USAT 'Liberty'
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 2:47 am
Hi all
Just had a wonderful opportunity to dive on USAT 'Liberty' at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia. Ship was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in January 1941. The crew beached the ship to salvage cargo. 'Liberty' was apparently beached and lay exposed until 1963 when the eruption of Mt Agung slipped the wreck into deeper water. Has anyone seen photos of the wreck prior to it submerging beneath the waves?
Kind regards
Silvano
Just had a wonderful opportunity to dive on USAT 'Liberty' at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia. Ship was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in January 1941. The crew beached the ship to salvage cargo. 'Liberty' was apparently beached and lay exposed until 1963 when the eruption of Mt Agung slipped the wreck into deeper water. Has anyone seen photos of the wreck prior to it submerging beneath the waves?
Kind regards
Silvano