Kanshin Maru

IJN
Cargo

Tons
2,000

 

Sinking History
Sunk in Simpson Harbor, off Rabaul by American air attack on January 17, 1944.

Shipwreck
Lies upright on a sandy bottom in 140' of water. Holds contain parts, torpedoes, ammunition and many small artifacts. A truck with her crank handle still in place is inside one of the holds. There was an unexploded bomb next to Kanshin Maru stuck into the sea floor.

1994 Eruption
During the 1994 eruption, the shipwreck was covered in ash, and is no longer diveable.

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SCUBA
140'

 

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