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FUJISAN MARU 512’ (156m), 9,524-ton Naval Tanker with bomb (49m) on the deck, and 210’ (64m) at the bottom. The foreship
damage, mostly on the aft end port side. Somehow the stack is all but disintegrated, with the remnant of the bow flung 600’
survived the blast and the sinking. She sits upright with a sharp (183m) forward. The bridge is also destroyed. The remains of
list to port sloping 170’ to 200’ (51m - 66m). Her deck is at 150’ hundreds of Japanese troops were wound in first hold aft of the
(45m), and her s’structure is at 120’ (36m). Experienced skill s’structure (they’ve been removed). Penetration of this wreck is
level is required for penetration, and this is a very deep, techni- discouraged.
cal dive. The ship’s anchor hangs from the bow. Forward cargo
tanks caved in under pressure when the ship went down. The REIYO MARU 400’ (122m), 5,446-ton went down upright in 210’+
bridge is open, as is the galley and aft starboard s’structure. (63m+) of water in the Fourth Fleet Anchorage having been hit
by a huge bomb aft, and another near the bridge, but the Japa-
NIPPO MARU 351’ (107m), 3,764-ton Passenger-Cargo Ship rests nese managed to remove her cargo before she went under. This
upright with a slight list to port. This extraordinary wreck lies in is the deepest wreck in the lagoon, and she is breaking up as she
150’ (45m) of water, with her masts rising to 70’ (21m). She was corrodes. Reiyo Maru is too deep for all but the most technical
a war-time Auxiliary Water Carrier, with many big water tanks of divers, and there are few desirable features or artifacts to be
aboard. She was also loaded with seven 12cm (5”) guns in hold found.
5, four anti-tank guns on the starboard deck at hold 4, and a bat-
tle tank on the port deck at hold 2. Her galley and aft s’structure SHOTAN MARU 285’ (87m), 1,999-ton Cargo Ship lies upright on
are accessible, as is her exceptionally photogenic bridge and a slope at 167’ (52m). Her s’structure is at 129’ (36m), and her
helm, complete with engine telegraph. A truck’s remnants hang deck is 150’ (45m). This deep wreck features two anchors on
overboard on port and another lies on the bottom. the bow, trucks in hold 1, anti-aircraft guns, an accessible galley
and mess, plus the bridge with its helm and telegraph. Marine
AIKOKO MARU 492’ (150m), 10,437-ton Ex-Armed Merchant growth makes the aft gun photogenic.
Cruiser & Raider rests upright. This is a favorite deep wreck dive,
with depths ranging from 130’ (39m) and the s’structure, to 160’