Sinking History
Blown apart by an explosion on October 7, 1943 due to overloading and sank at Truk Lagoon. Salvage vessel Ojima was dispatched to assist her, but when fire reached her cargo of fuel both ships sunk in the resulting explosion.

Discovery
This wreck was discovered in 1976 during fathometer searchers. Rediscovered in June 1980, it is rarely dived.

Shipwreck
The section forward of the bridge is resting on an underwater hill. There are oil drums, a compressor and other equipment in the forward hold. Aircraft parts including aircraft bodies, propellers, engines and wheels have spilled over onto the ocean floor. There is also a truck in the pile of debris.

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