs sail and forward part, Extensive Aft Torpedo Damage
1 leaving it a scattered wreck, but the aft part was untouched. Divers in the 1960's found Aft Bottom at 170'' (51m) PATROL BOAT 34 300' (91m) (approx.), 1,162-ton No. 31 Type Patrol Boat,
the remains of the crew, which were removed and cremated. Corrosion and damage is Sand I. Ex-Kuri Type Momi Class Destroyer sits right offshore in water ranging just 20'
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to 40' (6 to 12m). American bombs dropped from high altitude destroyed this
extensive, so there are no dive penetrations. Depth makes this a technical dive. boat, but the guns were subsequently brought ashore, since she sank sticking
out of the water. Snorkelers explore this rusting hulk, while scuba divers
YAMAGIRI MARU 436' (133m), 6,438-ton Passenger-Cargo Shi5p rests on her port side 15 Fonoton check out the propellers, rudder, troop quarters and engine room at the stern.
in the Repair Anchorages, where she was undergoing repairs and nearly empty at the time 5
Side 2: Franko’s Map of TRUK LAGOON of her demise. Divers reach her starboard side at just 30'-50' (9-15m) and can penetrate Islands Pisiiwi 59 243
A Historical Account of “Operation engine room and aft holds, where 35.6cm (14") shells use by second-line Japanese 10 11 FUJISAN MARU 512' (156m), 9,524-ton Naval Tanker with bomb
Hailstone” February 17-18, 1944 Battleships are found, plus a steamroller, construction equipment, and a propeller. Since damage, mostly on the aft end port side. Somehow the stack survived the
she is shallow her marine growth is astounding. She is almost intact from bow to stern. 15 6 Namoneas Moen No. 1 blast and the sinking. She sits upright with a sharp list to port sloping 170'
CHUUK, FUMITZUKI 338' (103m), 1,193-ton Destroyer, with the Destroyer Oite, is the only actual Airfield to 200' (51m - 66m). Her deck is at 150' (45m), and her s'structure is at 120'
warship sunk in Chuuk Lagoon. Although she was under repair and not seaworthy, she (36m). Experienced skill level is required for penetration, and this is a very
hurriedly pulled out of Repair Anchorages to escape the day raid, only to succumb to the night 35 deep, technical dive. The ship's anchor hangs from the bow. Forward
raid by USS Enterprise's Avengers. She lists to port at 125' (38m), with her deck at 100' (30m). cargo tanks caved in under pressure when the ship went down. The bridge
33 50 is open, as is the galley and aft starboard s'structure.
FEDERATED STATES She is all bent, dished, wrinkled and broken, and presents no penetration opportunity for 11
OF MICRONESIA divers. Externally divers see her guns, torpedo launchers, depth charge throwers, propellers
11 and rudder, and an encrustation of wonderful corals and sponges, and lots of fish.

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SHINKOKU MARU 500' (152m), 10,020-ton Naval Tanker is regarded as Chuuk's
most popular and a "must-do" wreck. Shinkoku was sunk upright with a huge bomb hole
on her aft port side. Her superstructure is just 40' (12m) deep, her deck is 60' (18m), and
she bottoms out at 125' (38m). The aft ship has crew quarters, engine room, propeller,
rudder and rudder engine. Her galley with dishes, stove top and utensils can be seen in
the forward s'structure. The bridge with wheelhouse,
engine telegraph sick bay and operating table are easily Kuli
dived. The bow gun and most exposed structures are
completely encrusted with colorful, luxurious corals,
hydroids and sponges, plus host a myriad of tropical fish.

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NIPPO MARU 351' (107m), 3,764-ton Passenger-
JAPAN Cargo Ship rests upright with a slight list to port. This
Tonoken extraordinary wreck lies in 150' (45m) of water, with
PI 369m (1211')
12 her masts rising to 70' (21m). She was a war-time
21 Auxiliary Water Carrier, with many big water tanks
12 6 aboard. She was also loaded with seven 12cm (5")
guns in hold 5, four anti-tank guns on the starboard
Bush I.

