Seiko Maru - せ いこ まるMicronesia,Asia
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Seiko
Maru was laid down at Harima Zosenko in Aioi as a general
cargo freighter for the Japanese company Dairen Kisen
Kabushiki Kaisha. SHe was launched in 1940 and put in
service in their route between Japan and America. In 1941
she was requisitioned by the Imperial navy as a military
transport. She survived several attacks from American
submarines during the war, but was damaged by a torpedo in
late 1943. She was towed to Truk lagoon where she 17.
February 1944 was attacked several times by airplanes from
USS Enterprise and the US Navy's Task Force 58. She was
hit by several bombs that ripped her hull open. The next
day she was again attacked and hit by bombs from airplanes
sent from USS Bunker Hill, and she soon disappeared in the
deep. The wreck was found in 1973 by sport divers and rest
today on her keel on a depth of approximately 22 to 56
meters
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| N 07o 21´52“, E 151o 53´58“ ( Source: Wrecks.cz ) Last updated: December 2019 |
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