Fujikawa Maru
- Advanced
- Wreck
- Grey reef sharks
Experienced≤40 m
I-169 Shinohara (submarine)
Dive site in Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, Micronesia
The only known diveable Japanese fleet submarine in the world.
- Max depth
- 46 m
- Level
- Experienced
- Best months
- Oct–Apr
- Current
- Mild
The story
On 4 April 1944, I-169 dived at her Truk anchorage to avoid approaching US bombers with most of her deck hatches still open, and sank in 38 m. The trapped crewmen did not survive; their remains were returned to Japan in August 1973.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
The dive
A wreck dive. Known for turtles.
Who it's for
Experienced≤40 mSource: scubadiverlife.com
Recommended minimum: Experienced (Deep Specialty, N3).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- The site goes deeper than 40 m: Experienced divers stay above 40 m.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Turtles
- Jellyfish
Season in Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Oct–Apr.
Source: zubludiving.comWhere is Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon?
The point shows the Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon
San Francisco Maru
The 'Million Dollar Wreck', a 117 m freighter named for its costly cargo.
- Technical
- Wreck
Betty Bomber
A shallow Japanese Navy bomber wreck off Eten Island, often followed by schools of batfish.
- Advanced
- Wreck
- Batfish
Heian Maru
At 163 m the largest wreck in Truk, a submarine tender with torpedoes still in its holds.
- Advanced
- Wreck
Nippo Maru
A twin-barrel anti-aircraft gun, three Howitzers and a Japanese battle tank lie on this wreck.
- Technical
- Wreck
Rio de Janeiro Maru
- Advanced
- Wreck
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.
Photo credits
- Zero fighter in the hold of the Fujikawa Maru, Chuuk, Motoki Kurabayashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Type 95 tank on the deck of the San Francisco Maru, Chuuk, montereydiver, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Cockpit of the Betty bomber wreck, Chuuk, montereydiver, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Shells lying in the Heian Maru wreck, Chuuk, Motoki Kurabayashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Artillery piece on the deck of the Nippo Maru, Chuuk, w:en:Aquaimages (talk | contribs), CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
- Superstructure of the Rio de Janeiro Maru wreck, Chuuk, Motoki Kurabayashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
