Taikichi Maru

 

Sinking History
A USS Bunker Hill SBD hit her with a 1,600 lbs armor piercing bomb, and eight other planes finished off the ship which exploded in a huge blast, sinking into Truk Lagoon.

Shipwreck
Broken into two sections on a 100 foot bottom. The hull and deck were blow apart by an explosion and debris is all over the bottom. The bow is about 50' away and also mangled.

 

 
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