43 13 KAITEN (Site of 1-man submarine) deck at hold 4, and a battle tank on the port deck at
Ferit hold 2. Her galley and aft s'structure are accessible, as
is her exceptionally photogenic bridge and helm,
FUJISAN MARU complete with engine telegraph. A truck's remnants
29 hang overboard on port and another lies on the bottom.
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7 Float Plane (sparse remnants)
Fanufan Reef
Moen No. 2 Fighter & Seaplane Base
14 (South Field)

SHINKOKU MARU COMBINED FLEET ANCHORAGE SAN FRANCISCO MARU Armed Merchant Cruiser & Raider rests upright. This
15 Battleships - Carriers - Destroyers - HOKUYO MARU is a favorite deep wreck dive, with depths ranging
Submarines - Heavy & Light Cruisers SEIKO MARU from 130' (39m) and the s'structure, to 160' (49m) on
Isla Eot Tonoas4 MOMOKAWA MARU the deck, and 210' (64m) at the bottom. The foreship 1239
is all but disintegrated, with the remnant of the bow
40 3 FANOMO flung 600' (183m) forward. The bridge is also
I-169 SUBMARINE HEIAN 8 destroyed. The remains of hundreds of Japanese
YAMAGIRI MARU MARU troops were wound in first hold aft of the s'structure
Patta Tol35 22 (they've been removed). Penetration of this wreck is
07020'N TONAN MARU 3 NIPPO MARU discouraged.
EISEN
Faichuk REPAIR ANC9HORAGE TACHI MARU 761 30
KENSHO MARU AIKOKO MARU
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Fanapanges HOYO MARU 469' (143m), 8,691-ton Naval Eoan Parem FUTAGAMI JILL 2 REIYO MARU 8
FOUPO Tanker lies capsized and broken in two forward 3SAPPORO NAGANO MARU REIYO MARU 400' (122m), 5,446-ton went
Mochen of midships. The forward section lies at 50' ZERO 1 PATROL JUDY down upright in 210'+ (63m+) of water in the
Piaanu (15m), and the aft section slopes to 125' (38m). MARU BOAT 34 SHOTAN MARU Fourth Fleet Anchorage having been hit by a
31 Penetration is not an option. The marine HOYO MARU EMILY huge bomb aft, and another near the bridge, but
10 Lemetol Bay growth of corals and anemones is beautiful, Iron ZERO 2 ZERO 3 OJIMA the Ja6p4 anese managed to remove her cargo
Parem Airstrip KIKUKAWA MARU before she went under. This is the deepest wreck
WONIP Eten Airfield HOKI MARU

2 BETTY Etten 11
Onomue
17 FASON HANAKAWA and you may find clown fish. The bow features 5 4 13 Fefen Ufuno FUJIKAWA MARU in the lagoon, and she is breaking up as she
18 Mt. Winipot MARU torpedo damage prior to Operation Hailstorm. 4 58 corrodes. Reiyo Maru is too deep for all but the
7 443m (1454') 15 AIRCRAFT WRECKS EMILY, ZERO 2, & BETTY A huge Emily Totiw most technical of divers, and there are few
4 four-engine flying boat sits largely intact just off of Tonowas. This is a FOURTH FLEET ANCHORAGE
12 1/2-tank dive to 50' (15m). The other half of your tank is spent diving desirable features or artifacts to be found.
40 on the magnificent Betty twin-engine bomber which crashed just UNKAI
12 2 Polle 11 13 MARU NO. 6 34 450
3 3 KAITEN (Site of 1-man submarine)
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Pianu NIKU short of the former Japanese Eten Airfield. If you have more air or 51 31 32
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would like to snorkel, the Japnese Zero wreck is upside-down just a SIXTH FLEET ANCHORAGE Enengenimo
2 few hundred feet away in only 20' (6m) of water. 69
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27 YUBAE 16 GOSEI
367' (112m), 7,620-ton Passenger FUJIKAWA MARU 433'(132m), 6,983-ton Passenger-Cargo Ship is called "THE MARU MARU
HANAKAWA MARU WRECK" and a "Must-Dive!" Truk Lagoon wreck. This Ex-Aircraft Ferry rests 53

