Passenger cargo ship built during WW1 and requisitioned by the Japanese Imperial Army during WW2 and converted to troop transport. Torpedoed by O-19 Dutch Submarine in 1942. GPS coordinates courtesy of Oliver Zaiser and the BKK Tech Divers.
Access
Expeditions
Type
Naval Transport
Wreck
War
Depth to Bottom
77m
Tonnage
3792
Dimensions
105m x 15m
Position
Upright
Class
Akita Maru 1917 Class (Lead Vessel)
Original Name
Akita Maru
Built
1916
Sank
1942
Sank By
HNLMS O-19
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