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The Da Na Hino Maru was built in 1935 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for Nihon Shokuen. During the war she used as an island transport for the Japanese Imperial Navy. The freighter was sunk during a second set of aircraft carrier raids on the Japanese base at Truk. This raid was on of many that continued after Operation Hailstorm until the end of the war. The Da Na Hino Maru was attacked by aircraft which bombed, rocketed and strafed her. The force of the explosions has left her totally destroyed from the inside out. Resting on a sloping bottom, the picturesque symbol of Truk Lagoon, now lies on her keel in 30 fsw off Uman Island. |
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The Nagano Maru was built in
1917 for the
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) Line as a freighter. She was
drafted by both the Imperial Japanese Army to carry troops to China for the war in
Manchuria and as a freighter by the
Imperial Japanese Navy.
During the days leading up to the "Hailstone" attack, Nagano Maru was sent south to Morotok (Mortlocks) to supply the airfield there. She returned to Truk just in time for the "Hailstone" fighter sweep and was observed firing on attacking aircraft. This resulted in her being strafed on the first raid and bombed on the second attack. Several near misses severely damaged the vessel and fragments from one bomb killed her Captain. The sinking vessels was finally abandoned and sank on the first day of the operation. Nagano Maru now rests upright at a maximum depth of 220 fsw. |
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The Shotan Maru was built during the war for the Matsuoka Kisen Line
as a medium freighter. Very little is known about the ship other than that she
was of War Standard 1-D design. Shotan Maru is one of the few ships that was not sunk at anchor during the "Hailstone" attack. Her position in the lagoon and orientation suggest that the crew was trying to beach her when she sank. However Navy "Helldiver" aircraft were successful in getting a direct hit in the aft hold. The Shotan Maru was found by Klaus Lindemann in 1980 and now rests along the side of an underwater mountain rests at a maximum depth of 150 fsw. |
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