Cologne shipwreck

Sanga, DC. Sangat area is the place where most shipwrecks gather, with four large shipwrecks, namely, the food supply ship IRAKO Yiliang Lake (8), Kogyo Maru Industrial Pill (6), the cargo ship OLYMPIA MARU Olympia Pill (4) and EKKAI MARU Jishan Pill (5). And two sunken small East Tonga gunboats East Tonga gunboats (9) and Truffle gunboats Luzon gunboats (7).

Conception area. Mainly two large sunken ships are seaplane battleship Akitsushima Akitsumi Maru (2) and Okikawa Maru Xingchuan Maru (3), the largest sunken oil tanker in Cologne.

West side. On the edge of the Black Island, the cargo ship Nanxin Maru sank southward (1), also known as the Black Island shipwreck.

North district. This is Kyoku Zan Maru Asahimaru (11).

According to the difficulty of diving, the order is skull sinking)-truffle gunboat)-Dongtongzhi gunboat)-Nanxin pill)-Olympia pill)-Morozan)-Akishima)-Chongchuan pill-Jingjiuzan pill-Xiaojing pill)-Ilazi pill.

This ship was first built by Scott Shipyard in England in 1908. 192 1 changed its name to morazan, and it was changed from steam-driven coal burning to fuel-driven engine. 1942 was renamed Ekkai Maru again. In addition, his former names are endless: Hector, A 19 1, morazan and Manco have all been verified as the former names of this sunken ship.

At present, it is generally believed that Jishan Maru was requisitioned by the Japanese army in China after the Pacific War broke out in 194 12. It used to be a civilian passenger ship, 19, with 64 passengers. After the Japanese army requisitioned it, it was transformed into a supply ship, and the Allies classified it as AG.

Captain Yoshiyama Maru is 9 1.5m, with a displacement of 2,984 tons. The whole ship capsized from the bottom of the sea to starboard, with the deepest depth of 25m, and the shallowest port hull from the water surface 12m. It is also a big ship suitable for diving exploration. There was a huge damage on the right side of the hull, which was obviously caused by a direct hit, which may also be the reason for her sinking.

Qiu Jinzhou is a cutting-edge seaplane carrier, which was built and put into use on April 29th, 1942. Its design goal is to provide maritime maintenance and support for the unique Japanese type-2 flying boat (large seaplane), so jinzhou area has advanced bulkhead structure design in autumn.

Although it was attacked by the US military twice in September 1942 and February 1944, it still insisted on returning to Japan for maintenance. In the early morning of September 24th, the "Autumn jinzhou area" became the focus of the US plane and was hit behind the hull deck. Within minutes, the hull capsized and sank.

The "Autumn jinzhou area" has a maximum water depth of 36 meters and capsized at the bottom of the port side, with the starboard bulkhead about 20 meters away from the water surface. Because of the large underwater ocean current and complex hull structure, it is necessary to walk through the cabin with a flashlight most of the time. Divers can go to the back of the hull to watch its iconic large aircraft lifting frame, or swim into the engine room through the huge crack torn by the bomb at the back of the hull, and further enter the engine room to watch its four 2000 horsepower diesel engines. Or swim to the chimney position towards the bow, and you can see the 25mm triple anti-aircraft gun.

Some dive shops are also called Tangat Wreck, and now they are generally called Olympia Pills.

This is a Japanese cargo ship, located at a depth of 30 meters, facing upwards. Tangat Island near Cologne Bay is located at north latitude 1 1 * 58.95438+0' and east longitude 120 * 03.707.

Olympiamaru is a supply ship, with a hull length of 126 meters and a displacement of 56 12 tons. The hull has a huge cabin. The deepest part of the hull is 32 meters underwater, and the shallowest deck is 2 1 meter from the water surface.

At first, it was started by steam, but it was replaced by a two-stroke six-cylinder 582-horsepower fuel engine between June 2 and August 2, 1930. This ship was built for Mitsubishi Corporation. It was requisitioned by the Japanese army during World War II, but it was still owned by Mitsubishi until the ship sank.

The difficulty is not great, the visibility is good, even the weak sunlight can shine into the damaged part of the cabin, which is the best choice for infiltration diving.

Yiliang Lake is a large fleet supply ship, with a length of 146.9 meters and a displacement of 9570 tons. In order to carry out combat missions, Yiliang Lake is equipped with two 4.7-inch main guns and five 25mm anti-aircraft guns, which have certain combat effectiveness.

On the morning of September 24, the American bomb hit the middle of the ship, and the mast caught fire and sank soon after. Yiliang Lake sank almost 42 meters in front of the water and tilted slightly to the port side by 5 degrees.

Because it is located in the middle of the bay, the current is relatively fast, and it is also the deepest shipwreck in all 1 1 Cologne Island found so far. It takes experienced divers to go down, which is the highest difficulty of the shipwreck in Cologne Bay. Experienced divers can enter the cargo hold, but they are not allowed to enter the deck because of the large water flow and low visibility, which is very dangerous.

Similar to Asahi Maru, Xingye Maru is also a supply ship carrying goods. It is used to transport building materials to build airstrips. Located at N11* 58.782' e120 * 02.413', the hull length is about 129 meters, and the displacement is 65438.

