Kiyosumi Maru in Truk Lagoon (Chuuk)

3D Model

The “Kiyosumi Maru” was built in 1934 as a luxurious transport ship. The Japanese navy took control of her in 1941 and converted here into an armed merchant ship. The armament consisted of a number of 152.4 mm (6 inch) guns, two torpedo tubes and an AA gun. The “Kiyosumi Maru” served as troop carrier during the Battle of Midway (4.7.1943 - 7.7.1943). It was struck by 3 torpedos and was towed to Truk Lagoon (Chuuk) to recover. She was sunk by U.S. dive bombers during ‘Operation Hailstone’ (17.2.1944 - 18.2.1944). The Japanese losses were extremely high during this military operation - the complete fleet was destroyed.

The wreck lies at a depth of 30 meters (100 fsw), within Truk Lagoon. I scanned the wreck on Feb.13th 2025

www.dive3d.eu