A net layer for the Japanese in WW2, the Choko Maru was based for most of her service in Penang. In 1944 she was torpedoed by HMS Stonehenge. GPS coordinates courtesy of Oliver Zaiser and the BKK Tech Divers.
Access
Expeditions
Type
Mine Layer
Wreck
War
Depth to Bottom
50m
Depth to Top
35m
Tonnage
889
Dimensions
56m x 9m
Class
Choko Maru (Lead Vessel)
Original Name
Choko Maru
Built
1939
Sank
1944
Sank By
HMS Stonehenge
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