Kizugawa Maru
Kizugawa Maru (Japanese: 木津川丸, きづがわまる), or Kitsugawa Maruα, is a World War II-era Japanese water tanker sunk in Apra Harbor, Guam. Damaged by a submarine torpedo attack off Guam on April 8, 1944, she was towed into port for repairs. In port, she was further damaged in three separate U.S. air attacks during the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign. Deemed irreparable, Kizugawa Maru was scuttled by shore guns on June 27, 1944. The shipwreck is now a deep recreational diving site.
Kizugawa Maru, seen pre-war | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Kizugawa Maru |
| Builder | Kawaminami, Nagasaki |
| Launched | May 11, 1941 |
| Completed | July 1941 |
| Identification | Official Number 48643 |
| Fate | Scuttled in Apra Harbor, Guam, June 27, 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | WWII Standard D-class ship (jpn.) class |
| Tonnage | 1,915 GRT |
| Length | 82.8 metres (272 ft) |
| Beam | 12.2 metres (40 ft) |
| Draft | 6.2 metres (20 ft) |
| Propulsion | steam, 1 x 3-cyl. triple expansion engine, single shaft, 1 screw |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h) |
| Armament | 1 x 8cm/40 deck gun, 1 x single 25mm Type 96 gun, 2 x single 13mm Type 93 MGs, 1 x 7,7mm MG, 5 rifles, 2 depth charges, 1 hydrophone |
| Wreck of Kizugawa Maru | |
|---|---|
| Location | Piti, Guam, USA |
| Waterbody | Apra Harbor |
| Nearest land | Cabras Island |
| Dive type | Deep, Wreck |
| Depth range | 65 to 140 ft (20 to 43 m) |
| Average visibility | 10 to 20 m (33 to 66 ft) |
| Entry type | Boat |
| Bottom composition | Metal, silt |
| Water | Salt |
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