Xingye pill was built in February 1927 13? KogyoMaru was built by Pohang Corporation for OkadaGumiKK Company 1938, with a displacement of 6,535 tons, a total length of 129 meters and a width of 18 meters. Equipped with two single-shaft fuel steam turbine engines (5 17 HP). The engine was built by Ishikawa Island Shipbuilding Engineering Company in Tokyo, starting from Osaka Wharf.

Sinked in the center of Cologne Bay, the hull capsized to starboard, the deepest part was 34 meters underwater, and the shallowest port hull was about 22 meters underwater.

Entering the sunken ship, you can also see a large number of building materials, including building materials (suspected cement), wires, iron drums, cement mixers, and even a bulldozer, all of which provided backup materials for the Japanese army.

Another ship that also sank in shallow water is called Dongsangat, which is supposed to be a hunting submarine and classified as SCS by the Allies.

The displacement of the East Sangat submarine is slightly larger than that of the truffle gunboat, which is about 45 meters long and weighs about 500 tons. At low tide, the bow is only 4 meters above the water surface, and the maximum depth of the stern is 18 meters.

You can dive into the empty hull from the cabin at the bow, and the internal equipment should be salvaged and sold shortly after the war, leaving only the skeleton. The sunken ship is only ten meters from the shore.

Diving point 7? Coral garden

Two small boats sank in the southeast corner of Truffle Island and the east coast of Sangat Island. Their original names have been lost and their hulls have become smaller, so they are now named after their sunken islands.

Take truffle gunboats as an example. Its hull is about 35 meters long and its displacement is only 350 tons. Allied forces classified it as PG (patrol boat). In the air raid, the ship was not worth wasting bombs, so it was heavily strafed by American warplanes and was riddled with holes, and finally sank in the southeast corner of Truffle Island.

The bow of the truffle gunboat tilted forward and sank into shallow water, and the hull tilted about 20 degrees to starboard. The deepest part of the bow is about 12 meters, and the stern can even be partially exposed to the water at low tide.

There are many coral fish in the shallows about 5 meters. Another highlight of the truffle gunboat is that there is a sculpture similar to the lion's head on the right side of the hull.

The Nanjin Maru is about 70 meters long and has a displacement of 834 tons. Because the ship sank on the remote side of Malaqiong Island, it was also called the Black Island shipwreck.

During the Pacific War, the ship mainly transported gasoline, diesel oil, lubricating oil and other fuels to the Japanese army in Kuroshio. It was an offshore tanker and was also listed as AO by the Allies. The ship's hull structure is fragile and easy to be attacked and sunk.

The "Nanjing Maru" sank to the bottom of the sea with its bow down and deck up. The deepest part of the bow is 34 meters underwater, and the stern deck is about 18 meters underwater, with small current and high visibility.

However, because the boat is far from the pier in Cologne, most diving shops will not arrange this route (it takes 3 hours by crab boat).

As the name implies, this is the skeleton of a ship, about 25 meters long, located in the northwest corner of Cologne Island. It is said that this used to be a China fishing boat. It was abandoned decades ago after hitting the rocks in the northwest corner of Cologne Island. The ship ran aground more than ten meters away from Cologne Island.

The bow sinks to the bottom, and the stern runs counter to Cologne Island. The total length of the ship frame is 25 meters, the shallowest bow is only 5 meters from the water surface, and the stern is 22 meters from the water surface.

This is a supply ship, which the Allies classified as AG. It is about 135.9 meters long and has a displacement of 6492 tons. It sank in the northern part of Busanga Island near Di Maaranta Island.

As early as some time before the air raid, Asahi Maru had been moored here with two other ships. On the morning of September 24, about ten fighter planes attacked it, and only one plane hit the port side of Asahi Maru, which happened to be the crew cabin. The Japanese crew quickly put down the lifeboat and prepared to escape. So far, the wreckage of the lifeboat can still be seen on the left side of the shipwreck.

Because Asahi Maru didn't sink immediately, the Japanese troops on board basically escaped, and the other two ships moored with it escaped unscathed, leaving only the wreckage of a ship of Asahi Maru to sleep here alone.

The maximum depth of Asahi Maru is 40 meters underwater, and the deck depth is only 24 meters. The hull is almost sitting on the bottom of the sea, leaning slightly to starboard 10 degrees.

Divers can see the wreckage of lifeboats, cars and other goods in the cabin. Asahi Maru is also far away from the sunken ship concentration area in Cologne Bay, and few diving shops will arrange this route.

The tanker "Chongchuan Maru" is a precious fleet tanker in the Japanese Navy. Allied forces classified it as AO, that is, auxiliary oiler.

Total hull length 160.5m, displacement 10043 tons (she is also the largest shipwreck in Cologne Bay). It is located two miles south of the concept, north latitude12 * .01.128', east longitude 165438.

193 1 year1year1October 18 launch,1944 On the morning of September 24th, the bomb dropped by American dive bombers hit the bow of Okawa Maru, which was seriously damaged and caught fire. It floated at sea for three weeks and finally sank on June 9, 19.

The damaged bow was broken when it sank, and now it can only submerge the stern. The deepest stern is 26m, and the deck is underwater12m. The ocean current is big and fast, and it is very difficult.

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