IJN Sankisan Maru -
山鬼山丸
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There
are conflicting records of the identity of this vessel,
but most historical sources state she was a passenger
steamer laid down by Harima Shipbuilding &
Engineering in Aioi, and was launched in 1942 for the
company Kabura Kisen KK. She was requisitioned and
refitted as a military transport by the Inperial
Japanese Navy in October 1943. She was spotted and
attacked by American Helldiver airplanes from USS Bunker
Hill17. February 1944 outside Uman Island loaded with
ammunition and other military supplies. She was set on
fire and a violent explosion devastated her stern
section and sealed her fate. The stern section is today
totally broken up, while her bow is mostly intact. The
battered wreck rest outside the southwest side of the
Island on a depth of 15 to 32 meter. Also see the
adjacent wreck of Hino
Maru #2.
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| 7°17'43.7"N 151°52'08.2"E Last updated: March 2021 |
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