Freighter sits upright at 110' (33m), with deck at 75' (23m), upright on an even keel in 112' (34m) of water, with her s'structure at 30' (9m), and Fananang 54
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25 and s'structure at 50' (15m). Her cargo holds contain fuel her deck at 60' (18m). "The Fuji's" stack rises to 20' (6m), and her rear mast is seen 39 ONE GUN BOAT RIO DE
drums, many of which were set afire by a devastating TAIHO MARU JANEIRO SHOTAN MARU 285' (87m), 1,999-ton Cargo
near the surface. Her holds contain shells, machine guns and airplane wings in MARU Ship lies upright on a slope at 167' (52m). Her
torpedo to the starboard bow. Shallow waters mean much 21 the first hold, and a Zero fuselage. The Fuji is famous for fighter planes in hold 2. Siis s'structure is at 129' (36m), and her deck is 150'
Uman (45m). This deep wreck features two anchors on
marine growth but also a high rate of corrosion. Other holds contain ammo for the bow gun, prop blades, and aircraft parts. The SANKISAN MARU the bow, trucks in hold 1, anti-aircraft guns, an
accessible galley and mess, plus the bridge with
s'structure pilothouse, baths, staterooms, galley and engine room are accessible. 2 47 2
The bow gun is covered by colorful sponges and coral, and the bow wears soft AMAGISAN MARU
1368 corals and sea fans. By virtue of being shallow, The Fuji is rapidly corroding.

Machine Gun Shells & Airplane Wings In Hold 1 YUBAE MARU 344' (105m), 3,217-ton Army Cargo Ship sunk onto a hill and slid its helm and telegraph. Marine growth makes the

Aircraft in Hold 2 Leneperer 34 downslope while rolling over onto her top side at 120' (36m). The broken structure 54 aft gun photogenic.
Bridge at 30' (9m) Reef does not permit entry but divers enjoy finding tableware and an anchor nearby. 35 7
Encrusted Bow Gun 15
749 TAIHO MARU 305' (93m), 2,827-ton Cargo Ship lies in 158' (48m) of water
NAGANO MARU 344' (105m) length, 50' (15m) beam, 3,824- 10
Officers Head 37 ton Pasenger-Cargo Ship lies upright with a slight list to port.

Top of Stack at 20' (6m) broken in two, with most of the middle obliterated. The aft lies port-side-down, with Fonow Due to extreme depth, she is out of range for most divers. She
Rear Mast Just Below Surface two holds with fuel drums and a photogenic cannon. The bow lies upside down. The sits at 220' (66m) deep, with her superstructure at 140' (42m),
Pueilap Reef 38 main attraction is the underwater terrain and marine life. 43 and her deck at 165' (50m). Her smoke stack and her forward
mast broken. There is a truck in the forward hold, and the mess
40 4 and galley is full of china, glasses and bottles. The engine room
ONE GUN BOAT (DAI NA HINO MARU; HINO MARU NO. 2) Small, 998-ton is accessible for the very rare deep dive groups who go there.
Cargo Ship was the unofficial "Symbol of Truk Lagoon" with its photogenic bow gun in Aualap Passage Bow, stern and anti-aircraft guns are on the ship.
just a few feet of water. Located just offshore west of Uman Island in 3' to 40' (1m to 12m) South Passage
of water, this wreck is good for snorkeling too. The freighter was blown inside out by two 3 HOKI MARU 450' (137m) , 7,112-ton Cargo Ship was sunk when bombs were 35
Stern Gun bombs midships, so other than the bow little is recognizable. dropped into a cargo of aviation gasoline, devastating much of the foreship. Hoki
Torpedo Hole 13 1 Maru is the Ex-New Zealand ship M/V Hauraki, captured by the Japanese. She sits
2936 FUJIKAWA MARU upright at 175' (53m) depth, with her deck at 140' (42m), and her superstructure
Prop at 112' (34m) 297 SANKISAN MARU 367' (112m), 4,776-tons Freighter suffered a bomb right Ozoluk Reef at 110' (33m). Hold 5 is full of bulldozers, trucks, tractors and a steam roller. Hold
Ollan at midship has munitions. The bow and forecastle are still in good shape, but lie
284 in an ordinance-filled aft hold, which obliterated her aft end, her aft fragments Faleu Pagura Reef beyond a debris field separated from the rest of the ship. Brightly colored
scattering into an 80' (24m) deep explosion crater on the 80' deep bottom. Her Paguerion KhoIrKriUficK3m7AsuWpnoiAtnigoMnessAdeRxrepUslso3sthi5oe8n'm,(1wa0sh9tiscmah)n,tdo3r,se8u3hp3ee-rrtsoatnfrtuFhcrateulifrgeah.ptearrtw. aHs edrefmoro5wlisahrde1dh2 aanlfdliseusnoknbhyea5r90
forward end went down upright 600' (183m) away. The deck is 50' (15m) deep, Fourup 34 Passage starboard side at 125' (38m), and her accessible s' starts at 65' (20m). The forward holds
393 Reef

