Dive Site - Kansho Maru
| Dive Site - Kansho Maru | |||
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| Kansho Maru | Chuuk Lagoon (Truk Lagoon) | ||
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| Federated States of Micronesia |  |
40 m | Advanced Open Water plus Deep |
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| - | Salt | 0 m | |
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| 7° 22.688′ N 7.378139° N 7° 22′ 41.3″ N |
151° 50.852′ E 151.847528° E 151° 50′ 51.1″ E |
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| The Kansho Maru is a shipwreck dive site in Chuuk Lagoon, Micronesia. She was a medium sized passenger cargo ship with five holds. The Kansho Maru was built in 1938 by the Mitsui Dockyard Company as a passenger/cargo carrier for the Mitsui and Kawasaki Lines. The Japanese Navy took control of her when the war began and she was put to work shuttling supplies between Japan and the Marshall Islands. Tonnage: 4,862. Length: 116 metres. Beam: 16 metres. Launched: 30 June 1938. Just prior to the “Hailstone” attack, Kansho Maru was in Kwajalein Atoll delivering supplies, when she was bombed by carrier aircraft and took a hit to her engine room. Unable to get underway, Kansho was towed to Chuuk by the Momokawa Maru and arrived around January 5, 1944. Both ships were located in the Repair anchorage when the “Hailstone” attack began and after losing their protective air cover, were unable to defend themselves from attack and final sinking. A torpedo exploding at hold 1 on the Kansho Maru caused the ship to sink in 40 metres of water. Divers on the Kansho Maru can explore her interiors including a great engine room and machine shop, galley, and other quarters including the Captain’s room where heavy radio equipment have tumbled through from wasted floors of a bridge above. Her empty holds have a few sights of repair/salvage pumps and acetylene torches/welding equipment. Bicycles lie in forward hold. Alternative spellings for the name of the ship are Kensho Maru and Kensyo Maru. Location GPS coordinates from Thorfinn.net. Accuracy unknown. See also: https://www.michaelmcfadyenscuba.info/viewpage.php?page_id=234 |
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