The
tanker Okikawa Maru was laid down at Kawasaki in Marh
1943 for the company Kawasaki Kisen K.K in Kobe and
launched 1.August the same year. She had an active
service in the Pacific during second world wa. She
arrived Coron 22.September 1944 and was attacked by
planes from US Task Force 38 two days later. 9.October
1944 again planes from Task Force 38 attacked and this
time she was sunk. Today the wreck rest on a depth of
12 to 28 meter at Busuanga.
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Okikawa
Maru
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149,7 x 20,4 x 8,8 m
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10241 grt
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Kawasaki ( JP ) 1943
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Kobe ( JP )
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