with dense soft corals and other marine growth, and with her masts rising Pispis
toward the surface, this is a popular dive with snorkelers. Several trucks chassis
and other cargo remain in hold 2.
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CHUUK ISLANDS & Chuuk Governor's Office/ Fano 329 are full of aircraft supplies and munitions, and her aft is scattered widely.
Chuuk Government Offices
SCALE 56 OJIMA 84
160' (49m), 812-ton Tategami Class Salvage Tug lies broken in two in 120' (36m)

CHUUK LAGOON DETAILS 0 1 Pizion Passage of water. She was blasted, bent and torn apart by the tremendous explosion that rocked
0 1 and sank the Kikukawa Maru. Ojima's own boilers blew up due to the extreme heat. This is
Kurassa Hotel 1188 a deep dive with no penetrations. She was also used for firefighting duties. Scuba divers
1200 17
Miles Faleasioz Reef check out the propellers, rudder, troop quarters and engine room at the stern. 640

Pacific Garden Hotel & Restaurant MOMOKAWA MARU 351' (107m) 43 (15m) beam, 3,8323 0-ton Passenger-Cargo Ship
length, 50'

FSM Telecommunication Corp. Weno Kilometers lists severely to port as she lies in 130' (39m) of water. Her s'structure is at 70' (21m) and her deck at
273 120' (36m), making it accessible to most skilled sport divers. A crude field gun on a swivel adorns
Chuuk Airport (TKK) Ruins Cathedral Church 07010'N her poop deck, and a second gun lies on the sea floor with ammunition. Forward holds are full of
R.S. Plaza Hotel 15 cargo including aircraft parts, artillery shells, and trucks. Fine china still fills the crew's quarters
Ruins 3 and galley. T4h7e bridge helm and engine telegraph are accessible, as is the engine room.
Moen No. 1 Airfield Tonachau Ruins HOKUYO MARU 354' (108m), 4,216-ton Passenger-Cargo Ship rests upright on an even keel in deep

Anderson Field 228m (748') Bou Bay Ruins waters at 210' (63m), with her deck at 165' (50m), and superstructure at 130' (39m) in the Fourth Fleet
High Tide Hotel & Restaurant River PENIESENE Nomenuuk Bay Anchorage. She sports deadly bomb damage port aft and starboard midships, but these holes provide
IRAS Foumew ship access. Depth puts this wreck beyond sport diving limits, and ship peneration at this depth
NANTAKU

