IJN
Refrigeration
Transport Ship

Tons
9,570

Length
147m

Peter Ording 2002

Wartime History
Irako was damaged on January 20, 1944 by US Seadragon (SS-194) northwest of Truk.

Sinking History
Irako was both damaged and sunk in the strike on September 24, 1944 while at the mouth of Coron Bay.

Shipwreck
Probably the best wreck dive in the Philippines. The Irako is quite intact and because of the good visibility you know you are on a big shipwreck. Big groupers, schools of tuna and yellow fin, lion fish and scorpion fish live around this wreck. Sea turtles live in the crumpled and folded metal of the superstructure. There is a beautiful deep penetration through the engine room for trained, experienced and properly equipped divers.

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