Fate Sunk 25 November 1943 Beam 64.9 ft (19.8 m) Launched 1934 Tonnage 9.119 million kg | Type Transport ship Draft 37.1 ft (11.3 m) Length 153 m | |
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Builder Kawasaki Dockyard, Kobe Installed power Kawasaki (MAN-type) diesel engine, 8,611 hp (6,421 kW) | ||
Toa maru no 2
Toa Maru No 2 is a World War II Japanese transport ship sunk by the American submarine USS Searaven (SS-196) off Gizo, Solomon Islands on 25 November 1943.
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The hull of the wreck is intact and lying on its starboard side. The ships masts are still attached to the hull; however, recently the superstructure has fallen into the sand. The deepest point of the wreck is by the stern, which rests in 130 feet (40 m) of water; however, the top of the wreck can be reached at a depth of 40 feet (12 m). The contents of the ship's 6 cargo holds include saki bottles, ammunition clips, two Type 95 tanks, motor-cycle sidecar combinations and a fuel tanker. However, since the sinking, the ship has been salvaged removing some of the cargo and the ship's propeller.
In its 2010 travel guide, Diver magazine named the wreck as one of the top 20 wreck dives in the world.
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