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Truk Lagoon HOKI

KIYOSUMI MARU

Naval transport

 

 

SHIP STATS

Tonnage: 8614 gross
Length: 137.25 m
Breadth: 17.75 m
Draught: 9.57 m
Engine: 2 x Diesel, single screw
Horsepower: 2187 hp
Speed: 16 knots;
Launching: 1934

DEPTH OF SHIP
top of ship: 13 m.
Bottom: 31 m.

 

truk Lagoon Kiyosumi

 

Pictures of the wreck.

truk Lagoon Kiyosumi

The Kiyosumi is well known for its Lantern locker. What a vision it is!! These lanterns are about a foot long so they are quite large. The access into the locker room is quite a tight one. Situated in the starboard entry of the forecastle section of the ship. Down a narrow passagway, and up into the room!!

This is what you will see, the entire shelf

Truk Lagoon kiyosumi

truk Lagoon Kiyosumi

truk Lagoon Kiyosumi

awesome gas masks

truk Lagoon Kiyosumi

also the ship is home to some amazing aquatic life. While I was scanning over the top of the shallow hull, I came across some amazing file fish! also amazing soft corals. Below is a macro image of a soft coral. Look at all that detail!!!

Truk Lagoon Kiyosumi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

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