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IJN
Submarine Chaser
Tons
343
Dimensions
134 / 27 / 14
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Wartime History
Sunk on December 4, 1943 by Lexington planes after entering the Kawajalein North Atoll through Mellu Pass, sinking in the northern atoll. 200 yards west of Sand Island along the west reef three
miles from Roi.
Shipwreck
Almost all the wooded hull and superstructure are
gone. Engines, fuel tanks and other equipment is all that remains
on the
sandy
bottom at depth of 90 feet. Two 6 foot anchors are near by, as are
several unexploded depth charges. Bottles, navigation instruments
and other
artifacts have
been found in the seabed around the wreck.
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