Oriental Restaurant (Korean) Historical TUNNUK Ruins PENIA requires training and skill. The helm, binnacle and telegraph are in open water on deck. The highlight
Wichon Falls within is the engine room, which is reached via the boiler room. Forecastle has lush marine life.
Marker Hospital WINIKU NEMWAN OR
Xavier High School This former Japanese SAN FRANCISCO MARU 384' (117m), 5,831-ton Passenger-Cargo Ship is known as "The Million
Public Market Post Office Wicho2n7W8imtip(w9o1n2') WINIPIS Xavier High School communication station is built like a fortress, Dollar Wreck" because it is packed with war stuff, including mines, bombs, munitions, Long Lance 950
Commercial Port NEPUKOS with massive concrete walls and steel window
closures. It is now Micronesia's most prest- torpedoes, and, best of all, a trio of genuine Japanese battle tanks. It also has oil and petrol barrels,
aircraft engines, and trucks. Major damage to the stern indicates that she sank quickly. She sits
Cave & Gun NUKANAP geous high school for the most ambitious upright in water just over 200' (60m) deep, with the shallowest superstructure at 160' (48m), and the
Truk Stop Dock Divers staying at the Truk Truk Stop Hotel & Tonoken PEITIW students from across Micronesia. deck at 175' (53m), making this ship well beyond sport diving limits. It is an advanced, technical,
Stop Hotel or diving with Truk Lagoon Dive Truk Lagoon Dive Center MWAN
Center conveniently board their dive boat 369m (1211') deep dive, with highly trained wreck skills required to explore. 591
from the hotel dock. EPINUP 763 387
RIO DE JANEIRO MARU 463' (141m), 9,626-ton Naval Transport, also used as a Sub Tender, and
formerly a Passenger-Cargo Liner, rests on her starboard side at 115' (35m). The diveable s'structure ranges
Logan Memorial Church Ruins Nenono from 40'to 80' (12m-24m). The huge bow gun is sagging to the bottom as the fire-gutted bow structure
Treasures Dive Shop collapses. The stern is in good shape with its big gun, stern helm compass and engine telegraph on the way
Chukuwen WICHAP aft (poop deck). Cargo includes beer6bottle in aft hold, and coastal defense guns, plus a load of coal.
236m (775') Chuuk Lagoon GOSEI MARU 126' (82m), 1,931-ton Costal Freighter rests on her port side on a steep incline right
off the shore on the NW side of Uman Island in the Sixth Fleet Anchorage area. She sits at only 8'
(2.5m) at the stern and 100' (30m) at the bow, giving her the nickname, "Stern-High Wreck" Shallow-
water propellers provide photo opportunity. Remaining cargo includes drums for oil and gas, plus
Blue Lagoon Resort & Dive Shop Ruins Ruins torpedo bodies. Explosives, including torpedo warheads and depth charges, have thankfully been
removed. Cargo of coal remains in aft hold. Corrosion is advancing rapidly. Marine growth is lush.
NEUO 610

Liveaboard Dive Boats Chuuk has both JILL 1 Etten Mokumok FUJISAN Sino Memorial School Tonoas Visitors UNKAI MARU NO. 6 305' (93m), 3,220-ton Cargo Ship sits upright Poop Deck Covered with Debris
land-based dive operators and liveaboard Float Plane (sparse remnants) Takarajima Restaurant (Yanago I.) MARU can't help but notice that the children of at 130' (39m), with its deck at 100' (30m), and s'structure at 80' (24m), She
dive yachts. The Odyssey seen here is Chuuk are beautiful and always ready to was almost gutted by fire before sinking. Books and a newspaper in English Seven 12 cm Guns in Aft Hold
an ocean-going hotel that divers enjoy (Japanese) flash a big smile. can be found, but this severely corroded and collapsing structure has no cargo. Four Antitank Guns on Stbd, Deck
while exploring Chuuk's shipwrecks.
KAITEN (Site of 1-man submarine) 31
SHINKOKU MARU
Moen No. 2 Fighter & Seaplane Base TACHIKAZE 5 Bridge, Helm, & Mounted Vise
(South Field) Engine Telegraph

AMAGISAN MARU 450' (137m), 7,620-ton Passenger-Cargo Ship lies in 200'+ Neoch Atoll

COMBINED FLEET ANCHORAGE (60m+) water, listing severely to port and inclining downward from bow to stern. It Machine Guns Bomb
Battleships - Carriers - Destroyers - is evident that a torpedo hit her aft end. There is also damage midships starboard. Damage
Submarines - Heavy & Light Cruisers Tonoas The deck is at 120'+ (36m+), and the superstructure is at 100'+ (30m+), making Galley
access advanced and technical. A tanker truck rests off the port side near the bow.
Chuukese Commute The way to get Cargo holds contain a car, bombs, aircraft parts, and planking wood. The engine Difficult, but
Japanese Naval Hospital to the market or to work for many room is deep and difficult. The best attraction is the much-photographed bow gun. Accessible S'structure

