- Aikoku Maru (1940) - Wikipedia
The wreck of Aikoku Maru is a popular scuba diving spot in the waters of Truk Lagoon, despite her depth of approximately 64 metres (210 ft) The wreck is upright, with the bridge at the 40 metres (130 ft) meter level and deck extending approximately 10 metres (33 ft) deeper
- The haunting remains of the Aikoku Maru wreck in Truk
The convoy was attacked 300 nautical miles (560 km; 350 mi) NW of Truk by the submarine USS Trigger, which sank the minelayer Nasami and transport Yasukuni Maru; however, Aikoku Maru was undamaged and reached Truk on 1 February
- Truk Lagoon Aikoku Maru History
Truk Lagoon shipwrecks, Rebreathers, complete information and maps for divers, photographs and text on 24 ships hotel, flight and diving operator information included
- The story of Aikoku Maru – one of Chuuk’s many wrecks
The Aikoku Maru is just one of the 44 known wrecks in and around Truk Lagoon, many that you can dive on when you visit Chuuk and the Blue Lagoon Dive Shop, opened by Kimiuo Aisek in 1973 and operated by his family to this day
- Truk Lagoon Ep 7: Aikoku (Truk’s Most Tragic Wreck)
Once a proud auxiliary cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, the Aikoku Maru was torn apart in a massive explosion during Operation Hailstone in February 1944, killing more than 700 men
- The Bombing of Truk, February 17, 1944
Some 200,000 tons of shipping was eliminated, including Japanese ammunition ship Aikoku Maru, which blew up in a tremendous explosion that engulfed the American bomber that had struck it, killing the three men in the aircraft
- TRUK - advanceddivermagazine. com
The first look at Truk by American forces came on a reconnaissance mission by two marine aircraft Flying at an altitude of 20,000 feet, these planes managed to photograph the naval base at Truk between breaks in the heavy cloud cover
- Aikoku Maru | Dive3D. eu
The wreck of Aikoku Maru is a popular scuba diving spot in the waters of Truk Lagoon, despite her depth of approximately 64 metres (210 ft) The wreck is upright, with the bridge at the 40 metres (130 ft) meter level and deck extending approximately 10 metres (33 ft) deeper
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