Kusuyama Maru Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
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Kusuyama maru Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
22 40 N,119 12.5 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 51 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | KUSUYAMA MARU |
| Type | steam ship |
| Flag | JP |
| Length | 125.6 m |
| Width | 15.8 m |
| Draught | 7.6 |
| Tonnage | 5030 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Feb 8, 1943 |
| Original Detection Year | 1973 |
| Last Detection Year | 1989 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority charts |
| Surveying Details | 3.12.76 3.12.76 DW IN 224000N, 1191200E ON CHINESE 0013. 2.7.84 2.7.84 NOT SHOWN ON JAPANESE 525 [OCT 1983 EDN]. NCA. HH549/350/01 6.11.89 HH549/350/01 6.11.89 SHOWN AS NDW IN 224000N, 1191230E ON TAIWAN 0328B [1988 EDN]. BR STD. |
| Last Amended Date | Jan 24, 2006 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT IN 1919 BY R THOMPSON & SONS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY YAMASHITA KISEN KK. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 517NHP. TORPEDOED BY USS TUNNY. (DODS).
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