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Fujikawa Maru

Chuuk Lagoon, Micronesia

Profondeur typique
35 m
Type
Épave
Niveau
Advanced
OPEN WATERADVANCEDSURFACE10203040PALIER · 3–6 mTYPIQUE35 mFOND · 35 m

Notes

Aircraft transport sunk Operation Hailstone, Feb 1944. Disassembled A6M Zeros and an A5M Claude in the forward holds; engine-room penetration is a classic deep-tec dive.

Faune marine

Other
eight disassembled Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters and one A5M 'Claude' in the forward holds
Corals
hard and soft coral on the masts, kingposts and deck guns
Sharks
grey reef shark
Reef fish
batfish, glassfish, lionfish, snapper

Épave

Navire
Fujikawa Maru
Classe
aircraft transport / armed merchant
Origine
Imperial Japan
Coulé
1944 — US Navy aerial torpedo attack during Operation Hailstone, 17–18 Feb 1944
Longueur
133 m
Pénétration
Possible — avec formation

Caractéristiques du site

  • Wreck
  • Penetration
  • Historic
  • Overhead Environment
  • Aircraft Cargo
  • War Grave
  • Engine Room

Quand plonger

Idéal
Dec–Apr
À éviter
Jul–Sep

Sheltered lagoon — divable year-round; dry season offers calmer surface conditions and clearer water. Recreational divers visit the upper holds; the engine-room descent is a tec staple.

Conditions & accès

Visibilité
15–30 m
Température
28–30 °C
Courant
Mild
Accès
Open access
Niveau requis
Advanced Open Water + wreck specialty for the upper holds and bridge; engine-room penetration through five decks down to the boiler room is a serious tec dive — wreck/penetration training and stage gas required.

Emplacement

7.3508° N, 151.8814° E

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