YAMAGIRI MARU I-169 SUBMARINE Chuukese folks is via the family boat. Collapsed Funnel
TONAN MARU 3 These people are returning from the Battle Tank
HEIAN MARU NECHAP KUCHUA Commercial Port on Weno back home
TACHI MARU 13 NIPPO MARU
to Tonowas. NIPPO MARU Fwd. Mast Just Below Surface Second Truck Underneath

Japanese School Aircraft Parts
Japanese Army Hospital

KENSHO MARU RORO 07000'N Hold 2 Contains Several Trucks Truck Hangs Over Fwd. Port, Lauvergne I.
Stern Remnants Located About 600' Ipis 34
Blue Lagoon Dive Shop Gradvin Aisek (left), REPAIR ANCHORAGE EISEN 761 ENIN Away in the Crater of the Explosion
the son of the founder of Truk Lagoon diving, KIYOSUMI MARU FUTAGAMI Tolomwan St. Anthony AIKOKO MARU Hold 1 Contains Ammunition
Kimiuo Aisek, runs a museum-like dive shop as SAPPORO POLLE and Supplies Bottom at 90' (27m)
a tribute to his father. Franko adds the first MARU SANKISAN MARU
edition of this Chuuk Lagoon map to add to Japanese Fuel Farm REIYO MARU
that tribute. NAGANO MARU
HOYO PATROL NUKUNO SAPUN MOMOKAWA MARU
Parem MARU JILL 2 SHOTAN MARU
SAN FRANCISCO MARU Fanamu
U.F.O. BOAT 34 JUDY
Japanese Seaplane Base ZERO 3 SEIKO MARU
Iron
EMILY (Flying Boat) HOKUYO MARU OJIMA

Ufuno SAPETA ZERO 2 KIKUKAWA MARU HOKI MARU Torpedoes and Shells
Eten Airfield Bomb Damage
ZERO 1 BETTY (Bomber) Bridge Deck at 120' (36m)

Parem Airstrip Etten FOURTH FLEET ANCHORAGE 100's of Japanese Troops
Died in Aft Hold
Stack at 90' (27m)

FUJIKAWA MARU S'Structure at 130' (42m) Hold Contains Trucks
Foreship Obliterated with Bow Gun
Totiw INAKA Fefen Bow Flung 183m (600') Fwd. Deck at 160' (49m)
Large Aft Gun
Three Light Army Tanks
Bottom at 210' (64m) at 160' (48m)
Hemispherical Mines
FANIPW Chuuk Lagoon Islets Fanamu Island SAN FRANCISCO MARU
(shown), as well as Jeep Island are
favorite stops for diver between AIKOKO MARU Large Aft Gun
wreck dives. It is surprising to learn
UNKAI MARU NO. 6 that these islets are inhabited. You Hold 2, Tween Decks to Midship Forecastle Contains All Kinds
SIXTH FLEET ANCHORAGE can stay on Fanamu Island's beautiful Via Staterooms & Engine Room of Personal Items
cottage. Inquire with Truk Blue
GOSEI MARU Lagoon Resort, which operates the are all Open to Dive Bow Gun
lodge. Snorkeling here is fabulous.
SAPORE Old Quadrant Rudder Bridge
Mechanism on Poop Deck Fallen Stack
Chuukese Subsistence Living Since just Holes in Hull from
5000 or fewer tourists come to Chuuk each YUBAE MARU Galley in Aft S'structure Exploding Shells
year, locals rely on day-to-day subsistence
living, such as fishing and growing fruits ONE GUN BOAT Uman
and vegetables at home for their living. (HINO MARU NO. 2 or
DAI NA HINO MARU) (UNKNOWN) RIO DE JANEIRO MARU Hold No. 1 Contains Shoes

Large Gun

TAIHO MARU SUPPLY VESSEL Uroas
SUPPLY VESSEL
Propellers UNKAI MARU NO. 6

Fabulous Guides Chuuk Lagoon Siis SANKISAN MARU Torpedo Damage
of Favorite Places on Starboard, Bottom
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