Tokai Maru 1943
Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | Tokai Maru | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1943 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Second World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | archaeological site, shipwreck | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | Empire of Japan | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Imperial Japanese Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | World War II | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | Philippine Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Guam | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 3 km from land |
| Position | 13.4592, 144.6540 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
Tokai Maru was a Japanese passenger-cargo ship built by the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard that was sunk in Apra Harbor, Guam, in 1943, during World War II.
It had served as a fast ship service between New York City and Japan for Osaka Shosen Co. before World War II; during the war it was used as a military transport ship for the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Diving & visiting
The Tokai Maru shipwreck, 120 feet (37 m) under water, is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, as is the shipwreck of SMS Cormoran, which it lies beside. It is one of the few places where divers can explore a World War I shipwreck next to a ship from World War II.
In 1988 the wreck was placed on the National Register of Historic Places because of its association with World War II.
Location
- Recorded position: 13.4592, 144.6540 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Philippine Sea
- Nearest coast: Guam
Wreck positions on this site are for interest only and are not for navigation. Many wrecks are war graves or legally protected: never disturb human remains or remove artefacts, and check local law before diving.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Tokai Maru (revision 1373455582), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “Wrecksite”; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby wrecks
- SMS Cormoran 0 km
- Kitsugawa Maru 1944 · 0 km
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- HMS Hurworth 1943
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