Gyoshin Maru Wreck

Field Value
Wreck Category dangerous wreck
Status Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist
Gyoshin maru Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		3 15.133 N,103 39.592 E
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 3.252217
  • Longitude: 103.659867
Water Depth 20 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name GYOSHIN MARU
Type tanker
Flag JP
Shadow Height 5
Orientation 90
Tonnage 2854
Tonnage Type gross
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk Dec 19, 1944
Original Detection Year 1973
Last Detection Year 2025
Original Source other
Surveying Details H1288/73/400 14.2.80 WAS RUN AGROUND ON REEF APPROX 300YDS FROM MAIN ISLAND OF VERHALLA WHEN BOMBED. BROKE IN TWO. BOW ON EVEN KEEL BETWEEN REEF & ISLAND. IN REASONABLY GOOD CONDITION. STERN SECTION BADLY BROKEN UP. 2 TWIN A/A GUNS MOUNTED ON STERN. (CORMORANT SALVAGE LTD, 20.10.73). HH100/351/01 8.9.89 DIVED ON 13.8.89 IN 031509N, 1033945E IN GEN DEPTH 72FT. LIES E/W, WITH BOW W, AT FOOT OF ROCKS SOME 300YDS N OF MAIN ISLAND. CONFIRMED VESSEL IS BROKEN - STERN SECTION COULD NOT BE FOUND. RUMOURED TO BE ABOUT 100YDS AWAY IN DEEPER WATER. AA GUN REFERRED TO IN EARLIER REPORT IS ON BOW WHERE THERE IS ALSO EVIDENCE OF ANOTHER LARGER GUN WHICH IS INVERTED AND BURIED IN SAND. LIVE AMMUNITION - SHELLS ABOUT 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER, FOUND. VESSEL IS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN LOST DUE TO WEATHER AND NOT BOMBING. (E D FORD, 15.8.89). INS AS DW. BR STD. HH517/350/01 8.8.91 SMALL PART OF WK LIES MIDWAY BETWEEN PULAU VARELLA AND THE REEF 1.5 C N. THE BULK OF THE WK LIES UPRIGHT IN GEN DEPTH 70FT ABOUT 300FT OFF THE NW CORNER OF THIS REEF. LARGE AMOUNTS OF AA AMMUNITION FOUND. (D BALL, ZONDERWATER SERVICES, 30.7.91). HH100/351/12 25.11.96 MAIN PORTION OF WK LIES IN 031508N, 1033935.5E [WGD]. THIS WRECKAGE IS 5MTRS IN HEIGHT IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. THERE IS UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE LYING AROUND, INCLUDING SOME 6 INCH SHELLS. BOW LIES IN 031448.5N, 1033935E [WGD]. RISES ONLY 5MTRS FROM SANDY BOTTOM. THIS IS APPROX HALF WAY BETWEEN THE ISLAND AND THE ROCK NEXT TO WHICH THE MAIN BODY OF THE WK LIES. (V SKOGLIE). PLOTS INSIDE DANGER LINE ON BA 769. WK NOT YET CHARTED.
Last Amended Date Aug 13, 2025

Circumstances of loss

RAN AGROUND ON VERHALLA (VERELLA/BERHALA/PULAU BERBOLA/BABARH) ISLAND AND BROKE IN TWO. (CORMORANT SALVAGE LTD.). NAME IS GIVEN IN VARIOUS RECORDS AS GYOSAN, GHYOSHIN OR GYOSHIN MARU.

General Comments

IN TWO PARTS, WELL COLLAPSED

WRECK MAP LOADING ... 3 15.133 N,103 39.592 E
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FAQ

Where is the GYOSHIN MARU wreck located?

The GYOSHIN MARU wreck is located at coordinates 3 15.133 N,103 39.592 E.

How deep is the seabed around the GYOSHIN MARU?

The seabed around the GYOSHIN MARU lies at approximately 20 meters deep.

When did the GYOSHIN MARU sink?

The GYOSHIN MARU sank on Dec 19, 1944.

When was the wreck of the GYOSHIN MARU discovered?

The wreck of the GYOSHIN MARU was discovered in 1973.

What country did the GYOSHIN MARU belong to?

The GYOSHIN MARU belonged to JP.

What was the tonnage of the GYOSHIN MARU?

The GYOSHIN MARU had a tonnage of 2854 tons.

What type of wreck is the GYOSHIN MARU?

The GYOSHIN MARU is classified as a tanker.

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