Fujikawa Maru
- Advanced
- Wreck
- Grey reef sharks
Technical
Nippo Maru
Dive site in Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, Micronesia
A twin-barrel anti-aircraft gun, three Howitzers and a Japanese battle tank lie on this wreck.
- Max depth
- 50 m
- Level
- Technical
- Best months
- Oct–Apr
- Current
- Mild
Photo: w:en:Aquaimages (talk | contribs), CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
The story
Launched in Kobe in 1936 and converted to an auxiliary water tanker, the Nippo Maru was hit by three TBF Avengers from USS Essex and sank on 18th February 1944 with no casualties. A Type 97 tank, minus its turret gun, lies next to Hold No. 2.
Source: masterliveaboards.com
The dive
A wreck dive.
Who it's for
TechnicalSource: zubludiving.com
Recommended minimum: Technical (Tec, cave, trimix, rebreather).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
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.
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Heian Maru
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Rio de Janeiro Maru
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down to 38 m
Kensho Maru
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- Technical
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
- Superstructure of the Rio de Janeiro Maru wreck, Chuuk, Motoki Kurabayashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
